Well...I'm a mother. So...my interests have grown to include Dora, guessing games with Blue's Clues, coloring, books and crayons, matchbox cars, and sandboxes. In the moments when I am temporarily freed of motherhood, I enjoy curling up with a good book and a mug of hot chocolate, playing board games, going to see plays, going to the movies....I enjoy simple things.

I was 4 when I made a profession of faith. I have grown up in a Christian home (my dad is a pastor, my mom a homemaker)...I cannot remember a life outside of Christ. Since my childhood salvation, I have found myself at times 'checking' to make sure my regeneration was/is true and real.

To be honest...I grew up with them, really. My dad is a studier...he thrives on doctrine and theology. So, as a child, I was always taught the 'basics of the doctrines of grace' (if there is such a thing :o). Though I am just now recently actually realizing and coming to a better understanding of everything.

Yes...I like to read in bed before I turn out the light. I am currently reading an Allistair Begg book...The Hand of God. Ive read it a couple of times before...and am now going through it again with our small group Bible study...its a favorite book! I typically journal a prayer, and then do some reading...writing down key verses.

Peter....he just seems like he was so...real. There was no messing about Peter...if he thought it, he said it. He got himself into some trouble, but always came back to Truth.

Depends on your definition of contentment I suppose. I have just recently gone through a divorce (2010). I was married for 5 years to an unfaithful husband. It was a hard decision to make...divorce...I spent hours upon hours in prayer and counsel with pastors, NANC cousellors, Christian friends. I believe that before God, I made the right decision for me and my children. And God's grace has been and will continue to be sufficient for the moment....every moment. Do I enjoy being single...? No. I have two babies who need a Godly daddy...and I desire a Godly husband to provide for us...thats not to mention the fact that I deeply long to meet and marry my best friend... My desire is to be a stay at home mom and a Godly wife...to take care of the house, possibly homeschool my kids, bake cookies, do laundry. Mundane to some, to me...a strong desire :) . However...God will provide for our needs in His timing...and I must cling to that. So...I'm trying to be content. :o) Though my desire is to be remarried.

Hm.....dependable. loyal. trustworthy. kindhearted.

Some of these questions really make you have to use your brain....um...passionate about. My kids. :o) Josie is four and a half and full of....insanity. lol She keeps me hopping. Fletcher is two and a half...sweet as pie. Other than that...Im a fairly easy-going type of person...I love the sound of fall leaves underfoot...the feeling of crisp, clean, cool sheets in the middle of winter...the taste of the incredible chocolate/peanut butter combo... I enjoy a good novel, a rainy day, and a hot cup of cocoa. I love Dr. Seuss...hate musicals....and my favorite color is brown. I miss playing Mario on the original Nintendo (where you had to blow on the cartridge for 20 minutes to get it to play). I enjoy a high paced game of scrabble...and a slow stroll through quaint shops. My outfit of choice is a worn-in pair of blue jeans and a hoodie....fall is my favorite season....and I am not fond of the beach. I would rather have a new pair of socks than flowers....and I love naps. (there ya go...an overview of...me. lol)

My kids.....my family.....and the sovereignty and grace of God that gets me through each and every moment.

Someone who is completely and utterly trustworthy and dependable. Someone I can laugh with....someone I can have an in depth conversation with...someone I can talk about stupid stuff with. Someone who is honest. Someone who will love me for me. I'm not all about complexity....just someone down to earth and...real.

I have a dear friend...Tonya....who has 5 children, a lot of books, and a lot of home remedies. :o) I have found that I have called her often...no matter the time of day...to get everything from practical advice to advice on major life issues. She is a woman of upright character...a Godly example...a dedicated wife and a fun mom.

I guess I want to tred carefully as far as how much I post on here....so if there are unanswered questions you have; ask. :o)

I was married in 2005 to a new professing believer. The fruit was there..the change was there. But that all came and went over the 5 years of marraige. There was more than one instance of my husband choosing to break his marraige vows...and that was the reason I decided to end the marraige (after much prayer and counsel). All in all...it was a difficult 5 years...and I am thankful to God for bringing me through it....and sustaining me now that it is over. (I could write a novel on this...but I really don't feel this is the correct place to do that :o) Again...ask anything, and I am more than willing to answer.

Psalm 143:8

Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for"

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."
— Mark Twain

"I need thee, O I need thee;
every hour I need thee;
O, Lord, bless me, my Savior, I come to thee."

"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be."
— C.S. Lewis

I was a stay at home mom for 3 years....since the birth of my first child. I had every intention of remaining a stay at home mom....but due to the present circumstances, that really is not an option right now. I am currently working part time while living with my parents. Trying to figure out what to do as far as possibly taking online courses or finding full time work...and how to juggle that while still making my children my priority. I am currently awaiting a possible job in the fall at a monosary school, teaching the 3-5 yr old class. It would enable me to bring my 4 year old with me every day to work...and that would be a real blessing!

I pray that God will once again provide the means for me to be what I feel I should be; first and foremost a mother to my children, and Lord willing, a wife to my husband.

Ultimately, I desire to be a wife and mother. That is what I have always desired to be. Many people find that incredible...that that is 'all' I want to be and do...but I feel that that is the role that God created women to fill. I have always wanted a big family. Since having to move back in with my parents, I have found that I miss cleaning my own bathroom....baking cookies in my own kitchen...washing dishes in my own sink.... I am looking forward to the day when God will, Lord willing, provide me with a Godly husband whom I can work beside in raising my children and running my own household once again.

Chase kids :o). I also enjoy crafts and creating things...I love to build things (its amazing how many uses a screwdriver and hammer can have....). :o) I like hiking, going to plays, playing board games, reading books...I enjoy simple things.

Born in PA...lived in PA, Ohio, and NY state. Ive traveled to England twice....crossed the Canadian boarder :o)....D.C....thats about it.

My family is great. My parents are incredibly supportive and Godly (they have been married for...a long time..lol... my dad is a pastor and my mom has always been a stay at home mom). I have an older brother who is married and has two young children....a younger brother who is married and has a baby...and an 11 year old adopted sister. Relocation is up to God....but it would be very, very difficult to live far from family (as well as the difficulty in the kids visitation schedule with their dad).

If you have any other questions....ask! :o) I'd much rather be straightforward and honest...rather than play games...lol...I have two babies....I have no time for games unless it is Uno Moo or Candy Land. :o)

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