Hey ya all! I’m back! I think I kind of like these little
breaks whether they are forced because I have not enough time to update you or
on the weekends late at night as I watch tv and go back and forth if I should
write a blog or not because I feel a little boring… Well today won’t be I
think.
A lot has been happening over the past 2 weeks. We welcome
Dane into the world Via Jonas/Mel’s new Son Jude’s “little bother” he will I’m
sure call him someday like Sondra does about Stuart…
Which if Dane is here that means the kids are at a new
babysitter for the time being...and let me tell you they are enjoying it! My
cousin Megan so very nicely offered to watch them. Originally they were going
to go to a wrestler’s mom who babysits- but after much thought & price I
thought what is a few extra miles when its family. The con to family watching
them is potential to ruin the relationship. This is always tough. You would
think it would be easy to talk your family but when you involve money or
provide constructive criticism sometimes that can hurt feelings. I always think
is it really worth it? Thankfully Megpie parents like I do. Laidback but will
put the smack down on when appropriate! Lol.. I have been waiting to get a call
or a report of bad behavior but none so far or really nothing out of the
ordinary…but hey when she first watched Sondra she says oh gosh Joie..She is a
female version of Kyle…lol…but you can definitely tell she is hanging with boys
more… she is telling me some sword she really wants to get at Wal-Mart!
Last weekend was our Women’s Fellowship Weekend Retreat. And
if you missed it I’m sorry you did! What I love most about the yearly retreat
is that we the women of the church get away from everything and just gib gab
away and strengthen our bonds as a “sisterhood”. We make crafts have our
meeting- have a chance to do a little shopping- (this year Sara H. did a 31
party that she graciously donated all profit back to us)…we watched the movie Courageous
which was amazing…and then Sunday morning for our service Jacqi Bradley came
and shared with us her testimony and message. This is my 3rd retreat
that I Have been too..and Jacqi blown me away. It touched me and I felt like
she was there just speaking to me. She talked about the story of the good Samaritan. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan)
How she always liked to think that out
of the characters in the story that she was most like the “good Samaritan”. But
after her grease fire accident she realized that she had been all the
characters at one time in her life in that story. That she was once like the
priest & also the levite who went to
the other side of the road and wouldn’t help the beaten up traveler and most
recently had become the helpless traveler who needed to be taken care of. If
you don’t know Jacqi Bradley she recently had a cooking accident and ended up
having severe burns to her hands and feet. Her story is amazing I feel to hear
about the healing process and how she coped with it all. I just feel very blessed to have had spent
the weekend with my “sisters” and hear such a great message.
The weeks leading up to the retreat have been some rocky
ones. That I for once in my life have decided I will start living a purpose driven one. Our bible
study is reading that A Purpose Driven Life and have classes over it(it is just
the second week tonight..you can catch up come join us! Babysitter provided)…
but I’m excited for the changes that I
am going to make- everyday changes and spiritually. I’m ready.
To share a praise with you also- You guys know that my
biggest fear lately has been being stuck in our tiny house in Lafayette. Well
good news has arrived. We are not out of it yet- but we have talked to the bank
about financing about a particular place we want to get. I can’t share much
more than that- but please pray that things work out. Pray that we are able to
get it & that we will be able to move into it soon! lol…I’m ready for a
bigger house… I can count on 2 fingers the days we stayed home after work for
the past 2 weeks… we lately just go right to my parents just to be outside..Stuart
loves to be outside on his toys..And as you know Sondra loves to ride her pony…I
just can’t wait to be able to yell at the kids- GET OUTSIDE and out of my hair!
lol... with new house to me talk..I have been on Pinterest looking at my dream
home board and looking at the things that I dreamed of doing and hoping once we
see the inside of this place hopefully I will be able to do some of those
things…I’m so excited for this adventure..Just pray for God’s will and that His
will involves this place…
And probably some of the most exciting news yet- MY
SISTERINLAW KAYLA & BROTHER RICK ARE EXPECTING A BABY or could be babies!!!!
I’m so super excited for them!!! In the coming weeks they will have their first
ultrasound! Please pray that he/she or they are healthy and things are looking
good! I’m so super excited they will be such awesome parents! I’m going to try
something different and say I don’t care what it is..I’m just happy they are
expecting! Which lol…this will be a BABY GALORE shower!!!....
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| Here is the Daddy To Be Rick :) w/Sondra &Stuart |
I loved hearing Kayla
talk about how she couldn’t wait to have all the symptoms and morning sickness
that she waited for it and she wants it all! She wants to really experience pregnancy!
I think being pregnant is a gift from God. Go on girls…wouldn’t you get a
little jealous if your man was the one that carried the baby. That he was
attached to “your” guy’s baby even before you??? I would be..I loved the
connection the kicks and all. And also- not every woman can get pregnant..I
remember trying for Stuart and I seriously thought something was wrong with me…like
I was depressed because my one thing I knew I was made for- wasn’t happening.
So Mommas to be- try and be more thankful for the gift God gave you!
Also I want to share- Here is someone I am so thankful for: I don’t say it enough or I gripe about him a lot but he really is a good guy..great guy and wonderful Dad..just look at the picture look how much his kiddies love him! I really very much thank God for bringing me to a christian husband.
Last but not least uploading the above picture made me think about it- I took some pictures of the kids and threw Dad in there too... I love my camera!... I was a bit hesitant in taking them b.c. I thought- what if they are not any better than the previous ones..would that mean I wasted my money... but no... the pics I took was very improv and the image quality turned out so much better- and when I was looking at them my first thought was; and this is why we needed this camera...I carry my camera with me almost always when I am outside on the farm and the kid's outfits were just what they wore that day.. Sondra had a dress on that my mom made when she was learning to sew(which Sondra picked out to wear to church- I was at the retreat so Jake let her wear it) and Stu had some bibs on from goodwill lol...anyways...I had noticed a rock pile behind my parents house and thought that would look cute for the kids to sit on...and what do you know it did!.. I love taking their pictures and am excited to take others too... Kayla newly pregnant has asked me to take some Maternity photos of her when its time to do that...and before she was pregnant when I first started taking pictures of my kids- that I will have to take pics of her kids..which I gladly accept....also.. thinking about future picture taking days...Syd will be born soon...I can't wait to take some pictures of her :)...some exciting times.... I always remember- pictures are priceless...you get to freeze moments in time and have a keepsake a image that you will never have to forget b.c. when you do..you can pull it out and see it again. I wish I would have taken more pictures or Videos of certain people in my life that have passed away...ALSO I want to create a tag/name or something to put on my pictures. Just so- you give credit where credit is due if that makes sense even though- I diddled with Memorie's Layne Photo...b.c. my middle name is Layne and I think that is neat...but googling there are different Memory Layne or similar ones with that spelling...any ideas..comment here or on Facebook if you want to share please!..
I must be going :) .... Have a great rest of the week or next week too if I don't update you later.
