Hello!
Please enjoy your time here! I have always felt called by the Lord to write something and it has taken me years to figure out what that was. After writing several pieces of pretty terrible novels, I decided to stick with journaling. Since then, I have realized that I can write here instead of journaling, so here’s hoping you find something you enjoy in my digital journal.
Now I find myself seeking to obey the convictions the Lord has placed on my heart. One of my greatest passions and convictions is motherhood. I am blessed to call myself a stay-at-home momma, but I had no idea it would rock me to my core. My girls have helped the Lord tear me down and build me back up in ways I never imagined. While my values remain the same as they always have been, my perspective on life is forever changed.
I see issues like life skills and intentional time management as not only necessities, but tools to pass along to my girls. I desire my legacy to be one of intentionality and love. I want my girls to eventually move out of the house and feel prepared for life’s curve balls. Fortunately, I have been able to learn and recover well, by the grace of God, from the twists and turns of life, but I also typically learned the hard way. My intention with this blog is to not only catalog the things I have learned and done for my girls, but to potentially foster a community for others to teach and learn as well.
Then
I moved halfway across the country when I was 17 to begin college, got married at 18, graduated from college and commissioned into the Air Force at 21. My husband and I were stationed on opposite sides of the country for four years and I suddenly found myself living alone and needing to know all the things my husband would usually have taken care of. I knew how to cook basic things, hand sew, clean, and drive and while those skills kept me alive, I had no idea that I had no idea how to do really anything.
I couldn’t keep a plant alive, cooked meat until it bounced off the wall to make sure it wasn’t “under done”, and even once googled “how to cook a hotdog” because I didn’t know how to do that and the packaging was gone. Thank heavens for Google! Ten years down the line, I have tried my best to learn as much as I could about everything I have found interesting and especially those that I did not.
I like to imagine a world where I would have had more life skills when I moved out. I’m sure it would have helped save me time, money and frustration. However, as I already said, I like to learn the hard way and here we are! After many dead plants, overcooked steaks (that my dear husband still choked down every time), and tossed screwdrivers, I finally feel like I know enough to teach my girls, if not others who are interested.
Now
My current hobbies include sourdough and traditional baking, cooking, gardening, landscaping, woodwork, remodeling and a few others. A favorite hobby, however, is learning. I love looking back at all the things I’ve been able to learn and set goals for myself in the future. I’m still trying to convince my husband to let me have a hobby farm… Stay tuned!
Feel free to browse around, learn something new or teach me something. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that I don’t actually know as much as I think I do.