tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65618239363774872982024-03-18T22:47:28.017-05:00Singing ONLY by His GraceMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-5972791929833272492016-01-11T06:00:00.000-06:002016-01-13T20:37:42.113-06:00Fine hair stylingOkay guys, I have seriously found THE ANSWER. The one I only ever dreamed existed, and I actually found it. Or really more honestly, my sister found it. Pretty much most important and helpful beauty tips come from my sisters Savanna and Emma. I feel like the old mom that doesn't know what's cool, and they're like the young hip daughters trying to teach me, except they're Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-24394542114835917442016-01-08T08:00:00.000-06:002016-01-08T08:00:13.712-06:00DIY YogurtWhen I was a kid, my mom made a ton of stuff from scratch. She made her own mixes for things like taco seasoning and pancakes, her own cream of mushroom soup, like everything. I love that she did that because it showed me how easy it is to make your own food from scratch and probably 90% of the time it tastes way better homemade. Sometimes it's much cheaper also! One of Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-20742026043827570742016-01-05T08:00:00.000-06:002016-03-14T14:19:20.302-05:00Some easy ways to earn money pt 1 -- surveys, grocery cash backOkay guys, I've been working really hard to find little ways to earn money here and there and I have to share some of the top things that are really working well for me. Because every little bit adds up right?? I had hoped to be able to take advantage of some of these earnings in time for Christmas but it didn't work out. Right now we can definitely use all of the little $5 hereMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-29781684094879222142015-11-25T07:00:00.000-06:002015-11-25T07:00:05.282-06:00Of baby foods and AdventThis blogging is not off to a good start again is it. I can't believe just how incredibly challenging it is to carve out enough time to get on the computer anymore, let alone type up a blog post. If I have a minute without littles there are so many other more pressing things to do! But I constantly have ideas swirling in my head about things to write and I'm trying to keep a Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-18904681229770898082015-10-20T10:30:00.000-05:002015-10-20T10:30:22.949-05:00homemade baby food -- carrots & peachesI had intended to continue to update this blog regularly throughout my pregnancy with Madelyn and since she was born but I basically slept and took care of Isaiah until she came and then it has been a lot of survival mode since then. Having two sweeties only 13 months a part is definitely not a picnic! I was a little surprised at just how hard it was to go to two from one but a lot of my Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-3415542690397420982015-03-16T13:14:00.000-05:002015-03-16T13:14:26.961-05:00Madelyn Brianne's birth part 2Here it is, the long awaited part two. I have to say I've been terribly amused at how many of you are so enthralled in my silly little story. I had no idea we were such interesting people haha!! Also I must point out that if you can't tell already from the fact this is a two part post, I am a rambler and I cannot communicate short and simple. Twitter is NOT my thing. I am Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-17888721405559773392015-03-12T08:00:00.000-05:002015-03-12T08:00:09.091-05:00Madelyn Brianne's birth part 1Some of you asked about a birth story so I thought I would attempt it. If birth stories are not your thing feel free to skip this post. ;) I don't think I wrote one for Isaiah so this is new for me but here goes.
As most of you know I had a complication free pregnancy and a home water birth with Isaiah. I was so pleased with the experience I very much wanted to repeat it Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-10087469003526408802014-07-16T17:14:00.000-05:002014-07-16T17:14:14.083-05:00surprise announcement :)Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-72562210987275105802014-07-14T07:00:00.000-05:002014-07-14T07:00:04.610-05:00the never ending journeyRecently I've felt for a number of reasons that I should share some of my health and weight journey here. My primary reason is to hopefully be a source of encouragement to someone else as I've found reading others' stories to be super helpful to myself. It's not over by any stretch and I expect it will continue throughout my life but here at least is the start.
My weight and Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-76238235690767606432014-07-09T07:00:00.000-05:002014-07-09T07:00:02.038-05:00hello old friendIt has been awhile since I posted hasn't it? This was such a therapeutic place for me once upon a time and life just got in the way. I didn't have time or energy to write. I went from not knowing what the next step should be to suddenly planning a wedding to my best friend and then only three months later we were preparing for our first baby...
And six weeks after we got Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-38625643679677911842014-06-23T22:39:00.002-05:002014-06-23T22:39:56.308-05:00Follow my blog with BloglovinMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-78856622636280781132012-10-29T21:45:00.001-05:002012-10-29T21:46:42.956-05:00I said yes :)
March 9, 2013
Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-28351644905707561332011-07-13T10:39:00.004-05:002011-07-13T20:57:58.951-05:00the final door closesThe last attempt to gain a visa for me to live in France for a year was unsuccessful. It's been quite the journey these last few months as I have been seeking God's plan for the next year of my life. When I was first approached about this huge opportunity I really had a hard time wanting to do it. After much prayer and wrestling I decided my only reasons for not going were selfish and God Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-5859275791150837322011-06-21T08:45:00.003-05:002011-06-21T11:52:51.111-05:00the next stepI haven't blogged in awhile mostly because I haven't really had time but a lot because I didn't have anything newsworthy to share. There have been some developments in the France saga but I realized I hadn't shared any of them so a lot of people don't know what's going on and since it's kind of a complicated story it seems smart to type it out and then everyone can just read it yes?In order to Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-13751284669743257952011-04-01T10:41:00.004-05:002011-04-01T10:54:06.225-05:00and the winner is....So the poll was great fun and I loved all the comments that were made and IM'd me about the options. :) What I found to be most amusing is two of the most vocal and opinionated voices were males (both happened to vote for this case as well) and I got a kick out of their reasoning. It was also interesting to note how many friends voted for this saying it was "just me" when this was actually a Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-46858759149668238312011-03-23T12:58:00.007-05:002011-03-23T13:21:56.735-05:00decisions, decisionsI am notorious in my family for my lack of decision making ability. The more that hangs on the line for the decision the longer it takes me to decide on something. So this time when I couldn't make up my mind I thought maybe I could make a game of it! This is the kind of thing people expect from a blog anyway right? So I found a bunch of really cute iPhone cases on a site called Zazzle.com Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-87431159673195708252011-02-17T00:41:00.004-06:002011-02-18T00:08:51.037-06:00and so it begins...So they say that "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step" but it began for me with a Facebook message...a proposition from a sweet family I met in France last year to come nanny for them as they pray God blesses them with a new little one. I was definitely surprised and completely honored to have been asked but after just a couple of days of pondering it, I could not see Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-29389976775644440962011-01-29T22:36:00.002-06:002011-01-29T23:18:33.794-06:00I realize I haven't blogged very much since I've been home. Part of this is a lack of a desire to really type anything that has been running through my head and part is that I've kept decently busy. I do think though that it is only likely to get busier from here on out. I've been keeping a darling 14 month old girl named Emma for the last couple of months and this coming week she goes to Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-21661107746050969582011-01-29T02:02:00.002-06:002011-01-29T02:07:48.090-06:00Stumbled across this tonight and I liked it a lot and wanted to share."What can it mean? Is it ought to HimThat the days are long, and the nights are dim?Can He be touched by the griefs I bear,Which sadden the heart and whiten the hair?About His throne are eternal calms,And strong glad music of happy psalms,And bliss unruffled by any strife--:How can HE care for my little life? And yet, I want Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-37720738166067633962010-09-28T16:25:00.003-05:002010-09-28T16:41:04.906-05:00We made it!Well I realized I never posted that we successfully navigated our time without Amy and Charles and they made it back home to us. The last couple of days have been busy with trying to get caught up on laundry, some things around the house that I wasn't able to do on my own, and packing me up to head back home. I can hardly believe it's already time and yet it does seem like it's been forever Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-10779706410349339742010-09-22T16:00:00.003-05:002010-09-22T17:40:23.791-05:00today we did...So this is my attempt at capturing what happens in a somewhat typical day here. For whatever it's worth.7:11 AM - awakened by a little voice asking if he could get in the bed with me. I mumble something affirmative in response and he happily climbs in beside me and cuddles right up.7:30 AM - alarm goes off and Thomas pops up asking "What's that?" I tell him it's time to get up and he is glad toMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-81901616763921308462010-09-20T02:07:00.003-05:002010-09-20T03:42:11.634-05:00bloggrocerieslaundrywrite postcardsYeah I've begun making myself to do lists even here. What, you're laughing because I wrote blog on it?? Well I should add eat chocolate too. That way I can be SURE to check something off. :) My week is looking decently full of productive time even while the kids are at school. I want to work on leaving the house as clean as possible.I've been having a Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-11646387507346397912010-09-16T02:20:00.004-05:002010-09-16T03:59:38.692-05:00Paris take three :) and the REAL adventure beginsTuesday was my last chance to run around Paris and get a few more sights in and boy did I ever!! I planned to go straight to the Eiffel Tower first thing and then added a few other ideas to my list to be completed as I had time or felt like it. I'm very much a laid back wanderer and not so much a "must see EVERYTHING" kind of sightseer. I made my leisurely way to the general area of the Tower Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-8461991874994446722010-09-11T16:46:00.004-05:002010-09-11T18:24:56.854-05:00my GrannyTo be honest, after this week I hardly know where to start my blog post. So many conflicted emotions, so much inside and yet words seem incapable of describing it.On September 9th at 12:05 PM, my dear sweet Granny's long silenced voice was finally restored. She was freed from her earthly body and the Alzheimer's that had slowly imprisoned her in her own body, into the presence of the Savior sheMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561823936377487298.post-84764451223645874522010-09-05T14:56:00.005-05:002010-09-06T16:19:12.870-05:00Musée du LouvreSo Sunday after church I got to go to the Louvre!! I must say that navigating the Paris metro is a tad more difficult than London because they didn't have little helpful tube maps laying around everywhere and obviously the language barrier. In addition my handy dandy iPhone was not being of any use to me because I still haven't figured out how to make it work in France. In London I was able toMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377530283382030657noreply@blogger.com1