High on Fumes

If the Thomasons are acting like they are on something this week...

well...they might be. Really? What you ask?

Let's see...Lacquer thinner, stain, sealer...u name it. 

Yes. We ripped up our carpet last week & we are staining our concrete floors.

That's us...DO. IT. YOUR. SELF. ERS. 

We already had it in our kitchen, but now we have it pretty much everywhere 

except for the bedrooms. 

It's a long process. My house is a total disaster zone. 

Furniture in my bedroom, in my kitchen, in my garage. 

I can't park my car in the garage...bummer on the cold car in the morning!!

And yes...I have to just LET. IT. GO. because the mess can make a 

clean girl go CrAzY!!! But hey...I'm on fumes. 

As they say...the pain is worth the gain. And it will be when it's all put 

back in the appropriate area & I will no longer have to deal with carpet in the 

living room! Can I get an AMEN?? 

As for now...I'm high on fumes it seems. Shooeeweee!!! 

I am also in the process of looking for a sectional. 

Um...can you can they are Expensive!!! GEEZ LOUISE!!! 

But what we are saving on doing the floors we can get a some new furniture.

Super yeah!!!! I will have to post a pic when it's all done. 

You all have a great day!! Hi Ho Hi Ho it's back to work I Go!! 

p.s. I think I did a little bit of yelling in this blog...sorry. HAHA

Becoming Less

First week...


I lost 3 pounds!!! Woo hoo!!


I thought I would start each week with something I am changing.


First I sat down & calculated points for foods I was planning on eating.


I went to the grocery store & really took the time to look at labels & make healthy choices.


One of the main changes I tried this week was portion control.


When I felt myself getting full...I stopped. 


I didn't take too much...I measured out a portion & knew the points. 


I know...it sounds so simple. But for  me...not so much.


I prayed each day that I would let God fill me...not rely on the food.


So this week if you are struggling with food
1. Get a plan
2. Pay attention to how much you are eating.


You will notice a huge difference in  a week! 


This verse really spoke to me this week....
Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction their God is their belly & their glory is their shame,
 with minds set on earthly things. 

Why I count it all JOY...A day late..:)

So I'm a day late..but I can still be JOYFUL!!

Join my friend Angel as we count our JOYS today...

a day late...:)

Why am I filled with JOY?

Welp...we finished painting the inside of our house & my

arm didn't fall off.

Notes from my past youth girls who are grown women now.

We riped up our carpet!! Yeah!! Gonna stain the rest of our floors.

Even in the midst of my sister going thru the most difficult time of her life,

I know God is going to use this to draw her closer to Him.

The True Loves Waits series that our youth is going thru on Wed. nights.

My husband & his desire to see others come to Jesus.

Rainy days.

Learning to take control of food instead of it controlling me.

Subbing for the first time all month!! 

My kids & how much they make me laugh. 

Winter Jam concert! Watching my girls worship! 

Have a great day!

Bye Bye Rubber Ducky

10 years ago we moved into our new home.

My kids were 4, 2 & 10 months. Just babies!!!

When they were babies I had their pictures taken in a little bathtub
with a rubber ducky. So I decided this bathroom would be decorated
with those cute pictures & ducks.

And it was good when they were little...but now they are 14, 12 & 10.

Not so much...& Lauren now has her own bathroom upstairs.

While we were snowed in last week I decided it was time to update!! 

And Taa Daaaaa...here is how it turned out!! 

We took down the big plain mirror, new shower curtain, new drawer pulls, 

sanded and re-stained the wood, put up new molding, painted & glazed the walls.

The pictures really don't show the true color, but it's close enough. 

Saying goodbye to the duckies was like saying goodbye them being babies.

But it's time...sniff sniff...boo hoo. 

Becoming Less

I am starting a new weekly blog called....

"Becoming Less"


John 3:30
He must become greater...I must become less. 


I have an idol in my life that have made many attempts to get rid of.
I let go for awhile...but find myself wandering in the desert again.


Again & Again.


Recently I started reading through Old Testament again...
and in my BSF study of Isaiah we have been talking about how 
the Israelites worshiped Idols. 
Found myself judging them for their Idol worship.
But then I look at my life & realize...
Who am I to judge them with all the idols that I worship in my life?


What is this idol I speak of?
F. O. O. D.


Some of you are thinking...really? 
And Yes...I seriously love to eat.
Sweets have a stronghold on my life..seriously.


I have had tons of friends who have been very successful at 
Weight Watchers. I keep feeling like I should go to a meeting. 


I have gained 13 pounds since October...I know right?
I am out of control...I haven't weighed this much in a long time.


But let me tell you...it's not about the weight as much as it is about the
disobedience in my heart where food is concerned. I treat food as a
BFF...not something to survive on.


 I eat for fun...entertainment & comfort. 


So I went to a WW meeting last night. 
I need some accountability...support...direction.


I will go every Thursday night.
On Fridays I will blog about my week of Becoming Less.


Not only in size...but most importantly in my relationship with Christ.


I was a little reluctant at first to start this post. But honestly I'm hoping someone
out there is struggling with this also & can pray for me. Or maybe I can 
encourage someone to a this step with me. 


I'm excited. I'm ready. I know I can do this. 


Next week I will tell you my goals & what WW offers you
so come back & join me. 


Becoming Less....

Why I count it all JOY Wednesday!!

It's Wednesday....so get your JOYFUL heart ready to

 Praise Our God for He Is Might to Save!

Grab my friend Angel's button & join us!

Why am I JOYFUL this week?

The snow is almost gone!

It is suppose to be 70 degrees today!

WOW what a difference a week makes!

This little guy made his debut into the world last week.

Jeremiah Adsit

His mommy & daddy grew up at FCC & now they are on staff

in our children's ministry. Jessica is Brooke's small group leader. We love them!!

Brooke finally got to have her friend party on Friday night. 

We played Minute to win it games. They had to pull all the Kleenex out of a 

box in one minute...my floor was covered in Kleenex afterwards. 

Of course I had to make it a Canon moment...

My mom made us cupcakes for Valentines...yummy!

I am going to start a new Friday Blog this week.

Don't want to miss this journey that I am starting!

We have began painting the inside of our house.

Though this creates a disaster area for a week or so...

it's been something I've wanted to do for years!! 

I will show you pics later.

It will be worth the mess.

Back to BSF yesterday...it's so refreshing.

God has blessed me with being able to be a stay at home mom 

all of these years. One choice I will never regret.

Going to the movies with Jaden's class today!!

(part of being a SAHM)

Studying the Book of James at church.

Tokbox with my PWs yesterday.

3 amazing kids

One Incredible husband

One Awesome God

Psalm 66:1

Shout for JoY to GOD,

all the earth!

Love Letters

I watched Jenna Bush interview her grandparents yesterday...

They have been married 66 years...almost unheard of these days...

They talked about how love letters are not saved like they used to be
because of emails...text...twitter & such. It's not on paper anymore.
The Bush's read some of their letters...oh they were precious.

I was inspired to write a letter to Matt yesterday. But then I sent an
email out to my PWs that I am meeting with today & Suzanne said
she decorated a piece of paper for everyone in her family & they all
 had to write something nice about each other on it. LOVE THAT!!

Ya'll don't know this...but I have some MAD scrapbooking skills...
I used to scrapbook all the time with one of my friends. So I put those
skills to work & made some cute pages for us to write on & we all
took turns writing something nice to each other....

It's amazing what they will say to each other...LOL!!
I cherish this piece of paper with their handwriting on it.
Thought I would share a few pics from last night...
Matt brought home Olive Garden to give me the night off!

And he & Jaden brought us home some flowers...

We made chocolate covered strawberries...

My Valentine...:) 

So this is my challenge to all of you....get out a piece of paper...

Write a love letter to your spouse today. 

Will you join me in saving hand written love letters??