Static Chaos

01/15/2025

Ladies and gentlemen let me introduce you to Amber’s most recent epic internet purchase FAIL…

“Matt I got you a bookshelf off TEMU! I even won it feeding my fish.”

I then started rethinking my decision, curious as to where the heck I was going to fit this gigantic piece of furniture.

Well… I think it’s safe to say it will fit anywhere. 🫣

10/15/2023

October is ADHD awareness month!

There's a lot to love about ADHD — and all the creativity, empathy, tenacity and special talents it brings!

1)Ping-ponging thoughts can help you devise unique solutions to tricky situations that our neurotypical peers might miss.

2)Individuals with ADHD don't just think outside the box; we create our own fortresses with our unbounded imagination and creativity.

3)Being "different" can make people with ADHD compassionate; we always root for the underdogs and share our unconditional love with others who are struggling.

4) Laughing matters! It can cut back on stress at home and make every person with ADHD feel more connected.

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE!
**5) Most children and adults with ADHD work twice as hard as their neurotypical peers to achieve the impossible. That struggle isn't always bad. It builds a deep determination to try again until we succeed. **

6)ADHD doesn't always mean a lack of attention. It can mean noticing — and paying attention to — everything, even things others might miss.

7) Though studies say multitasking can be ineffective, many with ADHD thrive, and are more productive, when doing more than one thing at once.

😎 When people with ADHD harness their inherent hyperfocus, they can accomplish much more, much faster than many without this superpower.

9) You won't find an adult or child with ADHD running out of batteries! We're like the Energizer bunny, going and going and going and going and...

10) People with ADHD have faced difficulty and overcome it. We know how to look at the bright side and enjoy life even when it’s not all rainbows and sunshine.

11) Those with ADHD experience the world in a unique way, which can make us more accepting of differences, in ourselves and in others.

12) Individuals with ADHD often have hearts of gold and rely on a set of morals to show the way.

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/positives-of-adhd/

09/23/2023

08/03/2023

“Momma, why is the chicken so hard to chew?”

“It’s spiky in my throat.” 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

07/02/2023

I have found myself quick to jump at tangible changes that will satisfy my momentary cravings for more. I get bored living in one location for too long; my solution is to uproot life and move. I become motivated to do more with my life than my current career opportunities allow me to, then let's go back to school and get a degree in something more meaningful. I want to make more money; let's apply for a billion jobs you aren't exactly qualified for yet, only to feel rejected when you are shot down time and time again.

We don't realize that we are called to "Bloom where we are planted." Sometimes God does call us to venture outside of our comfort zone and make significant changes, but more often than not, he wants to see you joyful and at peace being uncomfortable. He wants to see you grow in areas in which you never knew you had weaknesses. Discover joy in the mundane. More than anything, he wants you to be fruitful and make the best of life even when it is chunking squishy, sour lemons at you, and he calls us to do what's right, even when it's hard.

YOU GUYS... EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD!

I have spent all summer playing the "what if" game, desperately wanting to hear God tell me to go and gearing up to faithfully jump at the opportunities he has provided me. It's not God's voice I hear; it is my own.

"But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit" (Jeremiah 17:7-8).

As much as I despise the unknown, expectations, and feeling uncomfortable, I am vowing to be content with where God has placed me and make the absolute most out of the opportunities he has in store for me right where I am. Only he knows his plans for me, and by golly, I will not continue my attempts to derail those, no matter how much I want to.

06/26/2023

Conversations that took place at the crazy house today:

Ryder: “Dad, when am I going to be a grown man? I want to be a pirate in the Navy.”

Us persuading Hunter to try grilled chicken…

Hunter: “What is that chicken made out of?”

Brilynn stating her opinion on eggs…
“I don’t like store bought eggs, I only like chicken eggs!”

Us swimming in the pool and dancing to the Macarena…

Ryder: “Heyyyyyy margarita!”

06/08/2023

“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” -Robert Morley

Lipstick Self-Talk-a radical little self-love book

Written by: Kristen Helmstetter

05/30/2023

Welllllll… add that to the list of things that ONLY happen to us…

Did I mention all 5 kids were IN the pool when it decided to throw them all up into the yard?

Matt said he saw Ryder hanging onto the mimosa tree closest to the pond….

Anyone want to start a Gofund me for these little minions a new pool? 🤣🤣🤣

05/29/2023

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Thankful for those who gave their life for our freedom. Today always hits me in the gut. I know that I could easily have been the one with an empty chair at the table. Praying for all of the families who are missing their loved one today.

Remembering today and everyday the lives and sacrifice of:

Spc. Scott Larson April 5,2004

PFC Michael Murdock Sept. 11,2008