I don't know what really possessed me to think I needed to start a blog, but I've been told by more than a few friends that my emails and facebook posts are book worthy and highly entertaining. Lets face it, at this point in my life sitting down to pen a book isn't gonna fly, so blogging it is! Since I love to encourage and make people laugh I figured what's one more thing on the list of "To-do's?" Now.. I'm not going to guarantee you'll find my humor nearly as entertaining as I and some of my like-minded, warped friends do, but here's hoping! And in all likelihood, I'll probably wash off yesterday's make-up more than I'll find the time to update this blog. But I assure you my intentions are always good.
A little about me
In case anyone was the least bit interested I'll tell you a little about who I am. Firstly I am a Christian. Now hold your shirt.. I'm not the proverbial "Bible thumping, Holy Rolling" type of stuffed shirt, legalistic Christian. I'm not "religious," I just have a personal relationship with the Lord because I believe and understand by faith that HE has saved me from my sins. I'm not perfect... I fail ALL.THE.TIME. But.. I'm forgiven. God's rescued and changed me more times than I can count and for that reason I will stay true to serving him, and raising my family in His ways.I'm 36 for at least a couple more months anyway. I'm a mom to three beauties. Two boys 11 and 8, and a little princess of almost 3. Wifey to a wonderful guy I dated for four months and got engaged to, and then married four months after that. We'll celebrate 10 years married this March in case you were wondering how that could possibly work out. Go clean your shorts out now too because I knew him for over a year and was good friends with him before we ever started dating. Now.. the kicker to this story is that he was my divorce lawyer. That's right. I married my lawyer. I fired him first to make it "legit" and hired someone else, but that my friends is how "our story" began. And the lessen here is "never say never" because you never know what tomorrow holds for your life. If I would have held to my "never say never" approach following my divorce I never would have found the love and happiness and blessings abundant that I live with today. And that would be a cry'n shame. Our marriage motto is "Who woulda thought?"
I'm the youngest of four kids. Two big brothers and a big sis. All of whom I adore like mad. ...most of the time. *wink* We're a pretty tight knit group and fortunately we all live relatively close to one another. Which comes in pretty darn handy when you need a babysitter. My parents are pretty fricken amazing people and I'd be absolutely lost without either of them in my life. They're two of the most generous, loving, patient (well mom is), God-centered people I know. And the real "gravy" is that my Mama is a supercalifragalistic shopper! And lucky for me she's passed on everything she knows about it and then some to yours truly. And my Daddy, well he's my "go to guy" when I need to fix anything. When he's not around (because he's a hunter and fisherman) I fall back on youtube. Both are pretty reliable though I prefer my Dad's company.
I have my own little business https://www.etsy.com/shop/LilMama33 where I create kids clothes and a few other little odds and ends. I'd LOVE to have more time to devote to that passion, but for now I have other little (and a few big) people in my life that take precedence. So.. I sew when I find a little time here and there. Which basically means I sacrifice the time I should be sleeping for quiet alone time in front of my machine creating pretty things. I tell people it's my therapy. Probably costs about as much when you factor in my somewhat "mild" addiction to fabrics. But that's a whole other post for another day.
Well.. I hope you stop by again and that you get at least one little chuckle from something you've read. I've decided not to focus on one particular "theme" for this blog, but rather it will include rantings, ramblings and anything else I feel post worthy.
