30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #10

#10: Describe Your Most Embarrassing Moment.  The day I gave birth to Miss Ora Koryn was one embarrassing day. It was actually quite funny, and I think it was possibly more embarrassing for my sister than myself.  So when I was pushing Ora out, she came out FAST. As soon as her body came out a large amount of amniotic fluid squirted out across the room. It's funny, because later, after all the excitement of a new baby...

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NEW LAYOUT/TEMPLATE

Still under construction. Bear with me.   I will soon be posting a real post here. I want to pick up on the series of 30 things my kids should know about me....

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #9.

LIST 5 PEOPLE WHO INSPIRED YOU AND HOW. (cut it down to 5) Miss Toni-Kaye has inspired me more than words can say. She is such a strong woman. She is going through some hard times yet whenever I see her she is confident and loving. She is giving and caring. She has accomplished SO much that it has really made me want to strive to better myself. She has gone to cosmetology school, working full-time, being a wonderful mom, shes back in school, cooks meals, gives her spare time (what she has of it) freely to all of her friends...

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #8.

8. What are 5 passions you have? Obviously my children are one of my passions. I am so passionate about helping them to lead good lives. I can't even put into words how much I dwell on it. I am working to better myself so that they can have all the things I never had. I want to be able to get them their first car. I want to provide them with the opportunity to go to college. I want to help them help themselves.  Another passion of mine is music. I love so many different types of music. Country, pop, alternative, heavy...

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Weekend Shenanigans! (WITH PICTURES FINALLY!)

Weekend Shenanigans!  I hadn't seen my beautiful babies for a whole week while their dad was in D.C.  When he came back from D.C. I asked him to bring my babies to me immediately so I could see them. When my babies walked in the front door I couldn't contain the happiness. I just hugged and kissed and smoooshed their cheekies. It seems so odd that after a week they seemed to have grown so much! Goodness gracious.  Anyway,...

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #7

What is your dream job and why? I can't WAIT to become a dental assistant. I start school on Friday and tomorrow is my school's orientation! I think being a dental assistant will be fun and I have also always had a thing for teeth. I like people with good teeth and would like to help with that. I also like that the school I will be attending actually teaches more than the typical dental assistant topics and go into orthodontics as well. I am so excited about starting a new caree...

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #6

#6... IF YOU COULD HAVE 3 WISHES, WHAT WOULD YOU WISH FOR? My first wish would most definitely be for my children! That they would have some awesome and amazing lives filled with love, joy and tons of adventure. That they would never feel pain whether it be physical or emotional. More than anything else, I hope my kids grow to know the Lord as their Savior and do their best to serve Him.  My second wish would be to find true love. Someone who will love me for me. Someone who will love me despite my flaws. Someone...

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30 Things That My Kids Should Know About Me. #5

What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now? 1. My kids! They are everything to me. They make me smile. They make me laugh. They are beautiful, wonderful, silly, caring, obnoxious, frustrating, smooooshy, cuddly (even though they don't like to be cuddled I do it anyway) and SWEET.    I JUST LOVE THEMMMMMMM!!! (Getting a little excited over here. I haven't seen them all week and I get to have them over night tonight!!) 2....

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #4

List 10 Things You Would Tell Your 16 Year-Old Self, If You Could. 1. Slow down and enjoy being a teenager without all the responsibilities of adulthood! 2. PAY ATTENTION IN SCHOOL! You have so much potential. Just don't slack off and don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do it. Don't listen to the people who say you are dumb. 3. Boy's are dumb. Focus on friends right now in life! 4. You are beautiful. Don't listen to people who say otherwise. 5. Be yourself! Stop trying to make people like you. If you have to...

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #3

Describe your relationship with their father. This is a tough post to write. I would say all in all Jonathan and I are just not compatible. I think we rushed into marriage and didn't truly get to know each other very well and the 3rd year into the marriage the incompatibility started rearing its ugly head. He wanted something I was unable to provide. I wanted something he was unable to provide and for 5 years we fought to try and save the marriage, but after 5 years it became too much. We decided that it would be better...

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #2

List 3 Legitimate Fears You Have And How They Became Fears. I want to start this post by saying,  I have a ton of fears. I would say most are ridiculous and silly. I have a hard time trying to decipher which are legitimate and which aren't. I would say my biggest fear is the thought that my children grow and choose to not believe in God. The fear of any of my children not being in Heaven with me and going to hell scares the crap out of me. I Pray they accept and love Him. Another fear I have is losing one or more...

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me. #1

List 20 Random Facts About Yourself 1. I am a Christian and love God with all that is in me. Therefore, I am loving and accepting of all people despite their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, etc. God loves everyone. And we ALL have fallen short. We all sin. We all make mistakes. He forgives us and love us no matter what. We need love others as much as He loves us. 2. I tend to be a bit of a germ freak. I have...

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30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me

I found this wonderful idea on Pinterest and fell in love with the idea. It's a list of 30 things that I will be posting once a day for the next 30 days. I had to edit several of the questions on here since I am no longer with their father I put down "their father" instead of "your spouse".  I want my kids to know all about me (within reason of course lol).  Here is the List: 1. List 20 random facts about yourself. 2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.  3. Describe...

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Dreams and the Harlem Shake

Ora woke up around 3:30 am. I was on the computer as I couldn't sleep. She walked in the room and was completely out of it. She had to try to tell me her dream though. The conversation was as follows: Ora: "Mommy, I had a dream." Me: "Yeah? What was it about?" Ora:  "It was that Frankencelery brought *inaudible mumbling*"... I grabbed my phone to try to record it but I didn't get much of anything from her. :/ She fell back asleep! When Judah woke up at a decent hour he informed me of his dream as well. Judah: "Mom,...

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Divorce

*Before I begin, I am going to be up front and honest in this blog. It's going to get very personal. I just want to lay my heart out there and share my stories.* In November 2012, shortly after our seven year anniversary Jonathan and I decided to separate. I said it had been a long time coming, but when we told people we were going to get divorced we got comments like "Well, that was a long time coming", "You made it 2 years longer than I thought you would" and more like that. There were SO many things that just slowly added...

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