Miller Mondays

A special thanks to Chris Isch, this is a picture from his last deployment ceremony.

Well this weekend we have had Brandon's parents in and have loved every minute of it. We are so lucky that his lil brother and sister will be staying with us for a week. I am sure the kiddos will love having playmates all week long. I'm not sure the older kiddos will like all the begging and pleading to play so much.

Because today is Memorial day I have been thinking of war ......of course. If you have not read The Myth of a Christian Nation it is worth a look. This book has changed the way I look at things, including war and military service. My prayer is that these wars end soon. I am praying especially for those "hidden ranks" those individuals that are left behind. My heart breaks for all those kiddos that have to go on living without a mommy and daddy while they are away at war. I mourn for the lose of innocence in individuals going to war. I pray for strength for those spouses that are without a partner while their partner is deployed.

I want to thank all the FAMILIES that serve. Thank you for your sacrifice.

Wordless Wednesday!!!

Zoe just chillin.

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See you Friday!

Aprile

Miller Mondays

So Monday has come again. ugh. darn it. But let us rejoice for this is the day the Lord has made.

I promised I would be doing a series on being a professional Mom. Well not today. Yes I have not done my homework. Teacher can I be excused then? No you say? Why not ( Hudson's new response to EVERYTHING) ? Oh because I can't stop being a Mom? Okay. So I really did have a blog on professional momming. But this morning I did not like it . AT ALL. So I am going to scrap it and try again next Monday. And this time I am going to seek some help. For those of you who know me this will come as no surprise but the post became quite wordy and a bit confusing . So I want to streamline and re-organize and give it another try.

But in the meantime I will continue to find a routine that works for most of us and help the others adapt. I want to make an effort to use my words to build people up and encourage. I want to pray for Brandon today not because something is going wrong but just because I love him. I will take tasks one at a time, I promise to not beat myself up if I don't achieve all my goals. I will not make mountains out of mole hills.

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Until next time love the ones your with,

Aprile

I'm back for Miller Mondays

Okay so I had a baby......on April 5th and that means my self-imposed maternity leave from blogging has come to an end. I must start writing again. I must. I must. I must.

Yesterday was Mother's Day and I saw it in a completely new light.........I have now declared that day my New Year's. I am so completely in love with my job.....being a stay-at-home Mom. It is hard work I don't have to tell you that.........but what is so cool is that it can be your (my) ministry too. Brandon and I have been talking about how do you do it "all" you know be the perfect family member , the good spouse, the provider and still minister to the "lost"? Well ministry can happen in your own home. We as parents have to be guides to our children while they live at home. But more on this later.

My goal over the next couple of weeks is that I want to explore how to become a professional mom. I want my kids to see and experience me as warm , but I want my life to be a little more harmonious and I think if I were to put a little more "professionalism" into my job I might achieve something close to harmony.

I will be using some books and articles and maybe some blogs to help guide my process. Please understand that I am not professing to be an expert at anything I will be exploring but I will be doing all these exercises with you.

My first task is to find a family mission statement. All companies I know of have something they use to guide and keep them focused. So as CEO of my family I will be searching and praying for something that fits my family. This can be a quote, a bible verse, song verse or something you create. So please check back to see what I have come up with and please share what you have come up with or simply your thoughts.

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And of course some pics of my family with our new addition!!

Blessings

Aprile