The second thing I have to do is see where life was when I wrote last, and I always have to chuckle to myself, and then take a trip (short trip due to few posts) down memory lane. Once again, life has changed immensely since the last post. Let me just update you now.
1- We have a added a new member to our family, and I must say it has been a sweeeeeet addition! His name is Brayden Samuel Chandler, and he has stolen his mommy's heart. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Noah Lee Chandler, but he is an all out daddy's boy. Brayden loooooves his mommy,and I don't mind one bit :) He was born on November 22, 2011, so that means he is now 8 months old!!!
And that is sweetness at its sweetest!
2- We now have a 2 year old in the Chandler household, and the good part is Cory and I still have our natural hair color! yay! No grey yet! If there ever were a strong-willed stubborn child, Noah is! (don't know where in the world he would get that from) :) What I do know is this, the Lord designs us all so very uniquely, and He designed Noah in this way, and it is BEAUTIFUL! We pray daily that the Lord will draw Noah closer to Him, and teach him how to be obedient to us. Our job is to show Noah that we are being obedient to our Heavenly father by disciplining him and teaching him His ways. We are currently going through "Shepherding a Child's Heart" by Ted Tripp. It's incredible, and so very much Biblically founded. We love that boy with everything in us, and can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for him! He can now say is ABC's, and knows the sound recognition for each letter, as well as count to 15. Smart little booger!
This was taken about a month before he turned 2.
3- I have decided to become a stay at home mommy!! I am very excited about this!! The Lord recently, within the past year, began to change my desires of being a 6th grade ELA teacher to being a full time mommy. Teaching is my absolute passion, and I will very much miss the classroom, but at this time I am going to redirect my passion for teaching towards my own children. I am excited to teach them educationally, but more-so excited to raise them in a Godly manner.
4- Cory is still teaching at Grant high school, and will be returning next week. We have so enjoyed being able to both be stay at home parents this summer! I am sad that he has to go back. Our goal is to one day both be stay at home parents!!! I know you are thinking, "How in the world are they going to do that?" This is where I tell you about our newest endeavor. In March of this year, we made a decision to become independent distributors for Advocare. Advocare is a 19 year old nutritional supplements company that has absolutely blown us away! Not only has it allowed me to begin my weight loss journey, but it also gave me the financial freedom to be able to be a stay at home mommy. We are extremely excited for where this company is going to take us as a couple and family. If you are EVER interested about learning more about Advocare or purchase world class supplements, please let us know! Here is our website if you want to check it out.www.advocare.com/120321641
My goodness! That was a lot of typing! But once again my goal is to keep this updated. I enjoy reading other people's blogs, so maybe you will enjoy reading mine...I hope! Please leave comments so I know who is reading it :) Love yall!
-The Chandlers
