Author name: hill

so talented.

you know what’s neat?
each and every day i get to enjoy both 
hot coffee
and
iced coffee.

unfortunately, it’s the same cup of coffee.
and it’s not really iced, just cold.


isn’t it absolutely incredible how messy a child can get 
with one teensy tiny piece of chocolate 
that she got for finding george the giraffe at our TJ’s?
it’s a talent, really.

and you must, must read this blog post.
we are too thrilled to be able to celebrate with them.

And we know that in all things 
God works for the good of those who love him, 
who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28

i hope that you have a blessed Easter 
and are filled with the joy that only comes from Christ. 

1011. celebrating!
1012. fun, full days.
1013. sleepy babies
1014. the birds chirp, chirp, chirping away
1015. feeling sore
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not the life for me.



we have been having a lot of fun this week.
no school.
no CBS.
no therapies.

(photo taken by my brother)

my parents took the kids and me 
to a petting zoo earlier this week.

(photo taken by my dad)

now, i have this dream to someday be a rancher.
but honestly, after being there for a few hours
and allowing my children to get 
filthy, filthy dirty
(well, not L)
and giving my children a bath and 
washing all of their clothes
the moment we entered my parents’ house,
i’ve realized that it’s not really the life for me.
i just don’t think i could get used to that.

1006. being back home
1007. a fun, fun day had by all
1008. watching Tangled with the bigs
1009. not getting anything done
and not stressing about it
1010. Parenthood

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picture me {im}perfectly.messes

is it just me or 
does having more than two children rock your world?
it rocks mine.
and not always in the most calming way.

i turn around.
i blink.
i take a deep breath.
i finish a single thought.
and in that short, 
(such a short amount of time)
my house is destroyed. 


i think that i probably touch more than 400 items a day
and unfortunately, i don’t think that’s an exaggeration.

i think we need to minimize the stuff.
if my children haven’t played with something for more than two minutes, 
it needs to go bye bye.
that will surely bless our house.
surely.
less is more.
it is so so so much more.
but i think more importantly, 
when i am present
(and i mean really present, people)
the destruction in my house seems to decrease dramatically. 

i also think that if i borrowed an extra child for one week
and then gave them back to their parents, 
i would think three kids is a breeze.
any takers?

there were so many incredible women who linked up last week!
hop on over and visit
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where she reveals her need to be less serious.
(i do, too!)

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal that we don’t have it all together.

i will post a 
picture me {im}perfectly
blog post every wednesday 
where you will be able to link up to your blog
revealing that:

you are not picture perfect,
your kids are not picture perfect,
your house is not picture perfect,
your crafts are not always picture perfect,

let’s 
encourage, 
inspire and 
remind 
other women 
that none of us have it all together.  

add my button to your blog post
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 

1001. kind words
1002. mixed CDs
1003. Truth spoken
1004. completely empty dinner plates
1005. time to blog
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what joy really means.



apparently, i didn’t get lunch on the table in time. 


i have been talking with 
a couple of sweet, dear friends 
who have been going through a lot lately.
loss.
heartbreak.
confusion.
resentment.
doubt.

i know by my own experience with L 
that God isn’t going to bring us through anything 
that will not draw us closer to Him.
in those terrifying moments, 
we have the option to either 
cling to Him 
or crumble.

my life is not at all what i would have dreamed it would be. 
but God is changing 
my heart and 
my desires 
to be more like 
His heart and 
His desires. 
to see things the way that He sees them.

i know that without 
what we have experienced 
and are continuing to experience 
with L, 
my faith would not be where it is today. 
i am choosing to cling to Him.

I have found David son of Jesse, 
a man after my own heart; 
he will do everything I want him to do.
Acts 13:22


in my CBS class last week, 

we discussed that the word joy 
(which i learned means gladness in Greek)
“is constantly linked with hardship and suffering”
in the new testament. 
isn’t that incredible?
yes, it is incredible.

He draws us closer.
that is what He is doing.
He is at work with His people.
He knows what He is doing. 
He has a plan.

i am assured that we are saved by grace 
and not by anything that we can do 
other than believe in Him 
who was sent to die for us.

But he was pierced for our transgressions,

he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed. 

Isaiah 53:5

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, 
whenever you face trials of many kinds, 
because you know that the testing of your faith 
produces perseverance. 
Let perseverance finish its work 
so that you may be mature and complete, 
not lacking anything.
James 1:2-4

i am also assured that 
everything 
that we go through in this life 
is there to strengthen our relationship with Christ.

from every good and wonderful gift 

Every good and perfect gift is from above, 
coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, 
who does not change like shifting shadows.
James 1:17

to each and every heartbreaking moment.

And surely I am with you always, 
to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:20

i have a strong desire 
to have all of my joy 
come exclusively from the Lord.
oftentimes, it doesn’t. 
but it is my desire.

 In this world you will have trouble. 
But take heart! I have overcome the world.
John 16:33

right now, 
this very moment, 
i am in a good place.
but it’s only because i am choosing to cling to Christ. 
i am trying (oh so trying) to live in the right now 
and not in the fear of what the future may hold.

996. great, great health news for that Guy Herb
997. holding onto what is to come
998. homemade chocolate sauce
999. living it up this week
1000. how counting my gifts has dramatically changed me

it has taken me nearly a year. 
and yes, you better believe that i am going to continue to count them.

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oh, that Auntie B.

do you have an Auntie B in your life?
everyone needs their own Auntie B.


here she is making some delicious muffins 
with K.
i even got to pick up D from school
all by my lonesome.
that never happens.
and when i say never, 
i mean never.


and look how adorably she dried the silicone baking cups!
seriously, she is a gift straight from God.

and my 8th memory verse for SSMT is:
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, 
continue to live your lives in him, 
rooted and built up in him, 
strengthened in the faith as you were taught, 
and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6-7

991. spring break! 
and that so far, there haven’t been any breaks
992. the glow from the backyard lights
993. the hundreds of tiny green leaves bursting on our tree
994. meyer lemons
995. feeling His peace when i shouldn’t

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those bunnies.

as Easter is quickly (how did that happen?) approaching,
 i though i’d let you know that we have a lot
(and i mean a lot)
of bunnies hopping through our house.


i’m finding them everywhere.


unfortunately, they’re dust bunnies.

have a hoppy weekend!

986. princess parties
987. a great day of therapy for L
988. seeing Grammy for a few minutes
989. actually having a conversation with my hubby
990. the nearness of spring break
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half.

we celebrated K’s half birthday this week.
well, actually auntie B did all the work
(no surprise there).
she brought the adorable cupcakes 
(which she cut in half for the half birthday)
and a sweet little gift.
D and i were in charge of the singing.
my baby girl is now 3½!

981. the rustling wind
982. enough peaceful moments 
to finish my CBS lesson – last minute
983. understanding children
984. a great deal on sidewalk chalk
985. a scrumptious breakfast with the girls
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picture me {im}perfectly.multi-tasking

(now if only my bathroom looked this bright and sparkly up close)

generally, my days are pretty fuzzy.

it’s plain and simple.
i (try to) do
too many things at the same time.

what i convince myself that i’m doing 
is getting a lot of things finished at the same time

where in reality 
i am just slowing down the process 
of completing even one task.


whether it’s 
drinking a cup of coffee (more on that later)


or driving

or reading


or thinking
(this could be an endless list).


if my body is not trying to complete another task, 
my mind is. 


but when i stop and just do one thing at a time, 
my day becomes much more clear.

taking pictures doesn’t count as doing 
more than one thing at a time, right?
yeah, i didn’t think so.

be sure to stop on by
my sweet friend, Raeanne’s blog.
(isn’t this a cute picture of the two of us?)
the post that she linked up last week really moved my heart.

picture me {im}perfectly
is a weekly project to reveal that we don’t have it all together.

i will post a 
picture me {im}perfectly
blog post every wednesday 
where you will be able to link up to your blog
revealing that:

you are not picture perfect,
your kids are not picture perfect,
your house is not picture perfect,
your crafts are not always picture perfect,

let’s 
encourage, 
inspire and 
remind 
other women 
that none of us have it all together.  

add my button to your blog post
and link up to your direct posting
and feel encouraged. 

976. the trees hanging over the little street 
on my drive back home this afternoon
977. honest friends
978. trying to have His focus be my focus
979. bundles and bundles of clean 
(yet unfolded) laundry
980. a fantastic book list


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