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About Me
Miss Emmie-Lou (August 2005)
As the years pass me by, I have become more thankful for the simple, everyday things in life. I realize more and more the importance of the ones that I love. Being a mom to my three beautiful children means the world to me because I know that once my children are gone, I can never recapture the lost childhood memories. Nor can I take back the things I said, or didn't say, or re-do a lost opportunity. Don't get me wrong; I am not the perfect mother and I never will be. I think that perfection is left to the grandparents. Any grandchild will tell you that! I still struggle with all of the things that each of us as parents struggle with. The parenting process is not an easy road, but it is a rewarding one. And then when you think you just might be catching on, a new child comes along and all of the rules that worked for the first child somehow don't work for the second or third child.
I began Emmie-Lou Designs about 5 years ago more as a hobby and also a way to bring in some extra money. To this day It works out well for me because I can work it around the schedule of my kids. Sometimes I can devote more time to this business, and sometimes I can't. I chose jewelry design because my life would not be complete without creativity. I have been a creative person as far back as I can remember and this business allows me to work at home, but in a very fun and creative way. When I have rare "down time", I love to scrapbook.
God has blessed me with a husband who truly does support me in every way. He stands by me, continually cheering me on in all of my endeavors. He is there as a constant source of strength and dependability that I have come to rely on in our 14 years of marriage. When I think about what my life would be like if he were suddenly taken away from me, I realize how not having him here would affect me. It serves as a constant reminder to show him dailly my love for him. It is far too easy to get wrapped up in everyday life and take the ones we love and rely on the most for granted, without even realizing it.
My three children, Savannah (11), Emma (8), and Landon (6), are fabulous and beautiful on the inside and out. Each one is so amazing and uniquely gifted. I tell them constantly that God has placed us together in this family for a reason. How very blessed and lucky I am.
God is the head of our household and binds are family together. We look to Him first and because of this, He has blessed our lives in so many ways. Things are not always easy, and God never promised us that life would be perfect; but He has promised to stand beside us always, and He has certainly done that!
I am a wife and mom first. Simple . . . perhaps. Wonderful . . . yes! Boring . . . never, no not ever!
Go hug the one you love,
Favorite Family Pictures . . .
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