Nae's Heart

On Fridays around these parts we stop, drop, and write.

For fun, for love of the sound of words, for play, for delight, for joy and celebration at the art of communication.

For only five short, bold, beautiful minutes. Unscripted and unedited. We just write without worrying if it’s just right or not.

Won’t you join us?

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. Most important: comment and encourage the person who linked up before you.

OK, are you ready? Give me your best five minutes on:

Awake

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As I laid awake in my bed early this morning listening to my 7 month old moving around trying to get comfortable and fall back asleep I thought about how blessed I was to be awake.

Even though I get up in the morning tired from a sleepless night I am still thankful for the little boy who keeps me awake. My life has changed since his birth and I have never been so thankful for the moments and memories we make.

I find myself awake most nights either standing by his crib convincing him to go back to sleep or laying in my bed listening to him move around. I use these times of being awake to thank my Heavenly Father for the blessing in the crib and for the one snoring in the bed next to me.

Being awake at night isn’t my favorite thing but if it allows me a few extra minutes to pray for my family and the ones I love it is all worth it…of course sometimes that prayer is “Lord, Please help my son go back to sleep so I can sleep also” but most of the time it is praying for a friend who is hurting or for wisdom to help me be a good mom.

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As the New Year begins I think about things like resolutions…I am not one who makes resolutions but this year I would like my life to Roar! I know that may sound funny but just keep reading

As I live my life for Christ this year I want others to notice that I am a Christian…That Christ lives in me and I have nothing to complain or worry about because He is in control. I want my life to make the noise of a lion meaning I want Christ to be the loudest thing in my life…I want others to look at my life and only be able to say she loves the Lord and serves Him with all her heart. I want my life to reflect God’s love so loudly that others ask me what makes my life different. I want to be able to look back and know I did my best to let Him be the guide of my life! This is what I mean by wanting my life to roar.
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Feel free to join me this year in taking five minutes out of your Friday to reflect on God’s goodness in your life!

Well…it is the New Year and We are all doing great. We had a great 2 week vacation and are back to work as of Tuesday! We had a wonderful time with my family for Christmas and James’ family for New Years!

It was great to see all of my siblings and for my sister and brother-in-law to meet Jacob for the first time! He loved his auntie and uncle! We had an enjoyable Christmas with Jacob being spoiled with clothes and toys!

Then it was on to San Francisco to spend time with James’ family…We had one day where the whole family was together (my brother-in-law had to fly home for work) but we used the time to get family pictures and play games! It was also Jacob’s first time meeting his cousins, Melissa and Anthony, and his Auntie Mary and Uncle John! He loved all of them also.

As we head into this New Year I am so thankful for all blessings in my life. We celebrated James’ 26th birthday yesterday and that celebration will continue until Friday night. I just want to say thank you to all my friends and family who love me and encourage me! Sometimes life isn’t easy but know I have such a wonderful support system makes things a little easier!

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Is my heart open to change,
Am I willing to allow the Lord to work in me,

As I look at this year I see the many changes that have taken place in my life. I wonder will I be ready and open for the changes coming this next year? I want to be open to the Lord working in my life. I want my openness to be used to bring others to Christ.
I want to be open to my friends I want to always be there for them. I want my husband to know that I am open to him and always willing to listen.
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Eggless Cookies

EGGLESS COOKIES
 
1 cup butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tbs. water
1 tsp. Baking Powder

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla, flour, baking powder and water. Blend well. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 min or until light brown.

I really enjoyed these… I put an m&m in each one just to make them more festive!

Starting now

One of my favorite sayings is…
“Attitude is like life’s paintbrush, It can color any situation.”

Every day I ask myself how am I coloring my day… In other words how is my attitude today.

Am I coloring it red with anger or green with envy? Am I having a blue day…and portraying sadness to those around me?

I want my days to be colored yellow as I cheerfully attend to each task whether it be changing a diaper or talking to a child at work

I want my days to be rose colored as I look at the positive side of things.

I want my days to be white as I remember the wonderful sacrifice that I have through the cleanse blood of Christ.

I don’t want black, gray, or any other depressing color to make me look back at my day and ask where was the joy in what I did and how I responded.

Well that is my five minutes…won’t you join me in looking at life through color?

6 months old

My baby boy s 6 months old today! I can’t believe just 6 months ago I held him for the first time and cried. He is so big now and I love every minute I get to spend with him. We have had our bumps thus far but for the most part things have gone smoothly. He has 2 bottom teeth and is working on a top tooth…he likes his rice cereal, applesauce, peas, pears, and sweet potatoes…He is getting ready to crawl (he gets up on his hands and knees and rocks) I love him so much. He loves to laugh and talk to any one who will stop and pay attention to him.

I have learned many things in the last few months but the biggest thing I have learned is “it doesn’t matter what the house looks like…if my day was spent teaching Jacob about the Lord!” I love the moments of cuddling, or when I pick him up and he puts both his hands on my face, or when he tries to bite my chin, or when he wakes up in the middle of the night…He is a precious gift from God and I am so thankful for the many lessons I have learned already!

Among other news I can’t wait until Christmas…Looking forward to spending time with all our family and making memories with Jacob!

So I know I am a day late but better late then never right?

I have my clock set for 5 minutes so here I go

Tired seems to be a theme in my life right now…Since having my son 6 months ago I really have been nothing but tired. I take naps when he does and go to bed early, but it still seems like I am tired.

In those moments when I feel so tired that I don’t feel like I can do anything else I look to the Lord to give me strength to get through the rest of the day.

I am so thankful for my husband who lets me get a few minutes of extra sleep and who doesn’t complain when the dishes don’t get done.

I find myself tired of being tired…I wonder when life will balance out and I won’t be tired, but I would’t trade my tiredness for anything because being tired means I see my baby smile.

Being tired means I get to hear him laugh and watch him play…it means I get up in the middle of the night to check on him and make sure he is warm enough…I don’t mind tired when at the end of the day I have spent time with Jacob and James.

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As I think about growing I think about my son…It seems like just yesterday he was a cute little pink 6 pound baby…but he is 16 pounds and still so cute.
He has done so much growing in the last 5 months, it doesn’t feel like it has been that long but it has.

I have also grown in motherhood! I don’t always know what is wrong but I can figure it out eventually.

I have grown in my relationship with my husband…we have a child to consider for anything we do.

I have grown in my relationship with Christ…I don’t always get it right but He still loves me and that love is what keeps me going as my son grows. As he teethes, as he makes messes, as he learns to crawl, sit and play.

I have found a new chart to track growth and it is by the way a baby grows into a toddler and a wife grows into a mom and a husband grows into a dad…It makes life so much more wonderful to seethings change and grow!

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We had our friend, Tim take some family pictures for us…I love how they turned out! To see them click on this link Family Pictures