Our Special Blessing!

We have once again had quite an eventful weekend. But God is and always has been faithful. Friday night began with an exciting trip to the ER. I was sure that something was going on with the baby, all the horrible warning signs were there....but thankfully the baby is just fine...not as big as we thought but normal and still wrapped tightly where it is supposed to be. Thank you so much for praying for me and please continue to do so over the next 8 months. Publicly I would like to say: Amy, I can't begin to express how much having you with me meant the other night. You were my rock....and I love you for it. I am so thankful that God put you in my life and has allowed our friendship to grow. You're wonderful!
Have a wonderful week ladies!

Answered Prayers!

Sooooo in case any of you don't know.....we are having a new baby! I feel so amazingly blessed that God would see fit to reward us with this awesome responsibility. Please pray for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery, and for a healthy baby. The girls are just ecstatice! I couldn't have asked for a better reaction from them. Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's weeekend....mine was truly unforgettable!

Random Pics

Just wanted to show everyone what hams my little ones can be! :)

My sweet Mallory....

Hi all! I have a prayer request to share with you all. For those of you who don't know the story...Mallory, my oldest, was born with an injury to her arm. Basically she got stuck in the birth canal and the Dr. simply grabbed her head and yanked her out, resulting in nerve damage to her right arm. (It's called a brachial plexus injury.) We try not to focus on it, and so far she has not noticed that there is anything different between her and any other child. Mallory is very confident and very outgoing and it is crucial to me that she does not lose those defining factors about her personality. With that being said....we just learned yesterday that her doctor wants her to restart physical therapy on that arm. We were at the office for an unrelated problem and he noticed that the range of motion was not where it should be. This will be her third, no fourth round of therapy for this injury. I am so scared that she is old enough now to notice that things are a little different. How do I explain to a three year old that she is perfect the way she is? Maybe I focus too much on it, and maybe it will turn out to be no big deal for her, but as a mother I want her to see herself as I see her. Please pray for her that the Lord will continue to heal her in ways that I cannot even think of right now. He has already done so much for us in this situation. And please pray for her that she will have the strength to rise above this little obstacle as she grows older. And lastly please pray for me......that I will place the whole situation solely in our Father's hands and allow Him to guide my actions, my words and my thoughts regarding it. Thank you for listening to me vent. Have a blessed rest of the week!

Lucky Number 7

Guess what.....I have lost 7, count them 7, pounds since I joined the gym and started Metformin at the beginning of January! I am sooooo excited. Just wanted to share my joy with all of you. It has been years since I have lost any significant amount of weight and I am thrilled. Anyways, I hope that you are all having a wonderful week. Love you all!

I have a goodly heritage.....

First and foremost I would like everyone to know how enjoyable this has been for me. I love getting to read about stuff going on in our lives....especially for those of you I don't get to talk to daily. With that said....let me tell you about my weekend. My grandparents live in TN and we don't visit near as often as we should. This weekend the girls and I got the special privilege of going with my parents to visit. It was so wonderful to get to spend a few days with them without the hustle and bustle that is there around holidays. The girls got to get to know their great grandparents to a greater depth and I got to be amazed at how much my life has changed since I was a little one playing in their floor. There are so many things that have shaped me into who I am today. God's hand was weaving all the different pieces in my life, even when I thought I was in control. BUT I am sooo glad that I had Godly grandparents to look up to. My grandfather never even made it to school past the second grade, he can't read or write, but all my life he has told me about our Lord. He listens to the Bible on tape and memorizes whatever scripture he will be preaching out of. I have heard him stand behind the pulpit and quote verse after verse and no one else even had a clue he wasn't just reading it like they were. I have seen my grandmother pray and cry out to God for her sons to be saved. It is such a blessing to be able to share these two wonderful people with my girls. I am so glad God allowed me to be brought up in a Christian family. I may not be rich in the world's eyes but I am truly blessed beyond measure.

Psalms 127:3

Drumroll please......LOL My big sister is PREGNANT!!!! For those of you who don't know the history let me share the story....My sister and her husband got married in 2000. They wanted to start a family almost immediatly but apparently that wasn't God's will. After five years of prayers they finally had little Lauren in 2005. Shortly thereafter Natalie came along in 2007 and now there will be a new little one to bless our family. I can remember the awe we felt at finding out she was pregnant with Lauren and how it was such a manifestation of God's awesome power. I don't ever want to lose that sensation of knowing that above all our Lord is completely in control. That His time is always the best time. We spent months praying for a baby that would fit into our time frame. But God......(that phrase itself just gives me chills!) But God knew exactly what time was right and the blessings that have followed are immeasurable. I hope that you all will share in my praiseof our wonderful Saviour!

Psalms 127 : 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.