My Wordless Wednesday picture was taken while spending the day at Reed Bingham State Park located in Southern Georgia. We were walking the nature trails getting some needed exercise. There was an awesome spot to look out over the water, which is where I was when I took the photo.

There’s a profound beauty in the swamps that you can’t find anywhere else. The way the Spanish Moss hangs from the trees and sways when a gentle breeze comes along is one of the most beautiful sights to me. Our trip was not that long ago so, due to the colder weather, we unfortunately did not see much in the way of wildlife except for a few squirrels and some buzzards flying high over head. But we were able to see where the gopher tortoises have laid there eggs, as they were marked by flags. I have been told that on occasion you can spot Bald Eagles as well!

We had a great time! The kids really enjoyed themselves and if I remember correctly it was one of the first times in the past few weeks that they didn’t fight with each other! We all know that is a rare treat!

Jaered, however, did not like riding over the roots that were growing up in the trails. He adamantly protested after a lengthy stretch of bumping about in the stroller. Next time we go I’m thinking I need to get a front carrier and carry him on my chest…

I would definitely recommend a visit to Reed Bingham. There’s more to do there than just walking the trails. They have a large play ground for the kids. There’s even a miniature golf course for your enjoyment. Many picnic tables, pavilions, and screened in buildings for gatherings. There is also camping, boating,  fishing, and swimming. You can go to the Georgia State Parks website to find out more.

That photo was taken by my daughter. It’s of our kitten Cleo and myself doing what she likes to do best! Sleep. She loves to snuggle. I love the companionship. It sets well with my pregnancy hormone swings… LOL

Lately, I’ve been down and depressed and quite frankly out of the loop. With holidays and birthdays approaching faster than I care for them to and not the most desirable living situations topped off with being 30 weeks pregnant, broke, with no quick hopes of income coming in, I’d say I’ve been feeling quite sorry for myself. I even missed out on posting my awesome Wordless Wednesday photo due to my own depression.

Today, however, I pulled myself together and out of bed… pushed aside my feelings of baby sickness and was determined to get an article out for Kelby’s site Type-A Mom to which I am proudly an editor for her. As I sat here and typed I decided to pull up twitter.  Something I have not done in over a week. I’m still getting to know the people on there and I never have too much to say. But something in my head today told me to open it up and join in the conversation.

I may well be an open book, but I am a shy person and often find it awkward getting involved in the tweets. Today was no different. But I often read the different “tiny urls” that are posted by the various tweeters Even though I was in the heat of looking for a picture to go with my new article on Household Budget Advice my eye was caught by one of those tiny urls posted by LaTara. It was a link to her newest blog post on her site Mom Unplugged. I have a good idea why that specific tiny url distracted me so much that I had to read it.

Oh, but you know me, I didn’t read it right away. Of course not, instead I opened it in a new tab and saved it for later, at least I didn’t just bookmark it for later like I’ve done with so many others that I never read. For some reason this one was was different, I could feel it. I kept mis-clicking on my various tabbed adventures and would continuously bring up, yup, you guessed it, LaTara’s post. I finally gave in, stubborn as I may be, and read the post. I was so touched I teared up. Now you can say I’m just being hormonal due to my baby blues but in this case you would be wrong.

I have no doubt as to why this particular post affected me the way it did. Because I have strayed from my faith in God and instead of listening to Him I’ve been trying to make my own way. Now you can get what ever you want out of her post, but for me, it was a matter of my heart and knowing that some where back on this rocky road I’ve been on, I’ve lost my way.

I haven’t been listening to God’s will and doing things His way. When you try to take on the world alone expect to be alone. God is there for you if only you’ll let Him! Thank you LaTara, I’m waving my white flag.

Kaeden was goofing around with our new kitten Cleo. Cleo is short for Cleopatra and let me tell you this kitten definitely thinks she’s a queen and needs to pampered continuously throughout the day LOL We may not treat her quite like Queen Cleopatra but she is extremely pampered!

That photo was taken of the family dog… erm… goat. Her name is Chico. She jumps up in the jeep with us and loves to go for rides. It took forever to get a photo of her because all she wanted to do was eat the camera! She’s the newest addition to our little family so far and she fits right in!

That picture was only a small portion of a HUGE mural in my son’s school. He wanted his picture taken with the frog. We though the pose would look so cute if he was facing it… Never once through that little LCD panel did it occur to me that the frog would be picking his nose LOL Enjoy!