Luv'N Lambert Life

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30 Day Journal – Day 5: Favorite Quote

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Day 5:
Favorite Quote
My favorite qoute is “Don’t Make God Yell, Listen the First Time“. 
I first heard this qoute at age 24 from a friend who said his Grandma used to say it to him.  Needless to say it stuck with me and I have found it to be true many times over in my life.  When I need a little inspiration, I listen to God and when I don’t listen, I hear his YELL in the events in my life.  It’s true when they say He will knock you down to size and He will gain your respect because He certainly has mine.

30 Day Journal – Day 4: Favorite Book

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Day 4:
Favorite Book
 
My Favorite book is On Fortune’s Wheel by Cynthia Voight.  This book started my love of historical and fantasy romance novels.  It is still a favorite to read for me.
 
Product Description from Amazon.com
There are some who say that the Lady Fortune
has a wheel, and all men are fixed upon it.
The wheel turns, and the men rise, or fall,
with the turning of the wheel.

Birle has agreed to be wed to the huntsman Muir as an escape from the drudgery of life at her father’s inn — but the moment she looks into the bellflower blue eyes of the man she comes upon stealing one of her father’s boats, Birle knows she cannot marry Muir. Even after she discovers the mysterious stranger is Orien, a Lord and as unreachable to an innkeeper’s daughter as a star, Birle is determined to travel with him as far as he will allow.

Their travels take Birle to a world far from home, a world where Lords may become slaves, where Princes rule by fear, and where Fortune’s Wheel turns more swiftly and dangerously than Birle could have imagined.

Newberry Medalist Cynthia Voigt’s second novel of the Kingdom, set two generations later than Jackaroo, is a memorable combination of thrilling adventure and heart-stopping romance.

30 Day Journal {Days 1, 2, and 3}

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I’ve decided to join in on the blog hop over at Just to Keep in Touch. 
So here goes…
Day 1:
Favorite Song
Wow, this is a hard one to start off with.  I have so many favorites, from many genres and artists.  I guess if I had to choose though it would be Godspeed from the Dixie Chicks.  This song has always made me think of my son (and daughters) and I used to sing it to them when they were tiny babies. 
“God Bless Mommy and Matchbox cars, God bless Dad and thanks for the stars, God hears Amen wherever we are, and I love you… Godspeed little man, sweet dreams little man…”
Day 2:
Favorite Movie
This one is easy peasy.  My all time favorite movie is A Walk To Remember.  Their love, their triumphs, and even their loss shows how life is meant to be, how it’s meant to be lived and I can only ask for God to allow me, to bless me with love like that here on Earth.  Simply and beautifully sweet.
Day 3:
Favorite Television Program
Armywives on Lifetime. 
 I love the closeness of these ladies and the storylines that go along with this show.  Such a beautiful show about life.

New Blog Title: We’re Now Luv’N Lambert Life

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I decided to rename my blog out of no-where today.  I love my old title “In the Life of a Mom” but I know there are a few other blogs with simular names so I decided to do something more tailored to us.  So the new title is Luv’N Lambert Life because I sure do love my family and our life together. 

Lately, we’ve been busy doing housework but this week is dedicated to school prep for the new school year.  I’m also working on a menu plan and some new routines to implement around home for both me and the kids to use.  The next month is sure to be interesting.

A Lot of Thinking {Thoughts from Me}

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Lately, as I’ve been cleaning, I have been doing a LOT of thinking.  Thinking about life and my wonderful children, God’s many blessings to me, where I’ve been and where I want to go.  Thinking about how far I have come in my life and about all it’s various changes.  They say you can not see God’s hand while He’s working.  It’s only when looking back that you truly see He was there all the time.

As I was redoing the boy’s room, unpacking my son’s various belongings and putting them in their proper places, many memories came back to me.  I found the stuffed dog that my daughter recently pointed out was with me in the hospital through both hers and my sons births.  Winston’s first birthday candle, reminding me of him falling asleep while eating his cake with his hands by his side (yes I’m talking face-first! LOL)  So many memories we have made over the years.
It’s hard to believe how far I have come in my life.  11 years ago I was preparing to marry a man I knew was wrong for me.  When we are young we think we know it all, despite fair warnings from all those we love.  I’m thankful for that mistake, since it lead to the birth of my two oldest babies and I could not imagine life without those two to keep me going. 
Three years ago, I met my ex-fiance and once again thought things were perfect though I knew better.  Sometimes it takes a huge mistake to make you grow up, but from that bad experience came my beautiful Laycie, and for that I am also thankful.
God was with me all along.  He was leading me forward and my children, too, as they came into the world.  He has given me such gorgeous and smart children.  He lead me to homeschool them, to teach them to be strong and semi-independant, and most of all loving, even when they are testing one another.  For that I am also thankful.  My babies are the best in my book.
I look back, I see how different I am from that girl who walked acrossed her parents backyard almost 11 years ago, the one who thought she knew it all.  I now know just how niave and childish I was.  Somedays she peaks through but now she’s an older and wiser girl, who cherishes her days with her little loves, their sweet smells, their joyous laughter.  I know it won’t last long. 
In 10 years, my son will be a grown man, living his own life.  That thought terrifies me at time, brings tears into my heart and my eyes like nothing else can.  I pray he is all that God intended for him to be.  Two years after that my girl will be old enough to go off on her own too and I will miss her sweet songs and strong personality desperately.  I will have only memories of my sweet babies to cherish.  This is something I do not look forward to but I know I cannot prevent.  I pray for them daily and I know, I KNOW God will lead and guide them just as He has done for me. 
I’m in a new life now.  I’m cherishing the years I have left with those beautiful babies and I realize the ones I’ve let past can never return.  I look forward to my days with them, listening to their stories, their laughter and even their arguing.  I look forward to growing with them, watching them learn and enjoy their own lives.  I’m thankful to be able to educate them at home, to teach them more than just independant studies but also teach them Life’s many lessons in our own home.  I get the good moments and the bad but most of all I get more memories to carry me on than I could ever feel blessed to ask for.
At this moment, this is the happiest I can remember feeling since I was a child, for my three gorgeous loves are the true meaning of Life and they truly are gifts straight from Heaven of which I can never be thankful enough.

Boys Room Done {July 28, 2010}

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I’m happy to announce that my boy’s room is now finished.  I do have a few things to do in there, like reduce the amount of cars they own and rid of half-bodied Transformers that have slipped through my trash radar but overall it is done.

It took three days of work but it was well worth it all.  I still have to find their mattress pads for each of their beds and wash their comforters to finish making up their beds but all the rest is finished.

Toy bins
These Pennants were passed down from my Mom.
Winston’s bunk with his animal collection and purple sheet (fav color).
The TV zone
These three cubbies were passed down from Grami to the boys.  They were used with baskets for storage by her but now are sitting on top of the dresser to hold the boy’s personal items/collections.
A shot of the stuff inside the cubbies.
I’ve had this picture forever but it never really went with Winston’s old bedroom theme (Cowboys).  It fits perfectly with the new sports theme.
This is a before… note the ruffled edge.
Without ruffles.  A less feminine curtain for the boys.
The curtains hanging above the play table.  Win’s X-men collection is hanging on both sides of the windows and more stuffed things top the windows.  A baseball rug brings the sports theme down to the floor.
The kids love the new made-over room.  It only took a few minutes for the girls to tear it out for Win.    
Next I’m going to work on the classroom/dining room and get things set up for us to begin school work again.  I think the rest of the house has become a huge disaster but they always say things look worse before they look better.  We are hoping to be able to purchase a storage building to place on our property within the next month since there is not nearly enough space for things in the house.  I look forward to that purchase but for now I’m managing to declutter and put things in their place slowly.  It’s a never-ending process but I’m finding it fun to work through.
Til next time…
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