Hello blog world... I'm back

Hello, My name is Lana... do you even remember me? I once was a blogger. Oh yes, remember? I used to blog all the time, not just on Tuesday's when we talk food. Seriously folks, I've been on a blog fast and I am so glad to be typing again. It all went down hill for my blogging when I went back to work about 3 years ago and then my hours kept increasing at work and my blogging was decreasing. It was life and that was it.

Also, I was working at our church... and honestly, there is only so much I can put in this blog about my church and the people I worked with and or crazy situations I encountered. Oh don't get me wrong, there was plenty to talk about, just would not have been a good idea to put it on the world wide web. One thing you have to remember working at a church is... people are still people even when they work at a church... we are all human and that makes for fun and well... you know what I mean.

So since we talked last... no, no, I'm not going to give you all the details... but A LOT has been going on. My dear husband went back to school and graduated with a Masters in Software Engineering. I am so proud of him! And we have a new addition to the family... a sweet baby boy. Spencer Knox! Is he the cutest little guy ever! We are all in love with him, especially his big sister Kathryn. It has been a fun 3 months so far.

So, thankfully, I am no longer working and am home now, officially a Stay at Home Mom again.

I am praying this gives me more time to do the things I have truly missed since ging back to work... blogging, attending Ladies Bible study, volunteering at my daughters school, helping family when needed, getting my house cleaned up and maybe even do some painting. Most of all I am looking forward to taking good care of my family.

I'll do my best to get my blogging butt back in to gear, be patient with me, I'll try to think of something fun or interesting or profound to say... or maybe not.

A Year in Review

I pray you all have a wonderful New Year in 2009! I've seen a few people already list their 2008 highlights... it seems like a great idea to review the year, so here we go!

• Hubby begins grad school
• We realize this means we are both now in grad school
• Beloved Grandma Ruth went to be with the Lord
• We had snow in Kentucky on our trip there, it was lovely
• I started blogging... what a new world and great new friends
• still working at the church- hours increased and so has my stress
• took trip to Corpus to play on the beach
• Kathryn got her first pet... a fish
• Kathryn buried her first pet... a fish
• Kathryn begins preschool and LOVES it
• I become a soccer mom and don't really love it
• We grew carrots in our flower pot
• Facebook became my homepage and I reconnected with so many old friends
• I had car wreck in July and I am still dealing with the insurance company
• We took the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University and it changed our financial life

I am sure there is so much more to add, but these are some of the things that come to mind. It has been a year for sure. Kelly and I both agree we are glad there is only one more year of grad school until completion. We are praying things slow down and are truly trying to make that a priority. We want to enjoy our family and not be tied to responsibilities that hurt family time more than bring us together.

Spend a little time this week thinking over the past year. What would you change if you could? How are you going to live differently in the new year? I'm going to make Loving and Worshipping my Lord a priority. It fell short this year along the way of business and work. I want to love and cherish my family even more and be the Godly wife and mother I know God has planned for me to be.

So proud of my sista!

My Sister was the featured blogger today!
Go read the article at 5 Minutes for Mom!
Way to go Lisa!!!

Well, what a blessing!

Well I have to say, I feel honored today. Sweet, Cheryl bestowed on me two bloggy awards.
I appreciate her bestowing these on me as I think she is the kindest blogger ever! Her heart for the Lord is apparent in all she says. So, thank you Cheryl I truly appreciate this and YOU!

I'd like to pass these along to a blogger I first met last month. I am blessed by her devotion to her family and her love for the Lord, also I love her sense of humor. So today, I'm honoring Ashleigh at Heart and Home. Her husband is serving in the military and she has small children at home. Stop by and check her out and send up some prayers for her family and her husband.

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for Temp My Tummy Tuesday... it will be FUN!

I Should be...

I should be in my car on my way to work right now, but I hated not to post anything today. It is tough during the week, working Tues - Thur I miss three great blogging days! I'll have to start schedule postings.
Anyway, here is a list of things I should be doing when I am usually blogging:
1.driving to work
2.cleaning my house
3.playing with my daughter
4.(I would say spending time with hubby, but he is usually sitting right behind me at his desk on his computer... so does that count as quality time together?)
5.baking fabulous treats to give to the neighbors
6.saving the world
7.reading actual books and not words on a screen
8.sewing... Ooops I don't know how to sew
9.learn to sew
10. did I already say clean my house?

What are the things you should be doing instead of blogging the day away?
I'm off to work now... Have a great day!

This bloggy journey

So, I've been really thinking over this whole blog thing lately. This weekend I was all excited reading what was going on at She Speaks. I found myself anxiously awaiting Sophie, Mel and Shannon to post about all the excitement. I am still so new in the bloggy world and it still sometimes amazes me. I just have these thoughts in my mind and want to get them out. It has given me a sense of freedom if you will. My husband is still afraid I'm giving away all the family secrets or something. But occasionally... I see that he has hopped over here and given it a read. I came in one day and he was all smiles.

But there are days I struggle with what to say and how to say it. I was relieved today when Boo Mama posted about her talk at the conference. It was about finding your voice in this blogosphere. I appreciate her reminding us all to be ourselves. It is easy to ready your favorite blog and think..."if I could just use that pithy tone Christine has or her quick wit" or be ever so deep and thoughtful as Jenifer or spiritually hysterical and thought provoking as Jon.

But I am just ME, good ole me. I am who I am. I hope you like me, but even if you don't I gotta be me. I know I get kinda pensive and thoughtful one day and talk about a crock pot the next, but I think it all fits, because that is me. That is my busy, working mom life who at almost 38 years old, sometimes doesn't quite know who I want to be when I grow up. I do know that I am enjoying the journey, this crazy, busy, frantic, fun, full of love, struggling to be the woman of God I want to be and feeling blessed beyond measure as I travel down the road.

Thanks for walking down the path with me. I hope we can all be inspired together as we learn from one another and share our lives.