The Beginning

I am new to the Blog world and to be honest I have been wanting to start up one for quite some time now.  But as with most of my life I procrastinated until I could no longer ignore the fact that if I don't start one now, I might as well kiss my opportunity bye-bye.  So I worked on my layout, tweaking here and tweaking there and still am not 100% satisfied but decided to get over it for now and move on.  Then came the hard part, where do I start?  I tossed many ideas around and finally decided to begin by letting you  in on the inspiration for my blog.  So here you go...blog post numero uno.

How it All Began:

Photo By: Timeless Impressions

I met a man...a very sweet and darn good looking man.  We dated, we kissed, he put a ring on my finger, we said "til death do us part".... and after 6 whirlwind months of  marital bliss, God had blessed us with a precious  baby bean to care and nurture in my belly for the next 9 months.  Boy, the phrase "Life hits you fast" is no lie...we didn't know the first thing about being parents, but after tears of fear and tears of joy, we knew that life was about to get a whole lot sweeter than we had ever imagined.  And it did.  Much, much sweeter. 

Photo By: Amy W. Photo

Photo By: Amy W. Photo

When my little man entered the world I swear the earth stood still as I gazed into those sweet eyes. I knew that little bundle had reached into the very core of our hearts as I looked up and saw the tears streaming down Kyle's  face.....the first time I had ever seen my husband cry. Probably one of the most tender and most cherished moments in my small history.  Life as we knew it would forever be changed, and we were more than happy to allow this new season to blossom and flourish.

Photo By: Amy W. Photo

Photo By: Amy W. Photo

Oh how we fell deeply, head-over-heals for our little Cole bug.....all the while Kyle was laid off from his job and we really got to soak up being together as a family of 3 for 3 whole months.  I loved that I had the two men that I adored the most around me 24-7. Sure, we had late nights and early mornings, but we felt beyond blessed.  We kept trying to wait in faith that God would provide when we most needed it.  The true trial came when my maternity flew by and it was time to head back to work.  I cried, oh how I cried...in fact I cried the ENTIRE night before I was originally scheduled to go back, not a wink of sleep.... thankfully I had an incredibly understanding boss who allowed me to take a whole extra week to prepare.  

Everyone kept telling me it would get easier, but it never did.  People would ask if I found a good daycare like it was just the typical and expected thing to do with your newborn.  I would say I found the best, he is with his daddy and they are having bonding time. And I would be lying if I didn't have a twinge of anxiety that in the end Cole would love his daddy more than me...the one who birthed him. And just when I about threw in the towel because I was given grief for taking "too many extra long breaks"  for pumping...God intervened.  He gave Kyle his job back and it proved to be a better situation than before with a few stipulations. Which led to the next stage of our lives.


I honestly was going to try and not be long-winded but I want people to fully understand where I am coming from and the basis for my blog.  See,  in the world's eyes it is normal and acceptable to be a working mom....and for some that may be exactly what God called them to do and be.  But for me something was grasping at my heartstrings...it was a blue-eyed-bubbly- boy.  And from the moment I met him I knew God had called me to put on a new pair of shoes.  I whole-heartedly traded in my high heels for wedges, and I gave up that lovely paycheck for cutting coupons.  And you know what? In my eyes I traded up.....I know being a homemaker gets a bad rap and sometimes it can be the brunt of many sitcom jokes.  But I feel privileged that God chose me.  

So here is my blog, join me in my journey to learning how to be a wife, a mom and a homemaker. I will share a little about life, a little about God, and a little about food...a blog with a combo of all my passions. 


Caley