New Year and New Experiences Already!!!

   Just as the new year arrived we found out we were ready to go and able to start searching for our first home!!! I want to share this new journey that myself and my family are on right now.  It is the first new event of the year for us. We are shopping for our first home purchase! I have to say it is an ever changing, petrifying, emotional roller coaster. The upside is I know when all of this is done, complete, and we have found our perfect little home for our family it will all be worth it. Then I can go in and paint my own walls, hang my own pictures, and put up my own decorations. Let me tell you that is when the diy projects and blogs are going to start happening like crazy! I am so exited to share the journey with people too and all of the experiences of purchasing your first home just so that when you do it or if you have already done it you can share and relate to the experiences. Also, use it as some sort of comfort when you go to purchase your first home if you have yet to. There are days with a lot of stress and low moments and then the happy and well accomplished days with much progress made. 

   The next special event tha presented itself in the new year is finding out we are expecting our second little one! Wow... A new little family member, a new home in the works, and so much change all at once!

   I am searching a lot for guidance and calm. For peace and the ability to trust through every challenge. I fall short so often and it amazes me because I see proof every moment of every day that God His hands on our lives yet I second guess and put myself through the questioning and the attempts to take control! 

   One example, I was stressed about finances and felt things just we not looking up and I drove to grab a meal to split with my sister and when we got to the window someone before us had paid for our meal. I'm now really familiar either the pay it forward concept and think it is a special and yet such a simple way to impact a persons day. It made me break down in tears! It was to me an immediate sign He was in control and was going to work everything out if we just trusted. 

   So I simply wanted to just share these thoughts and hope that my ramblings encourage someone else today. 

   I'm thankful I know that I'm not alone, I'm thankful my family is not alone, and I'm so thankful that there is a higher purpose and loving arm around us to step us through every day. 

Lots of Love,

~~Momma Mia 

Mommy Moment / Reflection

   The honor of being a parent is not something to be taken lightly. It is such a special job with such a true love at it's core. I just can't imagine life without my little guy. He makes me smile when no one else can. He is my little light.

   I'm so thankful to God for his presence in our lives and the sweet little heart he has, for his smile and his laugh, for his singing and loud jabbering in his own language. He's just the perfect little piece that stole my whole heart.  

   I tried before he was born to do as I should, but since he's been born it's even more my main focus. I want to be an example that gives him the foundation he needs. He inspires me to be better and work harder and try even more than before. 

   I'm watching him sleep tonight and just had to share my hearts thoughts. I don't know what I would do without that sweet little angel and we all need to remember in the stressful times and overwhelming times as parents and just as people dealing with life's challenges how blessed we are for the special people in our lives and the fact that we have someone always there watching out for us as well.