I'm Going to Try and Revive This Old Blog

I recently got a comment here on an old post and I thought I'd try and resurrect this old thing. Writing is therapeutic and I would love to write something to encourage myself and others to keep walking in the way of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Maybe I can focus on daily life as a mother of 4. It is quite the juggling act so, I'm sure there should be plenty to talk about!

Where to begin...

My name is Nadine. I'm 30. I've been married for nearly 12 years. I have 4 children: Ashleigh 11, Madison 6, Olivia 5 and Samuel 11 mos. I am a Christian, I LOVE to read, write, go for walks. I enjoy baking and sharing the fruits of my labour with my hubby and children. We live in a small townhome and have a little cat named Alley.

I hope to make a good go of this blogging thing this time around and be more dedicated to updating it. I hope I can make a few good blogging buds too.

Be blessed,

Do not worry!

I've been told that I'm getting a baby shower!!!!!! Yay!!! That is such a blessing. I really *need* a baby shower as we don't have many baby things. Money is tight, and I admit I have secretly been worried about how we are going to manage. My wonderful mother-in-law is going crazy buying clothes and little things, so that with a baby shower should cover most of the things that I need. Babies don't need much, but the little that they do need sure costs a lot, LOL.

So, now that some of the funds are freed up I will be able to buy the rest of the cloth diapers needed (about 2 dozen Indian Prefolds -so soft!). Some more covers (I need at least 6-8 size nb and small) and

this!!!

Isn't it gorgeous? Isn't expensive? Yikes...I was beginning to abandon my dreams of ever owning one of these (I do have a trusty old sling in great condition), however it is becoming more of a reality that I'll be able to have one!

Yay! God is so good!

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!" Luke 12:21-24

Walking in the Light

What does it mean to walk in the light of God? What is light?

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” Psalm 119:105

The very word of God IS light. To me, to be walking in the light is to be walking in the word of God - His Holy Bible. It is so essential in this dark, sin-sick world! Though we are in the world we are not to the love nor be of the world. We are to keep ourselves from being polluted by the world. The “darkness” signifies the absence of or a denial of God. However Jesus the “Light” shines in the darkness. We don’t have to grope around in the world to find our way. All we need to do is stay in the light – His word, and we will not be led astray. For light has not fellowship with darkness (2 Cor. 6:14).

By walking in the light of God we are open to all the wonderful blessings that God has in store for us. We can tap into His wisdom. It is there for the asking! James 1:5 says: “If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach and it will be given to him.” And “Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4. What awesome promises for us to claim! God is so good! There is so much more, we need only go to His word to find this light.

Also another benefit to walking in the light is the sure knowledge that God “has our back” so to speak: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” (Psalm 23:6) Amen! I guess that could be summed up in a word: peace. Glorious peace. That is something the world is surely lacking now more than ever. However, God’s word says that we can have personal peace if we just cling to Him: “Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.” Psalm 119:165.

God is good all the time and He will never fail us. When we open His word and behold the light (The Light) therein, we can find our way through the darkness to the place called Heaven which He is preparing for us.

Daily Routine

Okay, so I've devised a daily routine of sorts and I hope to be able to follow this from now until the baby come. At that point we'll have to re-evaluate and make a few adjustments. So here it is:

Daily Rountine

7:30 - wake, change clothes
7:45 - grab laundry and head to basement to start a load
7:50 - breakfast, read a psalm or proverbs
8:10 - empty dishwasher, get kids' breakfast
8:20 - wake and feed kids
8:40 everyone upstairs to change, brush teet and make beds
9:00 - morning worship
9:20 - Ashleigh does some math, reading, and writing Madison and Olivia practise alphabet, flash cards etc.
10:00 - chore time!!! Check daily chore list to see what the day's chores are.
11:00 - go for a walk (weather permitting) if not, feel free to use the computer
11:30 - lunch/clean-up
12:00 - Read aloud time from current chapter book
12:30 - crafts, drawing, knitting, sewing etc. (can sometime include baking if desired)
1:30 - snack/tea time
2:00 - girls can watch t.v. mom can use the computer
3:00 - quite time in room - mom can nap!!
4:00 - girls can play outside - weather permitting. Mom start dinner
5:00 dinner and clean up kitchen
6:00 - family time - read, go for a walk, run errands etc.
8:00 - Evening routine, baths, pj's etc.
8:30 - small snack and brush teeth, potty, etc.
9:00 - Maddie and Liv to bed, Ashleigh can read for half-hour. Mom relax have a bath/shower, check email, etc.
10:00 - bedtime

Pregnancy Woes and to dos

I feel so heavy! I can hardly drag myself around. Especially since it is so hot. I've gained about 27 pounds so far, but it feels like more. I wonder how much this baby weighs!

I haven't been eating well over the last week and I think that may be contributing to my sluggishness. I've got to get back to my healthy diet and take my supplements. I haven't taken any Floradix or red raspberry leaf tea in days. My body is definitely paying for it. My energy is going down the tubes. I can hardly sleep at night. Whine, whine, whine. You get the point.

I have a lot of ambitions in terms of cleaning and organizing today so I'd better get in gear. Today I want to:

mop the kitchen floor
clean the bathrooms
wash the kids bed linens
re-arrange/organize linen closet
arrange kids clothes in drawers and closets

will post an update later...

Blessed Assurance

This hymm has been in my mind for the past couple of days now. Here are the lyrics. If you are here reading my blog, I encourage you to really LOOK at the words and think about what they are saying. I promise you will be blessed. :-)

Blessed Assurance
Text: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Music: Phoebe P. Knapp, 1839-1908

Blessèd assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long.

Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long.

I don't know if I'm just hormal due to pregnancy and therefore extremely emotional, or if it is that I'm finally realizing the goodness of the Lord...but I'm here at my computer tearing up. Aaah...I'm filled with His goodness, lost in His love. Amen!

Joy of Salvation

"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my sould shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he covered me with the robe of righteousness..."
Isaiah 61:10

God's word has been really speaking to me lately. I have been having a grand time in the Bible. The more I read, the more I want to read. He is so faithful to make His word real to me. His word really is life.

I can always tell how much I've been in the Word, by how I'm doing on a day to day basis. If it's been a while since digging in the scriptures, my life shows it. I'm tense, impatient...bearing the fruit of the Spirit are the last things from my mind...

I always, always, always need to make the time for God. It is so worth it!

Missing Posts

There are some posts that are missing and for good reason. For my privacy I had to remove them.