This year as we approach Thanksgiving, I am thankful for:
~ God's proctection over me and my family
~ My husband who works so hard to provide for our family and serve others
~ A fireplace on cold evenings
~ Jesse and his wanting to figure everything out
~ Karis' enthusiasm for imagination
~ Jesus, for becoming sin for me
~ The health of my family
~ A good father for my children
~ A pastor who loves his church
~ Fellowship with believers
~ Friends to walk through motherhood with
~ Wednesday mornings to myself
~ Jesse's random "I love you's"
~ Folk music
~ Brenda, who cleans my house
~ A mom and dad who love my kids enough to babysit
~ A sister who I can call at anytime
~ Cuddles with Karis
~ Strength in weakness
~ A husband who gets up to feed the kids breakfast every morning
~ A hope and a future
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Christmas gift idea
My sister just started a jewelry making business and I thought I would pass along the website so you can check it out. There are some great ideas for Christmas gifts, either to give or add to your own list! She has some great "mommy wear"- necklaces and bracelets with your kids names. Happy shopping!
http://magpiedesigns.sampa.com/brag-bracelets/
http://magpiedesigns.sampa.com/brag-bracelets/
Monday, November 10, 2008
And to think I got off easy...
So, I was thinking, since it was my eighth week of pregnancy and I was feeling really good, maybe I would get off easy this time and not get sick. Well, heading into the the ninth week it's not looking so easy...
It hits around 3:00 or 4:00 and lasts into the evening. The best remedy, laying on the couch. The result? Since nap/rest time if over by then, the house is completely trashed. Literally from one end to the other, even the powder room looks like a tornado hit. There are pen drawings all over my dining room wall (major smack down ensued on that one!) and I can't even see one inch of my kitchen island. There are jackets and pj's strewn all over the floor of the downstairs and breakfast cereal crusted onto the place mats. Dishes piled up, food left on counters all day. This is my living nightmare!! I keep telling myself, this too shall pass (at least until the baby arrives!) and it is no reflection on my character...but it still stresses me out! And now it looks like Matt is getting sick, please pray for us if you think about it!!
Anybody have any anti-nausea remedies that worked for you? I read somewhere the other day that there's a B-vitamin supplement that is supposed to help and a band you wear on your wrist that applies acupuncture. Anyone heard of these things? I have a feeling, I will just have to grin and bear it, but i am willing to try anything to see if it works!
It hits around 3:00 or 4:00 and lasts into the evening. The best remedy, laying on the couch. The result? Since nap/rest time if over by then, the house is completely trashed. Literally from one end to the other, even the powder room looks like a tornado hit. There are pen drawings all over my dining room wall (major smack down ensued on that one!) and I can't even see one inch of my kitchen island. There are jackets and pj's strewn all over the floor of the downstairs and breakfast cereal crusted onto the place mats. Dishes piled up, food left on counters all day. This is my living nightmare!! I keep telling myself, this too shall pass (at least until the baby arrives!) and it is no reflection on my character...but it still stresses me out! And now it looks like Matt is getting sick, please pray for us if you think about it!!
Anybody have any anti-nausea remedies that worked for you? I read somewhere the other day that there's a B-vitamin supplement that is supposed to help and a band you wear on your wrist that applies acupuncture. Anyone heard of these things? I have a feeling, I will just have to grin and bear it, but i am willing to try anything to see if it works!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
A dream deferred
I remember sitting in social studies class as a young girl listening to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream speech", hair standing up on the back of my neck, wondering how I could help bring those dreams to fruition in my lifetime.
I remember being introduced to jazz music in college and the poetic history of pain and dreams that weaves itself in the cadences of notes and sound transformed the way I listened to it.
I remember teaching a class full of white kids in suburban Massachusetts the poetry of Langston Hughes and a dream deferred, wondering if they understood, in all their privilege and status, that life isn't so easy for everyone.
And today, my son stood by side and helped me, with his little finger, choose the first African-American president of the United States. It was one of my proudest moments as a parent. He may not understand the magnitude of that moment now but someday he will be able to say that he took part in history, in helping a dream deferred become a dream reality.
I am overwhelmed and so proud of our country that we were able to overcome history and look forward to a time when as Martin Luther King Jr. said, "...one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'." I think this is a pretty good start.
I remember being introduced to jazz music in college and the poetic history of pain and dreams that weaves itself in the cadences of notes and sound transformed the way I listened to it.
I remember teaching a class full of white kids in suburban Massachusetts the poetry of Langston Hughes and a dream deferred, wondering if they understood, in all their privilege and status, that life isn't so easy for everyone.
And today, my son stood by side and helped me, with his little finger, choose the first African-American president of the United States. It was one of my proudest moments as a parent. He may not understand the magnitude of that moment now but someday he will be able to say that he took part in history, in helping a dream deferred become a dream reality.
I am overwhelmed and so proud of our country that we were able to overcome history and look forward to a time when as Martin Luther King Jr. said, "...one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'." I think this is a pretty good start.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
The Big Day
Well, it's almost here. In two days America will have voted for it's next president and we can all stop debating and wrestling over the important issues this election addresses, at least for a little while. I told myself that I wasn't going to post a blog about the election, that I was going to keep my opinions off of bloggy-sphere. But, I read something this week that really ruffled my feathers, followed by a comment my pastor made today in church, I feel like I should say something now. No, I won't be disclosing who I will be voting for, although, if you have talked to me recently, you probably know, nor will I be sharing why I chose the candidate I have. This blog is about something else.
This morning my pastor made the comment during the opening of our service that Tuesday is not the most important day this week for Christians. While it is important that we weigh the issues, pray over them and vote our conscience, Wednesday is more important than Tuesday for the Christian. Because, how we react on Wednesday to the results of the election, how we align our trust to the only true hope for change in our world, will be a light to those around us. That it is more important that we glorify God not only in our vote but in our reaction to the God we trust to use any authority for his purposes. That blew me away, especially after reading a letter endorsed by a sub-group to Focus on the family, started by James Dobson, this week. I was outraged and deeply disappointed by the contents of this letter, not only because the information is inflammatory and not realistic, but it uses scare tactics to get Christians to vote a certain way. Whether you are voting for McCain or Obama, this letter should outrage any intelligent Christian who should be putting their trust in a sovereign God. I encourage you to read it (or at least the highlights in the Christianity Today blog) and then, if you feel so inclined, click here to write a letter to Dobson voicing your disappointment. I also encourage you to vote on Tuesday according to a prayful conscience and then to wake up on Wednesday full of hope in a God who loves His people and uses even us for his purposes.
This morning my pastor made the comment during the opening of our service that Tuesday is not the most important day this week for Christians. While it is important that we weigh the issues, pray over them and vote our conscience, Wednesday is more important than Tuesday for the Christian. Because, how we react on Wednesday to the results of the election, how we align our trust to the only true hope for change in our world, will be a light to those around us. That it is more important that we glorify God not only in our vote but in our reaction to the God we trust to use any authority for his purposes. That blew me away, especially after reading a letter endorsed by a sub-group to Focus on the family, started by James Dobson, this week. I was outraged and deeply disappointed by the contents of this letter, not only because the information is inflammatory and not realistic, but it uses scare tactics to get Christians to vote a certain way. Whether you are voting for McCain or Obama, this letter should outrage any intelligent Christian who should be putting their trust in a sovereign God. I encourage you to read it (or at least the highlights in the Christianity Today blog) and then, if you feel so inclined, click here to write a letter to Dobson voicing your disappointment. I also encourage you to vote on Tuesday according to a prayful conscience and then to wake up on Wednesday full of hope in a God who loves His people and uses even us for his purposes.
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