Justone

I'm not sure how I found out about this site, but a site thats for women in leadership have a wonderful resource out there. Women of this generation who have husbands in leadership have a wonderful resource as well. Leadingandlovingit is hosting a vertual conference for women. I miss last week, b/c we were on vaca - Buffalo was very relaxing and enjoyable! - but this week I made sure to make one of the 4 sessions they have. 

 The topics today, family and boundaries! If your in leadership, in any business you know how hard that can be to juggle, and if your in church leadership sometimes its harder there. It was great, I heard some things that I knew and really needed to be reminded of, like I'm Marks biggest cheerleader. That my job, to encourage and support and pray and be there for him. Spending time w/ just the two of us is so very important, talking about our day and being able to connect every day is very important. The biggest thing that really stuck out to me was that I'm more important to him that I realize. Thats very true, if it is true. Sometimes, many times there are days that my job as wife and stay@ home mom seems to matter @ all. That what I do isn't meaningful or of any significance. I have to remind myself that it is very important that I'm able to be @ home w/ the babies, that my job, as a stay @ home mom, is meaningful, and more importantly my job as Marks encourager is very important as well. If your in leadership, in church ministry, check this out. Its free too, and online! 

On the flip side of this wonderful conference, I didn't do a very good job of being supportive, or encouraging today. After I was encouraged and pumped about all I can do to be a great wife, I failed big time! I don't have unlimited texting for a reason I think, and after sending a text to Mark out of frustration w/ the girls who were both screaming and whining while I was trying to get dinner made, I felt awful. Like everything from earlier this afternoon was meaningless. Tomorrow I will be doing extra to make up for my snappy attitude and frustration. Oh the joys of learning. 

As for our vacation, we had a wonderful time. Buffalo was very cool, relaxing and enjoyable to see old friends and family is always fun to be around. Here are some pics of our time there. 

The top two - Kaia eating an apple, she would take a bite of it, and then spit out the skin, and take another bit and do the same thing. 

Middle - Kaia and Papa 

Bottom - Miss Olivia had her own seat, lucky us, on the way there. She did such a good job!