Building Relationships With Other Couples

I just finished my blog post for my business. (I have a Travel/Food blog) I have been working on my continuing education for my Travel Agency and trying to homeschool as well as balance the daily chores of being a stay at home mom.

It's not easy! I often feel overwhelmed and I don't sleep much but I love my life. We are still taking time do adjust to hubby working night shift.. then of course we have to bounce back to day's after Thanksgiving! Such is life!  

Over the weekend we attended our churches Fall Festival. It was so much fun! We really did have a good time!  I helped make cotton candy which I enjoyed and Niki really let her inner social butter-fly out!

As a family we try to do things together that allows each of us to interact with other people. We use the social interaction to build relationships.  Since this particular activity was at our home church we were able to build on our relationships within our congregation. :) That always makes me happy.

You see we have been marred 19 years this month and we have few couple friends. We have always tried to connect with other couples. We struggle to find couples who have similar likes and things we can bond over. We do have 2 couples we are very close with, one local and one 

Fall Break and back to Homeschool!

We took a bit on an extended fall break because we were moving and then we went on vacation! Both my students (one's my daughter, the other is my cousin) went on said vacation and LOVED it! They got history lessons and science lessons and even a couple of true to life math lessons.

Neither of the girls had ever been to San Antonio, or Corpus Christi, Tx so we loaded up the suv and drove down. Of course this was not just a spur of the moment thing and me being the planner that I am took several months to plan this 5 day vacation!

We went down and spent time with extended family so that Nikirhe got to meet her Tia Rachel and Tio Noe.(Little Spanish lesson: Tia = Aunt, Tio = Uncle)

They had an instant bond and it is great that they are going to have a lovely relationship. 

We had an amazing time on our visit! We got to visit the Alamo, and since it was raining we decided to forgo the River Walk and just take the girls to Build A Bear! :) 

After Build A Bear we took the girls to see our old neighborhood and took them for come Churro's at El Pollo Loco ( The Crazy Chicken). Great chicken btw! 

After Churros we took the girls for some art supplies at Asel Art Supply and had to take a picture with the window art! 

Then we headed over to my favorite place to get cheap Margaritas and good food for Family and Friends dinner! 

We had a blast and can't wait to do it again! 

Saturday was road trip to the beach day! Just a short 2.5 hour drive south on I-37 from San Antonio you come to Corpus Christi and if you keep driving just a bit further you come to Padre Island! Otherwise known as "The Island" 

The first thing we came to was a great photo op! 

 The kids loved roaming around on the Sand Castle. It was a lot of fun!

Of course I had to get a seflie with the Mermaid! :)

So The beach was awesome! It was very windy and the  girls made some lifelong memories! I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story! :) 

Are We Ever Really Sure?

Is anyone every really sure what they want in life? I mean for me I've always wanted to be a wife and mother. Now that I am exactly that I feel like I'm missing a close relationship in my life...I've got my salvation and my relationship with my Lord but I'm not really close with my sisters. I miss that. I know people who are so very close to their sister, they hang out, they talk on the phone, their kids play together on a regular basis. I'm 7 and 10 years older than my three sisters. I'm physically not close to 2 of them and the one who is close well we have nothing in common.

I know that God can give a "sister" relationship with a woman who is not related to me and I used to feel that I had that, but I no longer have two of those relationships because I choose to follow the calling of God in my life. So tonight my hearts prayer is that God will send some beautiful hearted women into my life to be my sisters. I'd like even just ONE to be the sister of my heart. That one who will come help with my kids, wash my dishes or fix dinner for my family if I'm sick. The one whom I can confide in and trust with my hearts desires, my prayers, and my husband.
I have two friends whom I do trust like that but unfortunately they can't be close physically in those times, but I love them just the same.

Maybe what I truly do desire is a sister wife. Someone to share the daily chores, the school lessons, the supper dishes and the family trips with. Someone who can be in my life everyday that fits into each moment of life like a glove.
Lord  you know my heart! Hear my prayer!
~G~

The Beauty of Friendship

Finally Have Some Quiet Time

I'm so thankful that hubby has taken charge of the baby tonight and allowed me some time to study...

Yes I'm a bit of a procrastinator! I did take a rather large break earlier to chat with my girl friends from Biblical Families and that was and always is a LARGE blessing! I am always encouraged, and recharged after talking to my friends who support me, lift me up and know that God is working toward great things in my life and marriage.

It's truly wonderful to have friends who- even though we are scattered across the country-truly care about what happens in your life, and are willing to lend a listening ear, shoulder to cry on and a cheerful word when you are blue. These women are loving, God fearing amazing women and I am so blessed to have found them!

I am really hopping that we are able to attend the retreat this July so that we can get to meet our friends and fellowship with them!

Well I guess I better finish my Ethics course and move on to Life and Health Insurance Principles.

~G~

Preparing to move

We are hunting for a new place to live. The house here is not in good shape at all and we really need something that is safe for our daughter. Nikirhe is crawling and will be learning to walk soon and we need something that will pass the inspection for the home-study portion of the adoption.

We also need to find a place that will allow us to get a van or small suv so we will have more reliable transportation.

I recently had to end a 26+ year friendship.... I had been being lied to for so long that it was becoming a huge betrayal of love and trust. When someone you have invested so much emotion in lies about some stupid and not so stupid things for long periods of time and refuses to tell the truth you really don't have allot of choice. I forgive her however I cannot allow the friendship to continue because she has shattered my trust and broken my heart.

We are praying that God will guide us to the correct area for expanding our family. He knows our hearts and our needs. I want to hubby to find that one person that he knows will complete our family and be a true sister to me and a second mother to Nikirhe. Trust, honesty, and true salvation are a must.

Well I need to get to bed... I'm still not feeling 100% and Niki and Ernie have both been asleep since about 8.