No more caffeine!

Before

After

Yes, I got a hair cut this week. It is always fun to do that! I had FOUR inches cut. Now it won't fall in Kassidy's face when I feed her! Yeah! And yes Chase picked on me for doing the self portraits.... he was wondering if I'd been on Myspace too much and wondered if I was a teenager. :) Nope I am certainly not a teenager anymore. I just thought a before/after pic would be fun. Who knows, maybe it is a preview of a midlife crisis....I am getting old.... just wait I may end up getting some crazy blond highlights in my hair next time.

Well, I have been pondering much this week and thought I'd share. I'm sure you are wondering about the title of this blog. I'll get to it!

Time... it is interesting how it can sometimes seem to pass so slowly and yet other times seem to pass so very fast. But in reality it ticks away at a constant pace. My time as of late seems to be filled up. Busyness. I don't want to just randomly fill my time or to let it just pass. I want to manage it well, to make the most of each day. That is not always the case though.

Having a newborn changes things. In a good way. But it is change none the less. Will I be ordered by the tyranny of the urgent? Will I be a slave to time or will I use time to serve those purposes God has planned for me. Oh I wish to do the latter. I guess sometimes that means it is OK for the house to be wreck. Right??? Is is possible to stay up on the laundry and the house, while homeschooling and having a newborn? I sure can wear my self out always tidying the house. Priorities. Gotta let the house go sometimes. And just how do you have a quiet time with a newborn? I know it is possible. Time to return to the Word... to what I'm created to do and be.

Funny, I have heard many people say lately that I look like I have it all together... or words to that effect. Yikes! It sure does not always feel that way. My pride sure is glad that it looks that way. But most of you are not around at night when psycho mom comes out. Time to get rid of psycho mom. What does my actions show my kids about the love of God? And am I trying to 'look' good on the outside but have a heart out of line. Truly God priortizes the internal work over the external.

Well enough of the deep thoughts for now. I'm getting a bit mellow. Or maybe I'm just getting tired. And yes no more caffeine to perk me up! Yes it is true. After several test runs, it has been verified that little Kassidy does not handle caffeine well at all. She is now finally asleep after THREE hours of gas and fussing. Kass did NOT enjoy the Dr Pepper I had at lunch today. Too bad because it was so very good. I guess it is all caffeine free from now on. Yes, NO MORE CAFFEINE. Please, please keep me accountable to that. A fussy gassy baby is no fun for baby or mom!

Well, I think I have rambled on enough for today. I guess blogging can be therapeutic. But what is even more therapeutic is sleep!!! And since my baby is finally asleep, I'd better get to bed as well! So here are a few of our latest pictures. Enjoy! And thanks for reading the rambling!

Grace and peace,

Janet

Sweet sisters!

There is nothing like a sleeping baby!

Big brother John Caedmon. Yes he already has a remote in his hand!