Projects Projects and more Projects :)

So I've been working on sooo many projects lately I'm starting to feel overwhelmed. Most people know my two favorite things are photography and Crocheting, I love being artsy and crafty and I'm always coming up with new ideas, it's awesome really. I love love love crafts. I know I know, I've already broken one of my new years resolutions, to write more here. But, honestly for the first week of the new year I didn't have my computer, and then I've just been so busy it's kind of got put on the back burner, I'm going to make more of an effort though, even if it's only just a few short sentences here and there. I'll be posting some of my projects up on the blog though so everyone can oogle over them :)

Why hello long time no see

Hello everyone, I know it's been such a long time since I have written and I'm going to try and write more. In fact that is going to be my new year's resolution. To blog more. Speaking of new year's it's officially one of the last day's before new year's day. And honestly I can't believe where this year has gone. I'm taking time to reflect currently on this year. There have been some big changes, some good, some bad, some happy, some sad. But the one thing that I have realized in this past year is that whatever has happened, everything that has happened has been a blessing. Everyday I have been able to wake up to yet another day. So as I reflect on the good, and leave the bad, to be kept at the back of my mind not to be reflected on with too much effort, I realize how much I have learned in the last year as well.

This year I have embarked on going back to school. I'm currently upgrading some courses so that I can get into a diploma program for photography and graphic arts. Which I'm excited about. It's always been my dream to be a photographer. I've always been a very creative person and it brings me much joy to be able to capture other people in photographs. It also gives me great pleasure to see the reaction I get from others when they see the finished project.

Also this year I ended a relationship with someone I cared about very much. But in ending that relationship I found myself and who I was. I found out how strong I truly am. I dealt with some inner demons that I had been avoiding in hopes they would sort themselves out. But I dealt with them head on. I also found more joy in spending time with my son one on one than I ever though possible. He is so smart and teaches me something new everyday. I also found new love, a man who has been simply amazing to both me and Corbyn. He's a great person, who is very caring.

I also spent my time reading and learning a new skill that I was never able to learn before but after some practice I have figured it out. So I've spent time crocheting. I have also spent time baking and cooking. Which is some of my favorite things to do. So basically I'm saying that I have spent my time doing things I enjoy while finding myself. Which I think is very important in the journey to finding yourself, figuring out what it is that you like to do.

On the topic of finding myself. My sister sent me the book Eat, Pray, Love for christmas and honestly she could not have sent it to me at a better time in my life. Because that's exactly what the book is about, finding yourself, it's a book I would recommend anyone reading. It's a book that I'm enjoying very much, it's given me a whole new outlook on things that I thought about. A fresh perspective so to speak.

So here is my question : What are your new year's resolutions?

Mine are:

To spend more quality time with family and friend (by this I mean even if it's a short time to make the most of it everytime)

To learn a new skill and improve on my old ones.

To stop procrastinating and work on getting things done right away and not putting them off.

To volunteer for a charity at least once.

To read at least 50 books :)

To get healthier

Baby's sick again

Have you ever thought to yourself oh crap the baby's sick again whatever am I gonna do? Well I can honestly say I have. When you're knee deep in poopy diapers, your child is whiney, snotty nosed, and just a ball of aweful you can't help but to wonder what you're going to do. It's these times that most frustrate me. The times when your child refuses to nap even though they so blatently need one. The times when you just want to bow out, run away and start over. I love my son but some days I just want to give up and throw in the towel. When I've given all I think I can give and I can't take anymore. It's those days when I really prove to myself that I am far stronger than I give myself credit for. When I'm here dealing with this sick baby all by myself and his father is no where to be found. It's those times that I try and find the blessings in life. Every moment in my home is a cherished moment. I've learned not to take things for granted because all too soon all those things can be taken from you. In the blink of an eye really. I realize this is probably jumbled and all over the place and I'm sorry about that, it's only because I'm tired, my thoughts are all over the place, and I can't get them stuck on just one topic. Anyways this is going to be short. I have yet another long work day ahead of me.

Wordless Wednesday : What I am most thankful for

Living a Godly life and Parenting in a Godly way

So today I want to touch on what it means to live in a Godly life and Parent in a Godly way. This does not mean that we get up and go to church every Sunday only to forget what we have been taught after we go home from church. To live a Godly life means to uphold the values that the Bible teaches us that God wants every day of every week of every year. To parent in a Godly way means to instill the values that we have been taught by the Bible into our children. I know myself I have often struggled to live a Godly life, often times I have been persecuted for speaking of the blessings of God. God has done many good works in my life, blessed me beyond measure, and even when I was in the depths of trials, he was always there helping to carry the cross that at moments seemed far too heavy to bear. I have been blessed with family, friends, and the gift of being a mother. I'm in my life trying to parent him in a Godly way. Sometimes I fail in this but I do try. I teach him to love those who have less, those who come from broken homes, who may not have the same values as us.

Which brings me to my next point. My friend had put on her status on facebook that sometimes christian people have cliques among themselves making others feel left out. This is not Christ like at all. It is our job as parents to instill in our children to love each other. We have so many bullies in school because we don't often teach our children to love one another. Sure we speak it but we do not live it, we need to start leading by example, it is not just enough to say something we have to always follow through on it. Our children are watching us, they hear the things we say out of the public eye, and if they see us not practicing what we preach we can't expect them to follow it. It is our duty to form our children into the people they will become in the future.

Love and Light,

Krystal

Been a long time since I've written

Things here have been sooo busy lately, that I haven't had a chance to write. I'm hoping this will change soon. Things here have been changing for the better though, Corbyn and I are more relaxed since being separated from Andy. Although Corbyn is testing me more than he ever has before. I think that is contributed to the Terrible Twos though. How do all of you parents with Toddlers out there deal with the frustrations brought on by the terrible twos? I know that I've been frustrated everyday for the last couple of weeks with my son not listening, I absolutely lovIe my son but he is so frustrating.


On another note I was asked by giveaway scout to add my blog to their directory so I am doing so. I hope in the near future to be able to giveaway some great things that will attract more people to my blog :)

Have a great day peoples. I've got to get up for work at 4am tomorrow morning.

Love and Light,

Krystal

So I haven't blogged in awhile

Sorry guys I haven't blogged in so long. Yeah I know bad me, honestly it's because I haven't really had much to blog about, I also haven't had internet for a bit as well. Things in my life have been turned upside down and honestly it's been a wake up call for me on what I really really want in life. Andy and I broke up, which at first I thought was a bad thing but now I'm seeing how good it might be for the both of us, it will give us time to decide what we really want in life. I'm not going to say that it was all bad, but lately the bad was more then the good and that's not what I want for myself or my son. So I'm really honestly glad that at this point we're not together. It's for the best, when you start losing trust in someone it's not good and time to rethink things. It's probably where every relationship starts to end is when you start losing the trust you once had, when that happens it's hard to gain it back. At this point in time, Corbyn and I are doing ok, we're looking up and onwards to our futures wherever that may lead us. I hope it leads us to bigger and better things, I hope to expand on my photography business, I hope to gain more knowledge out of things, and I hope to find myself. So here is to finding myself.

Cheers and in love and light,

Krystal