Happy New Year

 

Happy New Year!!

Saying goodbye to 2011 is tough for me.  I saw so many hopes and prayers answered in 2011, and I sort of want it to last just a little longer.  But, alas, here we are ...another year gone by and so much has happened for our little family. So, here is my "BEST OF 2011" list.

1.  Noah was born & lived...Best.Year.EVER.

2.  We celebrated 4 years of marriage in May.

3.  I had 3 surgical procedures, went under anesthesia 3 times 

and was OK in the end.

4.  Matt has a job that he loves & is respected for doing.

5.  Our families are growing & changing...all for the good.

6.  bonds with friends are ever stronger 

7.   in January we went to Baton Rouge with our praise choir...Best.Group.EVER!

8.  On November 20th, Noah was baptized

Bring It

Happy new year!  

May you find yourself blessed in ways you cannot even imagine.

May you smile more than you frown.  And may you laugh more than cry.

May this be the year you have been waiting and hoping for the Lord to provide.

May you never forget to say thank you.

Blessings and happy new year!!

A new hope

I won a contest a few weeks back (on another blog).  I won a 'sign' with any wording I wanted from a place called Everyday Lettering.  There were so many gorgeous items and letters.  I chose a simple board style for my prize, and the word HOPE.  This is our word for the upcoming year.

Here is a picture of my sweet board:

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“From the fullness of grace we have received one blessing after another” -  John 1:16

And, now (drum roll please) what we hope for....  A safe, uncomplicated, ordinary, pregnancy.  Yes, that's right, I am pregnant with baby #3.  We are HOPING and praying with all we have that this sweet little one will join us here in July/August and get to stay for a VERY LONG TIME!!  Praise God for He is the healer of broken things, and restorer of lost time!

We prayed for this child and the Lord has granted us what we asked of Him. – I Samuel 1:27

Here is a picture of my sweet love:

 **this picture is from about 5 weeks, and I am 8 weeks today!!  Oh the Lord has been so good to us!!  THREE children!!! Even though Rowan & Levi do not journey here with us...THREE!!!  Oh we are most blessed indeed!!

I am seeing the MFM on Monday the 27th.  Please join with us in praying that (1) we get approved for medicaid ASAP and (2) cervical lengths are good & I can have the surgery I need very soon!!!

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Happy New Year!

Why is that this time of year always seems to bring about deep thoughts...for me I think it's because I can't believe another year has passed, and I tend to get caught up in the shoulds, and wish I hads.... I admit that I have a tendency to focus on what I haven't done rather than remember all the amazing, and even little, things that I have done. Every year...why am I so weird!?!?

Anyhow. So, with PCOS comes this insulin resistence that I didn't know about. In all of my reading and research it has been revealed that I am almost diabetic...with an even greater chance of actually becoming diabetic when I get pregnant! yikes! That is serious!

Psalm 119:49-50 "Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life."

So, here's to the new year...and a new lifestyle. Matt and I are praying that God will heal my body, and take away this awful affliction. Mostly, we'd like to be able to get pregnant and healthier without the use of that little bottle of fertility meds sitting on my bathroom counter... We would love for you to join with us in asking God for a full reversal of my PCOS. It happens, and since I only developed the symptoms this year there is a good chance I could rid myself of the symptoms with dietary change and some exercise!

So, my new year's resolution (the real reason for this post) is to live an intentional life and leave behind the incidental lifestyle of my past.

in·ten·tion·al // in-ten-tion --
1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight.
2. A course of action that one intends to follow.
3. An aim that guides action; an objective.

in·ci·den·tal // in·ci·dent --
1. Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor accompaniment
2. Of a minor, casual, or subordinate nature
3. A usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another.