"The Women Who Fears the Lord"

I'm Back!

I will apologize right off the bat for abandoning this blog a year ago. I was debating whether or not a family blog was something our family wanted, did we want strangers looking into our lives? Did I want to risk having my identity stolen yet again? Was it worth the hassle, what about pleasing to God? I've thought about it long and hard, and have decided that YES, this is something I want to do. Not only do I enjoy it, but it is a great way to witness and minister to other moms, wives and sisters in Christ. 

What will this blog look like?

I will be posting family updates, recipes, DIY crafts and about my walk with God. I want to share my struggles, victories and goals with you. I can't promise that I wont be boring, or that we will share the same views on things, but I can say that I will be honest and real with you all.


A little Bitty Update

- Hayven and I welcomed another beautiful daughter into our family on March 7th, 2013, making Arya a big sister at 19 months old.(I will share that birth story with you all when I have more time!).
-Arya turned TWO on July 26th, 2013
- Hayven is now working for his biological dad, we are living in the city. Before that we were on his parents farm, oh how we miss those days!
- I am a stay at home mama and plan on homeschooling our girls(and future children)
- We have decided to leave the amount of children we are having in God's hands, yes this means we don't use or practice any forms of birth control. I can't say that it has been an easy decision but the Lord has placed it on our hearts and we are being obedient. I will post more about this in the future as well.

I have to run now, Arya is currently yelling "mommy, poopy!"   in her crib.....pray for me lol

Where Has the Time Gone?

Arya Faye June 2012

Today our sweet daughter turned 11 months, that's one month shy of an ENTIRE year. It's so special being able to look back on these past 11 months, the fact that I was able to become pregnant and carry a child is a blessing in itself.

My unhealthy relationship with food started when I was 10 years old, when I was 16 years old I was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. Over the years my body went through hell, because of my BMI being so low I stopped getting a period. I started going into early menopause. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis(and osteopinia) when I was 17, they told me I had a 4% chance of it EVER improving. I was also told that I was a chronic case(due to many unsuccseful hospital admissions), that I had no hope of ever recovering. I went through the scare of having my organs start to fail. They(the doctors) told me I would never be able to get pregnant or carry a baby full term. It is only by the grace of God that I can say I AM living in recovery, that my body is stronger then it has ever been and that I have a beautiful daughter that I carried full term with  only minor complecations.

I am so thankful for the life I have been given, for the husband and daughter that God has blessed me with. Praise be to God, always.

-Lindsey

A Little Bit About Us!

Hello all, I've been wracking my brain the last week or so..trying to think of something exciting to blog about(believe me this sounds easier then it actually is!), I've finally decided that a little intro would be best. Hold onto your excitement and try not to go too crazy! :o)

The Cooper-Jones family, who are we?
Our perfect(and soon to be expanding, I'll write more about this!) family consists of Hayven(my wonderful husband), Lindsey(me...duh!) and Arya; Are-eeee-ah(our beautiful daughter). We currently live in a beautiful tiny town in Canada. Hayven works for a wonderful landscape company and I have my dream job, a stay at home mama! Our daughter Arya will be celebrating her 1st birthday on July 26th, WOW time sure has flown by!

We are followers of Christ, we believe that God sent his one and only son(Jesus) to live here on earth. He died for our sins, he paid the price for us, so that we could have eternal life in Heaven when we die. We will raise our daughter up as a christian as well as our future children. Hayven and I do not believe that birth control is from God(this whole topic deserves it's own blog post in itself), we have chosen as a family to not use ANY types of "protection". We have given this area of our lives over to God, we trust that He will bless us with as many children as he wants us to have, we have faith that however many children we have He will provide a way for us to take care of them. This is why I've stated above that we will soon be expanding, I am not pregnant as of now(as far as I know..) but we assume that it will happen in the near future.

I LOVE crafting; sewing, knitting, card making, painting, DIY things, making headbands(and selling them www.inspiremebebe.etsy.com). I'm also a vloger (www.youtube.com/keepbreathing00), a recovering(I believe I will always be in recovery) anorexic(this isn't a HUGE part of my life anymore, so I will rarely talk about it on here).

This blog will be a place for me to write about my family,my beliefs, post DIY projects and share recipes(I LOVE cooking and baking!). I am also open to topic suggestions!