Happy St. Patrick's Day!

THE STORY OF SAINT PATRICK

Saint Patrick was a man of God

who came to Erin’s land

With God’s own love within his heart,

a shamrock in his hand.

He used the three-leafed shamrock

to help the people see

How there could be three persons

in the Holy Trinity.

The God the Irish learned of

today can still be found—

A Truth that’s far more beautiful

than creation all around!

Thirty-five...

22 things for my 35th Birthday…

1. Half of 70.

2. I’ve known Mike for 21 of my 35 years.

3. I have been a wife for 11 of those 21 years (come this August).

4. I believed there was a God and that Jesus died and rose again for my sins for 35 years, but have only believed IN Him for 13years.

5. I have been a mom of one child for 2 years, a mom of two children for 5 years, a mom of three children for 2 years and now a mom of four children for 2 years.

6. I have been in an apartment, a condo and now a house.

7. I have a mini-van and it is almost too small for us.

8. I’m a homeschooling teacher.

9. I have been pregnant just over 3 years total out of my 35 years.

10. I have given birth once in the hospital.

11. I have given birth once in a free-standing birthing center.

12. I have given birth twice at home with a midwife.

13. I vaccinated my first born partially until he started to have reactions and haven't vaccinated my other kiddos after researching it.

14. We still eat white refined stuff, but I have a dream of someday eliminated it.

15. I do NOT own any birkenstocks or denim jumpers.

16. I may live in Washington, but I'm not "granola-like" or a liberal. And while I wouldn't mind becoming more simple/natural/healthy, I do not desire to become more "tolerant" or "open-minded" or "worldly".

17. I started drinking coffee within the past 5 years... Iced White Chocolate Mocha, double shot please.

18. A lot of my thoughts, ideas, goals have changed over the years and some have stayed the same.

19. I have lost 2 children through miscarriage, I still think of them often.

20. I get migraines, which I get less of if I increase my ph balance and take my B2.

21. One of the weird things that causes my migraines is Papa Murphy's Pizza. Still haven't figured out if it's the sauce, the cheese or the dough.

22. I am a long ways off from my ideal self.

This was going to be a list of 35 things, but I just don’t have the time at the moment… should I think of more I will add to it later. :o)