::currency::

there's two

in this world

one that controls many lives

and one that life is controlled by

one that people strive to gain

and one that often slips away without so much as a glance

one that causes people to make pretty silly, hasty decisions

and one that, when all gone, people grieve not savouring

money

or time

when you have the money

you don't have the time

and when you have the time,

you, more often than not,

don't have the money

but what would you rather?

when THIS time is done...

it's gone, for good.

never again to be obtained,

no matter how hard one works.

at this moment...

i am living life with a currency

that can never make me wealthy

but what a rich, rich life i lead.

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what currency are you living for??

:: IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE!! ::

and by IT, i mean DECEMBER!!!!!!

can you sense my enthusiasm??

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perhaps you don't share the same extent of excitement as me?!

that all may possibly be due to the fact

that your children weren't all born

in December?!

or maybe you don't absolutely LOVE Christmas

the way we do here?!

OR...maybe...you didn't choose to also

get married in December?!

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Needless to say...

We (heart) December...big!!

And, there's nothing more refreshing than

tearing off last month,

(with all of it's obligations,

written in pen,

and crossed out when done)

and looking forward to

this new month

and all the blessings it holds.

all the memories we will make

with birthdays, anniversaries,

the trimming of trees,

the crafting of all things

yummy and cute,

and remembering the birth of our Saviour.

Happy December!

::can you hear me?::

...i mean amidst all things loud
and busy about my new backdrop??

if you read me thru "reader"
or something of the like,
please click into the site
to take a quick peak
of my new digs...
and tell me if it's too...??

pretty please :)

*freedom*

there's a lot of depth to that word....

there's a lot of limitations too...if you've trained yourself
to box in the word
as it pertains to you...and your life

i know that i have had MANY walls built up
surrounding that word
as it related to almost every aspect of my life

and I can honestly say, now, that most of those walls,
thank the Lord,
have been torn down

but the issue i am having now,
in all honesty,
is embracing this freedom,
being 100% fine with it,
and viewing how it's effect on my life
changes everything

because when you live in your own restricted freedom
for SO long
it's hard to retrain your mind

but i do it,
because i deserve it,
because Jim deserves it,
because my babies deserve it

Where the Spirit of the Lord is...there is freedom! ~2 Corinthians 3:17

so...as I am hit with these truths I am learning to embrace them,
to share them with people
and, hopefully, with you
but my struggle is making the time
and finding the words

the Truth is being spoken to me daily,
His word is breathing new life into me,
His Spirit wants nothing more than for me to KNOW this FREEDOM
but he enemy wants nothing more
than for me to shrink back
into that stilted, self-defined definition of the word
"Freedom as it pertains to you, Christina"

I will write on here more,
it is therapeutic to me,
and hopefully, if nothing more,
keeps you updated to my current "goings-on"

this Truth was brewing in my gut tonight,
and the old me didn't think it was worth mentioning
but I know better
because I now know the truth and
the truth shall set ME free ~John 8:32

freedom...
there's a lot of depth to that word
and my guts are still brewing
with more "stuff" that's on my mind

that'll wait for another day...
hopefully soon


~blessings

i AM here

and life is INCREDIBLE

a LOT of "unknown"

a LOT of trusting

some HUGE steps of faith

i am still here

i still want to be writing posts

uploading pics of our incredibly blessed life

but i am really trying to figure out HOW

HOW i want this to be presented

HOW i hope this to be interpreted

SO....until i figure that out

i hope you'll stay tuned



~be blessed

sitting here today...trying to think about all the this that need to get done...

but all i can think about is this and #2 on this love list

yup...it's that time of year again, for me. and one would think that if the in-between times are "easier," then THE DAY may get easier??

so far....not that case:(

but, it gives me cause to reflect, remember, and attempt to bring his personality and character across to my girls...

off i go to savour this day...

well, as the days and weeks pass by, i am still 110% confident that we've made the best decision to homeschool our girls!

no...it's not easy

yes...sometimes i wish that we all had a 6 hour break from one another

no...we do NOT "do school" every day for 6 hours

yes...i ultimately love the time that we are getting as a family to work and be together.

here are a few pictures of 'school' in the past while:

our week focusing on the letter "c"

Cuties

Colours

Cookie Cutters

Creations

more fun with our discovery toys "busy farm"

colouring our little "fall is..." reader

Thanksgiving Turkey and her creation;p

my very creative Beanie...yes, that IS a "turkey"

so, there you have it. it's all i got right now...basically my life in a nut-shell - crafts and kids!
and I wouldn't change it...for anything!