Really, summer is over?!

I am in udder shock that Sarah started Kindergarten today! Because Dave is now teaching at Youngstown Christian, Sarah is attending the school as well. Dave and Sarah get to drive to school every day together! It's such a blessing to know Dave is in the same building with her, he can stop by her class and peak in on her, join her for lunch and get to know the kids in her class.
My little 5 year old is one amazing kid. She is so mature and sensitive to her surroundings. She has a fun imagination and great social skills. I'm so excited to see what God has in store for her.

Someone's a little sleepy, waking up at 6:30 is a shock to all of our systems

Excited for their first day

Me and my girls

She didn't skip a beat, sat right down with the other kids and started to play. Mom on the other hand was a wreck!

God is Good

What a week it has been!! Our church has been focusing on a series titled "Storytellers". It's been an awesome experience listening to people of our church tell their story. I'm so honored to be a part of a church that allows people to be who they are...messed up, imperfect people just like myself. So, during this series I've been focused on our (the Moser family) story and boy is our story amazing, amazing because I can clearly see who is writing our story!

I want to share one event from our timeline. Two weeks ago Dave had an interview with Youngstown Christian School for the high school English teacher position. The interview went great and he was asked to come back to instruct a lesson to all of the administration, that also went great. Last week he was offered the job!! You may be thinking this is the extent of the story...but it's not! Without going into details, the salary/benefits package was not going to work for our family. Dave and I knew that this job was intended for him, so did the academic dean at the school. So, we met with our prayer warriors, made phone calls, crunched numbers and got on our knees and prayed. Once we figured the number that we needed to make it work we circled it and asked God to make it happen. And the story continues...the next day, when Dave was planning to call the school to negotiate his pay, the academic dean called Dave and said he negotiated on his behalf and offered Dave THE EXACT AMOUNT WE WERE LOOKING FOR!!!

Seriously, how good is God? Dave didn't even have to make the call. Praise God for hearing us and answering our circled prayer!!

I give Him the glory!!

Sarah had a movie date with Zadie, is she cute or what?!

I will be facilitating a mom's bible study at the YMCA starting September 11th. I am so excited to spend this time with other mom's and reading this AMAZING book

OK, I gave Sarah my iPhone when I upgraded, every 5 year old needs an iPhone! She likes to text people and tells me she can't wait to see what they respond (I don't have the heart to tell her the texts aren't actually being delivered), this was the best one by far...and, she spelled all of the words herself!

How much do you think she cost me at Walmart?

Dave being Dave on our 10 year anniversary trip to Port Clinton

We had such an amazing time. I think I took three naps and didn't have to entertain any children!!

I mean, are these girls cute or what? Katie will be 10 months this week. They get along so great. Katie follows Sarah around and gets so excited when she is playing with her. Sarah is such a caring big sister, she pays attention to Katie's needs and loves to provide for her.

Have a great week everyone! 

Parenting, or something like it

I'm tired! A couple of my reoccurring thoughts over the past few weeks...I never sit for longer than five minutes while my kids are awake & Dave and I have been parenting via the "divide and conquer" method.

This morning while I drank coffee and opened a book, I was interrupted to make breakfast. While I'm typing this post, my oldest will not stop talking to me. I often wonder if I'll be able to sit still once my kids are grown and moved out, not sure if I'll know what to do with myself...actually, I think I'll know what to do but I'll be in shock and probably start interrupting myself! Don't get me wrong, I couldn't wait to be a mom and it is such a wonderful blessing but I'm tired. The other day a friend whom I haven't seen since my youth asked if I was just a stay-at-home mom. JUST...yes, I'm JUST a stay-at-home mom :) It is some crazy work; crazy, busy, emotional, exhausting work!

Dave and I have been together for 15+ years, married for 10 next week. We have always done everything together; grocery shopping, watching TV, cooking, reading...all of our activities were done as a couple. When we had Sarah things didn't really change much. We were still able to do things together as a family of three, Sarah just came along with us. It's a whole new world now that we have two kids. Dave goes to the store with Sarah while I stay home and feed the baby, I take Sarah to gymnastics while Dave stays home to put Katie to bed...it's all about divide and conquer! It's inevitable, life changes. I think your attitude determines how smoothly the change will happen. We have two kids now so I have to accept the fact that we can't do like we used to do.

So, what makes you tired and what kind of changes have you seen happen right before your eyes? Maybe you're tired of all the changes, maybe you need a change so you're not so tired anymore (see what I did there). Let me know, I'd love to hear what you have to share.

I got a new tattoo...Greek for "Beloved"...I love the truth that I am His beloved

Instagram is an amazing app and she is an amazing kid

I had fun crafting with mason jars, chalkboard paint, mod podge and glitter

Backyard fun! Sarah and I planned a get together with some great moms and their kids