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I Finally Found Myself

February 15, 2009 by Jennifer 14 Comments

As I was sitting in church this morning, it really came to me. I have finally found myself. I really am Jennifer Houck.

I will be honest and say the last 3 to 4 years, I have lived my life to please others. It didn’t matter what I was doing, I just wanted to make everyone happy. Everyone always came before me and even my family at times. I would hide behind this computer screen and be someone that just wasn’t real. I knew I was depressed. I felt like I never really got over post-partum depression. Last three years have been so hard with all the ups and downs in life, it would just spiral me out of control.

The last 3 months have been very changing for me. I have woke up and realized what type of person I was being. I was wallowing in my own pity in hopes that it would make me more happier. That has all changed so much. I am so happy now and have found myself. I am a mom, I am a wife, I am a sister, I am a daughter, I am a grand-daughter, I am an aunt, and so on. I really truly know who I am. The most important, I am a child of God. I have turned to him so much in the last 3 months and so letting him guide our lives… it is soooo wonderful. I have never been happier and felt so blessed. It’s like this big rock has been lifted off my chest.

I am not hiding behind the computer screen anymore. I know how to turn it off and put it away. I just love life and could not be more grateful. God will provide for us and lead us not into temptation if we just will follow. I am not hiding behind my doors in my house anymore. I gladly open the door and go outside to the real world to be involved. I love helping others and being there for others, I just know my boundaries now and don’t have to make sure I am pleasing everyone.

I am down now 30+ pounds too and still going until I meet my goal. I am doing it the healthy way and have got my whole family on board with this new lifestyle. It’s so great because we all are working together to rid our bodies of toxins and replenishing with all healthy foods and vitamins. It just makes you feel great about your own inner and outer self.

Life is so awesome now that I have found myself. I am embracing life and my surroundings. I am paying attention to the small things and not only trying for the large things. Thank you Lord for waking me up and realizing there is life out there. I love my life.

As my daughter asked.. “Mom, are we rich?” I said, “We are indeed Rich… Rich in LOVE!”

I just wanted to share this with my grateful mommy blogging community. You have been on this ride with me for 3.5 years, and I just wanted to shout from the roof tops.. I have found myself! YES!!!

Weight Watchers Update

January 27, 2009 by Jennifer 7 Comments

I did a VLog of my progress so far with Weight Watchers. Note in the video how my youngest comes in to play with my hair ;). She is so attached to my hair. I love it!

Also my oldest M is my camera woman.

Enjoy 🙂

Celebration of a Year

January 19, 2009 by Jennifer 12 Comments

It has been one year since we said “I Do’s” forever.

We have been together for 7 years and I will say this last year has been the absolutely hardest year of our lives. I made the comment last night, that since we survived this last year, we will make it through anything now.

3 Months of living 3 states apart.
6 Months of living with my parents – his In Laws.
His awful car accident that God brought him through.
4 Months of being out of work with no income.
Moving into a great home only to have to move out 3 months later due to hubbs being out of work.

It’s been a year… and I will be honest and say there were fights along the way. If it wasn’t for our great love between us and the good Lord up above, I don’t even know how we would have survived. Now you know why I was so glad to see 2008 GO.

I do love hubbs very much and so thankful for the two beautiful girls we have together. I am so excited to make this year the best year of marriage instead of the hardest. We are finally moving into our own home in two weeks and I cannot wait.

Thank you my love for being “You”.
Thank you for being there to pick me up when I am having a bad day.
Thank you for getting in the floor to play multiple board games with the girls.
Thank you for putting up with my mood swings.
Thank you for pulling for me through this weight loss.
Thank you for keeping us sane in living with my parents through the last year.
Thank you for providing for us.
Thank you for your loving and compassion you give to us all as a family.

Here’s to many more years together. I love you so much!!!

Homemade Cards

January 14, 2009 by Jennifer 9 Comments

Change #3

This year is going to be the year of homemade. Anything we can make at home with my girls and I… we are going to do it.

M had a birthday party in December right before school let out, so I wanted to make sure we did the Thank You cards so she would have them when school was in for her and her fellow students.

We spent time and M came up with the idea of doing snowmen on the front of the cards. She did long hair for the girl snowwomen and antlers for the boy snowmen. I thought they turned out great.

After she was done, I wrote a note on the insides of each card. All I did to get the cards that size was take a piece of 8 x 11 paper and cut straight from top to bottom. Then I would fold over.

Just another way to use our creativity and have great family time. Also, I truely think in my opinion that people actually love homemade cards a LOT more than just if you bought one from the store. Agree? 🙂

New Hot Mommy Christmas Gift

December 17, 2008 by Jennifer 7 Comments

You know I have been asked several times this holiday season of what I would like to have for Christmas… well funds are extremely tight this year due to my hubbs being out of work so all I really “want” is for our family to be together and celebrate this wonderful Christmas season together.

But…. and you knew there would be a but right?

I can still dream and wish Santa would leave me something under the tree right? I most certainly will! So… my cell phone with verizon is two years old now and I have been scoping out a new updated cell phone. Well moms…do I ever have the Hottest Christmas Gift for you.

Are you drooling yet? Well just let me tell you what the saavy features are on this phone.

It is pretty much an all in one phone for the busy moms that we are. It has full html web browser to access the internet on the go and email, it has a full fledged camera that even a National Geographer used to take pictures overseas, it has a touch screen with several drag and drop features. Girllll can we say KEEP IN TOUCH, literally.

If those features are not the icing on the cake, then this will be. A music player with FM radio. This makes me jump up and down because I would love to have my music player included on my phone so I can have it altogether with me when I am out walking. It’s way too hard keeping up with all these gadgets on you when I can have it all in one portable unit.

Plus since we are busy moms, its easier to keep up with one unit instead of 3 or 4 to risk of losing.

The camera on the phone I would so love, because when you take a picture, you can just crop right on the phone and post to your blog all from this great Windows SmartPhone.

While I am dreaming of sugar plums, I am going to dream that Santa is leaving me one of these under my tree ;). Hey you are never too old to believe!

What do you moms think of the new SmartPhone?

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