YES. YES. YES.

Happy Monday, Friends!

It has been awhile since I have done one of my "YES" posts and well... I miss them. 

How was your weekend? We have been crazy busy here at our castle.

Soccer has begun which means I will spend most of my weekends at a 

soccer field watching my little men play. 

I just have to tell you all that myself and two other girlfriends decorated a reception for a Bride yesterday. Oh my:: It was fabulous. Their is just something special about getting married and being involved in someone's wedding day. There is so much joy and anticipation. It gives me goose bumps just thinking about it. My two girlfriends, Melissa and Beth had no idea who the bride and groom were and yet worked so hard to make everything perfect. I am so grateful. Not gonna lie, it also made me want to start a Bridal Reception business. It's a good thing my husband isn't reading this right now.
 He would laugh at me! 

Guess what? We are doing another wedding in August {eek} and if you want to stalk us a little you can. We set up a board on Pinterest. Feel free to add comments and give your input! It's going to be fabulous.

 Burlap, Twine, Mason Jars... Be still my heart.

What if I just said yes? What if I just gave up stressing about or resisting what is {and what may be coming}? What if I choose to embrace it. To simply say YES. 

This week I am saying yes....

... yes to giving my testimony at Zumba on Wednesday

... yes to being vulnerable and open

... yes yes yes to a Friday night date night! 

... yes to watching my older boys play soccer

... yes to teaching a zumba class on Thursday

... I am saying yes to Jesus. yes to prayer

... yes to March Madness {I actually LOVE watching basketball this time of year}

... I am saying yes to laughing and simply enjoying my life
 ... I am saying yes to getting up before my boys

... I am saying yes to getting rid of this 5 extra lbs I am carrying

... yes to dancing & watching dancing with the stars. It's going to be a great season!
... yes to confidence
... yes to believing that "I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength"

So tell me, What are YOU saying yes to this week?

Spring

Happy First Day of Spring!

 This morning as I woke up I could smell Spring. My favorite kind of weather is the bird chirping kind. The open your windows all day kind. The flip flops and painted toe nails kind. Oh Spring you are finally here! One of my favorite things about Spring is the beauty of it. The trees are all starting to bloom and it just makes my heart happy. 

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 Spring reminds me of natures way of change and renewal. It's funny how our everyday life is the same way. We go through transitions, changes, new beginnings, things unknown yet it such a beautiful time if we let it be. Do you seek out to find beauty in your transitions or the unknowns going on in your life or do you worry and not embrace the journey? I challenge you to see the beauty in your 'place' in life right now.

 Embrace it. Dance in it. Love it. 

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What is your favorite thing about Spring?!

Nine Years And Counting.

Like most nights when you get home from work you stop to take your coat off, put your laptop down, hug our boys and go straight upstairs to change clothes. You always know the boys are waiting on you. I am waiting on you. 

I stop.

I watched as you laughed with our boys, encouraged them and just play with them. No agenda. Nothing else on your mind but them.

Honestly, it has been a long time {too long} since I actually stopped, slowed down and noticed what an amazing dad and man you are.

It can be easy after 9 years and three kids later to stop noticing. 

Life has us going a million miles an hour in a million different directions. We see each other but do we really see each other?

I want to really see you.

I want to see the way you love on our boys.

I want to see your quiet strength.

I want to see your passions.

 I want to see you the way I saw you 9 years ago. No, actually I don't. Because 9 years ago I had no idea that you would be such an amazing father. I had no idea that together we would have three amazing boys. Together we would  serve the Lord. Together we would make some really hard decisions. Together we would learn how to love each, our boys and make our house a home. 

I knew this ride was going to be crazy. What I didn't know is how much I not only wanted YOU but NEEDED you in my life for this life. You have walked with me through the hardest and best times of my life. I can't imagine taking this journey with anyone else. 

All my love.

A Happy Heart

There are certain times as a mom you feel overwhelmed. Almost to the point of feeling like you don't deserve what has been given to you. Tonight for me was one of those nights. The boys and I had a little bit of a dance party before bedtime. This sounded great in theory but probably not my smartest move. Nothing like getting everyones blood flowing only to tell them it's time for bed. 

My sweet Cole took his naked little body up the stairs. Yes, whenever he dances he takes his clothes off - diaper and all. He brings me to tears with his little moves. He's two so for now he can get away with being the naked dancer.  

Every night before the boys go to bed we read a story out of their Bible. It has always been a neat time for our family. Tonight as I was walking up the steps I knew something wasn't right. They were really quiet. There was noone brushing their teeth. They weren't all three trying to stand on the same stool. They weren't trying to lock each other out of the bathroom or chase each other around upstairs. It was quiet. As I tip toed up the steps I heard something, that as a mom, I wont ever forget. The boys were snuggled into Brady's bed and Mason was reading Brady's Bible. I sat on the steps peaking through the door and watching Brady encourage and help Mason with some of the words he couldn't pronounce. I didn't want to disturb them so I just sat and listened. They laughed together as Mason said, "Holy chicken" instead of "Holy child." Oh. My. Heart.

Tonight my heart is full. There is no other place in this entire world I would rather of been then sitting on our steps listening to my boys read the Bible together. What a blessing it is that the Lord chose me to be these boys mom. I am so very grateful.

My cup runneth over.

{Psalms 23:5}

*Special thanks to Nikki James Photography 
for this beautiful photo of my boys!

Pinterest Success

If you gave me 10 minutes to myself  I would be on my phone or ipad looking at Pinterest. My girlfriends and I always laugh because it's like an addiction. I have some friends who love pinning everything and they LOVE when someone else repins them. Then I have some friends who only pin things so they can make them. I am one who falls in between. A lot of things I pin I would pretty much say I wont be doing anytime soon but I feel like 'one day' when my life is less busy I will do it. {Will that day ever come?}

I love fashion and I love pinning outfits. I feel like it's the easiest way for me to remember something. Plus, I just love getting new ideas. It's exciting for me. I thought I would show you my favorite board. I have started wearing a lot of these outfits {especially the boot ones}.


My friends over at Mommin' it Up started a fun new carnival today. You know how we all LOVE Pinterest - well now you can link up your posts about your favorite Pinterest find that you ACTUALLY TRIED! How fun is that?! Plus, it's kinda nice to have some accountability. How many hours minutes do you and I spend pinning ideas that we never try?!  

My Pin Inspiration...

                                                               Source: dee-construction.blogspot.com via The BMC Report on Pinterest

The Result...

What is your favorite thing about Pinterest? Is it the fabulous recipes or maybe the home inspiration? For me, it's looking at all of the style of clothing and fun fashion ideas. I just can't get enough!! If I am not following you on Pinterest then please make sure and leave me a comment so I can start looking at all your fun pins!! xoxox

Are You In The Zone?

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Over time, we all gather a set of constricting habits around us~ ones that trap us in a zone of comfort. I like to be comfortable. In a room full of people I will sit back, arms folded and simply listen. Often times, I will know the answer. Every time I will have an opinion but I tend to not say anything. If I am with friends then it's an entirely different story but if I am not I retreat into my zone... at least I thought that's how I was. 

As I get older I find myself stepping out of my comfort zone little by little. Last week, I had a meeting at work and it there were men and woman from all over Ohio that attended. We each had to stand up, introduce ourselves and answer this question~ If you could be anywhere at this moment where would you be? 

I love stuff like this. I love to listen to the answers others give. You can tell a lot about a person by the way they answer this question. I saw this cute little blonde sitting in the back of the room arms folded. You could tell she felt a little out of place. She smiled, stood up and began to introduce herself. As she went to answer the question she said, "I have been a stay at home mom for 8 years. I am just now getting back into the work place and if I could be anywhere it would be back at home were I am comfortable." 

Normally, I would have just stayed in my seat and went about the meeting but this time I just couldn't. As soon as the speaker told us we could break for about 15 minutes I  jumped out of my seat and went to this girl. I asked her how old her kids were and found out she had two boys similar ages of my two oldest. I also found out she works part time and kinda has the same 'gig' as I do. We live about 10 minutes apart and work in the same area! As we talked I shared what has worked for me and how I have had to struggle to kinda find my way of balancing work {even if it is part time}. The tricky part about working part time is that you don't feel like you are giving 100% to your work or your home. I shared things I have learned over the past few years that have helped me to balance life with my boys and be content in doing my best wherever I was at that time. As the speaker began to call everyone back in the room she grabbed my arm and said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you. I have been questioning everything I am doing. I feel out of place but know I am in the right place. You are an answered prayer for me." I gave her a hug then got up and sat back down at my table. 

As I sat back in my chair I was totally not listening to what was being said by the speaker {oops} I just kept thinking about how thankful I was that I stepped out of my comfort zone.  Here is what I am realizing~ in all aspects of life you and I can be used if we just put ourselves out there. Each of us have a story and each of us can help so many other woman in our stage of life. Sometimes, it just takes us taking that first step! Do you find it hard to step out of your comfort zone? I challenge you to take that first step. You will be amazed at how you can be used in others around you! xoxox

Orange.

It's in the details. Some of my favorite outfits have the smallest of details. For example, this dress I purchased from Target. The orange and white tassels are my favorite. Plus this dress has the cutest little birds. It makes me think of Spring and that alone brings a smile to my face. 

On my birthday shopping spree I got this adorable jacket from H&M. I have this obsessions with my jean jacket and I have been looking for something to wear besides my one jacket. I am loving this brown beauty.

Remember, how I said the birds make me smile? Well, another thing that always brings a smile to my face is checking out all of the other beauties over at The Pleated Poppy. 

So, after you leave me a comment telling me 

what your favorite color of clothing to wear is...

 Go check out some of the others beauties!

xoxox