Trying Again

Annie is closest to the camera, then Rhonda and her little boy JD :)



One set of nails is the persons real nails....


The blue toes are mine.




STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS !!! LOVE YOU HONEY.

The Week In Review

My Blue Eyed (To Die For) Wonder!


My Brown Eyed (ADORABLE) Boy!!


Okay, I have more pics and it won't let me post....
When it does you will see pics of me and my friend Annie, and Rhonda and our day getting Mani/Pedi's. And a picture of my wedding ring, cause it got cleaned and it was so shiny I had to take a picture of it - funny huh?!

Couple of Things

Okay this baby is going private this weekend. I have quite a few requests to be included. If you do not receive an email b/t tomorrow and monday for this Private Blog let me know via email....
Also, I have a new cell phone number. I texted everyone in my phone book. If you did not receive the text or message on facebook and need it, please let me know via email or comment here :)

Thanks peeps!

Keri

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

Here are a couple of pics. If you want more...check out my facebook....I will load on shutterfly and post the link there.


Me and my kiddos, at the park, on a rock


My Dad wanted in on the action at the park - goofball


We went to a ghost town in Goldfinger, AZ


My Adorable Grandmother and Daughter



Grandad Took the Kids to the Fire Station

HOME

Just wanted you to know we are home. I have pictures galore. And yes, this is still going private, get your requests in now. I have quite a few and in about a week you will receive an email invite from me. Then you will know....
Peace - K

Hear YE Hear YE

Okay so in this world of CRAZY people... I am going to change the permissions and accessibility of my blog. I was going to send a mass email letting you all know I did this. However, the one thing I HATE about Gmail is you can't select people from your address book. And inviting people, well I have to select 100.
So, this is a PUBLIC notice that this is going PRIVATE.
You will need to be invited by ME to view this blog.

If you are a reader and want to continue viewing this blog, send me an email with your email address and I will send you an invite. Simple as that!

I can't imagine I have more then 100 readers. If so, I will deal with that when I hit that massive readership.

If you happen to NOT have my email address, leave me a comment and I will address it on a case by case basis. HEHE.

Thanks dear ones.
Keri

Knowing Where to Start - A Devotion

Passed on to me by my Sunday School teacher, enjoy...


"You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great." Psalm 18:35 (NIV)

I was talking with friends who recently read my devotion about helping my son become a can-do-kid. One said she wanted to raise can-do-kids, but she didn't know where to start. Another shared how she wished she enjoyed being a mom as much as I do.

The truth is, I haven't always enjoyed being a mom. I didn't start out as a can-do mom with can-do thoughts and can-do kids. In fact, my son's "I-give-up attitude" that inspired my devotion earlier this month was probably inherited from me. I had stood on the sidelines of motherhood and declared, "I CAN'T" many times.

I would get so discouraged.
Once my kids became toddlers who would not listen to me and obey like little robots, I panicked. I looked at other moms who seemed to know what they were doing and wondered, "What is wrong with me?" Their children listened when they told them no. Why wouldn't my child keep his hands to himself in the grocery store or the toy aisle? Why didn't someone tell me this would be so hard?

I often felt like a failure.
I compared how I felt on the inside to how other moms looked like they had it all together on the outside. My feelings of inadequacy and thoughts of insecurity were held up in comparison to moms who dressed their children in matching outfits and adorned themselves with attitudes of grace and wisdom. I wondered how in the world they pulled it off with a smile? I could barely get a shower, get my kids dressed, or get us out the door before lunch!

I wanted to quit.
One day I came home from running errands with two tired, fussy toddlers. I put them down for a nap and searched for pink construction paper so I could write "I QUIT" on it. I was going to hand my "pink slip" to my husband when he came home from work that day. It was just too hard, and I was tired of feeling like I would never measure up as a mom.

And that's where I started.
I didn't really start being a mom until the day I almost quit. Because that was the day I fell on my knees before God and choked out the words, "I can't do this." And in that place of surrender, it felt like God bent down on His knees before me and spoke to my heart: "You are right, Renee. In your own strength and through your own perspective, you cannot do this. But I am here with you. With my grace, my promises, my mercy, my presence, and my power ??“ all things are possible. I will help you become a great mom."

That day reminded me of Psalm 19:35, "You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great."

It was a new starting place for me. When I acknowledged that on my own I was a mess, God came to my rescue. He showed me that with His gentleness, grace, wisdom and guidance, I could become the mom He was calling me to be, the mom my kids needed me to be, and the mom I wanted to be!

Dear Lord, I need Your shield of victory to protect me from discouragement. I pray that You would extend Your right hand to sustain me; Your grace to strengthen me; and Your wisdom to lead me. Thank You for Jesus, who stooped down to make me great because of Your great love for me. Today, I find a new starting place with You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.