Three more days!

......and I get to see my mum and dad again!

They are flying in from QLD on Thursday to spend Christmas with us. The last time we saw them was in September, so cant wait!

We'll be heading off to my aunty and uncles house for lunch - so there will be us, mum and dad, nan, my aunty, uncle and their 3 kids :) Quite excited!

I love Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all my readers (haha - pretty sure I dont have any though, come and tell me if you read my blog!)

Let down...

Do you ever wonder if things will change? Do you ever want to be someone else? Have you ever hated yourself?

Argh, I did it again. I'm really good at doing it and I wish I wasn't.

A friend was supposed to come and visit Bella and I today. She was driving about an hour to get here, so it wasnt like she was just around the corner. I had been freaking out about it for hours and promised myself that I wouldnt ring up and cancel.

But then I did. I told her that I didnt think that I could do it today. What a freak I am. I cant leave the house much and then I cant even have people around here. What an idiot.

She said she had already left, so I just assumed I had no choice and that she was coming anyway. I messaged her and said that I was still panicking, but she should just come anyway. She then told me to forget it and that she had already turned around to go home.

I told her I was sorry. I didnt know what else to say. What a loser I am. What an idiot. What a waste of space. What a screw up. I cant tell you how many times a week I cancel things, or make up excuses.

She probably hates me now. I dont blame her. I deserve it.

Tiling, new couches and Christmas trees

We have recently tiled our kitchen! We put a second hand FREE kitchen in a couple of months ago. Abrahams manager from work gave it to us, was such a blessing! We just need to cap it.

(right=before, left=after)

We also put up our Christmas tree the other day! It's the 1st time we have put one up as a family, last year we didn't bother with one because Bella was so little. We also got some new couches delivered on Monday. Our other ones kept breaking and we had only had them a couple of months! So, we went to the store and picked out a brand new set. We now have a 3 seater (which has 2 recliners in-built) and 2 single recliners. They are in a chocolate brown suede fabric. It's actaully nice to have recliners - we have never had them before but now I dont think we can go back!

Sweet words

I love hearing my daughter say "Mum"

I love hearing her say "nose" and gently poking my nose

I love hearing her give kisses

I love hearing her say "Bye" and waving madly

I love hearing my daughter say "Hello puss" when she sees Oscar in the morning

I love hearing her read her books while sitting on the floor with her feet crossed

I love hearing her say "narna" when she sees a banana

I love hearing her say "baby" whenever she sees a picture of herself or another child

I love hearing her say "Amen" after we finish praying, singing, or saying grace

I love hearing her say "Hi" to people walking by

I love hearing her say "What's that?" when she sees something new

I love hearing her say "Ta" when she has something to give to me

I love hearing her say "Yucky" when she has something gross in her hands she shouldn't

I love hearing her voice

Back to testing again :(

So, I'm back to testing my blood sugar levels again :(

I have a history of diabetes in my family. My nan, my aunty and my mum. I also had Gestational Diabetes while pregnant, which was controlled by diet alone (just!)

The doctor told me I have more than a 50% chance of developing diabetes (after having GD). To be honest, I've always struggled with my blood sugar levels. When I was younger, if I didnt eat regularly, I would find myself in the middle of the shopping center shaking, sweating, dizzy, nauseous, heart racing and in need of a sugar hit.

I have been noticing (and ignoring) the signs and symptoms of diabetes for a while. The doctor thinks that there is something going on here and so I am now testing my blood sugar levels. I only have to do it when I feel yuck, or feel as though my levels are a bit low. I'll chart what my levels do after I eat, and see what happens.

There could also be a link here with my panic attacks. My hypoglycemic episodes produce nearly the same symptoms as my panic attacks. Who knows, they could be related, they might not. This testing may shed some light on this :)

So, back to pricking my finger and drawing blood. Ew, I hate needles.

Locked out for the 2nd time!

Okay, so today saw me being locked out of the house, with Bella happily playing inside!

I was taking the washing in when a massive gust of wind blew the back door shut! We dont have door handles on the outside of any of our doors, so I was well and truly locked out!

I went round to the loungeroom window to check on Bella and the dog, and everything was okay there! I saw that the window was open a little, so I tried to sqeeze through. No such luck.

Then tried to break the chain on the window to get it loose. Nope. Managed to cut open my finger in the process.

Went to the shed (which is NEVER locked!) and found that it was indeed locked.

Then decided to go to the next door neighbour and grab a screwdriver to undo the window winder thing and climb inside.

It worked. I had to take my skirt off (sorry for the graphic image!) to get inside because there was no way I was getting in with a skirt on!

So yes. Everything is fine! We are fine, the window is fine. My finger is not, but thats okay!

And yes, as the title suggests, this is the 2nd time this has happened!

Subjects chosen :o)

Had a meeting with ACOM this morning and have chosen my subjects for next year!

Trimester 1
Personal Formation 1
Intro to Theology

Trimester 2
The Pauline Literature
New Testament Introduction

Trimester 3
The Spirit in the Church and World
Greek 1

Depression: un-Christian?

I was listening to the radio tonight (Focus on the Family) and there was a lady on there talking about how she took anti-depressants for her post-natal depression.

They then went on to talk about how in society some "diseases" are okay for Christians to have and some are not. Some Christians see cancer or an infection as alright to have, but depression and mental illness as not. They think that as a Christian you should be happy all the time and not let things get you down. And heaven forbid you take anti-depressants! They somehow see taking an antibiotic for an infection fine, but an anti-depressant for a mental illness a sin!

As a person with anxiety/OCD and a history of depression, this struck a chord with me. When I first started taking anti-depressants I didnt want my church friends to know. I felt like I would be judged and labelled as a mental case. It seems taboo in some Christian circles to talk about mental illness. Maybe it will reveal that we arent perfect!

A visit from Oma and rice pudding

Was lovely to have Oma (Abrahams mum) around for morning tea today. She has been in W.A. for her dads 80th birthday and we have missed her heaps! Bella loved crawling and standing all over her like she was a human climbing frame! I've also taught her about tickling her tummy, except now she pulls up everyones top (including Omas) to see their flesh and proceeds to say "tickle, tickle, tickle"

We ventured out to the library just before lunch, but came back empty handed. Bella has been down for a sleep since 1pm, so I decided to make rice pudding. I have had cravings for it since monday, so I finally made it! It wasnt as good as nans, but still tasted okay!

Tomorrow I'm meeting with the state director for ACOM just to have a catch up and talk about my application for next year. I wish it was Feburary already so I could start studying! I bet when March comes, I wont be saying that!

I should probably tidy up the house a bit before small group tonight. We are watching a series of lectures by Kent Hovind. We are really enjoying them and the discussion that follows :) There is only 4 of us in our small group (Abraham and I and another married couple). So off I go before Bella wakes up :)

Our little family

And then there were three...... (or five if you count the pets!)

We are the Schultinks :0)

I'm Naomi, my husband is Abraham and our 14 month old daughter is Bella Grace. We also have a cat named Oscar and a puppy named Millie.

We bought our first house together this year and have been doing little bits here and there to fix it up. Abraham has just finished paving out the back - it looks great!

I am a stay-at-home mum, but I also work from home 2 days a week for Abrahams parents company blanklabels.com.au. I send orders off, do data entry and research what products would suit the customer best.

Next year, I will be studying a Bachelor of Theology through ACOM (Australian College of Ministries). In the future I want to combine my degree in teaching along with my bachelor of theology to become a chaplain in primary schools.

Abraham works for the Commonwealth Bank and enjoys the challenges it poses each day. He is slowly working his way up in the branch.

Bella is growing up way too fast! She has recently decided she can walk around the house with her wagon (the same wagon I used to play with when I was little!) It has taken her a while, but she is getting there! She is now bottle-free and will just drink her milk out of a sippy cup now. She is currently sitting on the floor watching Franklin and eating an apple.

I always thought that blogging needed to be about deep and meaningful stuff, full of in depth things about the world and current affairs etc, but I guess blogging could be just about anything! There may be deep matters of the heart discussed here, but there will also be the mundane day-to-day things that happen in our lives. They matter too :0)

Come back and share with us in our journey as a the Schultink family!