Sunday, May 11, 2008

Mommyfest 2008!



I love a good blog party! I have found some fantastic blogs to read and lives to follow doing things similar to Mommyfest, so I'm up for some more fun...how about you??

To introduce myself to those new around here, my name is Christi. I am the proud wife of Chris for going on 10 years, and the proud mama of Isaac, 7, and Adam, 4 1/2. I also teach first grade, so I'm a surrogate mama of sorts to a group of kids 10 months out of the year! I love my job and really feel as though it is my calling--but that's not to say I don't enjoy the break during summers!!

I am also a follower of Christ. This certainly doesn't mean that I am perfect, but rather that I admit my imperfections freely and ask for His help to overcome them. And I do this daily. Hourly. Multiple times an hour. I am trying to do better about not worrying and turning my concerns over to Him and NOT taking them back, but this, too, is a daily struggle!

I live in Southwestern Virginia. This is my chosen home, as my father is a retired United Methodist minister and we moved every 4-5 years. I'm proud of my Southern accent and will only get more country sounding if you make fun of it!

As I said, I'm far from perfect. I've got a temper, I really enjoy a good nap, and my house is not the cleanest on the block. But I love my family and try my best to be loyal to my friends, and I hope you'll come back by to read my thoughts!!

If you happened on this post and would like to know more about Mommyfest, you can visit here!

24 comments:

Gina said...

Hi Christi, nice to meet you. I hope you are having a great Mother's Day and hope you enjoy the Blog party!

spinninglovelydays said...

Hi, Christi. I'm pleased to meet you. Like you, I'm a pastor's kid and come from a clan of teachers. Will come back later to read some more of your blog.:)

Joy said...

You sound like my kind of Mommy Friend!!! Come check out my blog any time, chicka!

MiLeT said...

hi christi,

nice to meet you through the blog world.

happy mommyfest!

if you have time, please visit me @ momiespace.com

thanks

Emilee Grace Co. said...

Hi Christie! Very nice to meet you. I'm the youngest of 4 girls and my dad is an assoc. pastor so we have that in common. :) I have 2 girls and I'm also raising my 15 year old nephew. Hope you enjoy the blog party. :)

Anonymous said...

I am definately coming back to read your blog. My family is on a new adventure. My husband is evangelist pastor and we are in the process of moving 10 hours away...very exciting! Stop by for a visit. www.heartofmom.blogspot.com

CrystalWilliams said...

Your blog is gorgeous! I hope you have a blast at MommyFest! Check out our mommy fest scavenger hunt today!

Crystal
http://chrysanthemoms.com

Angie said...

Hi Christi,
Stopping in from the Mommy Fest blog party. Nice to meet you. I'm originally from Northern VA and I'm also a PK (preacher's kid). Oh yea and I was a teacher too. Happy blog hopping.

Anonymous said...

I've heard your blog mentioned on several of my 'daily' reads. So glad to meet you! PK's unite! hehe

Little Ladybug Designs said...

Hi

Nice to meet you. I hope you come visit my blog and don't forget to enter my contest. :-) Happy Blog Partying!

Anonymous said...

Hi, it's nice to meet you! My name is Tina aka mummifiedx5. I also joined the MommyFest blog party and I hope to see you at my Mummified Times Five blog!

ListPlanIt said...

Beautiful Blog! Nice to meet you.

Jenny said...

Howdy from Mommyfest. :D I'm Jenny. Great to meet you! I'm just dropping by to say hello. Great site you have here. I lurve it. Hope to see you stop by my site, The So Called Me sometime. I'd love to have you!

Melitsa said...

Lovely blog design. Another mum that juggles so many things. :)

Nice to meet you.

Hope to see you around Mommyfest.

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Kimberly said...

Hi, stopping by from Mommy Fest! This blog hopping thing is fun! I love the name of your blog. I've got my welcome post up at my Spice World blog. Hope to see you around. Happy hump day!

Melissa~ said...

Just stopping in from Mommyfest.

What a nice introduction. Your blog is so pretty, I'm looking forward to coming back to read more about you!

So nice to meet you!

♥ Melissa~
Pink Paper Peppermints

MarieY said...

Hi Christi - nice to meet you. Just popping in from Mommyfest. Thanks for joining our blog party. I love how you said that you are like a surrogate mom to kids 10 months out of a year - that's a great way of putting it!

AudreyO said...

Hi Christi,

Oh my gosh, I so love my naps on the weekends. I'm Audrey. I'm mom to two girls and two four legged guys. So nice to meet you.

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Sara said...

Hey Christi! Just stopping by from mommyfest. Who doesn't enjoy a good nap? especially when you have kids. Mommy's need a little break now and again. Hope yo see you around.

Emily ~ Little Window Shoppe said...

You have a lovely blog. It's nice to learn a little about you. I am just stopping by from Mommyfest to say hi. Have a wonderful day.
~Emily

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You have a very lovely site, it is great to meet you.
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Anonymous said...

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