09 Jan 2013
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I Fell….

January 9, 2013 No Comments

This is my 2nd time falling down the steps in our townhome in the last couple of weeks! The first time I fell I played it off and went about my business but this time I literally had nothing to grab on to and now my back is bruised, my leg is hurting, and my hands were trembling for a couple of mins after I fell.

It’s OK to laugh…. You know you want too! Lol

My husband was downstairs recording and he heard it, laughed, and didn’t even come to check on me until he realized I never moved.

I guess I’m trying to understand why I keep falling…. I mean I can’t remember what made me fall or if I even missed a step… weird huh? i know…. Madi saw the whole thing and was scared out of her mind…. She just sat there and stared at me. My husband “tried” to act like he was concerned but it was pretty obvious that he wasn’t because my falling interrupted his precious “studio time”:)

HA! I gotta to be more careful…..

-Martina

06 Jan 2013
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My thoughts @ 2:30 am

January 6, 2013 No Comments

It’s 2:30 “AM” and I can’t sleep and I have to be at church at 9:00 am  so I decided to post on something that has been weighing in on my heart all night.

I feel like I’ve been so distant from God. Not that I want to be but it just seems like I’ve had something holding me back from being where and who he wants me to be. Ever been there?

Accepting Jesus as my Savior and living this life as a Christian is not easy but I want to do it. He died for me so I can live and be forgiven for past, present, and future sins.

I started to get down tonight for a split second and I realized that I am a Friend of God. No matter when I feel alone or I feel like no one is there, HE IS! He is my Friend and He is an Omnipresent God meaning he is always there. Everywhere I am, he is right there. He is there with me even when I feel like I’m so far away from him.

I don’t like to make Resolutions or should I say promises I can’t keep but I have a couple of things I want to do starting this week to get my relationship with God back on track. I just want more of him…. I want all that God has for me and I want to know him for who he is and not from what someone told me. So, I’ve decided to jot down a few things that would help me get to that point.

1.) Put me and the girls on an actual schedule
2.) Go to to the Bible book store and purchase a couple of good reads to help me grow spiritually (I have some awesome books but I need more because I want more of God)
3.) Wake up at 6:00 am to pray and meditate on God’s word and if I don’t wake up that early because I am definitely not a morning person. I will set time aside (at least an hour) to get my time in with God.
4.) Exercise
5.) Control my thoughts and not think so much on every little thing
6.) I will not allow fear to take over my mind
7.) Be a better wife & mother

I believe if I can do all of those things I will be on the right track. The older I get I realize that having Balance & Structure in the home plays a huge role in your spiritual walk with Christ. Have you ever realized that when things are out of whack at home or life in general, everything seems to be falling apart? Whether it be mental, emotional, physical, or spiritual…. And then when you have that structure in your life, everything seems to be OK? Even when its not ok 365 days out of the year, when you have that balance its easier to put things back in place. Well, that’s where I want to be…. This year I want all that God has for me and I plan on receiving every bit of it.

Have you ever been where I am? If so, what did you do to help you grow or to have that consistent time with him? What steps did you take?

-Martina

05 Jan 2013
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I’ve been Nominated for a Liebster Award!!! Yay!!!

January 5, 2013 No Comments
My very 1st Blogger Award

I am so excited!! I’ve been nominated for a Liebster award (a liebster award is awarded to someone who has less than 200 followers) This is my first award and I was nominated by Chantell from http://www.pynkkrush.blogspot.com…. Thanks so much Chantell for nominating me for such a cool award:)  So, here it goes…

Here are the Rules:
1.) Write 11 random things about yourself

2.) Answer the 11 questions that the blogger…(in my case Chantell) …  made for you.
3.) Come up with 11 questions that you want your nominees to answer
4.) Nominate 11 gorgeous new bloggers and their blogs with under 200 followers…
… and no award pay-backs just link it back to the blogger who nominated you …that is of course me 😉 past it on and share some love.


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11 random things about little ole me:
Martina from blessedamazingly.blogspot.com

1.) My favorite color is black
2.) I love to sing but I am terrified to do it in front of anyone
3.) I don’t like being around huge crowds… Malls, amusement parks, trains..etc
4.) My mom named me after a cashier in Target! She thought the name was cute:)
5.) Me, My Husband, & our daughters names all start with M’s
6.) I LOVE chicken
7.) I don’t like to celebrate my birthday for more than a couple of reasons
8.) I never had a relationship with my dad or half sister until recently and both of those relationships are still kind of rocky
9.) I thought about selling my “eggs” to a few women who couldn’t have a children
10.) I love board games & movies

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ChanTell’s Questions for Me

1. What is your favorite thing to blog about? Whatever comes to my mind
2. Early Bird or Night Owl? Definitely a night owl
3. Who is your celebrity crush? Matthew McConaughey4. What is your favorite thing to cook? Spaghetti w/ Garlic Bread
5. What is your favorite TV show to watch? Well, I have a couple… Law & Order SVU, Scandal, Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, House Hunters, Property Virgins, & Private Practice
6. What is one thing you could not live without? My Cell phone
7. Coffee or Tea? Coffee
8. What is your biggest fear? I’d rather not say…. Someone a little loose in the brain may see it and  well, you know the rest:)
9. What is the most horrible thing you have ever eaten? To all of my Jamaican friends please don’t take offense but a dish called AKI (I’m not sure how it is spelled) I just didn’t enjoy it
10. What is your favorite scent? Warm Vanilla Sugar from Bath & Body Works
11. If you could be a kind of dance, what dance would you be and why? Salsa b/c its sexy

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My Questions for you

1.) Who inspires you?
2.) What is your favorite candy?
3.) Who is your celebrity crush?
4.) How many children would you like to have?
5.) Why do you blog?
6.) Bath & Body Works or Victoria Secret?
7.) Favorite Movie?
8.) Healthy Eater or Junkie?
9.) What are you thankful for?
10.) What month is your birthday?
11.) Do you love Jesus? Why?

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Nominees

1.) Mrsjsanders @ http://mrsjsanders.blogspot.com/
2.) Patrice @ http://thelessonsandblessings.blogspot.com/
3.) Lanesha @ http://wearethetabbs.blogspot.com/
4.) Tammy @ http://tammyfantasyland.blogspot.com/
5.) Michell @ http://prowessandpearls.blogspot.com/
6.) Ingrid @ http://averyandme-ingrid.blogspot.com/
7.) Leah @ http://moldedme.blogspot.com/
8.) Claire @ http://bellingtonbeginnings.blogspot.com/
9.) Sarah @ http://sarah-thisgirlslife.blogspot.com/
10.) Shon @ http://thesunflowermama.blogspot.com/
11.) Lindsey @ http://www.lovetothemoon.com/

Comment on this post & let me know when you complete it….. I can’t wait to see your answers! 


04 Jan 2013
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Today was a good day!

January 4, 2013 No Comments

I cooked dinner

Played candy land twice & a matching game twice with Madison & Daddy
Cleaned the entire kitchen
Folded 2 loads of laundry 
Cleaned the girls room & rearranged it a little bit…..
Why do I feel accomplished? 
Because most days I’d be lucky to remember I put a load of laundry in the washing machine…. Yes, you read that right! Sometimes I forget that I put clothes in the washer and would have to rewash it all over again. hehehehe… So, yeah ummmmm today was a good day:)
-Martina
31 Dec 2012
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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2012 No Comments

This year has definitely had its up’s and down’s but I made it through and if you’re reading this, you made it too! This year I’ve renewed my vows after 5 years of marriage, raised to beautiful girls, cried a couple of tears, gained a few friends, and discovered a few things about myself. This year has not been easy but what year has? Life is full of challenges and through those challenges we learn how to be better people and learn from the trials that we’ve faced.

I’m excited about 2013 not because of anything in particular but just because its a New Year and I lived to see it:)

Shout out to my 4 amazing new followers, I gained before the end of 2012! 
I will be spending my New Year’s Eve in church worshipping & Praising God. However, If you are doing something different or are doing the same thing. I wish you a very Safe, Prosperous, and Blessed year!
-Martina
31 Dec 2012
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My Job

December 31, 2012 No Comments

God is so amazing:)

I had a bad morning yesterday and let me tell you why!
I went out with my family yesterday to Golden Corral for breakfast and everything was going well until my cousin states that the boots I had on were cute and then started to joke about where I got them and how much I paid for them because my family knows that if I can find a great bargain I will certainly go with that. I mean who wouldn’t? Lol..
However, it was funny for a while then it led from one thing to the next and to make a long story short he said these powerful words… “Oh, you don’t do nothing but stay home with your kids, etc” honestly, he said more but I was so heated I actually forgot what he said. Now this is one of my favorite cousins and he says it a lot, I guess he gets a kick about me being a stay at home mom but I don’t. 
I don’t have a strong support system when it comes to me being home with the girls and I know I really don’t  need one but it does help to have one sometimes. See a lot of the women in my family had to work (even my grandmother) so I am pretty much the only one in my family who has been afforded the opportunity to stay at home with my girls so it becomes a joke with them but they forget that I have feelings sometimes. 
A long time ago I use to be ashamed to tell people what I do now because not to long ago I had a job or 2 or 3:) 
BUT last night I was reading a post from my blogger friend Mrs. Tabb’s and let me just say that the frustration I was feeling was lifted immediately. It was like God guided me to this post! So, I will stop rambling now and I want you to head on over and read Reasons you could be a SAHM and allow it to minister to your spirit.
For all SAHM’s out there and to those who will soon be one, read this post and allow it to encourage you as well.
I am a proud stay at home mom and I thank God for choosing me for the Job!
-Martina
29 Dec 2012
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Oh, how

December 29, 2012 No Comments
I MISS MY LONG HAIR:( 
I cut it in February 2011 and at the time I felt like it was a great choice, even though the guy who cut it did NOT give me the bob I asked for. It still turned out cute but now as I looked over my FB photos I ran across a pic a few weeks before I cut my hair and I got all emotional because I started to miss my long hair. It’s not really short but its not as long as it was either. I will show you before and after pics of my hair. 
This is my hair before I cut it…. Really Long:)
This is my hair after I cut it & colored it Jet Black
This is my hair Now….
Its growing back ssssllllooooowwwwlllllyyyyy ….LOL…. So, I can’t complain but I still miss my hair.
-Martina
29 Dec 2012
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marriage is hard sometimes

December 29, 2012 No Comments

I’m not ranting and I am not putting down my marriage at all but Can I be real for just a moment?

Marriage sucks sometimes…………..

I am a woman, a wife, and a mother who does not have it all together.

Marriage is one of the best things God created. It is a blessing to be married to this other imperfect human that God designed just for you but it isn’t always perfect. It isn’t always this fairy tale that everyone makes it seems.

Marriage comes with so many challenges. Such as.. Finances, Sex, Communication, Kids, Infidelity and so on….

You are with this person everyday for the rest of your life and its not always peaches and cream… Sometimes I want to act like a baby which I do sometimes pout and cry with my arms folded until he comes for me begging that I forgive him but life isn’t that way. We have to work through our problems… Forgive and move on! AND isn’t that like the hardest part? lol…. Both of you/us want to be right so nobody wants to do it or somebody wants to have the last word.

Crazy right? Marriage is HARD! PERIOD!

I cry sometimes because I feel like maybe he doesn’t love me like he says he does or maybe we just aren’t compatible and as I write this mad at him then I go back and realize I am definitely blessed to have the man that I have in my life but it just gets so hard sometimes.

I believe we are one blessed family but I won’t sit here and act like we have it all together because we don’t. As I sit here writing this post I look back at our good times and realize that our good days definitely outweigh the bad. I am one of those people who absolutely, positively, HATES going to bed mad so hopefully by the end of the day I will be the “bigger” person and resolve this issue before we go to bed tonight. lol

Loving & Learning,
-Martina

25 Dec 2012
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Merry CHRISTmas!!!!!!!!!!

December 25, 2012 No Comments

I am SOOOOO excited….. It’s 10:38 pm and its CHRISTmas eve! So, that means tomorrow is Christmas day…. I can’t wait to see my girls faces tomorrow when they open their gifts (especially Madison b/c she’s the oldest) and see what “Santa” bought them.

However, I asked Madison who’s Birthday was tomorrow and she said JESUS! That’s right baby….Jesus:) Isn’t it pretty cool to have a Wonderful Savior such as Jesus…. He was Born, he died, & he rose again just for me and you! I love you Jesus and I am so thankful for all your many blessings and for giving me chance after chance! You are a wonderful, amazing, all knowing, all powerful, king and I am so THANKFUL!

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just had to get that in because I love this time of year but for some they hate it and as I was reading through my Facebook timeline I was heartbroken. Some people said they weren’t in the Christmas mood and other said they hated this time of year.

Let’s keep all of those who aren’t “feeling it” this year in prayer because for some it isn’t the most wonderful time….

Everyone be safe out there and Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

-Martina

21 Dec 2012
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The Lost Pacifier…….

December 21, 2012 No Comments
Me & Mallorie were driving around and all of a sudden I hear this loud yell and I turn around (while driving) and the pacifier is gone….. I mean nowhere to be found….. By this time I am on the highway and I’m driving and luckily I didn’t have a lot of people around me so I’m checking the sides of her car seat and I don’t see it or feel it. 
So, at this point I am panicking….. Have you ever been driving and the baby was crying all the way to your destination until you found the paci? Well… That’s what was going on! Lol…. I tried talking to to her and that didn’t work and then I turned the music up a little so that could calm her down… And guess what? She got quiet so I just so happen to turn around and the paci was in her mouth! Yes, in her mouth! hahahaha
Homegirl had it the whole entire time!

We lose the pacifier all the time or she does which is most of the time…. For example: Yesterday I was looking for one and found the one I was looking for plus another one in Madison’s toy box. I was one happy camper! Lol… If you guys could see me when I’m looking for those paci’s you would definitely L.O.L. I’m like the top notch paci detective and when I find them I am rejoicing all over the house. My husband doesn’t even try to look for them anymore because he knows I’ll find them. Honestly, I should get a stash of them or just wean her off of them because we are always looking for those little suckers. It helps her sleep and relaxes her when she’s cranky, it’s really for me because mommy can’t take all of the crying sometimes so yes it is definitely a lifesaver. 
The Lost Pacifier is HI-LA-RI-OU-S because most times when I am looking for it, I am so pathetic and desperate, its like I’m on some type of scavenger hunt trying to find this great reward 🙂
P.S. Watch out for The Lost Pacifier Part II because we will surely lose it again
-Martina