A New Start

Good morning world! I am not new to blogging, but this blog is new! Although I have gone through periods where I have changed and updated my blog, it was time for a new start entirely. I have included a link to my old blog, but I hope you all will follow me here!

Old Blog ------->   A Meg Moment

When I first started blogging, I was a young wife and mom with two baby girls living in a little apartment in Wisconsin. Fast forward almost 10 years and here I am now. Homeschool mom of 4, living somewhere between Houston and the gulf of Mexico.

I will be sharing our everyday life, beach trips and a little bit about my faith.
Aside from the journaling aspect of blogging, my favorite thing about blogs and bloggers are the sense of community. I hope you find one here on this blog as you follow along on our our journey. I look forward to getting to know and following you too!

doTERRA Convention 2018

Oh my goodness ya'll, I'm going to Convention! The 2018 doTERRA Global Convention in Salt Lake City this fall!

I have been using doTERRA for almost 5 years and have always dreamed about going the big convention each year. There is just such a wealth of product knowledge, listening to the founders share their hearts and their knowledge and so much oily info!

This past year especially, now that I follow so many fellow oil users, I watched many convention stories, live feeds and followed every bit of new information I could get my hands on. I loved gleaning all the knowledge I could post convention. But the one big missing component to learning what I could, was actually being there and soaking up everything first hand. I can read about things later or watch recorded sessions, but that is kind of like traveling the world though your tv than actually going to places.

God is so good and I am so excited to see this dream of mine, to go to convention realized! I can't wait to not just learn, but meet so many new friends ( and maybe stalk my favorites from instagram, ha!) I even have a gala ticket, which I am ridiculously giddy over!

This is doTERRA's 10 year anniversary and I have a feeling this year is going to be big. Even this year's theme is so close to my heart ( another blog post! ) Even the color scheme, totally my colors!!!!

Oh my word I cannot wait! Who's joining me this year?!

Simplify

Another long day! But what day isn't long with a newborn? I'm on the verge of overdoing things again. I need to continue to fight this nature of mine to overwork! An overworked mom isn't good for anyone. Not my husband, my children my community or myself. Easier said than done! I sometimes feel like I just run in circles, cleaning the same messes, making the same mistakes, getting upset about the same things, ect...

 The word that keeps coming to mind is peace. My word of the year. Just simply: peace. Even the word "simple" stands out in my mind. The words "simple" and "peace" are two words that I continue to wrestle with. Living simple and creating a home atmosphere where peace abides sounds like such a deceivingly simple, easy thing.  But it's the opposite! Learning to find repose and rest in a world that screams more and that stays on 24/7 tales so much self control. Self control and planning. 

I could go on and on about this subject, but I think the two biggest things I will focus on is:

#1. Make time to be alone with God and hear His voice!

I'm in the weird, sleepless stage of surviving the newborn weeks while still taking care of my other young children. So I don't think necessarily God expects me to stay up in the mornings to read my bible and journal. ( Gotta catch that sleep when I where I can!) But being mindful of my time is a big deal. So these days although I may not being spending much time reading and studying the word, I can open my bible for a few minutes or simply find a much loved verse and copy it out and let my heart dwell on that; compared to tuning out totally and scrolling through facebook for the 15th time.

#2. Continue to Minimize.

I have been working towards the path of minimalism for years. Although I have come a long way from where I was, I still have much more to learn! 

There are no shortcuts to leading a life of less. Anyone can clean their house or get rid of things, but to truly minimize, truly be happy with less, takes time. Less clutter, less tv, less stress, less stuff. letting go. So far, I have realized the less we own and the less we choose to overburden ourselves with, the more we enjoy. I want to make more time to enjoy life, and less cleaning it! 

So there it is, my two things. Looking to the Lord and seeking His face and keep our home life simple and stress free. 

Elijah Daniel Isaacs

Introducing:

 Elijah Daniel Isaacs 

We welcomed our 4th blessing and sweetest new little babe Friday, April 14th 2017. He came into this world 10 days early and with eyes opened wide. His was my most beautiful and shortest labor.

I really am truly at a lack for words of how much I am reveling in this little one. He is the perfect addition to our family and we are all smitten with him! In my heart I know God has big plans for him and I just feel such a joy holding him. He is so precious and perfect!

I could go on and on, but instead let me just share some of my favorite photos....

Children are a gift from the Lord...

Psalm 127:3