Nae's Heart

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.

Start:

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!

Stop!

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

So I know I am writing a day late but my blog was down yesterday so I figured I would post my Five Minute Friday today!

Ready, Set, GO

Remember the laughter
Remember the squeals
Time passes quickly
And we to easily forget

Remember the smiles
Remember the songs
Memorize the moments
For soon they will be gone

As I remember what life was just 5 short months ago…My son had just been born and I was getting over all those “wonderful” pregnancy emotions. I loved the moments of sitting and cuddling with Jacob, I enjoyed the early morning feedings, the looking at me when he would hear my voice! Now we are at the “everything goes in the mouth” stage…We are at the smile and squeal stage…I am loving these moments with my son.

But I also thought of some other moments…Ones my son will never have the chance to enjoy. These are the moments I shared with my Grandparents…the have both passed away and I love the memories I have of Grandpa walking around the house singing in Swedish or Grandma telling us to “go put socks on” so we don’t get sick!

Remember the moments!

Stop

Sorry I have been silent for a little bit…Our power was out last Friday which made it impossible to do my Five Minute Friday since I had no internet. This week has been busy. It started Saturday with friends over…It was so much fun to spend time with them.

Then Sunday we had an early afternoon service after a soup fellowship…so Sunday seemed like a long day since we were at church from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm…but it was nice to have an evening at home.

Monday and Tuesday were fairly normal days. Jacob has been fighting a little bit of a cold so he was a little more fussy then normal.

Wednesday was a rough day…Jacob was really fussy, even to the point of being so tired and not wanting to sleep that all he did was scream. Then we had church and Jacob’s schedule was off…then we had a youth leaders meeting and that pushed his bed time back a little farther. We finally got home at 8:30 and I feed him and then he proceeded to fuss for an hour before finally falling asleep…I think part of the reason he was so fussy yesterday was because he wasn’t getting enough to eat.

All of this brings us to toady…I called the pediatrician and they suggested starting him on rice cereal…so we went to the store and bought some…after work James and I took Jacob to Babies R Us and bought plates, bowls, and cups…We got home and he had his first meal in his highchair…He loved it! He couldn’t get enough! After the cereal I fed him and then he went to bed…we will see how he does! He will be 5 months next week and I am so happy with his growth.

James and I are doing great! I love being a mom and the time I get to spend at home with Jacob is so precious!

As I start my five minutes I can’t help but think about how much my life has changed. The topic today is beyond and I am so happy to say I can look beyond today and know that God is in control of the “beyond”.

Beyond today I live,
I store up treasure in Heaven.

God is sovereign and knows what will happen beyond today. He sees what next week will bring…He is already looking at the end of my life.

As I go about my daily activities, I am reminded that I need to live for tomorrow and trust God to supply my needs, wants and desires…

Beyond today the sun will shine,
Even if I can’t see past the shadows.

God has blessed me beyond today…I am so thankful I can teach my son the hope of living beyond today and that God is sovereign and in control of all things including those to come!

Well that is my five minutes…

Well Jacob is 4 months old and I have learned a lot…Here are just a few thoughts on motherhood.

1. My house will most likely never be clean again.
2. My sleep comes in shifts right now but at least I am getting sleep
3. I wear my hair in ponytails because I either don’t have time to do anything else or it is to keep it out if Jacob’s reach.
4. Between feeding, changing, and cuddling my baby I have time for little else, but I wouldn’t trade those moments for anything.
5. Baby poop isn’t the most pleasant
6. Everything goes in the baby’s mouth
7. He will wake up from his nap right as you start doing the dishes.
8. His smile and laugh melt my heart
9. Playing with him is the highlight of my day
10. I couldn’t imagine my life without him

I love my baby and have found motherhood to be fun and wonderful. I have already had bumps along the way but God is growing me and giving me grace through them. I am so blessed.

So my five minutes start with this thought…
As a little girl, my daddy taught me how to catch and throw a ball…He made it seem so easy but it took work and practice. Now as a mother and a wife I find myself “catching” things all the time. I catch the pacifier as my son spits it out, the keys my husband tosses me so I can unlock the car door, etc…

But the thing that stand out the most to me is how often my Heavenly Father “catches” me. How often I fall and fail and He is always there to pick me up. He is the one who helps me through each day and who is the perfect example of always being there.

My son will soon be walking and I will have to be ready to catch him…I just hope I can do even half as good as the Lord does for me.