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Floss Picks

Ok, I've always heard that you should floss every day. But who really takes the time to do it??? I get on a kick but it never sticks. But the girls' dentist really wants them to floss, but we can't get our large fingers in their mouths. So I bought floss picks. They really aren't expensive, you can get about 100 for $3. They are wonderful! Everyone should use them. It makes flossing so much fun and easy! Now we all floss every day! I've heard that people with the healthiest gums live the longest. So now that I floss every day and drink Shakeology, maybe I'll live to 100!

Live NOW

God has been reminding me of something lately. That he is in the business of character building. He cares much more about who we are becoming rather than where we're headed. I'm trying to stop living for that someday... someday when I can quit my job and be a stay at home mom... someday when my kids won't be so messy and my house will be clean... someday when I'll have time to exercise... someday when I can focus on my marriage. Life is to be lived NOW! Lord, help me to stop focusing on what I don't have that I desire and focus on all the blessings you've put in my life. Help me take steps today to meet the needs of others, love my kids, love my husband, and look for your hand on my life. Amen.

I hope you use every moment you're given TODAY!

Summertime Summertime Sum Sum Summertime!

Can it seriously be August this week? Where has the time gone? I have really enjoyed this summer... Heading to the beach with my family, swimming with the girls and my friends when I can swing it, and the slower pace of life. I still can't believe Campbell will start school in 2 weeks from tomorrow! I'm excited for her to learn to read and experience school. We've already got our supplies and our new backpacks ready to go. I think it will be much easier this time around with an older sister to show her the ropes. I'm also excited for the routine that comes along with school and fall. Hope you all enjoy these last 2 weeks of SUMMER!

One Child

The girls went home with my mom to KC this week so it's just been Shane, Baylor and I. Quite a change from the usual chaos. However, you forget how you become "the playmate" when you have only one child. So I've been spending a lot of one on one time with Baylor. He was asking where the girls were a lot at the beginning of the week. But I don't think he's mentioned them in the last few days. I think he's enjoying being numero uno. And it seems like Shane and I have gotten to spend more time alone as well. I pick them up tomorrow and am excited to see them but this week has been a nice change of pace. School is only a month away, and I've got to start getting the girls ready. Hope you enjoy the last month of summer!

Beach Trip

We just returned from our week at Destin with my extended family. I love a beach vacation. It seems much more relaxed than going anywhere else. We just alternated between the beach and the pool all week and had a great time. I finished a great book and got to work out every day with my sister! We did try to have our pictures taken by a photographer one morning and it did not go well. It was BLAZING HOT and Mallory and Baylor were crying! But here are some of the better ones. We also got to celebrate Mallory's 7th birthday! We had a party at the pool and the Hanna's drove down from Seaside. It was a great time. Hope you find time to relax this summer!

We are still waiting for the full mattress we ordered 3 weeks ago! So you'll have to wait a little longer before I unveil pics of Baylor's new big boy room. Still working on a bedside table, lamp and stuff for the walls. But my sister-in-law gave me a bunch of great ideas today and my friend Beth agreed to paint a canvas. Whoohoo!

I also just finished reading Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges. I felt convicted more than once while reading about the sins most of us Christians tend to overlook... judgmentalism, discontentment, pride of achievement and moral superiority, worldliness and sins of the tongue! Ouch! It was a good read and I recommend it!!

I also just started a facebook page to promote a fit and healthy lifestyle. Check it out. It's called Beachbody Fitness. One of the respectable sins I read about is self-control. And I'm glad to have more self-control with my body. It feels good to take care of what God has given me and hopefully be an example for others.