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Well, where do I start? I could start at many stages in my life; all very exciting and adventurous in some sort of way. Probably best to start when I met my husband 10 years ago, as this was the turning point in my very emotional and dramatic life. Met Ben through work, we had a wonderful life together, very ambitious, career driven until we decided to started a family 4 years later. The fertility Journey did take 2 years to conceive but we got there eventually and conceived little Thomas, now for someone like me who has no patience what so ever this was a agonizing and stressful wait but well worth it. We moved from our home town Bournemouth to Ipswich with Ben's work, I gave up my careern and then married in Cumbria in 2009. We continued to have 2 more children very easily compared to Thomas, Jesiica and Baby Wilson.
One of the main reasons I have set up this blog is to gather advice and information on how I can be guided through my Journey into Christianity. "We need others around us who know Jesus. Who want God to influence their lives", "The Spiritual Starter Kit" Lesson # 5 - The value of other believers.
I am not perfect nor do I want to be, I am not here to change the world, or the way people think. I am just here to be happy and put the past behind me, wash away all the pain and view the world differently to the way I see it today. I want to be happy in no matter what I do, feel completeness and at peace with the world and admire all the beautiful things it has to offer me, my family and all my beautiful friends. I know this can happen it is just a matter of believing!


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Saturday 31 December 2011

What to Do When You Have Nothing Left To Give

This is exactly what I feel like at the moment. I thought I would try and find some information on the www about it and luckily for me I came across this.
Paula Moldenhauer, Contributing Writer
Monday, March 06, 2006
"I have nothing left to give. The thought bounced around in my mind as I took a deep breath, prayed for God’s empowerment, . . . and gave some more.
Most homeschool moms have been there. We keep going on sheer will when we’ve had little sleep, too many demands, and are pulled from every direction. The question I often have is: should I pray for more strength or just take a nap?
I wish I had a magical potion to solve this problem. You know, maybe a jar of something that tastes like chocolate truffles and says, When you feel you have nothing left to give, take 2 Tablespoons and wait for surge of joy, energy, and passion for task at hand.
My life would be much more simple. But, then I guess I wouldn’t be so often reminded that I need Jesus. Every day. Every minute of this journey. Showing me how to respond to the struggles of life.
I certainly don’t have all the answers for this very real problem. If I did, my tired eyes wouldn’t be squinting as I type this article. But, I have discovered some things that help me when I feel all worn out. Maybe they’ll help you, too."
Please click on the link below to read the full article:
http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homeschool/what-to-do-when-you-have-nothing-left-to-give-1381840.html?ps=0
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  1. Families and Happiness31 December 2011 at 06:30

    As Paula States in the above article, "One of my recent favorite Scriptures says, "I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble." (Psalm 142:2 NIV) I’ve discovered that sometimes all I need to carry on is an honest conversation with my Father. I tell Him my troubles, have a good cry, and leave that heavy stuff in His hands." I so need to have this on my fridge it may just get me through the tough times.

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  2. Families and Happiness31 December 2011 at 06:40

    Give A Smile
    Give a smile and give it to every single person that you meet, and you will receive smiles in return.

    Give Out Good Thoughts
    Give out good thoughts about others, and even about what you find yourself doing, and you will live a good life, and good thoughts will be thought about you.

    Give A Kind Word
    Give a kind word to others and your kindness will be returned with kindness. Mankind was created to be kind.

    Give A Cheerful Disposition
    Give a cheerful disposition and your cheerfulness will be cheered and not jeered.

    Give Appreciation
    Give appreciation and your life will appreciate (be added to in value), and in turn you will be greatly appreciated.

    Give Encouragement
    Give encouragement and you will be imbued with fresh courage to face each day, and be prepared to attract encouragers to you.

    Give Honor
    Give honor where honor is due, for this is the honorable thing to do, and be prepared for fresh applause.

    Give Happiness
    Give happiness and you will be unable to avoid the happy feeling that accompanies it, and brings happiness to you as well.

    Give Of Your Time
    Give of your time to a greater cause than yourself, and it will cause you to be rewarded in ways that you can only start to imagine.

    Give Hope
    Give hope and watch hopelessness disappear, faith rise, and joy abound.

    Give Prayer
    Give prayer for your friends and for those who may be perceived as enemies. There is so much anger in the air in our world, and these prayers will go a long way to bringing the miraculous into play amidst the madness.
    Give, give, give and live, live, live.
    http://www.dumblittleman.com/2011/06/11-things-you-can-give-when-you-think.html

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