Jamie Mullins

My blog has been completely neglected for the last month, but it's not due to a lack of inspiration or great life moments to record. Life has been wonderfully FULL this past month which has left me with little time to write. But, I am ok with that because instead my days have been filled with: a job that I am passionate about and so fulfilled in, a husband that I am falling in love with all over again, two beautiful children who bring so much joy to my heart, friends who accept me and love me right where I am, restored relationships in my family, and so much more! So, bear with me in this season of LIFE, and I promise to have posts 'o plenty coming soon, including Katy's 1st Birthday!

Philippians 3:13-14 "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:13 "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." Sunday, December 14th, will be treasured in my heart as one of the most amazing days of my life! Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of when Blake ran the White Rock marathon and my very first half-marathon. The months of training leading up to the race have been filled with hours upon hours of running, one foot in front of the other, through shin splints, blisters, bad attitudes, muscle cramps, and pot holes. More than that it was filled with: treasured time with amazing friends(especially my 10 mile turkey trot with Andi and Jerri), incredible time connecting to God through worship and prayer, writing His Word on my h...

I was very inspired by a post that my friend Emily recently wrote. Emily and her husband are not "present people". They don't go crazy every year worrying about buying the right gifts for everyone who could have "possibly" bought a gift for them. I am the polar opposite of that. I LOVE buying gifts for people. I am a recovering shopoholic, so the majority of my spending pleasure now comes around the holidays and is centered around the adventure of finding the perfect gifts for all 32 people on our list...yes 32 people!! I am also the person who LOVES receiving gifts. I spend the 25 days leading to Christmas dogearring catalogs and letting everyone know what my Wish List consists of. After all, if you don't tell people what you want, how can you expect to get it, right?!?! Well, this Christmas, Blake and I want to start a new trend in our family, one that is not centered around presents. So, as I read Emily's blog I was reminded of our goal. Th...

This afternoon I received an e-mail from my awesome(and pregnant)sister-in-law titled Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!! Just the title of the e-mail brought back some great memories from their wedding. Everything about their wedding was PERFECT, because it was all about them. There was NOTHING traditional except the beautiful dresses and flowers. Even the food served at the reception shouted, "this is Evan and Angie's wedding!!". I was even able to be part of the personalized day. You see, instead of a traditional processional of the bridesmaids and groomsmen, Angie wanted something unique that reflected who they are. Evan, being a Texas country boy at heart had his groomsmen pulled in by a tractor to "Just the Good 'Ol Boys". It was so fun for the guys and got a big laugh by all in attendance. Angie, being the totally 80's girl that she is, had us girls dance up the aisle to "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". That's right, I said dance, not ...

Music is such a huge part of my life. My mom has always said that I started singing before I was talking. God speaks to me through music. Music relaxes me. Music connects me to so many emotions. MUSIC MOTIVATES ME!! When I go out for a long run, I get my running mix set on my ipod. I have a wide variety of artists and songs in my special mix but the common denominator is that every single one motivates me for one reason or another. A few songs from my running mix that never fail to keep my feet moving: 1. Sexy Back- Justin Timberlake 2. Break Away- Kelly Clarkson 3. Vultures- John Mayer 4. Hero- Foo Fighters 5. Marvelous Light 6. Voice of Truth- Casting Crowns 7. Meant to Live- Switchfoot 8. I Need a Hero- Frou Frou 9. Belief- John Mayer What songs motivate you? I am so thankful for the gift of music! It's such a beautiful way for people to express themselves and to make an imprint on the world around them! More posts to come on the amazing journey the Lord is leading me ...

Here are a couple of pictures of our sweet kiddoes from Halloween. Tyler was a race car driver(surprise, surprise!) and Katy was a Cabbage Patch Kid. Tyler drove the two of them around the neighborhood to go trick-or-treating in his 4x4 truck. Katy absolutely LOVED her wig and we had several people do a double take because they thought she was a real doll. It was a great night and the kids had so much fun together!

union(noun): the growing together of severed parts b: a unified condition One of the biggest victories that Blake and I have experienced during our time at Celebrate Recovery is feeling like we are growing together in Christ. For so long, we were like severed parts, striving to live for Him, but allowing our hurts and hang-ups to hold us back from the freedom He had for us. We are living in a unified condition now with Christ as the head of our home and hearts. As we were making the path towards becoming unified, we were able to submit to whatever God would have for our family. We also began praying that He would provide a new work opportunity for Blake, one that would allow him to walk out his faith without persecution. God answered that prayer just a few weeks later. He sent a man into our lives that was also praying for us though he had never met us. This man has been able to speak words of life and affirmation into Blake and also speak the truth in love in a way that no one has bef...