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It is raining tonight in Montgomery and I am in the exact mood as it looks outside...dreary, cold, and stormy. We had a busy day today - I went to the hospital three different times. The first visit was the 11:00 feed and we tried nursing. This past Saturday was our first time trying this with the girls and they are slowly getting the hang of it. I have to admit it is much harder than it looks. Of course, I read all about how the baby will just latch on and how it is a natural process but that just isn't the case with us. With the girls being premature, they have to be taught everything...breathing, eating, and yes, latching on. The lactation consultant...
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Burp cloths are a great gift to make for a baby shower. Moms always need plenty of burp cloths and you can design one for any occasion.
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God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we’re missing it? It’s crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love.
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These are a few of my favorite things.
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We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth. Let's live our lives in such a way that the world will be glad we did.
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We all have a story to tell; whether we have realized it or not. Trusting the Truth is a new monthly series where we will share your testimony of how God has impacted your life.
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We are not meant to face life's struggles alone. Regardless of the situation, there is one thing that we can always provide for each other - prayer.
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Eat, Pray, Love the movie was a great adaptation of the book written by Elizabeth Gilbert. It tells a story about a woman that leaves her New York City lifestyle to travel around the globe to Italy, India, and Bali in search of everything.
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In the book of Matthew; Jesus teaches us why it is important for us to do good. He says, "The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him" (Matthew 12:35).
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Memorizing scripture has always been a goal of mine. Having verses on the tip of my tongue can help me in all situations of my daily life such as driving my car, talking to a friend, or even calming me down when frustrations occur..
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Greetings fellow sojourners! I hope everyone is having a nice day so far. I have mentioned before on the blog that I am in a year long study at my church called Esther's Women. The study is comprised of a group of ten women and we meet once a month to discuss a book that we were assigned to read. The purpose of Esther's Women is for us to commit to one year to the development of our leadership potential and Christian character formation. ...
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wow, I feel like it has been so long since I have done a post. My parents came into town Tuesday afternoon so I haven't had much down time until today. It was great spending time with them - I got to see Dad hold the girls and I had a lot of fun hanging out with my mom all day yesterday. We hit the jackpot at a local childrens' store and got some really cute dresses 50% off. I had to control myself not to buy everything I saw!
It is so much fun shopping...
Monday, June 21, 2010
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I know several of you said that you picked up Fathered by God, either for yourself or a loved one, I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. Friday night we had free tickets to see Toy Story 3 and we absolutely loved it - I am a sucker for any Pixar film, but Toy Story 3 really was amazing. For those of you that don't know, I LOVE movies. It really is one of my favorite things to do and it is something that...
Friday, June 18, 2010
Happy Friday everyone!
Today I went to the hospital for the eight o'clock feed because Miss Adeline had drunk all of the milk I had given them in storage. She is up to 26 cc's which is about half of a bottle. This morning, I got to help her try to drink the milk through her bottle instead of her feeding tube. In the NICU, they like for the girls to "suck, swallow, and breathe" while they feed and she is starting to show progress. She looked at me...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Hey everybody, its been a while, but I'm back with another book review. This one comes just in time for Father's Day. It's not to late to rush out and pick up something special - if you have no ideas whatsoever, then I am here to help you out with this review.
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New York Times best-selling author John Eldredge unveils the six stages men must complete to become who God designed them to be.In this life-changing message from John Eldredge, readers discover...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
As the NICU has become my home away from home, the nurses have become some of my new best friends. We talk about food, clothes, movies, and of course, the girls. In their own way, they offer me advice, comfort, and a warm smile that helps me make it through the day. They tell me stories of other babies that once occupied those beige walls with mint green nursery borders and how one day I will barely remember this experience because our girls will be healthy...
Sunday, June 13, 2010
"A friend loves at all times" - Proverbs17:17
Last Sunday, my sweet Montgomery friends gave us a baby shower for the girls. The shower was originally planned for the first Sunday of May but since the girls came that Friday we obviously had to reschedule. It was so nice of them to reschedule the shower for us and I was so excited to visit with friends that I have not gotten to see since the babies arrived. We had so much fun and got some great goodies for...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Hey friends,
I have to make this post a quickie for today. I'm on my way to get my hair cut and I am extremely excited because it is long overdue. Anyways, just wanted to update all of you about a new link on the blog. If you notice in the top right corner, we have different sections titled: Home, About, Contact, Do, Give, Teach, and Pray. We have updated the About page so please check it out to learn more about us. (I just cracked myself up typing that sentence!) If you have taken time to read any older posts, you will notice that this blog is about our faith and how we try to share it on an every day basis. Of course, our faith is being tested primarily...
Monday, June 7, 2010
Good Monday morning!
It is unreal to me that a week ago we were told that Maralee needed to go to Birmingham. How far we have come since last Monday! God has been so faithful to our family and has heard all of our prayers. First, Maralee has done a complete turn-around since Monday. Now that she has her PICC line, she is able to get her medicine without being constantly pricked. She started back on her feeds and now she is getting 10 cc's every...
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Lord, I am emotionally exhausted. I am tired, sad, grateful, and scared all at the same time. I feel like I have been going through the clothes dryer with my feelings just tumbling around in circles. God, I have faith in you and I do trust you with our girls. But, I still have fear and sadly I have doubt. It scares me to think that one of them or both might not make it. I feel like we have come so far in a month and then boom! something like Monday happens. That whole day was so hard for me. I could barely speak because if I did I knew the tears would soon follow. Deep down I understood that taking her to Birmingham was only going to help...
Friends, I apologize for such a late response to the post on Monday. The past couple of days have been filled with tons of feelings and it has been hard for us to put into words exactly what we went through. I sat down yesterday for three hours trying to come up with a post that would explain what happened and also to explain how I felt. Writing the day down on the blog made it seem like it was nothing when it actually was something that is still...
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