Lately...

So its been awhile since I have posted the happenings around here,

and i have very good reason to have not.

Our little family has grown.

Ezekiel Dean Harris was born on the 23rd January in the early hours of the morning after a very quick and intense two hour labour.

We were in absolute heaven,

what a treasure we had been blessed with.

The first two weeks were great,

it took some adjusting but things were running smoothly..... till they weren't.

we headed into the third week with high hopes that hubby going back to work was not going to be hard.

I was wrong.

cue ridiculous amounts of crying from both bub and mumma.

Nothing seemed to settle my sweet little man except the warmth of his mumma's arms.

We are currently in hibernation as the thought of venturing out of the house or even getting the chance of having a shower for any more than two minutes has me wanting to hide under the covers.

meaning a mornings, afternoons, evenings sees me on my knees crying out to my precious Jesus for His Grace and Strength to continue through such a trying season.

I see Him working within our family and am thankful for Holy Spirit Presence in our home without it I'm not sure how things would pan out.

Once things do settle down I will be getting into the swing of things, blogging, crafting, baking some form of normalcy will we welcomed.

In the mean time a saying to keep me going

KEEP CALM

AND 

THIS TOO SHALL PASS

All things New

Happy New Year

I hope all of you had a beautiful time with your families.
That many cherished memories were made.

We had a great time over the holidays slowing down the pace.
Many a late night which followed with many a sleep in (so good).
Lots of time hanging out with extended family with no agenda other than to enjoy ourselves.
Our boys had a great time hanging out with their cousins which allowed us to be able to enjoy an abundance of uninterrupted adult conversation.

Now that the holidays are over we are gearing up for the arrival of our newest little man.
I am currently 37weeks 1day and little mister has had us on our toes for a few days,
even to the point last night that I was sure that it was time.
Sadly no, he is still tucked inside the warmth of this little mummas belly.

Part of me is VERY ready for him to be in my arms finally,
To see what he looks like,
Hear what his cry sounds like.
Feel his soft skin.
Kiss his sweet cheeks.
Introduce him to his big brothers who have been hovering around my belly for months
telling him all about the world he is about to enter into.

Though part of me is happy to still have a few more days of just us four.
To enjoy that peace and calm that is in our house most days at the moment.
As I know that its about to get incredibly crazy, learning how to juggle 3 boys with only 2 hands.
The noise levels that are about to increase.
The attention that needs to be stretched out over 4 men in my world instead of 3.
This my friends is where Gods grace with be fervently prayed for, even before my feet hit the floor of a morning.

I am extremely excited for this next season.
This year will be bringing about a lot of victories and answers to prayers that have been prayed for quite sometime now.

Looking up and forward.
Hope you are too.

Kristie xx

:: Rest ::

Rest.................


A simple four letter word that brings about so much more than we can imagine.
It's what we need in our crazy lives in order to keep our head above water.
It's what rejuvenates us, refreshes the soul.

It can be as simple as enjoying a hot cuppa for five minutes while children are distracted,
Turning your phone on silent, off the hook for a twenty minute power nap.
If your extremely blessed a full day/s without any distractions at all.
Freedom to do things at your own pace, spend some time with Him,
read a book, do some baking, watch a movie, the list is endless.

This is me today....
My In-Laws have come and taken my boys on a fun filled adventure day so that I may have some much needed REST, before our newest munchkin makes his arrival.
After quite a few days of whinging, fights and little attitudes and quite a few tears (from my side) this day has been welcomed with opening arms and many thanks.

Today I am thanking Jesus that he answers prays even if we do not directly ask, He just knows.
Thankful for those that listen to His small prompting and obey.

Yes I have already enjoyed my five minute Hot cuppa,
I will be turning my phones off for a twenty minute or more power nap
and will be pottering around the house enjoying the quietness.

Praying you are getting your much needed rest, whichever way that looks like.

Kristie xx

Happy Birthday to me.

Well in all the hustle and bustle of getting ready for Christmas, end of school year and just general life

I completely forgot my wee little blogs 1st birthday.

So cheers to a interesting first year.

I'm hoping my next will be all the more better.

I have meet some incredible ladies that I now call friends and am so grateful to have them apart of my world now.

Looking forward to meeting many more people along this journey.

Continuing to flesh out my heart for all things Jesus, Family, Friendship and Life.

Thank you to all my faithful followers all 14 of you (that I know of) and for those I don't know yet,

Don't be shy, I love making new friends.

Kristie xx

{However small, a life is still precious}

A baby

whether outside the womb, or inside, 

a cell, a fetus, an embryo, 

a few days gestation or 40 weeks gestation...

It is still something that God created, what He planted and nurtured within us.

To Him its a life from the moment we conceive them. 

We have a right to mourn no matter what life span it has. 

Something apart of us, of our husbands and our God,

 was there and is now gone, that is something we mourn. 

A thought for you most precious friend who may be dealing with the loss of a life from someone who hurts as much as you. 

There is no wrong or right for this. However you feel is ok.

Dreaming........ loneliness

Dreaming of.............

far off places

a tropical island 

a snow covered cabin

cobble streets

wide open spaces

secluded waterfalls 

Right now any of these places in my minds eye have kept me in a happy place.
Away from the whinging, defiance, household chores, bills, loneliness.

To Cloth or Not To Cloth????????????

Well my lovelies the question on my mind at the moment is just that
'To Cloth or Not To Cloth?'
A few of my lovely mumma friends have been using cloth nappies for their kids and swear by them.

What do you do? or have done?


What brands to you swear by?


what are the best sites to find out more information from????

Kristie xx