Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Our Little Lion
Yesterday our sweet little family went to a pumpkin patch to enjoy the fall holidays. Aslan was the cutest little lion I have ever seen. However, a bit of a grumpy and uncooperative little lion. And after we saw how expensive the pumpkins were, mom and dad felt a little grumpy and uncooperative too. But we still managed to get some great pictures and left with the smallest pumpkin for 2$.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
In hope against hope, he believed...Romans 4:18
One of the hardest things we have done as a young married couple has been moving to Louisville. It has been one overwhelming trial after another. It has been a storm like no other that we have encountered together. There have been such intense swells of difficulty that I felt we were surely drowning. At the moments when I thought I simply couldn't breathe under the weight of it, His glorious hand would reach me... He makes me cry. He refreshes my soul by His thoughtfulness and at the same time breaks me with His tenderness. He has used the most faithful people to renew us~ my parents, my mom, my aunt, my grandparents, sj. Without His touch on their hearts, and without their obedient faithfulness I dare not think about how the past few months would have been. They are all reminders of God's love and faithfulness to our family.
Through this intense time of trial, we have grown so much~ Glory to God. And yet, we are keenly aware that we have so much more to learn. Before we moved, the Lord presented me with a tough question. "Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?" to which, in all my superficiality, I responded...honestly I might add, "I think not." And I was embarassed before Him to realize that, while these are important things, they consumed me. So here we are, some time later, and we can't afford groceries and we can't afford clothes for my growing body or even to replace Clint's tatered, torn work shoes. And do you know, that in the midst of all of this, I feel more at peace than I ever have. Now this is not to be confused with the fact that there are still times that I am afraid. But I choose to trust.
This morning I sat down, and asked Jesus to speak to me. I really wanted Him to tell me how it turns out. He has done that before with situations... but He chose not to give those answers. Instead, this is what He spoke to me through His Word, "Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?" to which, in my weathered and bare state, I responded, "I think so." This is why He leaves me breathless. I didn't go searching for that, He brought it to me so bold and strong. And He said, as He has so many times before, "In hope against hope, he believed... will you?"
"Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace,
Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonet sung by flaming tongues above,
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it, mount of thy redeeming love.
Here I raise my ebeneezer, hither by thy help I've come.
And I hope by thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger, wondering from the fold of God.
Oh He to rescue me from danger interposed His precious blood.
Oh to grace how great a debtor, daily I'm constrained to be.
And let thy goodness like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wonder Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love.
Here's my heart Lord, take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above."
Through this intense time of trial, we have grown so much~ Glory to God. And yet, we are keenly aware that we have so much more to learn. Before we moved, the Lord presented me with a tough question. "Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?" to which, in all my superficiality, I responded...honestly I might add, "I think not." And I was embarassed before Him to realize that, while these are important things, they consumed me. So here we are, some time later, and we can't afford groceries and we can't afford clothes for my growing body or even to replace Clint's tatered, torn work shoes. And do you know, that in the midst of all of this, I feel more at peace than I ever have. Now this is not to be confused with the fact that there are still times that I am afraid. But I choose to trust.
This morning I sat down, and asked Jesus to speak to me. I really wanted Him to tell me how it turns out. He has done that before with situations... but He chose not to give those answers. Instead, this is what He spoke to me through His Word, "Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?" to which, in my weathered and bare state, I responded, "I think so." This is why He leaves me breathless. I didn't go searching for that, He brought it to me so bold and strong. And He said, as He has so many times before, "In hope against hope, he believed... will you?"
"Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace,
Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonet sung by flaming tongues above,
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it, mount of thy redeeming love.
Here I raise my ebeneezer, hither by thy help I've come.
And I hope by thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger, wondering from the fold of God.
Oh He to rescue me from danger interposed His precious blood.
Oh to grace how great a debtor, daily I'm constrained to be.
And let thy goodness like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wonder Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love.
Here's my heart Lord, take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above."
Friday, October 12, 2007
150 Beats per Minute!
Today was my 12 week prenatal visit. I love my new doctor! After we chatted for a few minutes about the last few weeks, we got to the fun stuff~listening to that baby! At first she had a hard time finding the beat. It was almost as if she read my mind because she quickly told me not to worry, that it was normal (one of the many reasons why I love her). And then... there it was, precious and soft and 150 beats per minute!! It was so special~you can never get used to that sound. I have to say that after this appointment, I feel safe to really get excited! All day long I've been thinking that deep inside my body, there is a second little heart beating. And I am already smitten by this growing little one. Praise the lord for this perfect and precious gift!
Two weeks ago, we had an early ultrasound and got to see the baby. Unbelievable! At one point the tech went into what seemed like 3-d and we could see so perfectly baby's little arms and legs which were so snugly tucked under that little cute bum. Amazing. But I don't have a scanner, so instead I thought I would show you Aslan's precious 20 week ultrasound profile :) Isn't he beautiful?! What is so amazing is the nose in the picture is just exactly what his nose looks like! Technology is amazing~and even more so is a loving God who knits together precious children for us to love. Praises to His name!
I love these babies!!Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Our first entry!
Welcome to our new family blog! After enjoying everyone else's family updates I decided to create one of our own. This should be interesting since our camera is broken :( but I will do my very best to get pictures posted. This one is from Aslan's first trip to the zoo. More to come as soon as I figure this thing out...
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