First Of Many Post

New year is coming and new things are coming and going to happen. things have already started to change for the better health wise. Me and the Mr. are both working on getting healthy and working on it together makes it so much better. We have our good days an bad days with it but we get to start all over everyday even if the day before was not the best.

I have decided to start blogging our adventure in this new lifestyle because I think that putting down our experience will help us stay on track and also keep us accountable more.

So far we have been doing the Keto diet as some would say but we do not look at it as a diet but  new way of eating. we have found looking at it like that has made us be more successful in this new adventure. Now I will not say that we are perfect and follow it 100%. This is all about retraining your body because it craves everything that you have been putting into your body and not the good stuff that you need in your body.

I have been failing at meal planning this last month and I think its more because I let other things get in the way of me meal planning. when planning meals and then going through the process of making all of the meals or prepping them can be hard when working by your self. on that note I really do not ask for help because I guess I get it in my head I can do it faster and easier on my own.

we are all human and get a way of doing things and having that control can be very important. that is because we have to feel like we have the control and not anyone else and its hard to let someone else have some of that control. I my self still work on that every day. I am learning everyday that I can not do things by my self that I have to ask the Lord for help often and that has been hard.

Wow did I just say that I am giving more to the Lord yes and yes I said that it is hard because we naturally want to keep that control and do it our way and not his way. I compare my relationship with the Lord like my relationship with my kids. I say lets do this and do it this way and they go OK and either do as I have said or they do as they think it should be done. what happens is that I usually get upset because they have not done what I asked the way I asked it. What I am learning it that I am that child to the Lord and I have this thing that I like to say is "the Tiffany way" and I think it is the best way to do everything.

What I am finding is that the Lord does not get mad he just sits their and waits for me to come back to him and say I'm sorry Lord I will do better in following you and doing as you ask. He is always their and has my hand no matter what I just have to learn to trust him more then I trust what I think.

With having a 5 year old I have learned so much about letting things go and not to dwell on the past and that things happen for a reason and things will work out the way they should. I pray everyday for all of my kids and that they are safe. I pray everyday that he will show me why things happened and why I cant fix things that I think I should be able to fix.

I think I have really rambled on enough and will close with this. Trust that the path the Lord leads you down is the path you should be taking because he will not lead you wrong just make sure you are listing to him and not you. we are all his children and he will always be their with open arms ready for you to come in and let him hold you tight.

Life As It Is

Well what can I say but a person is stronger then they appear. A lot of people know very little about what has been going on in our family and I am fine with that because to be honest not everyone needs to know. I have been writing about it but I keep that for me. I helps to keep me from wanting to cry all the time. I have found that when getting upset writing and blogging has been a great thing to help vent out or just put down what I feel needs to be said so that we can reflect.

As I was saying Life has been Life and we keep going because we love our family and want what is best for them. I keep us as busy as I can so that we do not have time to sit and ponder on things. I have found that when we are busy the better things are the kids. So making trips to Frontier City and White water are a must and we do them often. Plus we get to see Grandparents and Cousins so it makes the trips even better.

I am still working on dealing with the changes that have happened but I have faith that things will work out as God has a plan for us. With everything that has been going on I have learned that my faith is growing more and prying daily is something that I do more then ever now. No we have not found a church but I know having faith and loving God are important. We are working on finding the church we feel fits us as a family and that will help our faith in God grow even more. 

Well this is going to be the longest weekend of my life but that is ok I know it will get easier as time goes by. Faith, Love and Family that is what it is all about.

Slow day But good

Today was a slow day of getting around but it was a good day since I had a great nights of sleep. I am really happy about that since I have been hurting from my jaw infection and double ear infection. anyways it was a nice and relaxing day just hanging out and enjoying the quite until 2 of the kids came home today.

we went and got Joshua and Felicia from my mom and also got Nathan and Seth they are spending the week with us. I love having them here since our other 4 kids are gone it gives Joshua and Felicia someone to play with. plus it is fun having them here. It was also nice to be able to sit and talk to my mom for a little while we got the kids from her and my sister. I am so thankful that my parents was willing to keep the kids this weekend since I did not feel good and needed to focus on getting better. I am so happy I am starting to feel better just hope the pain goes way soon.

Well that is all for now the family is doing great and I can not wait until July 6th all of our family will be back together I miss my kids so much. Also Me and Marty will be married for 1 year and it has been a great year and I can not waite for the years to come.

Friday!!!

Its Friday and I am happy that the weekend is here so that we can spend some time together before kids come home. It has been nice and quite here and that is something I am not used to and I miss my kids. I am very thankful that my parents are able to keep them and spend time with our kids.

Well I went to the doctor today and I am very thankful that I was able to go because I know not all people have insurance or the money to be able to go and get medication. It turns out I have a double ear infection and a infection in my jaw. I do know one thing I will not slack off on not taking my pro bio anymore. I really think all of that happened because I slacked off and kept forgetting to take it so I am putting the bottle beside my bed on my night stand so I remember.

Plexus is going to take my family to a different level the more I work my business the more customers I get and more people I am helping to get healthy. My main reason why I am doing this is to help people to be able to live a great life and a life full of fun and being healthy. Yes we do have stuff for weight lose but the main thing is the products that help people life a healthy lifestyle. In this time of day it is hard to not eat out and give in to temptation but when you out good things in your body you will get good things out. For example like being able to run and play with your kids and grand kids. I love Plexus and the products just hope that people will see that money should not be why you do not take care of your self.

Days like this

Well it has been a good day just letting the kids swim and getting laundry done before they all left today. I am so thankful that I am able to do my laundry at home I have been in the place where I had to go to a laundry mat to do laundry. I was thankful that I had a place to do it but it was hard to do it when you have kids. well me and Zeus our dog went for a walk today he really enjoyed it and so did I because I do not like walking around our nieberhood unless I have him. plus he was good company since their are other dogs in our neiberhood. the kids had a blast swimming and did not want to get out. Then later I took the kids to meet with my mom and sister so that they can spend the weekend with my parents. Felicia was so looking forward to seeing her paw paw that she does not see all the time.

I am looking forward to a kid free weekend just because I will be able to get so things done that can be hard at times to do when you have a 2 year old following right behind you destroying everything. Hey I love she is our last baby so I have been enjoying all the moments like that. We need weekends every once in a while without kids since it does not happen very often.

Relaxing Day!!!

Just been sitting back and reflecting on things in my life. I am very thankful for many things like being able to stay home with my kids. I never thought I would be able to stay home and be their for my kids. I am thankful for having a supportive husband who is right their by my side no matter what. He has allowed me to continue to go to school and also support me with Plexus.  All I can say is that we have had times of struggle but we come out stronger.

other then cleaning up the house here and their today not much going on here. Kids was swimming most of the day they love the pool. I am happy we have been able to have it every summer for the last 3 years it saved us so much money having it. Because water parks have gotten so expensive over the years.

Well off to finish dinner for the family fried chicken with steamed home grown squash,  corn and green beans.

Thankful

Well starting this blog so that family and friends can know what is going on. Also because I am working on changing habits and doing a 21 days to happiness challenge. So far I did my workout and it felt great. I am very thankful for all the people in my life and my family's life because without them we would not be who we are. I am also so happy that my nephew's are able to spend some time here with us. Right now I am a little lost not having 4 of our kids we love and miss them so much.

 

Hey on a great note I have had a great birthday just hanging out at home with the boys and Felicia. I know they may think I am a boring old person but it has been a great day. We are hoping no rain tomorrow so we can swim. Felicia had a fit because she could not swim that little girl loves the water. But hey only 13 more Days to go and all of our kids will be home again. Then we will celebrate Jonathan's birthday and Marty's birthday.  I see a swim party in the future I know the kids will be excited to have friends and family over.

Well we took a family vacation to Tennessee and it was relaxing and a lot of fun. The kids loved it and we had great family time and that was what we was going for. Marty got to relax in the hot tub and also the big bath tub we had in our cabin. The mountains was so pretty the kids loved looking out at them but I think they loved the water park the best. That was when we found out Felicia loved water she loved going and splashing and having fun. We are so thankful that we was able to do this and we plan on doing more in the future. Love the family time!!!


Well that's it for today hope everyone has a blessed week.