Death in the Family

So I've just returned from my grandmother's funeral in Port Huron, MI. I now have no more grandmas. I suppose I was lucky to have them in the first place. They were both terrific, special, loving, God-fearing women who I owe everything that is important to me to. From them I have learned the importance of putting God first, your family second, and yes, a career third if you choose to do so. They both gave so much and I hope they know up in Heaven what a legacy they have left behind. There is a passage in Proverbs that inspires me to be a better person, and it completely describes how my grandmothers were. I'll share down below.

Proverbs 3:13-20
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the man who gains understanding,
For she is more profitable than silver
and yields better return than gold.
She is more precious than rubies, nothing
you desire is can compare to her.
Long life is in her right hand, in her left
hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
those who lay hold of her will be blessed.

Obviously this is talking about ultimate wisdom, and if I even come close at all I will be suprised. But I will try. I have had great examples in my grandmothers. I pray that this will be read at my funeral (in sixty years or so) and people will think this of me. It's a constant reminder to to my best as a person, wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend, and stranger. I can make an impact. Believing is easy, Lord help me to do.

Saturday mornings

Ahhhh, Saturday. I have finally learned that the best part of this day is to just chill out. Of course there's stuff that needs done, and it will get done. But isn't it just more important to sit on couch and watch cartoons with your kids for awhile. Forget about the laundry, dirty bathrooms, and exercising. this only comes once a week, and it's important.

I did it!

I've been thinking about creating my own mom blog for months, and I finally sat down and did it. I did about ten minutes of research first, googled "mommy blog", and wasn't suprised when I got hundreds of hit. So, sometime in the future I'll be adding this site to an online list of mommy bloggers.

I wanted this to be separate from our blog we do for the kids. My husband or I do a blog post maybe once or twice a month with cute pictures of the kids, and something funny to write about it. I try to be witty like my husband, but I don't really think I am. Anyways, I wanted something of my own. Just to sit down and sort my feelings out at the end of the day, look back on all the good (and bad) that happened and hopefully smile, because the day is done, my kids are sleeping peacefully, and tomorrow is another one.

About the name, blondemom 26 is pretty corny I think, and a lot of other moms have similar blog names, so I'm open to suggestion if anyone wants to help me out. I'm not dying my hair or lying about my age though just to come up with a new name.