Tell Me What You Want to Read....

This New Year brings new ideas, one that I have is some new ideas to blog about. Since I really have no clue as to who reads my blog I will list my new ideas to blog about and then leave me a comment as to what you would like to read. My goal is to keep this blog updated quite a bit. I would say every day but I already know I will not be able to keep that one, but at least once or twice a week. But I would love to know what you think and also who stops by, even if I don't know you. So here are the ideas (in no order):

• 1 Confessions In My Beautiful Chaos - this is about things that I am struggling with or those things that God smacks me in the face with that I need to work on. My idea with this is not to air "dirty laundry" but to share with you what I am going through because I know for me, when I hear someone else share their struggles I know I am not alone in this world.
• 2 Whispers in My Ears - this is excerpts from my journal, basically what God is whispering in my ears.
• 3 Something Yummy - recipes that I love and the story that makes it special.
• 4 Hidden Blessings - shinning the spot light on those sweet little blessings in my life that sometimes goes unnoticed.

Also if there is anythings else you would like to hear from me let me know....leave me a comment. And of course I will keep posting all the other stuff as well :)

Thanks!!!

Christmas Vacation

I know there has not been new posts on my blog for awhile. I have been busy on vacation hanging out with family. We are having a wonderful time and a great surprise on Christmas was Dave and Amy and the kids came out to visit, so we are all here and having a great time! I will post a few from here as I have time.

Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!!!

Quote of the Day

"I trust in Your unfailing love;

my heart rejoices in Your salvation.

I will sing to the Lord,

for He has been good to me."

~Psalm 13:5,6 (NIV)

Out of the Bowers Boys' Mouths

Tonight Cody, Cole and I were eating our pizza for dinner and Cole was counting how many boys there were, 2 and how many girls there was, 1. And this is what came next:

Cody: What if we had a baby and it was a girl?

Mommy: Then you would have a baby sister.

Cole: I...I...I...don't want a baby sister.

Mommy: Oh really

Cole: Babies poop in their pants and I don't like that part.

what could I say to that...

Song for my "Peeps"

This is for my Friday morning friends or "peeps" as Alisha and Diane call it :)

Just a finishing thought to what I was talking about... enjoy. click here to listen to it.

So Small by Carrie Underwood

What you got if you aint got love?

The kind that you just wanna give away

It's okay to open up

Go ahead and let the light shine through

I know it's hard on a rainy day

You wanna shut the world out

And just be left alone

Don't run out on your faith

Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing

Is just a grain of sand

What you've been out there searching for forever,

Is in your hands

When you figure out love is all that matters, after all

It sure makes everything else

Seem so small

It's so easy to get lost inside

A problem that seems so big, at the time

It's like a river that's so wide

It swallows you whole

While you're sittin round thinking about what you can't change

And worryin' about all the wrong things

Time's flying by, moving so fast

You better make it count, cause you can't get it back

Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing

Is just a grain of sand

What you've been out there searchin for forever

Is in your hands

Oh, When you figure out love is all that matters after all

It sure makes everything else

Seem so small

O Christmas Tree

Here is our Christmas tree that was given to us and a few pics of the boys last Sunday all dresses up. Oh and I hate the song O Christmas Tree too...

My Crazy Boys

Yes my boys are flying through the air. Danny encouraged them by taking the pictures then we said they couldn't do that anymore... and they listened and put the chair back.

Some Christmas Questions

I was sent this in an email and thought it was fun so I share it with you.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? the Saturday right after Thanksgiving (and yes is does last that long as long as you keep it watered)
4. When do you take the tree down? Depends when we are in town, but typically after the New Year
5. Do you like egg nog? yep
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I remember on Christmas that was on Sunday and we were allowed to open only what was in our stockings before church and I got a really nice necklace from my parents, and wore it that day to church .
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, one that was hand made for our wedding gift, one that my dad brought back from Turkey, one that Danny and I bought cause it is way cool, and the boys have one that we take 7 days to put together (one of those countdown kinda things that tells them the Christmas story)
8. Hardest person to buy for? Parents are always hard to buy for, sometimes Danny
9. Easiest person to buy for? kids (mine and my nieces and nephews)
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I attempt to do Christmas cards but time gets away from me...
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Maybe a white elephant gift that I gave away at another party
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I have been watching a lot with the boys lately, I don't know if I have a favorite. I thought the Nativity story done last year was really good....I am waiting to watch it.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? when I remember I try to start early otherwise after Thanksgiving
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? White elephant gifts, and one year when we had more than we needed we gave a lot away to others
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I love the cookies and snacks and my parents stuffing 16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Both
17. Favorite Christmas song? Mostly all of them (I don't like O christmas tree) I love Christmas Songs
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We enjoyed staying at home once in 7years but it is also nice to be with family. I prefer to travel before Christmas Eve so we can all be together. 19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? I am sure I could....
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star, or nothing is what we have in our home...i kinda like it 21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Danny likes to open one on Christmas Eve, I am fine waiting till Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? How rude people can get
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I don't really have an answer to this one
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey dinner with everything, although I just like to eat the eggs, stuffing, veggies, and very little turkey.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? just to be with family
26. Who is most likely to respond to this? don't know surprise me :)

Verse for the Day

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him."

~Romans 15:13

God has heard my heart cry out to Him ....

Last week I was praying not that God would remove the hardships in my life right now but that I could have a moment to breathe and have some hope to continue through the adventure I am on right now. I prayed it hoping for that but okay with not getting it. But this God started answering it last week. He provided a Christmas tree for us. One that is real and is one of the most beautiful ones we have had. Not that this is a big deal but it was one less thing we needed to figure out what we were going to do or how to make it happen. Then he has blessed us with work opportunities to provide for our needs. He has also provided for us financially through out the past few weeks from gifts that we have been given.

I tell you all of this to say that God has heard my cry for hope and has blessed me way more than what I thought in my little prayer last week. Things are still hard but I have a renewed hope that helps me get through another day, another week, another month - and for that I am thankful. I hope that you can see through this how real God is and that He does provide for our needs and even beyond that.

* To all of you who have been God's hands providing for our family's needs during this season of our life, thank you. May God bless you for your faithfulness and kindness.

* To those of you who are struggling with anything know that God hears your cries and He takes care of you, trust Him and His timing. It may not look like what you want or come at your timing but He does not leave you alone to face your trails with nothing.

"Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge."

~Psalms 62:8 (NIV)