Time Out

We got in around 9pm from PA and I went straight to bed, the next day my parents came into town to spend the weekend with us.

I am just barely feeling like I am back into my routine again.

We had a wonderful weekend with my parents though.

I invited my mom to come to Time Out for Women with me and it was exactly what I needed.

The conference had wonderful, uplifting speakers that shared messages that I needed to hear.

Here is a small snippet of what I wrote down that spoke to me (hopefully they will still make sense out of context):

* Find ways to be grateful for the smallest things

* When we are at our lowest, the Lord personalizes tender mercies specifically to us and our needs at the time we need them the most.

* “It’s this day, not you, that’s bound to go away.”

* Mothering isn’t about giving birth, it’s about developing a mother’s heart and loving unconditionally.

* God loves us just the way we are, but he also loves us enough to help us to be better and not leave us the way we are.

* Trust that sacrifice will lead to miracles

* 4 things we forget to remember: Listen carefully, look forward, laugh often, love deeply

* Emotions aren’t good or bad, they are information about what’s important to us. What you do with your emotions can be positive or negative.

* Recommit ourselves to do good.

It was a great weekend spent with my mom.

When we weren’t at the conference we were eating out, shopping, and hanging out.

We even got a small craft project work in to our schedule. It’s a Halloween one of course.

I get my love of Halloween from my mom. We have started to plan a Halloween costume party for this year and I can’t wait!

The last night they were here we ate at Lucille’s BBQ. We heard it was good and had to try it out.

Pics taken by Luke:

Luke LOVED that his nanny and poppy were in town and couldn’t stop showing them all his toys.

They brought him presents of course. A new book and a pumpkin to decorate.

He was napping when they left and wasn’t too happy to wake up and find they were gone.

On the agenda this week:

1. Nothing

2. Nothing

3. Roasting marshmallows and hotdogs up the canyon near Mt. Charleston. I am craving fall weather!