Let me catch you up

Ok, see this whole blogging thing drives me cray cray. I just spent 45 minutes trying to figure out my password,,grrrrrr and as I'm typing this I realize this font does'nt match the font in the rest of my blogs!!!!! I could spend 2 hours trying to figure that out, but I'm not gonna!!!!:)) I like to keep you in suspense over what font i'm gonna use next.:)
Whew, so its been almost a year since I last posted. Holy Cow!!! Not sure where to pick up.. Will try to sum up the last year quickly..

1. We moved back to Elk Grove from Land Park. miss our cute little unique quirky house there and especially our neighbors. They were hands down the best!!!!!
2. Started Acting Classes at Studio 24, something I have wanted to do my whole life and so glad I did.. I gained so much knowledge from my coaches and classmates!! CAN'T WAIT to get back this fall/winter!
3. Ryan and I were led to the most incredible counselor. God used this woman in mighty ways in our lives, but especially mine.. (more to come on that later)
4. We started the adoption/foster care process for little sister.
5. 3 days after we learn that we are now in "child wait mode", we find out we are pregnant!!!:)
6. We find out we are pregnant with a little girl. My heart is overflowing. Skylar Amari Black
7. Significant financial blessings happened in April.

Hey I ended on number 7.. thats a good number right?:) however 8 would have been really cool, cause it was my volleyball jersey number and is now my favorite number,,,, but i remember one day when the  number 12 became........... ok wow see what pregnany has done to me... cray cray over favorite numbers!!!!!!!!
Well, this blog is just to get me back in the swing of things. My wonderful husband has now delievered a chocolate doughnut and some oj to me and its starring at me. I must not keep it waiting.
Seriously though, my heart is overwhelmed with God's faithfulness, strength, faithfulness, oh wait i said that already huh.. thats ok,,, his faithfulness can't be praised enough.. His goodness has been overwhelming!!!! He has met all our needs and even our wants, some silly and some really big significant ones. Feeling amazed beyond measure of our God tonight.

I'm baaaaaaack

Oh father, did I fall off the blogger world for a good year?????????? Whew and what a challenging year it has been. Few words to describe it would be.... challenging (duh, I just said that huh), depressing, lonely, angry, confused, lost, desperate, empty, broken, isolating, shackled those are just a few, but wait there are MORE.... free, forgiveness, honesty, breakthroughs, clarity, new friendships that I'll cherish forever. Crazy how all these things occur in one year, huh? It's okay though. We are still trusting God to restore all those years the messy and ugly things have stolen from our family!!!! God is good no matter what.
 Anyhow, I'm back and ready to get my blog on.

We are gonna start fresh, not today, but tomorrow. k? k! xox

What 5?!?!!??!??!?!

Hard to believe this sweet baby is going to be 5 years old in a few weeks.  A mother's love is simply beyond words. This love can only be from God above. I feel sooo blessed to be her mommy and watching her grow into a beautiful fun passionate little lady is a dream.   

 God definitely went over and above when he gave me Micah.  xox

Don't Run

Read chapter 2 this morning and this stuck out to me. "When it becomes apparent your dreams are not coming true and you feel you've been stripped of everything, this is notice to run.  It's not time to take things into your own hands.  It's definitely not the time to turn your back on God.  This is when you need God more than ever before.  Don't run. lean on Him!"  It's nothing I haven't heard before, but reading it today was like the 1st time i've ever heard it!

So today I am giving up my running shoes!

Daddy on the orange, me on the pink and Micah on the harmonica!!!

This is how we spent our Monday night:)

Detour

Crazy how life detours from "our" plans????

one.frame.a.day.

I came across the creative mama blog earlier this year. I seen her entry about one.frame.a.day and immediately pasted it into my inspiration folder. I have been waiting for Jan 1 so I can finally start! For now, I'm coping her title just cause creativity isn't flowing tonight:(. Must admit, I'm already little stressed out about this project. ohhh the pressure to have the best pic and then to decide which one to use AND what to say about it!!!! Some days I just may post a pic of dust and say nothing cause I dont know what else to do for my frame that day...  stay with me though!:) Oh, incase u did'nt click on the link to read what one.frame.a.day. is. Basically, every night I'll choose a picture of the day and write the idea behind it or story that goes...  I'll post it on my one.frame.a.day. blog that will not be called that and isn't yet created:)

 Then, at the end of 2011 I"ll put all my entires into a blogbook like this one here at http://www.blurb.com/make/flip/. I'm looking forward to slowing down long enough each night to reflect on my beautiful life that God lets me live with my incredible husband, ryan and amazing little girl, Micah! xox