So why this blog name?

After giving it some thought, I've settled on a blog name: Justabout Us. On the surface it sounds mundane and uninspired. But this title actually has a significant double meaning.

The name of the road where my hardworking husband built our home is named Justabout Rd. You can imagine how many times I've been asked to clarify that address to customer service reps. The name itself has a history to it, the details of which I'm not certain, but I do know it has something to do with race horses.

But it is a name that we, as a family, and I, as a mom, are living up to. Consider the many times a day that I say the words "justabout". "Is dinner ready yet, mom?" "Justabout". "Are you ready to take me to soccer?" "Justabout." "Are we almost there?" "Justabout". "Can I be done with my dinner now. You know I hate these red things." "You're justabout done". And of course there's the house that's always justabout (but never completely) clean.

Although grammatically speaking, just about are two seperate words. But for as often as I repeat them, they've morphed into one, sort of like "y'know" or "don'tcha". Those are words, right?

So here I am, with a nine year old daughter who's justabout 10 (going on 15) , a seven year old boy who's justabout the sweetest little boy you can imagine, a six year old boy who's justabout reading, a 4 year old red-head daughter who's justabout the most affectionate and passionate 4 year old there is, a 2 year old daughter who's justabout 3, and a 4 month old baby who's justabout sleeping through the night. And of couse my husband and I, who living with all the ordered chaos, are justabout to be institutionalized.

Thankfully we serve a loving God who despite our flaws and mess ups promises to mercifully mold us into his likeness. And he's justabout finished...

Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

There's always something of interest going on in our house...stay tuned.