All The Wild Things

Tomorrow my husband and I will celebrate 7 years of being married. I look back and wonder where time went and yet it feels like life has always been this way. Every day gets better and better and I am blown away by this blessing. I could not have asked for a more Sensitive Caring Compassionate Understanding Talented Wise Discerning
Romantic Strong Smart
Funny Or Handsome                                                                 Man than I have! He is everything I ever prayed for and more. Each day I learn something new. He is the man of the house, he is our spiritual leader and he loves me! This weekend I took him away overnight and my lovely Mom stayed with Jack! He is always the one that plans the fun surprises and I wanted to do it this time!
We started the day with a trip to Good Bean, our favorite place for bagels! We walked around Jacksonville for awhile and took in this cute little town that sometimes we forget about because we are local. Only after bumping in to dozens of tourists do we r…

Yep...it's big boy bed time.
It was about 2 weeks ago when I heard him crying, and I knew it wasn't a normal cry. I ran into his bedroom to find his leg stuck past his knee and he was on his tummy. My husband wasn't home and I did my best to remain calm on the outside while inside I was freaking out. I couldn't get it out. He was so stuck and just crying, it was awful. I was pretty sure I was going to have to break the crib to get his leg out. But just before it snapped, I slipped his leg out. I was sick inside. It was awful.
Jack is a wild sleeper, and he's long. We often go in to find him in crazy positions all over the crib. But this put it all over the edge. So......it's big boy bed time.
Can't say I'm looking forward to him being able to get up on his own and since I'm sort of neurotic, my hubby said we can set up a webcam in there for the first month or so :)
But I am looking forward to sneaking in his room while he's alseep and laying down next …

Last week I sat with one of my dear friends during her ultrasound as they told her there was no heartbeat. This was the 3rd loss for my friend. We cried. We hugged. I felt very honored because she doesn't normally let people see this side of her. But there was no way she was going to spend that morning alone.
My dear, sweet friend doesn't let people in. She rarely let's people see what's really going on. Well, after this recent loss she decided to start a blog called Your Hands and it's sole purpose is to be an encouragement to others who have lost babies, either before or after birth. It's a place where she is sharing her thoughts, emotions, and things that have helped her along the way.
We trust and believe that God has a plan for both of us And I can't imagine what people do without Him to lean on. He is the true source of strength and joy and comfort And He gives us these special people in our lives to weep and rejoice with.
I would love for you to check out…

1. The very best thing about the summer isthe bbq's. I don't really care for summer, other than I bbq several times a week :)

2. My first crush ever wasa boy named Daniel Neilson :) We were best buddies and his sister and I are still close. He was my first. We used to kiss eachother and tell his sister that we were "pinching" eachother so she shouldn't come in or she'd get hurt. Haha!
3. This may sound really silly butI don't like standing on the drain in the shower. Any shower. I have vivid memories of a video shown during science class back in like 2nd grade of a spider crawling back up it after it had been swept away.

4. I squeeze my toothpaste fromthe middle.


5. My absolute favorite "comfort food"is bread. Bread in general. I could take a loaf of french with a pat of butter and be just dandy.

6. A random fact about me is thatI once chugged 3 liters of Mt. Dew in 45 minutes to impress a guy. I barfed it all up about 20 minutes later,  but I sti…

So 9 years ago today my best friend and I hugged like we always did before saying good-night. But on this night everything changed. I knew I had fallen for him

(he already had for me...but that's another story)

TEN THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm a vegetarian
I am a WWII buff
I'm a pastor's wife (still feels weird to say)
I hate running, but I love the way I feel after
I make a mean oven-pancake (I'll post the recipe one of these days)
I love to read. I gobble books up.
Bring a Mom is all I ever wanted to be
My husband still woos me like we were dating
I'm stubborn
Jack's dimples melt me

NINE THINGS YOU’VE THOUGHT ABOUT RECENTLY (in no particular order)
puke (stomach flu)
groceries
reading
Disneyland (every day)
a wedding
family
God
friends
Jack
EIGHT WAYS TO WIN YOUR HEART
Be real. Be who God wants you to be all the time. Not just around certain friends
Laugh at yourself
No drama.
Be in love with Disneyland as much as we are....it borders on obession
Keep your mouth shut about others
Like dumb things
Be loyal
Love Jesus

SEVEN FAVORITE SONGS YOU’VE HAD
In the Moonlight- Sting (first dance at our wedding)
If You Could See What I See- Geoff Moore (but Trev sang it for me for our wedding and it was better)
At…

One of my favorite blogs is Bring the Rain, Angie Smith's blog. Her husband is in the group Selah and if you don't know her story I highly suggest clicking on the link below and reading from the beginning.

Her first book, about the story of Audrey, was released last week. Yesterday a free edownload version was available for free! Since I was stuck in bed with the stomach flu, I decided to download it and try and distract myself from how I was feeling.


I read the whole thing in a couple of hours, sobbing myself through it. I had been following her blog for quite some time and so much of what I read I had read before, in a different form. But there was a lot more to it, and a lot more detail. It was hard to read at some points, and I would have to set it down for a bit.
She is a very gifted writer and Beth Moore gives an endorsement at the front of the book (Angie, like myself is sort of, in a good healthy way obsessed with her too haha!)

I want to buy a hardcopy so I can highligh…

I stole this from my new friend Becky's blog. I love these things and I would do one every day (but that's a bit obsessive) anyhoo......

The best day ever was the day ...aw man, how do i pick one?! probably having jack. it was an incredible experience that you just can't fathom. it also turned out to be one of the hardest/worst days as well since he was whisked away from me, after only holding him for 1 hour, to the NICU. talk about range of emotions!


My favorite meal of the day is ...i kind of graze actually.



This weekend will be ...like any other weekend I guess. sort of busy but not too busy. we are having a birthday dinner for my sis-in-law



Never in my life have I ...been so blessed :)



The only thing better than donuts..well, i don't really care for donuts so lots of things are better than donuts!



I could really do with ...a trip to Disneyland. Yes, we are obsessed. Yes we are going next year...but I'd go every week, I swear!



The most recent thing I bought myself was…