Prayers go up and blessings come down.

So…Derrick saw, “Doggy’s Nose to Baby’s Toes” saved under my favorites and asked what it was. I told him that it was my blog. He wondered where I got the name, “Doggy’s Nose to Baby’s Toes” and I told him I used my unique, slightly, creative side and came up with the catchy title and picture, and it talks about our day to day life. He said, “I’m going to read it!” And I said, “Go right ahead!” He began to read the blog and chuckled about my perception of what happened the other morning and couldn’t believe that I actually put that in a blog. That’s what blogs are for….everyday things: the good, the bad, and the ugly. When he finished reading, I asked what he thought and he said that I only put the bad stuff that has happened. He told me that good things have happened within the last month and I should add those too.

All of this got me thinking. I have been a little down lately due to certain events that have happened in my life, some of which are not mentioned. And they aren’t mentioned for private reasons. My husband and I are very blessed. We are blessed financially; we both have full-time, good paying, secure jobs. We have a big house with lots of room, full of furniture and appliances, and gym equipment (that never gets used). We have two new vehicles that are in working order and lots of room to transport lots of people and stuff. And we are blessed with having a wonderful family with lots and lots of love (even though I think they love our child a little more than us). We have an AWESOME God that is willing to forgive our mistakes in our day to day challenges and who also listens, no matter what time it is! We have two dogs who come back to love us even after they have been punished for being naughty. And last but certainly not least I have my husband and son, both of which I love beyond words. They both bring happiness, joy, compassion, and amazement into my life everyday!

So, from now on, I am going to try to include more of the positive, upbeat happenings in our life.

We went and saw my friend, Heather and her new baby, Kendall Marie tonight. Kendall Marie is so precious and beautiful. But Seth wasn’t real sure what to think of the baby. He was more interested in crawling around getting into their non-baby proofed house. I told Heather and Chris that their day was going to come when they would have to baby proof their home.

We don’t have much planned this weekend. Derrick is planning on burning the rest of the brush in the backyard while I go to a jewelry party. And then we’re planning to maybe have a little fire tomorrow night. I just want to be able to relax and de-stress from the disappointments I’ve gotten this week and enjoy the sunshine. I’m sure Derrick would agree on the relaxing part.

Only 28 more days until life is a beach for a week!!!


We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don’t overlook it.