Derek Sholl

This past Saturday the girls and I went to the park behind our house to see Derek Sholl perform live. He is on his Armed Forces Entertainment Tour. I honestly had never heard of Derek Sholl. After hearing some of his songs I was impressed. We had a good time. Joslyn and Allison caught up with some of their friends while Moriah slept in her stroller and I had a beer. The girls got free autographed CD's from Derek and his band!

Memorial Day

Freedom Is Not Free
Kelly Strong

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.


Thank you for your service Julian

Thank you for your service Dad

Thank you for your service Honey

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Dan Crow Concert

On Friday Dan Crow came to Schweinfurt Elementary. He sang CRAZY songs! The girls had so much fun singing along with Dan Crow and the other kids! They had a blast!!

Mother's Day Gift

I finally received my Mother's Day gift from Philip today. It's so beautiful. I love it! He did a wonderful job! My ring has my girl's name on it and their birthstone! Its absolutely amazing!

Frustrated!

So Philip's Grandpa wants to deposit a large amount of money into an account for Moriah (for college). Philip and I need a social security number for Moriah to open an account for her. I filled out the Social Security Card application and called the number to get the address so I could mail the application to the states. They told me I can't get a social security number for Moriah until I have her passport in my hands and some other birth certificate (I forgot the name of the other birth certificate). The International Birth certificate I have for Moriah is not good enough. I was also told she is not a U.S. citizen until I have applied for all of these documents and they are in my possession...I'm so frustrated. I really want to go back to the states for the summer. Now I know why so many women go back to the states to have their babies. This is just frustrating and CRAZY. Its one thing after another!!

On my bedside table:
The Next Door Savior


On my TV:
Fox News


On the Chore list:
Dinner dishes, sweep under kitchen table...Tomorrow is laundry day!


New Recipe I tried last week:
Haven't tried a new recipe

In the craft basket:
its not actually a craft...Joslyn's science project! Joslyn and her friend chose to do a project with wires, a crane and batteries...I have a BIG headache (and of course they waited to tell me and the other mom 2 days before its due) the baby was crying the magnet wasnt working...its a hot mess!

Looking forward to:
Going home this summer!


Homemaking Tip for this week:
Prayer... it gets you through anything and gives you a strengh that nothing else can!


Favorite photo from last week:
Me and my baby girl



On my Prayer List:
Alot! My prayer list is never ending...I need God for my strengh and I need Him if Im going to survive in this world...no one can do for me what God does for me!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
"I will call on Him as long as I live, because He has turned His ear to me." Psalm116:2

One Month Old!

Wow! I can't believe its been 1 month since Moriah came into this world! She is now eating 3oz of formula instead of 2oz. She wakes up about every 4 hours. Moriah is very alert. She has been many places in her first month of life. Moriah visited Bamberg, the Frankfurt airport, church, women's bible study, the girl's elementary school, and sometime this week I will take her to the mall to show her what Momma and her sisters do best...SHOPPING!! She doesn't like her vibrating chair, she LOVES to be held, and loves kisses! Let's see how much Moriah changes between now and her 2nd month of life!

My Husband...

I emailed the little poem I shared in yesterday's blog to Philip and this was his response in an email to me...
That's really pretty baby. Thankyou. I love you and miss you so much. And you mean the world to me. Don't ever think that I want to go through this world without you next to me. You make me smile, and laugh. You touch me deeper everyday than anyone else has or ever will. You know me better than anyone on this earth. You know my bad side, and my good side. My weaknesses and my strengths. I thank you for loving me for who I am. I'll call you tonight beautiful. And I hope your enjoying our baby girl.
Love you,
Philip.

Back to Bible Study

I went back to my Wednesday bible study group this morning. I have not attended bible study since I had Moriah. It was good to be back. The ladies oooed and awwwwed over Moriah. My friend Triaha asked me to introduce Moriah to everyone. Triaha also gave Moriah a cute little, pink bible from all the women of the Chapel. It was very sweet! We had a great bible study today and I was so tired when I came home. Thank goodness Moriah had a bottle and went back to sleep with me. I was able to take an hour nap before the girls came home!
Just wanted to share something else. I received it in an email and I thought it was worth sharing...

TOO OFTEN WE DON'T REALIZE
WHAT WE HAVE, UNTIL IT IS GONE
TOO OFTEN WE WAIT TOO LATE TO SAY
"I'M SORRY - I WAS WRONG."

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS WE HURT THE ONES
WE HOLD DEAREST TO OUR HEARTS
AND WE ALLOW FOOLISH THINGS
TO TEAR OUR LIVES APART.

FAR TOO MANY TIMES WE LET
UNIMPORTANT THINGS INTO OUR MINDS
AND THEN IT'S USUALLY TOO LATE
TO SEE WHAT MADE US BLIND.

SO BE SURE THAT YOU LET PEOPLE KNOW
HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU
TAKE THAT TIME TO SAY THE WORDS
BEFORE YOUR TIME IS THROUGH.

BE SURE THAT YOU APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT
AND BE THANKFUL FOR THE LITTLE THINGS
IN LIFE THAT MEAN A LOT

Ready to Get Back into Shape!

My diet food and Workout DVD is here!! I ordered the NutriSystem Diet again! I lost weight on this diet before and I was at a good weight before I got pregnant with Moriah. I'm not real thrilled about the food, but it works for me. As with other diets, I don't have to shop for ingredients, or cook one meal for myself and another meal for the girls. All the food is ready to eat, I just need to heat the meals up! I also received a workout DVD again (I think the other DVD I have is at my parent's house) I really love the workout DVD. Its great! Now I just need to find a good time to workout. Moriah hardly lets me put her down. I ordered a swing for her, I hope she likes it. It should be here any day now. Maybe with Moriah in the swing I will be able to accomplish a lot more around the house!

On my bedside table:
The Next Door Savior and my cell phone

On my TV:
CNN

On the Chore list:
cook dinner and do the dishes. Tomorrow is laundry day!!

New Recipe I tried last week:
Oh my goodness, I haven't tried a new recipe in such a LONG time! Maybe sometime this week I will try a new recipe!

In the craft basket:
I'm not working on anything right now. Moriah keeps me pretty busy!

Looking forward to:
Getting my baby girl's passport and going back to Texas for the summer!

Homemaking Tip for this week:
Not sure if this is a "Homemaking tip", tell your kids you love them EVERYDAY and cover their little faces with your Mommy kisses!!

Favorite photo from last week:


On my Prayer List:
My family, friends, and my relationship with Christ

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
Give all your worries to Him because He cares for you 1 Peter 5:7

Mother's Day 2009

Yesterday we celebrated Mother's Day. My girls were so sweet to me! Joslyn went to the commissary on Friday, just a few days before Mother's day, with one of her friends. She took some of her allowance with her and bought a flower arrangement for me. I had no idea. I was so surprised to see the pretty flowers on the table Sunday morning! Allison made cards for me at school. They were so cute! She also brought home a little plant from school for me as well. Joslyn and Allison spent all day playing outside with their friends and Moriah slept a lot of the day, so I had a pretty relaxing afternoon! Philip bought a Mother's Day card for me while he was here for Moriah's birth (he bought the card thinking Mother's day was that next Sunday. When I told him Mother's Day wasn't until May 10th he decided to leave the card here and I would just open it on Mother's Day). Philip called me Sunday night and assured me that he had a present in the mail for me and was sorry it didn't make it to me by Mother's Day. I'm excited to see what it is! Can't wait!!

Our New Little Piece of Sunshine!

Moriah Faith Windhorst is finally here! She came into the world on April 16, 2009 at 8:05 pm. I went to St. Josef's hospital on Wednesday April 15th at 8am to be induced (we wanted to be sure to have Moriah born while Philip was here in Germany and wanted to be sure that he would be able to spend time with her while he was on his 2 week R&R. My Dr and I planned that if she didn't come on her own by the 15th, that I would be induced). I was given tablets to help with the contractions at about 9am Wednesday morning. I was not dilating, but I was having bad contractions. I was given tablets every 2-4 hours throughout Wednesday and Wednesday night, but I was staying at 1 centimeter, I was not dilating. It was very frustrating! Thursday morning came and I was still at 1 centimeter. I was so upset! This should not be happening. This is my 3rd baby for crying out loud. She is supposed to just fly out! This delivery was supposed to be a breeze! My contractions were so bad, I was not eating or drinking anything. I began to think I would never have this baby and I should have just let her come on her own instead of being induced. I just wanted her out and I was willing to just have a C-section!! Thursday afternoon I was finally given an epidural! I was so relived. Somewhere between 7pm and 8pm my Dr came and gave me some medication through my epidural. I had no idea what it was or what he was doing (I really didn't have a very good idea of what I was given or what was going on, most of the midwives didn't know much English and my Dr didn't know ANY English. I had to just trust what they were doing!) About 5 or 10 minutes later I had the sensation that I needed to poop! I told Philip that I needed to go to the bathroom, and he would have to help me. Philip told our midwife that I needed to go to the bathroom. She wanted to check if I had dilated any. All of a sudden she says, "Look look her head!!" She tells Philip to grab on leg, She grabs the other and I begin to push. I was so weak, I felt like I was going to pass out! Thank goodness Moriah came out after about 4 pushes! She weighed 3500 grams (7 lbs 9oz) and was 53 centimeters long. Moriah and I had to stay in the hospital Thursday night, Friday, Saturday and Sunday because the pediatrician wouldn't be able to see Moriah until Monday morning! So after we got the clear to go and knew she was healthy we left the hospital so FAST. We were ready to get home and be with family!