Moms Like Us: Miriam

This week, our Mom Like Us is a mom I met via the bloggy world..we found each other through comments on ours and others' blogs here and there and yonder. I have been so encouraged by her sweet words of quiet encouragement on my blog, as well as her words on her own blog My Country Cupboard . I enjoyed getting to know her more through these questions, and I know you will as well.

{meet Miriam}

 A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR BROOD:
My husband, Daniel, and I have been married 6 ½ wonderful years. We met when I was 11 and he was 14, but it was several years until Daniel realized he was interested in me :) I was 19 when we were married after dating for 9 months (engaged for 2 of those :) )   I am living my dream – I always wanted to be a stay-at-home wife and mama :)  Susannah is our beautiful (and smiley!) 8 month old daughter.   I enjoy cooking and baking from scratch, and love to read a good book when I make the time.  We live in a tiny house on 2 ½ acres and are about ready to break ground for a nice-sized addition onto our home (DIY).  We love the country and look forwards to owning a big farmhouse on several acres one day, Lord willing.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRUGGLE AS A MOM/WIFE?

Whew. I'm glad I'm not alone in this one: Time management :)  But I'm working on it.  I'll probably still be working on it 100 years from now if I'm still around! Ha!

PURPOSE TO WHICH GOD HAS CALLED YOU:

As I stated above, I've wanted to be a homemaker for as long as I can remember.  And I really feel like that is my calling.   But He's still working on me... I feel it every day.

WHAT RESOURCE DO YOU FEEL GOD HAVE YOU THAT IS UNIQUE TO YOU?

My growing up years.  I grew up on a dairy farm where I learned how to work hard and do a job well and completely, think logically, multitask, how to organize, direct and execute a mission, and a whole lotta other stuff that most people don't have the privilege of learning these days (and that's not saying I loved learning those lessons, but they serve me well now!). 

YAY FOR ME!

I got my homemade baby food supply restocked :P  I can procrastinate pretty good!

DO YOU MAKE YOUR BED EVERYDAY?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.  Right now it is not made.  I don't “make” it every morning but most days at some point I like to toss the covers back up towards the pillows so it looks somewhat orderly.

ARE YOUR DISHES DONE?

HA!!!! <--- that means “far from it”  (But the kitchen is the first room I clean when I clean!)

IS YOUR LAUNDRY CAUGHT UP RIGHT NOW?

I'm on top of it in that I'm caught up on washing and drying.  The folding and putting away part... not so much.

WHAT VERSE DO YOU USE TO GROUND YOU WHEN YOU ARE FEELING OUT OF CONTROL?

2 Corinthians 9:8 
God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, have an abundance for every good work.

{learn more about Miriam by visiting her blog My Country Cupboard}

...and meet some of our other Moms Like Us ...Kim, Brandi, Rachel and Molly