Jamie Mullins

When we first brought Katy home from the hospital, Tyler was not quite sure that he wanted to keep her around. In fact, when I took her in for the 1 week well check-up, Tyler asked if I was taking Katy back to her home! I disappointed him when I explained that she was staying with us and that our home was going to be her home. I must say that the first couple of months was really challenging with the two of them. Tyler just did not understand why he was not the center of my world anymore. He was clingy and demanding and needed more of me than I could give. And to make matters worse, Katy was quite a gassy(translate FUSSY)baby up until the past week or so. But things are changing slowly but surely. In fact, sweet little Katy is starting to be the center of Tyler's world. Case in point: our evening together on the couch tonight. Tyler wanted to hold his little sister so badly. So, I cautiously handed her into his eager arms. The moments that followed were some of the sweetest moments...

I was shopping at Old Navy a few weeks ago(in the clearance section since we are on the cash envelope system) and stumbled upon the most adorable pajamas for Tyler. The top reads (future)Mr. Perfect!! I giggled as I put them in the cart because of course, I as Tyler's mom believe him to be quite the catch even at 3. When I put the new jammies on Tyler that evening, I began really thinking about that phrase and Tyler's future. Oh, how I want him to be the perfect mate for an amazing girl someday. I started praying that evening that God would keep Tyler pure and that Blake and I will set a good example of what a strong marriage looks like. I also began praying for Tyler's future wife, and that the Lord would also protect her and bestow His favor on her. Shortly after I met my mother-in-law, Sandie, she told me that she had been praying for me since Blake was a little boy. It was so awesome to know that a woman who had never met me was praying for my protection and purity. And...

This picture reminds me of something captured in a Norman Rockwell photo of days gone by. Blake spent this particular morning at the lake teaching Tyler how to "sish". The rest of the day was spent out on the dock trying to catch the big one! As I was standing in the kitchen looking through the window at what was left of one of the most incredible sunsets at Possum Kingdom, this is what I saw. My precious 3 year old patiently waiting for dinner to arrive on his hook and his dog Kendall laying close enough by to rescue him if need be. This will be a cherished memory tucked away in my heart forever. Life passes us by so quickly and watching my little one fishing remided me to slow down and enjoy these sweet moments as often as possible. Oh and unfortunately, the BIG ONE got away. Better luck next time little T!

Praying with Tyler has become the highlight of my evenings. Each night, as part of his bedtime routine, we take a few moments to thank God for the things we are thankful for. The past couple of weeks, a few moments have turned into about 5 minutes. It's so great to see that he already gets having a heart of thanksgiving and gratitude for the things the Lord has blessed us with. He thanks God for a wide variety of things including: daddy and mommy, and baby Katy, and Kendall and Kona, and trucks(surprise!), and church, and Toby, and Davis, and our house, and Tyler, and trees, and cars, and mommy and daddy(we usually repeat things a few times). So you get the jist of the way his prayers go. My favorite thing about his prayers is the way he ends them. After he has finished thanking God for EVERYTHING under the sun, he concludes by saying, "In Jesus' Love, Amen". I haven't corrected him, because I was blown away by the insight of a 3 year old. It's like h...

So, I have spent the last week or so trying to come up with a new name for our blog. When I started blogging a couple of months ago, my original intention was just to have a place to post pictures of the kids and talk about their milestones. However, as so many of us do, I have become quite fascinated with blogging about everything under the sun. I just want people to know about what is going on in my heart and my home. So, the new name of the blog is My World View. Do you remember the old DC Talk song. Everyone sing along, "My world view, it's how I see the world, it's how I look at you. My world view, it's how I see the world, would you lie to see it to? My world view." A little cheesy I know, but it is fitting. So, hope you are enjoying the way things look from my perspective. Have a great day!

My first race of the year has officially come and gone and I had a blast. It brought back all of the adrenaline and emotions that keep me addicted to running! Most of you know that I had planned to run the 5K since it was my first race after having my precious little Katy. But as I lay in bed on Friday night I began contemplating if this was a worthy challenge. After some deliberation I made the decision to up the mileage and forego the 5K to run the 10K instead. As I drove to the Zoo Saturday morning, so many things started running through my mind. "Am I really prepared to run 6 miles?", "Is the mexican food I ate last night going to come back up during the race?" and most importantly, "Is the smell of the animals POO going to be a distraction?". When I arrived the 10K was just beginning, so I got a bit of a late start, but quickly caught up to the walkers of the group. The answer to my question about the animal POO was quickly answered with a re...

Tyler's favorite show at the moment is American Idol, so we make sure to sit down and watch it as a family. It usually turns into Karaoke Hour for Tyler as he tries to imitate each of the contestants. I will try to get some footage next week and post it to the blog for your viewing pleasure. Tonight's Results show was a surprise in many aspects. I was terribly dissapointed in the outcome of the bottom 3 and who was ultimately sent home(don't want to spoil the surprise for those of you who have not seen it yet). However, the show started with a very welcomed surprise! The first song began and I could hardly believe my ears. The Top 8 entered the stage singing "Shout to the Lord"!! By the end of the first verse, I was in tears. Not because of the amazing vocals, although they were incredible. I was SO IMPRESSED that the executives at Fox and Idol were making a stand for something great. "Nothing compares to the promise I have in You!" What an im...

Over the weekend I was talking with one of my new and dear friends, Chavon about friendships. Our conversation has had me really reflecting on how my view of friendship has changed since my teenage years(thanks Chevy for the insight!!). When I was younger, I felt this overwhelming desire to be the "popular" girl. I wanted to have as many friends as humanly possible. The problem with this drive towards an endless supply of friendships is that I was always left feeling lonely and not emotionally connected. As the years have passed, I know that the reason for that loneliness was that it is not possible to emotionally connect with an abundance of people. Trying to connect with too many people leaves a person with a million acquaintances and very few true friendships. I don't really recall a moment when that changed, but I do know that as each stage of life has come, I have become less and less worried with the amount of friends I can claim. I found that as I needed so...

I have been doing quite a bit of reflecting on the Lord's purposes for me the past few days. I am positive that during this season of my life, His desire is for me to be the best wife and mom that I can be, that is my biggest ministry for the time being. In the midst of dwelling on some scriptures to help me to live out the fruits of the Spirit in our home I came across an all too familiar verse that has me in awe of our Creator. I love the Living Translation of Psalm 139:16, "O Lord, You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book!" What an amazing God we serve. The very same God that created the heavens and everything we see around us, knows and cares about every single breath that I will take. He had a specific plan and purpose for every gift, talent, struggle, heartache, and passion inside of me. What is even more amazing to me about my Savior is that He also knew long before I was a thought...

Ok, so one of my goals for this year is to get back into running and in order to accomplish that goal I want to run as many races as possible and a couple of 1/2 marathons. I have been running around my neighborhood track(the streets) several times a week and I am feeling ready to take a go at my first road race. I am really stoked about it! I will be running the Fort Worth Zoo Run Run on April 19th. Are you ready for the daunting task of how long this race is?? A whole 5K(that's 3.2 miles for you non-runners). Ok, so it's not the biggest feat in the world, but I am starting small. After all, you eat an elephant one bit at a time, right? So, I would love to have some peeps to run with me. At the moment I know that my sweet friend Katy Ward is going to run(although she may ditch me for the 10K), and I have several other recruits I am working on. So, let me know if you want to jump on board. It will be a FUN race, and as a bonus you get free passes to the zoo, can't beat that...