Recipe for a stressed family

1 chilly, beautiful fall day + 1 fun family excursion= A much needed break from the craziness that is home shopping.

You would think I'm a hypocrite when seeing my blog's name is I Choose Joy with the way I've been acting lately...it's been anything but that for me lately.

Yesterday morning I had a breakdown. Between crying about our situation to being downright mean and disrespectful to my husband it was a bad morning. I said things to Darryl I didn't mean and so wish I could take them back. I was so awful to him in the things that I said. All of the work I've done this year in trying to be a better wife in how I speak to him and the respect and love I show went out the window. The devil had a field day with me yesterday morning. He has slowly been creeping back and stealing my heart away from where it needs to be focused which is the Lord and my family. I've noticed with being out of church and being so busy with other things instead of reading my Bible, he has taken up residence. My quiet times with the Lord have been rushed these last couple of weeks so I could hurry and get on the computer to start researching new homes and land. I have written on our white board Phil 4:6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

But even though I see this every morning, I've yet to follow it....it seems instead of praying I was worrying and feeling down. The devil wants me to be busy with other things. He wants me to find faults in my husband and call him out on them...instead of seeing the wonderful man he is to me...I don't deserve him...

Well, after I got it all out yesterday, Darryl asked if I've been trusting God and putting my faith in him. I said no....he gave me a hug and loved me even after all my ugliness to him and told me to have faith...

So, we decided to scrap it all and have some much needed family fun time. We went to the Amazing Corn Maze in Rural Hill. I've always thought this would be a fun family event but every year we passed it up. Well, this year was different. We bundled up(it was in the low 50's outside) and headed out to Rural Hill. It was so beautiful there. What a treasure amidst all the subdivisions and shopping centers in Huntersville. It was unspoiled, preserved land and it was beautiful. We had to fill a map with puzzle pieces to finish the maze and it took us 2 hours 11 minutes. Certainly, not a record by any means but we had a great time working as a team to figure it out. The boys played with the riding tractors after we were done with the maze and then we went out to eat(which at this point really isn't very special because we've had to eat out so much lately) but we all really cherished the time together and I was so grateful just to hold my husband's hand and cuddle my boys.
It was a wonderful day and I feel blessed.








The maze is 7 acres!



Nicholas navigating for us...



Now it's Matthew's turn...

We made it!!! Our last puzzle piece!!


My blessings...