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Name: Sarah Joy
Location: Kansas, United States
Birthday: 5/18/1980
Gender: Female
Interests: The triune God, my husband, my little boy's Emeth & Matthias, running, reading, good food, and India.
Occupation: stay at home mommy
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Member Since:
7/5/2005
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| It is finally warm here in Idaho. On June 10th we had this bizarre snow day?!? Seriously! It was really humorous to Seth and I. But I can officially say that it is warm now. The summers are beautiful, the days are warm (maybe low 80's) and the nights are cool and in the 50's. We have lived here in Idaho for a year now. I'm amazed how the time goes by so quickly. We have really enjoyed almost every aspect of our days here. Seth going back to school has been a delight and great pleasure for him, even if it's hard work. We have both enjoyed the church community and the many many blessing's that we have received from sharing life with the many wonderful fellow believers here. The women and their children that I have met through the church have been so encouraging and so very hospitable I'm almost speechless. I am convicted and humbled when I think of the selfless hospitality that we have received. Their kindness is contagious.
We have been here a whole year and we have three years left of Seth's college. I wonder what all will happen these next few years or where we will be at in the end. Will we really go back to Kansas? Will we stay? Will we be somewhere entirely different? Life is fun and all together crazy in a total God sovereign sort of way. It's just nice to know that He knows what we will be up to in three years.
We just moved from a two bedroom apartment to a three bedroom with a fenced in yard. It was a blessing that the apartment opened up and the price was what it was. Seth will have a study now and will be able to be more at home during the school year, having a closed door to a room that is all his for studying purposes' will be wonderful! Plus the yard is more than I deserve. Seriously. It's not really big or spectacular... but the point is it's ours (well our landlords.... you know what I mean), it's fenced in, and Emeth can enjoy the outdoors without me stuck on him like glue. I am so grateful for the move and the new place.
I better sign off, I hear one of the sweet boys waking up from their naps. Ahhh... the blessings of naps at the same time.... I love those! I think we might go for a walk later today, get some fresh air. Maybe go to the park?
Hope all is well for you and yours too.
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| Since having this amazing double stroller( BOB Ironman) I feel my life is that much "better". I love going on walks, jogs, strolls with my two little men. Amazing how just getting outside does it for me. It's almost up there with a cup of french press coffee (from my kitchen too). But the coffee has to be in one of the three "special" mugs. There's one in particular that a sweet friend gave me as a 'welcome to the neighborhood gift', which is larger than the other two, so inevitably I like this one best. It's the little things that make my day.
On a stroll this week we stopped by at the park, I was feeling really brave and there happened to be no one else there too, so I was really brave . Anyways, Emeth so wanted to get out and tromp around and Matthias was sleeping away in the stroller so it seemed like the best time to make a park stop. I was helping Emeth on the big slide, eying the stroller enough, when I looked over at the stroller there sat on my four month old son was a squirrel. No joke, I flew off the top of the play ground (I wish) and made a dash for the stroller. Thank the Lord the nasty rodent scampered away without hurting Matthias. I called animal/pest control the next day and they said they would trap it and give it to a nice lady who adores those types of pest. Whhoooow......
Seth is out of school. Yeah!! It feels so good to have him home more. He started work, but has the best schedule, 7-3pm. You can't beat that!! He's home when Emeth wakes up from his second nap and in time so I can cook without having both little men to tend to solo. Seth has been joining us on our strolls, hence the title a stroll or two. I really do love going out in this stroller that it doesn't matter if we just took a walk in the morning, I'm ready for another.
Here are some recent pictures of our little men. Aren't they so cute!! Sometimes I will feel the need to grab Emeth in the middle of him playing and just squeeze and kiss him all over.
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| I go back and forth in wanting to really be consistent with this on line journaling. Then usually when I want to life gets in the way and there's no time to write about "life". I also go back and forth in wishing that my site was named something different, something that incorporated my husband and kiddos more. Hmmm....
Matthias is now 10 weeks old, Emeth 19 1/2 months. Two weeks ago it finally sunk in the whole craziness of being a momma of two little ones. It was a hard week, I felt awful and couldn't seem to even want to get up at any point in the day and do something. It was a weird week, it was hard. I think the only thing that motivated me to move towards anything good and right were our little guys. Even though I was feeling the weight of tough times primarily because of them I couldn't stop being the momma. I would feel ten times worse off if I did. The next week was a bit better and now this week seems to be going OK so far.
A few things that would come to mind that help a whole bunch are waiting and waiting some more.... Seth and I are their parents, the ones that are to train them up to love and obey God. We are still in the working process and therefore our kiddos are too. I can't expect perfection when it's not going to happen, but I know that I can trust that God will work in Seth and I to teach our little ones His ways. We as God's children are able to learn, it's not as if He made us differently. He wants us to grow and learn and He's the one that makes us so. Consistency, even when it looks so bleak, I also was reminded of that too. It takes me a few thousand times to get it right in certain areas, why wouldn't I show a bit more grace with someone who isn't even two yet?!? And why would I give up on someone who isn't even two when I'm 27 and still needing discipline and correction over and over again.
I'm glad to be a momma. I'm glad to be the wife to Seth. Life's tough, but I also equally believe that life is good. There are so many amazing parts that even a crummy week will have good in them. I'd be silly not to believe that.
*Emeth now says my name clearly and it's so cute. He doesn't say anything else with such projection and he sounds and looks so cute saying MOMMA! It's the best!
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| Our second baby came on the 19th of January. A success (but with a lot of help from our wonderful, amazing doctor and dear doula) with having a V-BAC . We welcomed our second little boy Matthias Andrew Stonewall into the world and were so pleased to hear his sweet little cry finally after 10 days being overdue and 33 hours of labor. He is so sweet and seeing Emeth and him together is a great deal of abundant blessing more than my heart could ever imagine. Motherhood is strange but all together the most wonderful time in my life. I love my two boys dearly.
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| We are 40 weeks and three days as of today in this pregnancy. I'M OVERDUE! I'm just too excited to meet this new little one. Who's inside of me? Girl? Boy? One way or that other he or she is coming. It's so fun to think about. Tonight Emeth and I went shopping for a little girl and boy infant outfit. Fun!
Pray that I remain patient through out this time of waiting. And if it's God's will, pray the baby comes soon  !!
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