TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 Called to be Momma, Experiencing Burn Out - How Do We Cope? Needing Encouragement, Rest and Understanding, Please Respond Back Hello everyone, It's been awhile since I wrote personally. So much is going on right now. I sold Another Blessing on September 15, and took a writing job with   Suite 101  the end of September. It was my intention to simply slow down a bit, down size, and write a little bit everyday for Suite 101 and my blogs, build a new income source and

Mommas Need Sick Days. Dealing with Sickness, Pain, Hormones and Emotions. I can almost bet that title got your attention. The calling to be Momma is a job, but it is like no other job on the planet.   From the moment of conception to your dying breath, you are on duty. There are no sick days, you can't just take a personal day. It is 24/7/365. Your benefit package is seeing the rewards at the end of the journey. Hopefully your house, home, spouse and children will rise up and call you ble

Reflections I woke up yesterday to the sounds of children fussing.  This is not unusual in my house. Two of my four children are like me. They don't do mornings well. The youngest and the oldest were at odds with each other. As I listened to the 12 year old bark at the two year old, my past caught up with me, and a lesson was formed, one I would share in hopes that history would not repeat itself. When I was 25 years old, I was an assistant manager for a department store. I was a recent co

Lesson Learned - Do you know the facts about progesterone? So many of you out there are like myself. You love being Momma. There's nothing like feeling a baby's first kicks within the womb, (and of course the "conceiving" with your husband is nice too!) But I love the whole experience! Time with my husband Conceiving First heartbeats First kicks The flood of joy when the baby is delivered! And holding that new baby........... Watching them grow, change, learn and live! It's

Trusting In and Depending On God - Continually Learning I love how God talks to us. Non-believers and skeptics may scoff at us for saying God still speaks to us today, but it is true. God does speak to the "heart," of man (and woman), in his own way. Jeremiah 29:11-14a says (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I w

The Power of Encouraging Words - You've Got Something to say! Please say it! I've been blogging now off and on since October 2008, and for me, it's not just merely a avenue of self expression. It's a way of reaching out, sometimes to get back what I'm needing and sometimes giving what I think needs to be given. I've got something to say! But so do you! Many of my friends and aquaintances don't understand this blogging. Man! I've got people in my life that don'

You are not Alone - Part 2 Depression/Anxiety : Is it o.k. to take medication or should we just trust in God? The Answer: Yes! and Yes. I was touched by an email I received on one of my groups yesterday. It was an email I could have written myself ten years ago. A young woman writes of her struggles with anxiety/depression, especially post partum  and her struggles with the issues many Christians face. Is it  o.k.  to take medication for anxiety/depression? Should I just trust in God? Should

The Healing Begins Inspiration From Tenth Avenue North's Newest Song This is where the healing begins, oh This is where the healing starts When you come to where you're broken within The light meets the dark The light meets the dark   Not a day goes by that I don't think about the two babies we lost in the past 12 months, Hope (8-09-09), Grace (2-13-10) Yes, I have 4 beautiful, smart and talented children that encircle me with love. I am so grateful to God for the blessing of my fam

You're Beautiful It's been an interesting week here in the Wingfield home. If you are like me, you are doing several things at once and thinking about so much more. Sunday morning, a young lady sang this song, How Beautiful - How Beautiful the hands that served the wine and the bread and the sons of the earth How beautiful the feet that walked the long dusty road and the hill to the cross How Beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ How Beautiful the heart that bled

Duggar Family Mania - A Gentle Loving Reminder "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. " Jeremiah 29-11-14a (NIV) Duggar Mania is here. Everyw