Happy Anniversary

Yesterday I celebrated my 4 year anniversary. I can't believe it's only been 4 years. It seems like a life time since I fell in love with my sweetheart. We have shared so many wonderful memories. We have a beautiful baby girl and we just recently bought our first house. We have grown so much these past years. Especially me. I was so immature when I got married. But Rhondale has been so patient with me. He is a wonderful man, and I admire him so much for his faithfulness to me and to God. I look forward to soooooo many more years of marriage, and I pray that God would continue to make me a help meet for him.

I'm Back

After a long hiatus from Blogville, I'm back.

What Grandma Called Me

My middle name is Naomi, and when I was little people would ask me what my name was and I would respond with Deber Omi Butler. My Grandmother to this day calls me Omi.

Introducing Omi

My name is Deborah Haywood. I'm 28 years old and I live in Central New Jersey with my husband of 3 years Rhondale, our new baby girl Janelle and our Brindle Boxer, Dakota. We are a one income family, with me at home seeking ways to bring glory to God in the chaotic adjustment of having a new baby, cooking, cleaning, breastfeeding, cloth diapering (in an apartment with no washer and dryer), dog walking and sleep deprivation. Some days I forget to eat, comb my hair and brush my teeth. But I am enjoying every minute. Being a wife and a mom are God's most precious gifts to me. Some days I feel that I fall short in my roles, but His grace is so sufficient. I hope one day to "have it all together", but right now I'm settling with getting to take a shower everyday. This too shall pass all to quickly, and I don't want to miss out on all the little opportunities God has placed in my path to grow in patience, diligence and servant hood. It is so easy sometime to blame my husband for not understanding all that I have to do. But really God wants me to come to Him with my burdened heart that is all to often overwhelmed. Like David I must ask Him to lead me to the Rock that is higher than I, Psalm 61:2.