Last week I had every intention of blogging each day - I even had a schedule of what I would write about. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks - I had absolutely NO desire to write. Looking at my list of topics and blog calendar did nothing but stress me out. Then you add in a summons for jury duty (which I was thankfully excused from), a trip out of state so my husband could interview for a job, and visits from my inlaws and my parents all in the past 12 days and I wasn't sure how I would Continue Reading
9 Months
I can't even wrap my mind around the fact that 9 months have passed and we are three short months away from Jackson celebrating his 1st Birthday! Jackson is still toothless, but he's doing so many new things each day and trying SO hard to crawl! Here's a few highlights from this past month. He loves to ride in his big boy wagon! He loves eating his "cookies" (they are really Mum Mums made of rice!) He's trying so hard to crawl. He gets around by scooting on his belly. He can Continue Reading
Learning I Would Have a Son…
One year ago I experienced the most amazing thing - seeing my son's face on the ultrasound. Here's what I wrote on my blog: It's a BOY!!!!! He is perfect! I cried when I saw him! He is 2 lbs and 2 ounces and we are thrilled! More details soon... The next day I wrote: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not Continue Reading
A Confident Heart – Chapter 2
The Samaritan woman was me. Despite being a Christian, I spent years trying to fill the spaces in my heart that only Jesus could fill, with the so-called love of a man. Renee says, "Sam had searched for years to find acceptance, love, and approval in the heart of a man." Reading that sentence made me cringe a bit - it 100% described me before I met John. Then one day I had an encounter with Jesus similar to the encounter the Samaritan woman had. I didn't meet Jesus at a well or offer Continue Reading
Dear God…
Dear God - As I sit here on my comfortable couch, in my air conditioned house, with a full belly, I wonder why it is I have so much and so many have so little. As I look at Jackson and my heart bursts with love for him, I am saddened that there are millions of orphans around the world who may never know what it means to have a family. Today I was working on a Bible study and the words burst from the page and penetrated my heart. I may never no why I have so much and others have so Continue Reading