Busy week around our homestead.

Well I'm going to start off with the most exciting news first, for the first time ever my oldest daughter is attending school! As in "real" school. She's been homeschooled since she was three years old. It's been a blessing and a gift to teach her and watch her grow up to be an amazing young lady. She was accepted into the vocational school program last March and today is her very first day!!! :) Her goal is to gain knowledge that she will be able to use to work from home. We have encouraged all our children to be entrepreneurs. She is studying Design and Visual Arts, She will learn graphic design, photography, screen printing, web design and more! :)
I look forward to see how the Lord is going to use her. Another blessing is that her friend was also accepted to the program. So at least they will have each other! :)


So since Hurricane Irene, my darling husband has been out of work. No power at his job at all. Let's say he kinda had a forced vacation. Having him home on the weekends usually leads to a ton of work, having him home for 9 days translates to a whole lotta stuff got done.


I was able to deep clean the kitchen. Here's a peek of just some of the stuff out of the cabinets! ;)








Let's just say everything came out, all cabinets got wiped down and everything got reorganized and put back in. :) It took my daughter and I almost 4 hours, with little ones helping.

In the meantime, We were given tons of pavers a couple of years ago that have been waiting patiently to be put down somewhere.

We took our small pool down this year and hubby decided that this would be a perfect place to lay the pavers. And to create some more outdoor living space.





Just getting started.....

A third of the way there....................




All done!!

Then on Friday September 2, I witnessed the Lord bring another life into this world. A while ago I told my cousin that I would be her birthing coach. This past Friday I was able to help her and be a part of one of the Lords greatest gifts. LIFE.. :)
Brittany and Shawn were both fantastic! Brittany did a wonderful job of staying focused and calm, Shawn who before had a fear of hospitals, blood etc. Came though like a champ, he was so gentle and loving to Brittany during the whole process and just smitten with his little daughter, when she was born. He watched the whole thing, and then even stepped up and cut the cord. God is soo good to us!

Brittany was saying, "don't take my picture now!"






My all time favorite photo, Daddy holding his little girl.
Miss Ava Reese, 7 lbs 140zs. 19 1/2 inches long.

What a beautiful time, where God continues to show his miracles, mercies and grace.




Thanks again Brittany and Shawn!! :)








Last thing we got done was finally repainting the living room!! It needed it desperately!




After:















So that's what's happening around here!






Blessings



Carrie







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Cool Temps = Warm Meals

Image
  One of my favorite things to do on a cold crisp day is cooking and baking. Something about the smell of onions, carrots, and celery sauteing up brings a sense of home. And remind me powerfully of my grandmother. The memories of being in her home and feeling her love are all tied to food, where she spent the bulk of her time. Preparing nourishing meals for her family.  When we take the time to prepare meals, we show love to our family. Tonight, I made a Potatoe, Bacon, Cheddar, and Good Ol' Fashion Chicken Noodle. 
Read more

Hubby was in an accident....

Proverbs 31 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. The blaring ring of the phone woke me on Tuesday morning... 7:15am... I knew as soon as I looked at the clock, something was wrong. No one calls here that early.. I quickly peel a child out of my arms and trying to not wake her, before the phone does. She had a restless night. "hello" in a whisper.. as I was still in my bedroom. Walking out of my room, I hear my darling hubbys nervous voice, "I was in an accident" Me, "Are you ok"... Him, "yes" Me" do you need me to come?" Him, "no, I'll call you" He explained what happened. His company truck was pretty messed up, and the air bags went off. He said he had some airbag burn, felt ok, just stressed. Next call I got was from him in the police car, the officer was kind enough to drop him off at work. The convers
Read more

Home Love Hammock Style

Image
This lovely gift was a 21st wedding anniversary present from my lovely husband.  I absolutely love this thing.. For many reasons...  My hammock brings me peace.   Why??  Because I love to be outside and be in nature.   So everyday weather and schedule permitting I try and get on my hammock.  It's bring me closer to my children.  They will see me out there and come out and lay with me on it.  From my 17 year old on down to my 5 year old.  My 17 year old and I have had the best chats just laying and swinging on that thing.  My youngest daughters 13, and soon to be 10 will bring their books out and  just veg and read with me.  My 5 year old will crawl up on that and just snuggle and chat with me, eventually giving way to the peacefulness of outside and fall asleep in my arms. My grandbabies will cuddle with grammy  and let me read or just hold them.  I have even had my best girlfriends come over and join me on that thing and we are able to relax and fr
Read more