Powering Through

We've had a strange past few months. It's been stressful, at times life changing and it's felt almost like we were living in an ulterior universe a lot of the time. I know they say God only gives you what you can handle but damn....he's definitely pushing us to our limits lately. 

Mike and I at our dear friends' Jenn and Matt's wedding reception

Truth is, I could choose to sit back and sulk, I could choose to pull the whole "why me" card and I could choose to throw my hands up and say "oh well", but I won't. 

In our house we use the saying "powering through" for a lot of things. When Mike has to work a double, he'll power through. When the kids are having a bad day and I want to rip my hair out, I'll power through. When I'm sick and can't lay down and rest because I still have 4 kids to take care of, I power through. When one of the kids keeps us up all night, the next day we power through. You get the idea.

Logan at the "apple stand" at school

So, no matter how bad things get. No matter how stressful life gets. I'm POWERING THROUGH. I have so much to be grateful for and I know at the end of the day it's the little things that matter. We've had some great times in the past few months too but unfortunately it's easy to concentrate on the bad. Isn't it strange how our minds do that? You don't even realize you're taking the good for granted.

Kam and I snuggling

I've been off my mom game lately. Getting stuck in this funk that's life lately. These past couple of months have really kicked my butt. I'm doing my best to "power through" but sometimes you need to take a second back and say I'm exhausted. So, there it is I'M EXHAUSTED. Physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. 

Tenley playing outside

 The blog here has taken a backseat as I try to navigate through all of this stuff. Because that's what it is STUFF. It's life. Life sucks sometimes. Life is hard sometimes. It's just a matter of picking yourself up and making the best of it. POWERING THROUGH. 

We're coming up on my favorite time of year. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New years .... with two very special birthdays mixed in there. 

Kensie and that big gorgeous smile that gets her out of all the trouble

So today, I 'm admitting there's been a lot distracting me from all the good but I'm going to do my best to just be happy. To power through and not let the STUFF get to me. We've all got stuff. We all have bad days. We all have our battles to face but it's how we come out on the other side that matters. I don't know when I'll get back to writing here regularly but for now I'm just going to concentrate on my everyday life. My family, my amazing friends and myself. It's got to get better than it's been lately, it just has to.....

Cheers to a great week!!

xoxo, Kristen