Warm Hearts Happy Family

I know that every woman has greatness in their soul. You have talents only you can offer to the world hidden under stress and responsibility.

You owe it to yourself to find it. You owe it to the world to share you individuality. And you owe it to your children to live your life in color.

I spent the first 29 years of my life trying to figure out my future. I knew a few things for sure, I wanted to be a wife and a mother. But then what? I certainly didn’t know.

You WILL achieve in your life what you believe will happen, what you WILL to happen.

So much of my life I stressed about what my career would be. I just could not figure out my place in this world. I am a talented writer, that I knew. But what could I do with that? So I dismissed it. For years, over and over. Until a light went on.

I am a writer.

I am a baby writer, at the very begining of my career. But I have started, and that is success in itself.

Find yourself, find your truth. Find what makes you happy. You will know your path when you find it–without quesiton.

–Hope and Love,

Rachael.

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I have been searching for a truth in my heart regarding God and church and the like. I am not any closer now than I was a year ago but I do know one truth.

We are not just an accident.

The supreme beauty I see in the innocence of my children, the overwhelming love that I feel from my chest all the way to the top of my throat when I look at them can not be accidental. The intricacies of conception and birth, the seasons, and circle of life. The ache of loss, and the joy of love. Accidents? No way.

I am a mix of skeptic and believer. I can’t help but wonder how so many people are convinced they have “it” right, but also believe with my whole being there is something greater–I feel God’s presence in my life. And I am thankful for the love in my heart.

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One of my main frustrations with my husband is…well… it’s rather quite vain if we are being honest.  But bother me it does. 

He doesn’t look good in pictures–ever. Not because he isn’t totally studly in every way, but because he looks like he belongs in a prison cell and not in our living room.  In almost every picture.

He can not seem to figure out how to smile like a normal person for the camera.  But I am not complaining about that–it is a small miracle if he even attempts a smile.  Most of the time I get this:

Do you see where my frustration comes in? We all look so happy, and my husband looks like he is dead inside–living a life of dull boredom that is killing him slowly from the inside out.

The opposite is true however. He is the LIFE of the party, a giant kid really–trapped in an adult body. He is full of energy and happiness in general.

Except when I say lets take a family picture. In true bratty 7 year old form he pouts and refuses to smile.

So dear husband of mine, if I were you I would start smiling or else our children’s children are going to look back and think you were one grumpy ass old man.

The End.

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I have known about the harmful toxins in even the most “trusted” brands of childrens shampoo and body wash for a long time, but still could quite find an alternative that worked. 

Then I came across an opportunity to work with Ecostore USA.  They sent me a few products to test in my home and share my thoughts.  I normally do not persue reviews but this opportunity was perfect for me, as I had been stressing about finding healthier options for both baby care and my household cleaning.

Check out my full review of the company and their products and give them a try.  Not only are the baby care products safe and healthy, but they are far superior to the Johnson and Johnson products I have been using since my kids were born.

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I base the state of my marriage on if my husband makes me a pot of coffee in the morning.  It may sound silly but really, there is no better way to judge.  He isn’t a coffee drinker so by having a cup ready and waiting for me when I get out of bed is a gesture of appreciation, a gesture of love. 

All marriages go through the peaks and valleys of emotion, both love and disdain.  I once heard someone say the beauty of being married is that you are bound to one another until you fall back into love.  I see a lot of truth in that.  

I think my husband and I are perfect together.  He is my best friend and the person above everybody else that I want to spend my time with.  I get just as excited to spend time alone with him now, as I did when we first met.  And I know he feels the same.  We laugh together and bring out the best in one another.

Other times I want to punch him in the face–hard. 

And I know he must feel the same because–on paper–we are pretty incompatible.  I know he wishes I was a a better cook, a better housekeeper, and a lover of sports.  I wish I could crack  open a beer and enjoy a football game with him, I really do.  But I would rather poke my eyes out with a knitting needle…slowly.

So when my husband makes no effort to wake me up with the aroma of Folgers finest blend…I worry.  I worry that he has dipped in a valley.  I worry that I must not be meeting his needs, that his “emotional tank” must be empty.  And thoughts of doubt creep into my head.

When the coffee pot goes empty it is a sign, a small hint to spend time on us.  To spend time connecting and reminding each other that we are friends before anything else.   

Because although valleys are normal, the line into danger is a very small one to cross.  And on the other side may be a current that has its own destination regardless of your will.  A current that will pull you under and pull you so far apart that you can’t make the swim back to each other; no matter how hard you try. 

So I listen to the signs because at the end of the day, the year, our life…my husband is who I want to be next to.  Forever.

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