Thankful Thursday

So, for those who know me well, I have had my ups and downs in life (don't we all?) I have suffered with severe depression and anxiety. I'm not ashamed to admit this, because, well, it is part of life. Now, back before I would accept this, and seek help for my problems, I comforted myself with food and alcohol. LOTS of alcohol. This, of course caused me to gain a lot of weight. I was in denial about it for so long, but it just kept creeping up. I bring this up for two reasons. One, I came across some of my pictures of my "bigger" days and it made me sad and ashamed. But, the second reason I bring this up is this; I was able to get over my fear of being labled "crazy"( as I thought of it at the time) and seek out help. I am so thankful to have received that help so I could get my life under control.

So, for this Thankful Thursday, I am thankful to my family for supporting me through all my ups and downs. I am also thankful to have renewed my love for life, and start loving myself again. I have come so far since then, and I can't help but be thankful for that. I also thank God that he never gave up on me, that he was waiting with open arms for me to come back to him. I have an amazing husband and two beautiful little girls. This is more than I could have ever imagined!!

This is my in between picture. One of the three happiest days of my life. I had found my happiness, and lost about 20 lbs.



And here I am today!!! Two kids later and I feel better than I ever have! I am 3 lbs. under my "realistic" goal weight and only two pounds from my "semi-realistic" goal weight.

I'm not posting this to brag by any means........this is just something I am VERY THANKFUL for!!!

My Sweet Baby Girl.....

So, our Church is raising money to rebuild an orphanage in Haiti. This past week, Pastor Ted encouraged us to get our kids involved. I hadn't thought of talking to Mattea about it, even though I had donated myself already. So, that night as we were laying down for bed, I started talking to her about how lucky we are to have our house, our family, and our health....(in two year old terms of course!) I told her how there were some children in a place called Haiti that were not so lucky. They had a big earth shake (she has seen Land Before Time) and they lost their home. Some even lost their Mommys and Daddys. I asked her if she wanted to take her piggy bank to Pastor Ted at Church to give to those little kids, and she enthusiastically said yes. Well, we moved on and went to bed.

The next day, she found a penny and went running in her room to get her piggy bank. As she's running she yells, "I found a penny to give to those little kids!!!" My heart melted. She remembered, and she cared. So, this week we have been finding pennies and putting them in her bank.

Today, while we were at Nini and Papas we were telling them how she was going to give the little kids in Haiti her piggy bank. Aunt Lori is in town, so she took Mattea downstairs and they came up with a baggy of change. Then, Nini dropped some change into the bag. Next came Papa and even Cousin Danielle emptied her change into the baggie. Mattea couldn't wait to get home to put it in her bank. After we did, she picked it up and said, "This sure heavy! We really goin to help those kids!!!"

I can't help but thank God for putting these children into my life. I love that at such a young age, she is learning to be giving and caring towards others!! So, Pastor Ted......LOOK OUT! Mattea will be attacking you on Sunday!

Turning a new leaf.....

It has been exactly one year and two months since my last post......so to say the least.....I have not been good at all at this blogging thing. But I am making a commitment to start back up. More as a keepsake for our family, and a way for our family far away to know what's up!! A lot has happened in the last year. I got knocked up, had a baby, and now we are buying a new house. That pretty much sums it up quickly! I promise to update more. Since it's been a while, here is an updated family picture......Including Cecelia Marie! Lot's of love!! Kara!

SUMMER IS HERE!!!!

Yay!!! It is the begining of summer!! Which means SWIMMING!! We went to the pool for the first time of the season!! Mattea had so much fun!! She is absolutely not scared of the water at all! She is going to be just like Mommy and be a fish in the water!!! We are taking Mommy and Me swimming lessons this summer too!! I can't wait! I love summer!

Playing with Mommy!!

Brooklyn came with us too!!

I'm a cheese head!!!

Didn't want to stop to take a picture with mommy!!!

Love the fountains!!!

The Love of A Daughter for her Daddy!!

Daddy was out mowing the lawn today and Mattea stood at the window the entire time yelling "HI DADDY!!!" everytime he came around. So, we went out and she got to ride with daddy for a minute! This girl LOVES her daddy! She can't waitDaddy to hug him when he gets home. He gets a million kisses as well! It is so awesome to see how much she loves him! Of course she already has him wrapped around her little finger. Especially now that she actually says Daddy! Driving in the car, she likes to play a game where she yells Daddy at the top of her lungs! She says daddy, he says "What??" And she just yells louder!!!! It's so sweet! I love our princess so much! She gets cuter and sweeter every day!!! We are so lucky!!!!!!

Well, it's Thursday!! And since I vowed to post more often, I will begin with more Thankful Thursdays!!!

Today I am thankful for President Obama passing the new first time home buyers tax rebate! We close on our house tomorrow and I am going to LOVE that big ole rebate!! So.....that is my Thankful Thursday!!! Short and sweet!! LOVES!!

It's been a while!!!

So, it has been FOREVER since I updated this thing!! It's a bit of an adjustment going from not working at all to working all the time!!! I love my job so much! It is amazing!! I didn't think I would be dancing again...I just figured that part of my life was done. But I love it! I love our schedule. It is the perfect job for me! I get to do what I love and still have plenty of time for my princess!!!

Here are a couple of show pics! This would be square dance!!

There's no Business Like Show Business!

Anyway, things have been great in the Worthy house! We closed on our house!! We are pretty excited for the tax rebate we will be getting any day now!!

Mattea is getting so big already! We have been working on potty training and she has been doing so good!! She pooped on the potty the other day (which I'm sure you wanted to know!) But, I told her since she made such a big step, I would buy her Dora panties...BTW...she is OBSESSED with Dora! All day, every day, all she wants to do is watch Dora! But, atleast it is teaching her!! Here are some panty pictures!!

Little Panty model!!

Look at that cute tooshie!!

She is so proud!!!!

I am going to do my best to update more often!!!! You just better read it!!!