Bits of wisdom from the "girl" who is another year older

I am 31 today! Gasp!!!! Can you believe it! I told the entire world my age......Well with the world of Facebook everyone already knows how old I am anyways, so why not just embrace it and enjoy it.

Reflecting on what I would possibly write today I just came up with this. Simple bits of wisdom that you have probably all heard before!

1: Write out some goals for your life that you want to accomplish. I am so grateful that I did. I don't know that I would have ever gotten to the healthy point in my life without a written goal I looked at everyday.

2: The Bible has it right( in more ways than one!) Don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself, Today has enough troubles of its own.(Matt 6:34)

3:When we get to the end of our lives, most everyone doesn't say...."oh, I wish I would have made more money, worked more, or bought that car or gone on that Mediterranean cruise, fill in the blank with anything that preoccupies us..." instead when we get to the end, most everyone wants one thing. Time. Time to spend with those we love, regret over time lost doing things that don't matter. Time to right the wrongs and mend the bridges we have burned. Time is precious. We don't know the hour that God will call us home to Heaven. So use what you have wisely.

4: Facebook, Twitter, Texting or BLOGGING can not replace the most valuable thing ever. Interaction with people. Face to face, over the phone, real friendships and relationships. I enjoy all these outlets, but they give you a false community. You think you are connected but you really aren't. To prove the point, I took a break from Facebook once and no one noticed that I wasn't on posting things. So, don't spend so much time in the Internet world trying to find meaningful connections. Connect with your neighbors, friends and family, that is real!

5: Be you and don't care about what other people think or say. I would rather swim against the current that look, act or say everything that everyone else says. Be who God created you to be.

Drum roll please!!!!!

6: Check out the awesome guy named Jesus. We are coming up on the day we celebrate his birth. Its pretty significant.... God decided to take on our lowly human form, was born, lived sinless and died for all of us. He didn't stay dead though. He rose from the grave and now is seated at the right Hand of God. He loves you, and he would love for you to get to know Him. If you have never read a bible before in your life, check out the Gospel John. Its a great place to start.

major slacker!!!!!!

WOOOOOOW!!!!!! I haven't posted a new thing since October!!!! Sorry.!!!
What can I say. Life has been a blur. I am so busy hanging out with the kids that the last thing I have thought about is updating my blog.
SO whats been happening in the Marquand house???? Lots.:) Isaac turned 1 on April 2nd and Kyla turned 3 on May 4th. Both parties were a ton of fun and so enjoyable.

Kyla really got into the whole present thing this year. She is obsessed with horses for the moment and Dustin was able to make her a wooden horse swing. It was the perfect gift.

Isaac is crawling all over the place and not really willing to start walking on his own just yet. If he gets a hold of a hand, he is off and running though!

Dustin has been hard at work. We have been praying hard about the direction his business should go and every time we begin to wonder if Dustin needs to look for something new, he starts to get the phone calls. So far the summer looks like it is full of opportunities.

Me. well, I have been spending alot of time in my gardens. Its amazing the transformation the backyard has experienced in one year. Where there were once dying bushes, now has a growing, thriving perennial garden. AHHHHH color! I never knew the satisfaction of growing something. I am hooked now. We also got our veggie garden planted last weekend. I go out every day in hopes of seeing something breaking through the dirt, reaching toward the sun. Nothing yet, but hoping soon!

Kyla turns 2!

Whew. Been awhile! Kyla turned 2 on May 4th. and we had a lot of fun celebrating her big day. She was in a great mood and she was working the crowd like a pro. She figured out pretty quick that the day was all about her!