Baby Wellness

Isaac's 4 month baby wellness checkup was this afternoon. We were supposed to go last week but I just couldn't handle going alone! I needed R there to comfort me while I comforted Isaac when he got his shots. Sniff, sniff. He did so much better this time than his 2 month shots! He cried for sure, but was easily consoled and is now contentedly swinging in his swing.

Our little son now weights 14 pounds, 3 ounces and is 25 and a half inches long!!! That makes him in the 26 percentile for his weight and the 62 percentile for his height. The doctor was pleased with how strong he is and Isaac is right on track. The nurses all oohed and aahed over how cute he is!!! I have to agree! He's adorable!!! Smile.

Time with Daddy & Mommy

JOY

First I just have to say "the Lord is so FAITHFUL"! I think I've shared some on this blog about how I've been spiritually dry for quite some time. Well the Lord has really been refreshing my spirit through so many different avenues and I'm full of gratefulness to Him!

My friend Kelly invited me to a women's Bible study that meets every Monday morning and so I've gone the last couple weeks. We're doing a Beth Moore study on the fruit of the Spirit (side note: if you ever get a chance to do a Beth Moore study DO IT! It's Fabulous!!). My quiet time today I've spent on one of the homework assignments to prepare for next Monday. This week we're learning about JOY and today I read about the JOY that's found in discovering Christ in our circumstances.

I won't go into detail since this is a public forum, but R and I have been dealing with some issues in our relationship and something that has played a LARGE role in the very existence of these issues is my own sin. I have not submitted to R's leadership as the head of our home and have instead fought him over numerous situations and decisions. This has led to discouragement in him and in our marriage. As I was reading today's lesson I was wondering how the Lord could receive glory in our circumstances when it's a result of sin! The Lord spoke to my heart that the sin can't give Him glory, but the repentance does!!! For that reason my heart is filled with JOY that Christ is present and working in my heart!!! The Lord is FAITHFUL!

Jeremiah 29:13 really ministered to me this morning: "You will seek ME and find ME when you seek ME with all your heart." I want to encourage anyone who is reading this that the Lord is faithful and He will work in us whatever it takes to draw us close to Him! And it's worth it even if it's difficult and painful! Let us keep seeking the Lord and pressing in with Him! He has PROMISED that He will be found by us!!

Learning to Read

A New Season of Growth

Over the summer R and I realized it was time for us to find a new church home. We had met so many fabulous people and made some awesome friends, but we just felt like the Lord was leading us to move on. This meant the arduous task of church hunting...one of my absolute least favorite experiences!!!

Just before Christmas we overslept one Sunday and so decided to attend a church in town that has a Noon service. The worship was incredible and really ministered to my heart. I found myself talking to the Lord about how much I wanted to give this church a try and asked him to speak to R if that was where He wanted us. No sooner were we out of the building when R said he thought we should go there!!!

I feel like this new place of worship is what my soul needed to revive my heart and renew my walk with the Lord! Over the years I've realized that the Lord puts us in places to work His purpose in us and that sometimes that means moving on in order to go deeper and experience more growth. This has been true of us in changing churches.

In addition, a friend of mine invited me to a women's Bible study. We're doing a Beth Moore study and it has been so GREAT! Every time I sit down to do the homework I feel like the Lord is speaking directly to me in what I need to hear at that moment!!! God is just so faithful! I feel like after being in the desert for literally years, I'm drinking from a cool spring of water and can't get enough of it!!! The Lord knew what we needed and led us to that place that's right for us in this season until such time as He moves us on.

It Really Is Working!!!!

So just for fun...or maybe I should say for the heck of it...I tried on a pair of my pre-pregnancy jeans today. And they actually buttoned!!!!!! I've tried them on before and let me just say buttoning wasn't even near a possibility! Granted, I'm not ready to actually wear them yet...not unless a muffin top comes into style tomorrow! But it won't be long now! This is a great incentive to keep on working out and avoiding those second helpings and desserts!!!!