Pride & Prejudice

Sometimes I feel like I would have been sensational if I was born in ” Pride & Prejudice” times. Yesterday,  I  had a wonderful privilege to go to my women’s prayer group at a sweet friends house.  She has such a knack for decor and it’s like I traveled back in time to Pemberly!  I was so spoiled with the gold rimmed china and delicious foods.  And all the wonderful wall hangings and beautiful chandeliers were lovely! I truly felt pampered for the day!  I wish my husband liked that kind of decor style but it’s not really his style.  I guess I just feel at home with that style because that’s how our home growing up was furnished.  I look forward to all the lovely visits I’ll have there in the future.

Adjure,
Mrs.  Fitzgerald

My Little Gentlemen

So I’m so glad I have two little boys who still love to show their mommy affection in public!  At the pool the other day  David was giving me unsolicited hugs in the pool (always nice to receive).  I proceed to tell David that next year when he’s 8 he probably will not want to give me hugs in public cause he’ll be too embarrassed and he tells me he’ll definitely give me hugs next year when he’s 8!!  Be still my heart for that little guy!!
Decided to go out for a celebratory dinner last night as a family.  I had just gotten done dying my hair and showering and decided I didn’t want to go out to dinner in my sweatpants no matter how comfy they are.  So I put on  jeans and a cute top and threw on the essential make up requirements to look decent.  Ready to head out the door and my sweet boy James says to me that I look very pretty!  He’s going to be my little sweet talker when he grows up! Love it!

Trusting in the Lord

I’m so thankful that I have Jesus in my life! I just don’t know how people handle life’s hard situations without Him?  He is always faithful to answer prayers and just in what I would think of as just in the nick of time!  His timing is always perfect and now I need to rest at His feet/read His word and continue to pray for His will for us this week! Thanks to you Lord for always being there when we need someone to talk to and You are the only one who can truly help   I’m so encouraged to be in this difficult place right now and to be able to stop my busy stay at home mother lifestyle for a few moments to dig into God’s word for reassurance and peace!

Mundane Repetition

Being a stay at home mother of four little ones is very challenging and day to day life offers many repetitions and blessings too! Recently I watched an episode of 19 Kids and Counting and am always so impressed on Michelle Duggar’s level of patience! If she can be patient w/ 19 kids surely I can accomplish patience w/ only 4 right???  And a dear friend shared with me that she was not always that way but decided early on that she needed more of God’s word in her life. So she used to listen to teachings on the radio or w/ headphones on while doing stuff around the house. So this is my plan…..engulf myself in God’s holy word and get as much of it as possible! There is NO way I can be the mother I so wish to be without my heavenly Father’s help! With this being said I wish all of you listeners to keep me accountable!

Summer Fun

We have been so blessed and enjoying this beautiful summer the Lord has given us.  It's has been extremely warm here in St. Louis but we've been staying cool at the pool and getting lots of sun.  David just the other day was complaining about how much more freckles he's been getting. He was so dissapointed cause he really didn't want to have freckles.  We've been doing lots of reading and getting super fun prizes from our public library with the summer reading program. It's been really fun this year cause my boys are reading their own books and it's such a great accomplishment for them when they get to go pick up their reading program prizes. David, James, & Katie have all been doing great swimming on their own! Katie makes me nervous though ( prayers needed for this mommy!)  

Many Blessings,

Mrs. Fitzgerald