Monday, September 29, 2008
Checking in....
Haven't blogged much lately. It's been crazy busy around here. I'm hoping to sit down and catch up for the past couple of weeks. Hope all is well!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Happy Birthday Gradybug!!!
My little munchkin is 2!!!
He had a great birthday - with a John Deere cake & lots of tractors for gifts!
He had a great birthday - with a John Deere cake & lots of tractors for gifts!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Happy Birthday Mom!
Today is my mother's 56th birthday. Just a young 'un! I hope the Lord gives her 56 more!
Here she is as a chubby little baby
Mom, Dad, & the kids
Here she is as a chubby little baby
Mom, Dad, & the kids
happy birthday mom!!!!!!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Reminiscing
This was 2 years ago today.
I was technically on "bedrest" for the last 2 weeks of the pregnancy, but I was told to report to the hospital on the evening of September 12, so that we could induce the next morning. My mother had come several days before to help out & I thought it wouldn't hurt to "hurry" up the baby a little. I specifically remembering we all got up early that Monday morning, got Skyler off to school, went and ate breakfast at Cracker Barrell, & shopped all day long. About lunch time, I had to have a wheelchair in every store we went in because I felt like "the sky was falling" down below! lol Chris chauffered us around & we had so much fun laughing and cutting up all day long! We picked up Skyler from school, helped get her homework done, and then went back out again. We went to the Mexican restaurant (that's what I ate the day before I went into labor w/ Skyler) and then walked around Walmart for almost 2 hours before returning home. What a day! I can remember being so exhausted - every bone in my body ached. Except for getting up a zillion times to pee, I distinctly remember sleeping very well that night.
Some days I miss that big pregnant belly. I hope the Lord gives me the chance to do it all again!
I was technically on "bedrest" for the last 2 weeks of the pregnancy, but I was told to report to the hospital on the evening of September 12, so that we could induce the next morning. My mother had come several days before to help out & I thought it wouldn't hurt to "hurry" up the baby a little. I specifically remembering we all got up early that Monday morning, got Skyler off to school, went and ate breakfast at Cracker Barrell, & shopped all day long. About lunch time, I had to have a wheelchair in every store we went in because I felt like "the sky was falling" down below! lol Chris chauffered us around & we had so much fun laughing and cutting up all day long! We picked up Skyler from school, helped get her homework done, and then went back out again. We went to the Mexican restaurant (that's what I ate the day before I went into labor w/ Skyler) and then walked around Walmart for almost 2 hours before returning home. What a day! I can remember being so exhausted - every bone in my body ached. Except for getting up a zillion times to pee, I distinctly remember sleeping very well that night.
Some days I miss that big pregnant belly. I hope the Lord gives me the chance to do it all again!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Dancing
I received this via email this morning:
Guidance (Author Unknown)
"When I thought about the word guidance, I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person relaxes and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word guidance. When I saw "G," I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i." God, "u" and "I" dance.
God, you and I dance. This statement is what guidance means to me. As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead."
Guidance (Author Unknown)
"When I thought about the word guidance, I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person relaxes and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word guidance. When I saw "G," I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i." God, "u" and "I" dance.
God, you and I dance. This statement is what guidance means to me. As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead."
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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