30 days of blessings.... follow up!

Hello all you awesome people!!!! Well today is the end of the 30 Days of Blessings challenge. Can you believe it has already been a month?!?! Where is all the time going? There are quite a few blessings I would like to share with you that have happened to me since starting this challenge.

First and foremost..... A HAPPY HEALTHY FAMILY!
I have noticed a lot of people take their family for granted, until something happens. I am thankful for the blessing of an amazing husband and a totally awesome son everyday! Don't push this blessing aside. So many things can happen from one day to the next, hold your loved ones just a little tighter :)

I have returned to college for my Bachelor's Degree!
This has truly been a blessing! I had some financial aide issues a few years back and had thought I would never be able to go back to school. I am pursuing my dream of working in the field of Psychology! Thank you Lord for this blessing to help others!!!!

I got to see my sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew!!
For those of you who don't know, just about two years ago I moved from PA to Florida. I haven't seen my sister since I moved. Her whole family was in Orlando for a week and I got to spend an entire day with them before they left. I miss them all so much already!

Trip all set for July!
In July, me and my family are going to NY to my mother's for 10 WHOLE DAYS!!!! Anyone who knows me knows how important my Momma, step-dad, and younger brother are to me. I can hardly wait to wrap my arms around them and not let go!

And there is one more blessing....... but that one is going to have to wait :)

There were so many other blessings, both large and small throughout this month. The smile of a stranger, the hug of a friend, the three hour phone conversations with important people in my life. My goal was to show everyone, that just because it isn't huge and extravagant, doesn't make it less of a blessing. I hope everyone enjoyed this!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have decided, since the munchkin will be out of school in a week and a half (eeeek), that I will be doing a series each week throughout the summer pertaining to my life and well hopefully yours :)
The first series is to help keep those mini humans of yours occupied so YOU don't lose your mind! This series will start June 1st and I cannot wait to share the awesomeness I have prepared for you!!!!

God bless and Keep Smilin'
Stephanie ><>

Learning to be who I know I want (and Christ wants) me to be

 

I am sure there are a lot of people who will give me flack for this particular entry. There's that touchy word..... SUBMISSIVE!!!!! There are a lot of people that don't understand my position on this, and that's ok. Before I even start, I would like to say that I will welcome feedback, as long as there is no foul language, no bashing, and no degrading. Do we have a deal?

 

 

So, how many of you ladies out there will openly admit to being a submissive wife? How many of you know what that means biblically? How many women see that word, and think "Not this woman!" I can't begin to tell you how many snide, rude, and down right nasty comments I have gotten from people simply because they don't understand my lifestyle. Now, do I think that it is fear that brings about this reaction? ABSOLUTELY!

 

 

Before I go any further, I would like to say that this is a choice I made while praying to God for an answer. I prayed on this for a very long time. I waited to hear from Him before I made ANY changes to how I was living.

 

So here we go. Am I a submissive wife? Yes! Am I happy? Yes! Am I a doormat? NO!!!!! This is where a lot of people look at me and tell me I am crazy. My husband is the head of my household. He works, manages all the money, yes you read that right, ALL the money. He does outside work when he is home. I am manager of my home. I cook, I clean, I take care of our son, I go to school online, and I make sure our home is running smoothly. I keep track of where we need to be and when we need to be there. I take care of all the small details and large ones of our everyday lives. My husband has the final say in the big things, and that is perfectly ok with me :).

 

Now, do not confuse submission with abuse. ABUSE IS NEVER OK!!!! I think a lot of people hear submission and automatically think I am a doormat. That is not the case at all. The only way I can explain it is this:

Say you are building a house. You have all the rooms just the way you want them built. Down to the very last light fixture. But what is that house without foundation? I am that foundation. My husband is absolutely amazing, he is the house. He provides for us. He cares for us. He is the main structure and support of our house. I make sure that house stays together. I make sure that house doesn't sink, sag, or crumble. I am the foundation that keeps it all together. Make sense?

 

There is something else though. Without a foundation there would be no house. Without the house, the foundation would be useless. What my husband and I have in this relationship, we hold each other together. We give each other purpose. We give each other strength, stability, and comfort. Just because the word submissive is there, doesn't make me less important. My husband would be the first one to tell you that without me, life would be chaos LOL!

 

So before you judge, criticize, or think someone is just "hiding", think again. This is my calling. This is where I am meant to be. I am the teacher of the young, self controlled, care giver to my husband and son, happy, homemaking wife!!!

 

God Bless and Keep Smilin'

 

Stephanie><>

 

Busy busy busy!!!

Hey everyone!!! I am so sorry I have been absent for so long!!! I will catch you all up after this weekend! Love to all of you!



God Bless and Keep Smilin'

Stephanie