Stuff worth sharing.

In the event you don't follow the exact same blogs I do, here are several posts that hit my blog-dar over the past week that I think are just absolutely, positively, excellent.

First up, Jen Hatmaker's post: "Run Your Race"

I fell head over heels for Jen when I read her book "Seven" a couple years ago.  If you haven't read it, and you are interested in exploring "a deeply reduced life in order to find a greatly increased God" I suggest you at least read the cover.  Then decide if you're ready for your world to be rocked.  If you are, proceed.  If not, come back to it when you are.  It will make you laugh and cry all within two minutes of each other.

The post I link to above makes me love her all the more.  I maaaaaaaaaaaybe teared up reading it.

Side note, I'm taking a random road trip tomorrow for a round trip total of less then 12 hours to hear Jen speak for maaaaaaybe two hours total.  I'm positive it will be worth it.  CANNOT.  WAIT.  Can you tell I'm a super fan?  

Second, Modern Mrs. Darcy's post: "Buying a house vs. buying a house AND a life"

The finance major in me loves her take on this.  Behavioral finance at it's finest!  And although I already had the book she recommends in the article on my "to-read" list on Goodreads, it's now jumped a few spots in line.  This one is thought provoking.

And finally, because I needed a good laugh after tearing up reading Jen, and thinking so intensely about future house purchasing after reading MMD, here's one for a GOOD LAUGH:

Finally, the Momastery post: "Whack-A-Mole"

I was laughing so hard I was crying.

Happy Weekend!  


      

The Bus named "Motherhood"

With the start of spring yesterday, I thought it may be a good chance for me to come back to the blog.  To be honest, lately I've felt like I've been hit by the bus named "Motherhood".  Since the beginning of 2014, I'm just now beginning to feel like I have my feet on the ground again.  Let me also say here that I don't know how single moms manage this motherhood thing.  Or women with military spouses.  Mad kuddos to those ladies.  I have a very involved hubby, and great friends/family, and many days I STILL feel like I'm in quicksand.  

I feel like I say this every month, but seven months is really my favorite so far.  Adelaide's personality is emerging and I feel like I'm learning so much about her.  When she meets someone for the first time, she always greets them with a smile, and she loves to chat.  She's a little bit of a ham!  Adelaide also has proven to be somewhat impatient (a trait she most definitely and unfortunately got from me).  I love that I can elicit a belly laugh from her whenever I need good baby giggles, and playtime has really become more interactive between the two of us.        

Lexi and Adelaide are already becoming the best of friends, and it really is fun to play with them.  I just can't get enough of them together.  Here's just a small sampling of the preciousness between these two besties.    

Adelaide is smart to hang onto Sophie, and anything else that squeaks...  

The petting gets me everytime. 

Tummy time solidarity!  Lexi is totally a team player.

I mean, seriously.

This is the reason my phone is out of storage space.  

SO. MUCH. PRECIOUSNESS!