Careless words

I was sitting at a table with my kids playing around me and trying to journal.  I couldn't help but be distracted by the other tables with women paired off in deep discussions.  I wondered, how many of these conversations are glorifying to God? I couldn't make out what anyone was saying, nor did I want to, I just wondered.  As women, we have major tendencies to gossip.  How much of what we say is gossip? As I grow more with the Lord, I realize I talk less and less.  It is my way of controlling my tongue.  Matthew 12:36 tells us that we will be held accountable for every careless word we say.  That makes me more cautious about opening my mouth.  I only want to open my mouth if I am glorifying God.  On the other hand, then I may be perceived as being mad or a snob.  How can I be sure to not speak with careless words but yet be friendly and outgoing?  Is being outgoing a must for being a Christian?  The only way to truly know is to go to the Father and seek His wisdom.  I pray that when I open my mouth, it is not with careless words I speak, but with words of wisdom and words glorifying to my God and Creator. 

Hello blog world!

Well, I have talked about it and thought about it, buy now I have finally done it.  I started a blog.  I couldn't decide what to blog on.  There are so many crazy aspects to my life, I couldn't just choose one.  I decided that I would just blog about my daily life.  Some days are calmer than others, those would be boring to blog about so I probably won't.  With this first blog, let me just tell you about myself.  The most important thing about me is that I love Jesus.  It's not a religion for me, it's a relationship.  Jesus loves me and I love him.  If you ever want to know more about that, please ask.  I love talking about my relationship with Christ.  He saved me from a life that was totally going the wrong way.

God also gave me an amazing husband.  When I say amazing, I mean amazing.  I could not function without him.  He is not only my husband, but my best friend and my teammate.  We have five children from 3-9 years old and I homeschool them.  I am so blessed to be the one to raise them and interact with them everyday.  I get to see the light bulbs come on when they understand something.  It's a complete blessing.  Don't get me wrong, it's stressful and crazy, but all the peanut butter and jelly kisses totally make it worth it!

Okay I think that is all I shall write for today.  It's 6:50 p.m. and I need to get my kids to bed.  That's right, I said bed, their bedtime is 7:00.  That is how I stay sane and keep a relationship with my hubby.  If you are wondering how I do that with the older ones, they read in their bed until about 8:00.  I'm okay with that. By 7:00 everybody is ready for some alone time and they welcome the idea of being in their beds.