Life as Mrs. Emerson

Happy Monday!  I hope your week is off to a great start.  Last week was an absolute blast filled with two out of town trips (camping and a trip to see friends) so this week I'm focusing on things at home.  I don't know about you but I have so many projects around the home that I save for the summer months when I have just a little bit more time.  Hopefully I can begin working on a few of those projects while squeezing in as much fun as possible.   I'm also planning a day that we just spend playing outside and diving into a ridiculously large stack of library books.   Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.  Work on plans for Father's Day. 2.  Eva has two therapy appointments this week. 3.  Enjoy a playdate at the zoo with friends. 4.  Spend a day at home catching up with my children.  (I actually went out of town overnight to surprise a friend at her 30th birthday party on Saturday.  While I had a great time I really miss...

I think you can always tell if I have been on a trip during the last month based on the size of my book stack!  I did indeed go on a wonderful late spring break trip to Florida at the beginning of the month. Reflecting back on the past month's reading I am reminded of wonderful evenings spent reading along the beach and early mornings reading on the covered porch that overlooks a lake.    Own Your Life: Living with deep intention, bold faith, and generous love by Sally Clarkson: This book is simply fabulous and exactly what I need for this season of life.  Especially now that summer break has officially begun.  One of the things that I really want to focus on this summer is my walk with the Lord and evaluating different priorities in my life.  As I mentioned a few weeks ago I actually started journaling through the questions after I read the first few chapters.  I knew that this book had the potential to really pierce my heart and that's exactly w...

Happy Monday!  I hope each of you are enjoying a wonderful Memorial Day.  As you can see from the picture above we started planting our garden on Saturday!  I'm super excited that we finally have some seeds in the ground.  Memorial Day always marks the more official beginning of summer since in our area this is when all of the outdoor pools open.  This week we will be soaking up as much summer as possible and preparing for a fun tent camping trip!   Last Week's Goals Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.  Do something sweet for my husband.   I bought him a bookcase for his ever growing library. 2.  Take the entire family (kiddos included) kayaking at the lake.  (If you follow me on Instagram you might have already seen a fun picture of us kayaking last night.)   The weather was fantastic and we had an absolute blast kayaking with extended family!   3.  Enjoy a wonderful day at our CLASS picnic.   The kids and ...

My brother at his high school graduation on Saturday with my son Elijah who decided to "dress like Uncle Caleb" for the occasion.  Happy Tuesday and Happy Summer to all of you who are on summer break!  I am such a summer girl and I am absolutely pumped that it is finally here.  Our school year has just wrapped up and in so many ways I feel like a young college girl ready to enjoy a summer at home.  (I just have the added bonus of being happily married and having two fun kiddos to play with all summer long!)  I've already spent most of my day outside today enjoying a delightful time with the Lord on my front porch this morning, giggling on the playground, making chalk drawings on the sidewalk, and curling up with a good book outside during a few stolen moments.  Here's what my week looks like!   Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.  Do something sweet for my husband. 2.  Take the entire family (kiddos included) kayaking at the lake. ...

Happy Tuesday!  I'm back from an absolutely fantastic week at the beach last week!  What an incredible blessing to be able to join my family on vacation.  I'm just sad the happy hubby had to work.  This week is sure to be one of my busiest for weeks to come!  Anyone else feel like the month of May is busier than the month of December?  Here's what my upcoming week looks like!   Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.)  Read at least five chapters of 10 Boys Who Made History or Attack At the Arena.   I did read aloud to the children while we were on vacation but I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of some serious read-aloud time. 2.)  Enjoy an at-home date with the happy hubby where we plan for an upcoming overnight get away!  Eek I just can't wait! 3)  Work on decorations for my brother's upcoming graduation party.  I'm working on a display board of pictures among other things.  I think it's t...

April Showers definitely made it possible to read through a nice stack of books this month.  Here's what I have been reading:  10 Boys Who Changed the World by Irene Howard: This book was my read aloud book for the children this month.  Eli chose it from a stack of books that his Dad recently purchased for him.  We all enjoyed reading this book aloud together in the evening and learning about ten men who grew up to do great things for the kingdom of God.  This biography had a chapter telling about the life of each man: Billy Graham, Brother Andrew, John Newton, George Muller, Nicky Cruz, William Carey, David Livingstone, Adoniram Judson, Eric Liddell, and Luis Palau.  This was our first book in the LightKeepers series and I can't wait to begin reading another one in May.  They stories really were fantastic and so well written.  Eli would beg for me to read it to him.   The Shaping of A Christian Family by Elisabeth Elliot: I'm fairly c...

Happy Monday everyone!  Would you believe the above photograph was taken just two days ago?  We had SNOW on Saturday.  In April.  I still can't believe it.  Anyway our weekend was filled with lots of fun as we enjoyed a delightful visit with family from out of state.  Here's a look at how my goals shaped up for last week and what I hope to accomplish this week.   Last Week's Goals: Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.   Enjoy a fun weekend with extended family who will be visiting.  A great reward after lots of hard work cleaning this week.     We enjoyed a lovely weekend with family and even squeezed in a trip to the Creation Museum.  I even had the privilege of hearing Ken Ham speak while we were there.  After the weather finally started warming up we enjoyed a lovely 3.5 mile walk at the park.   2.  Eva has one therapy appointment this week. 3.  Spend an afternoon dyeing eggs with the children...