11 Months Today!

All I have to say is....I'm so thankful for this sweet little boy and the priviledge of being his Mommy!!!!!

On The Move

Isaac is by no means walking yet, but he has figured out how to walk with assistance! He pulls up on everything and has started reaching toward the next piece of furniture as if he's contemplating how to get there. It's amazing to watch him grow and learn and all so quickly!!

Answered Prayer

At Life Group on Sunday, one of our friends was prayed for because she had a splitting headache. Immediately her headache went away. All the pain was gone! She was ecstatic as she was telling me about this (I was at the playground with Isaac at the time). She said that she knows God heals, but so often she doesn't think to ask for herself. This got me thinking....

My neck has been bothering me for well over a month. Not sure what I did to it. It's just been tense and sore, especially at night and first thing in the morning. Last week I went to the chiropractor and got some relief, but it still wasn't better. All day yesterday I kept thinking I should ask R to pray for my neck. I finally asked him after we crawled into bed and I couldn't get comfortable because of the pain and tension.

R prayed for me; just a simple prayer that God would heal my neck. Right away the tension eased and I went to sleep. This morning I woke up with no pain in my neck and I can turn my head from side to side without tension or twinges of pain! God answered prayer and truly did heal my neck!!

Will I have neck problems again in the future? I don't know. It doesn't matter at this point. God answered prayer and in that I feel the gentle caring of my Heavenly Father who is concerned for even the little things in the life of His child. Thank You, Lord.

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

Isaac absolutely LOVES music and for the past month he has been lifting his hands in worship whenever he hears it! Sometimes I look back at him in the car and there he is, with hands lifted in the air! So precious! It melts my heart completely!!! He will also raise his hands if he wants us to sing for him or to play music on the CD player. He also loves church! He gets super excited when we walk in and he claps and raises his hands along with everyone else during worship. It's so neat to see and sometimes it happens just when I need to be reminded to lift MY hands in worship!!! Wow...I love being Isaac's Mommy!!!!

Financial Peace University

Sunday R and I started a 13 week course at our church called Financial Peace University. Basically we're learning wise money principles from a video series by Dave Ramsey. I'm super glad we're doing this, but it's also a little scary because I know it means discipline and patience and changes to our lifestyle. Good, but not necessarily easy!! Just thought I'd share a bit from what we're learning already. They call them baby steps....good thing!!!

Baby Step #1: Save $1,000 in an emergency fund.

Baby Step #2: Pay off debt.

Take away tidbit I learned from class: If you have an emergency fund, you don't have any need for a credit card, so CUT THEM UP! Wow! Good thing this is in baby steps!!!! Smile.

Baby Step #3: Save up 3 to 6 months worth of monthly expenses in emergency fund.

HERE WE GO!!!!!