Kendrick Family Life and Adventures

Hello All, Wow! It has been almost a whole month since I have posted anything in our blog. Life has been busy this month and I have not been able to take much time for myself to blog anything. Let's see...what is new with the Kendrick Family. Our son, Keonte, turned 12 this past week and we are blessed beyond measure that he is growing into such a responsible and kind young man. We pray we continue to raise him up to be great. Cheyanne is getting tall! She is almost as tall as her brother already and only 8! They are both looking forward to the first day of school next week and seeing their school friends again. Kevin is doing good. Looking into continuing his education and working hard. I finished the summer semester and am taking a necessary break over the fall from school. These last few months have been challenging to say the least. We are still fighting the fight and hoping to break through the fog soon. This past weekend I received news that a young man I went t...

Hello All, It is Friday! I hope you all have had a great week. I must say this week has definitely been a challenge for me. It kept getting worse in worse, especially after I resolved to embrace it and fight. (Isn't that how it goes though?) But we had a slight break in the clouds and I see a pinhole of light shining through. It is enough to renew my hope and I will continue to praise and rejoice in what I have. There is always, ALWAYS something to be thankful for! So, since I am off tonight and I have been feeling bad that the kiddos have had a rough summer and things have been stressful, I decided to pull out an old homemade playdough recipe. Up until a year ago, I made a batch or two of homemade playdough each season and colored in it seasonal colors. We have not done this in a little over a year but we always had fun doing it and I wanted to bring the kiddos some of the joy we always had doing it. You are never too old to have fun with playdough! The recipe is very...

...Life. Most people know this phrase and have had one on one experience with it. Just when your life seems to be turning around for the better something happens to knock you back. This morning I had a couple bits of news that knocked me way back and disheartened me immensely. However, I know that it can be overcome and I know that what does not kill you makes you stronger. There is treasure at the end of every tribulation. When the clouds break and the fight is over, whatever is on the other end is a reward that has been earned by sticking through and fighting. Not giving up! So do you know what I have decided to do with the one step forward and two steps back? I am going to grab it and dance with it. How many dance steps include one forward and two back? Many! Those are some of the basics of dancing. So I am going to embrace the trial I am in and dance my life's song while fighting through the tribulation, because I know there is something amazing waiting for us at the...

SUPERMOM! (or Dad) Hello All, I have not been able to blog like I have wanted to lately but I am trying to fit it in. These last 7 weeks have been a serious adjustment period and we are still having some growing pains, but that is life. As you know, I started working out of the house recently and I am a night-shifter. That in itself is a huge adjustment and I am in school as well. Juggling house, kids, work, school, and the curve balls that life seems to be throwing at us left and right lately. I was very overwhelmed and starting to not feel like my optimistic self. I happened to start working a very busy part of the year for my employer and after broken sleep and taking care of the household, school was getting the short end of the stick. If you know me, I am a perfectionist in certain areas and family, school, and work are the top 3 contenders. I have a very high GPA and ran into an issue of realizing I just could not do it. One of the classes I was taking I was just managin...

Hello All, It has been awhile since I have posted a post of substance. Life has been keeping me busy. Work has been interesting and definitely intriguing to a degree. It is amazing how life can be a repeat of the past but when you look at it from a different context/perspective it can change the whole situation. I have much to be thankful for but this post I want to focus on my husband and friends. There is a poem that I love about people coming into our lives and I will post it at the end of this. My husband - I have truly been blessed with a great man. I am thankful for all that he has done, all he is currently doing, and all he plans to do for our family. He always thinks about us before himself and makes sure that we are set before he does anything for himself. He works hard out of the home and helps in the home. He has stepped up tremendously in the house since I have been adjusting to the schedule of a night shifter and it has been such an amazing blessing. I have to in...

It's Friday! What are your plans for the weekend? Here are the movie release dates for today: Americano   Extraterrestrial  The Girl From the Naked Eye  Patang: The Kite  Rock of Ages  Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap  That's My Boy  The Tortured  The Woman in the Fifth  Your Sister's Sister  There is nothing here that really intrigues me this week. For those here at Sheppard the weekend movie list is: FRI JUNE 15 -  1830 Dark Shadows (PG-13) 113 min 2100 Think Like A Man (PG-13) 120 min   SAT JUNE 16 -   1530 Safe (R) 94 min 1800 Think Like A Man (PG-13)   2100 Dark Shadows (PG-13) I definitely want to see Think Like A Man, I may have to try to catch it for tomorrow night. Have a great weekend and enjoy your time with your loved ones.

Good Evening All, I am late, but it is still Thursday here. I hope you all have been having a great week. This week went by fairly quickly for me but I am grateful. We have several things happening right now and I am looking forward to them. So, have you all been smiling? Giving someone a compliment? Doing something for someone that cannot do for you? If you have, doesn't it make you feel good? If not, its never too late to start. Well my thankfuls for today are: Meeting new people - It is always nice to meet new people. You never know who will be in your life for just that moment or forever or somewhere in between the two. I strongly believe that everyone single person we meet is put across our paths for a reason. Whether that reason is for our or their benefit is a mystery, whether it is to become a friend, a lesson, or just to give someone a kind word or gesture when they may need it. I raise my children to treat everyone they meet with kindness and acknowledgement ...