You pray for your baby to be quiet so you can sleep, but when she is, you freak out wondering if she’s still breathing.

Talking about poopy diapers doesn't gross me out.

I hope that some day my girls will be best friends - they fight constantly and their personalities are so different, but I still have hope.

I earned these bags under my eyes.

With the economy plummetting like it is I am always looking for ways to care for my family....while staying within my budget. Let me tell you this is no easy task with a family of 5 . I have discovered this wonderful site called Tip Hero and it gives you all kinds of advice on how to cut cost and still be able to survive comfortably within your budget. Now some things may or may not work for your family. For example...cutting out cable and using a FREE service called HULU. It is backed by NBC and provides over 900 primetime shows on the site...definately worth looking in to. Another favorite of mine is the 99 cent chef, this site give awesome recipes for ingredients purchased at a 99 cent store and then he shows you meals you can make for your entire family!

All of these site are accessible through the Tip Hero website! I highly recommend anyone who is struggling to make ends meet or if you are just looking for ways to save money check it out...you will not be disappointed!! OH, and make sure you sign up for their newsletter because they send all kinds of information directly to you! Happy saving!!

If you have any tips on saving money...let me know I would love to hear how you are making it in this economy!

We finally had to bite the bullet and have tubes put in Mack's ears. Poor baby had been dealing with constant ear infections since October of last year. They just wouldn't clear up!

Well, on Thursday they were put in and she was such a little champ! She was obviously scared but when they gave her the medicine to calm her down...all was good! She was ready to go! She is finally getting back to her normal jovial self! I am so happy to see her running and playing and not complaining of her ears hurting! The marvels of modern medicine!

I have kind of been taking a blogging break, only because I have been spending so much time "counseling" all of my friends.

It seems I have this incredible knack to be able to talk to and advise people who otherwise would not listen to such advise. My husband tells me it is my purpose or "calling". I'm not sure I believe it but I do know he is right when he says I can say things to others that maybe would not be well received coming from someone else.

My problem is that I take the situation of the person I am helping very seriously. I find myself shouldering the problem as if it were my own. I then become stressed and worried over what is going on with them and if everything is going to be okay.

What I am starting to realize though, with the help of my family and my dear friend Teresa, is I need to pray for God to give me the wisdom to give the right advice and then let him take it from there. I am just God's vessel to minister and counsel to the people in my life. I feel very privileged to be able to do this because I have helped lead many of my friends to church and ultimately to making the choice to accept or recommit their lives to Jesus! What a wonderful thing to be a part of!

So when you think what you say to someone doesn't matter think again and ask God for the wisdom of words and then let him take it from there!

The service on Sunday was awesome!! Pastor Furtick preached a very powerful message about "The Dip" we go through our lives. He said something that hit me hard and made me think about how it applied to my own life. He said that sometimes we need to go through a difficult time in our life in order to receive God's purpose for us. WOW!

So many times we think that as a Christian our hard times are because Satan wants to destroy the enemy by way of testing our faith...when in reality it may be God testing our faith to see if we will continue to follow him.

My family is definitely in a "Dip" right now....what I do with it is up to me. Do I believe God has a bigger purpose for me? I might not understand what God is trying to show me but I have to believe he will reveal it in his time...not mine.

I was watching Evan Almighty yesterday and had to laugh because God spoke to me through HOLLYWOOD...who'da thunk. Anyway, as I was watching it there was a scene in the movie where "GOD" was speaking to Evan's wife in the restaurant, and he said "When you pray for patience does God grant you patience or does he give you situations to practice patience? When you pray for courage does God grant you courage or does he give you situations to be courageous?" So my point is no matter the situation or "DIP" God knows what he is doing, but you have to be willing to hear what he is trying to tell you in order to receive his full purpose or blessing in your life!

If you want to see the whole service go check it our here...it is well worth your time!!!