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Okay, Okay... so it's been 3 weeks(ish) since my post.  You saw the kitchen and the front room/dining room.  YES!  They're still looking like the pictures!  So, I have to share a two things that I really feel need to be shared in this process...    *1*   I have found in this process that I didn't realize how CRAZY my house drove me; sure because of the chaos - but underneath that feeling it was because I knew this wasn't normal and it could be better and I knew there were ways to take care of it, I just couldn't get that mental block to life and get moving forward with it.  Welp, mental block gone, moving forward now!     *2* There is something my mom has told me for years and years now, something that I've taken to heart and really worked to do.  "Get your own house in order first, and others will want to be a part of it."   Now, this comment came up usually in conversations about relationships and dating and all...

Wow!  Alright, so I had to wait a bit since my last blog before I started posting anything because I had to see if this was going to actually stick.  For about 2 - 3 weeks now, I have been working to get through my house, the kids too!, and get it in order and not just liveable - but in a place where it is HOME!!!  I told you last time, I would share this process with you - one I've been struggling with for some time - and that there might even be pictures (EEEK!!) .  Now, I know that there are still some of you who still aren't understanding why I've struggled with keeping my house in order and that's okay.  My guess is, you're a cleanie, which is great!  But I've found, as I share this more and more, that there are some who struggle with this process - yes, some because they have too much stuff or are choosing to be lazy and not address it - but there are also some of us who struggle with it as if it's almost a mental block, like there is something ther...

Summer is over and it's back to school!  I took a hiatus from blogging.... okay, okay, so I'm not consistent at it to start with, but I have faith you'll forgive me :-)  (check out my past blog on forgiveness if you're struggling with forgiving me!)   This summer surfaced a very interesting and unexpected confession and the marked the start of a new adventure for me and the kids in our house! It was a crazy summer... and in my life, crazy is most often synonymous with good - which in this case holds true!  First off, for those of you in the who do not reside in the Colorado area and may not be aware, Colorado was on fire this summer - literally!  There were so many wild fires it was insane; and the record breaking heat played a large part in that.  So here we were, the kids and I, home with temperatures breaking 100 multiple days in a row, no AC , and multiple wildfires within a 30 mile radius of the house.  This situation = bad news for anyone's lun...

Have you ever had something in life that you were doing everything you could with and it just wasn't working out right?  I've been dealing with a particular situation for nearly 8 months like this.  2010 was a rough year, I'd been in and out of the doctors and hospitals and specialists, racking up a total of 3 trips to the ER, one resuling in admittance and an over night stay, 2 minor surgeries and a major surgery in Nov 2010.  Just two weeks prior to my surgery, both my kiddos had their tonsils removed as a result of multiple trips to the ER with high fevers due to Strep Throat.  Needless to say, my medical bills were stacked up and bombarding my mailbox.  I had organized the insane amount of bills/accounts that had accumulated for each of us and worked diligently to pay them all off and to make sure I called and worked with each billing office if there was ever an instance where I couldn't make the full payment that month...

Have you ever looked at yourself and asked “Who am I?”   Am I the only one who finds this question difficult to answer… I can’t be, but I feel like I am.   I know WHAT I am, that’s easy.   I am a mom, a sister, a daughter, a co-worker, a friend, a follower of Jesus.   I lead in various capacities, from church to work.   I am a divorced woman, I am a single mom, I am a volunteer.   There are so many things that make up what I am – but where does it say WHO I am?   The fact that I cannot fully answer that question at this point in my life seems a little scary.   My future rides on who I am and if I were asked today “Who are you?” I wouldn’t be able to give more depth than “I am Lisa.”   Has anyone found the answer to this question?   Where did you find it?   I feel like I know what I am, but even with the enjoyment and satisfaction I get out of all these things that encompass the “WHAT” about me, I still have the nagging sense of a vo...

Have you ever just felt overwhelmed with where things were in your life?  Even when they're good, it can be overwhelming!  And I know I can't be the only one who has ever thought Oh My Gosh?!  What Was I THINKING?!   I have a mindset this year, it is to strive to be the best at what's put in front of me... that means be the best at handling big changes on the job, be the best at keeping calm and not yelling when things go crazy at home, be the best in my prayer life, be the best at managing my finances (this one needs some polishing!) , the best at putting God first in my life...  Just simply be the best at what comes my way.  Now, the hard part of that mindset, is even when a task is placed before me, and I KNOW I'm not going to be the best at it... I still tackle it with that attitude, with that goal of being the best.  So, I started with my prayer life - because to be honest, it's lacking; which is sad because I have seen the power of prayer ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR !   It's 2012... where's my flying car?!  :-)  As a child, I alwasy envisioned we'd beliving like the Jetsons by this time, but I look around and alas, we are not.  We do have some pretty cool gadgets that have graced society though, don't we?  The iPad (yes...I want one!!) , our GPS systems, bluetooth, in vehicle integration, 3D television... the list goes on and on.  With all of these amazing and life changing things being introduced into the markets, it's so easy to be caught up in the "I Want That" race .  A few things have happened over the past weeks, which have brought my feet firmly back to the ground and reminded me of WANT vs. NEED ... and where true happieness lies.  I was driving home with the kids and took a detour through an upscale neighborhood.  The homes there are beautiful...and BIG .  My daughter asked me if they were town homes.  When I explained that these homes were for one family each, she wa...