24 hours

We all have the same amount of time in every day. Most days I wonder where the time has gone. Even by 8:30 a.m. I am usually perplexed at how it's already 8:30 and not still 7:25 like I feel it should be. I do the same at night...all of a sudden I look up and it's 10 p.m. and I haven't done much at all since putting the kids to bed. I struggle with time management and I am sure the hurried look on my face most mornings when we run into school shows it. I don't like being late, at all. I've told myself over the past couple of weeks that I would do better with my time. I have made progress in some areas, but not in all. I would have been on time to school on Friday (the first day all week), but I didn't see that Jason's car was parked behind mine and I backed into it, spilling my coffee, thankfully only on my seat and not my lap. So, I had to run back inside to get a towel to clean it up and then get Jason to come move his (unharmed) car. Back to the time issue. I thought blogging once a week could work for me, but it clearly isn't and I don't want to feel guilt over that. I will plan to blog once a month and maybe get an extra blog in every once in a while. I am not a writer and often struggle with what to write on here. I've been taking plenty of pictures, but it's just the everyday stuff that we do, nothing that seems blog worthy, so it's hard to feel motivated to sit down and blog. And it's really all about choices. Some nights I would just rather fall asleep on the couch at 8 and not even think about blogging (or cleaning for that matter!). I don't know how you dedicated bloggers out there do it!

One major area I'm concerned about and praying about is my time in God's Word. I am working through a Beth Moore Bible Study with Janelle and it has daily homework and a video to watch. I have spent the last couple of weeks waiting until the end of the week to do the homework and I know that's not the best way to go through a Bible study like this. I would learn so much more I'm sure if I would take the time daily to do the homework and actually be able to meditate on God's word and not just fly through it in a rush. I am loving this study and can't wait to see what all we learn from this.

Ok, so here's for a little update on the fam. Gracie and James are both doing really well. James is still growing like a weed and his vocabulary is growing daily it seems. He talks all the time! He is obsessed with all things Toy Story, Mickey and Thomas. It's going to be a hard call to decide what kind of cake to make for his birthday, which by the way is in less than a month! I can't believe that he'll be two! Gracie is just as active as ever and also talks ALL the time. She wakes up talking and goes to bed talking some nights. She is such a wonderful big sister (most of the time) and is a great helper to me. She loves James and is protective of him already. She is learing so much and still really enjoying school. Gracie participated in her first race this morning. She did the UCP Race Without Limits 1 mile fun run and couldn't have been more excited! I ran the 8K with Preston and Janelle and we had a great run. Gracie did really well in her run and we were so very proud of her. She wanted to hold my hand most of the run and that was fine with me. At one point when we were taking a little walking break she said very seriously "we shouldn't waste any time, let's get going" and was off running again! She received a medal at the end of the race (actually two, because Janelle was super prepared and got medals for the kids on Team Hite) and was so proud.

Jason is still doing well in real estate and that keeps him busy. If you or someone you know is looking to buy or sell, be sure to give him a call! He starts playing church basketball this week with a team of church buddies and Sunday School classmates (who are also buddies). I'm sure we'll be up at the church watching games and cheering him on.

I'm still running and have signed up for the Nashville half marathon on April 30th. I'm really excited about this run and have heard great things about it. I'm hoping all the music will be a great distraction! I have had a really bad strained muscle in my left calf since Mercedes and am starting a little physical therapy this week to see if that helps. I can still run, but have constant pain when I run and soreness when I'm not running.

Well, surely that's more than enough for now!

Gracie helped me make pizzas last week. She had so much fun and was so happy to help! James had fun playing with water in the sink!

Me and Gracie at the starting line for the fun run this morning...cutest kid ever!