What's in a name?

I chose the blog name "Catching Some Sunshine" for a couple reasons.  I love to be outside in the sun (with sunscreen and a hat on of course) and my favorite bedtime song for my girls is "You are my Sunshine".  I love how Autumn sings it with me.  She says sunshine something like "shunshine."  So freaking cute!

Each week I am hoping to update the blog with my prayers for the week and updates on the previous weeks prayers.

Prayers this week:

• Praying for discipline with my evening/morning routines.  I often just crash in the evenings after the girls are in bed.  This means that when I wake up I have to do the dishes, pack Autumn's breakfast, pack Olivia's bottles, pack my lunch, get myself ready and fix Autumn's hair.  (Andrew gets Autumn ready other than her hair).  This makes for a stressful morning and I usually don't get myself ready until after Andrew and the girls are headed out the door, which means that I am usually late for work.  I am praying for God to give me the strength, energy and discipline to be more organized and productive in the evenings, so that our mornings can go a bit smoother.
• Praying for more motivation/energy with my workouts.  I haven't really worked out in almost a month.  I am really missing that aspect of my life, but I am also in a stage of life that is exhausting enough without trying to squeeze in a workout.  I am praying for God to help me with the energy to workout and the wisdom to know when to do it without taking away time from Andrew or the girls.
• Praying for wisdom and understanding regarding Olivia's feeding schedule.  She started solid foods about two weeks ago and she eats like CRAZY.  Daycare keeps telling me that she is hungry.  I am praying for understanding on the best schedule for her that doesn't leave her hungry and that also helps me to keep up with her milk needs.
• Praying for the people impacted by the Boston Marathon bombings.  I will probably do a separate post on this.
• Praying for Andrew, Matt and Marc as they prepare for the MS150 this weekend.  Also, I am praying for me and the girls as we prepare to travel to Austin (by ourselves) to meet up with Andrew.

Verse(s) I am meditating on this week:

• "The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed." Proverbs 11:25 (NLT)
• "Train a child in the way (s)he should go, and when (s)he is old (s)he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6 (NIV 1984)
• 'The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.  His mercies never come to an end.  They are new every morning.  Great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)