Havilah at six months

Our little "Havi" is now six months old. As well as being the ever sweet as a pea, cute as bug, she has also added at times, mad as a hornet, lively as a hotwire, funny as a joker and chatty as a jaybird! Sometimes I'm rather tired and feel a slight flutter of animosity toward this child that is waking me up for the fourth time this night, but by the time I get to her, nothing can keep my insides from bursting with a smile at seeing her sweet face!

How will Bethany look with hair?

Tagged!

Sorry! I wasn't online for awhile so I didn't realize I had been tagged! This is my first time too!

I am ... so thankful, more than I can say!

I want ... to not feel sick anymore!

I have... several hours ALONE! How weird!

I wish... could be the best wife and mom ever!

I know... My God is everything He says He is!

I hate... the returning sin in my life.

I fear... my God.

I hear... mostly silence ( again how weird!) with an occasional fire crackling.

I crave... nothing. Anything I think of makes me want to throw up!

I search... for wisdom.

I always... am amazed at the wonderful man I have.

I usually... will order the same thing and every restaurant.

I am not... afraid of the future.

I miss... Romania.

I love... my God. My man. My girls. So many more I could never write them all!

I never... drive while my husband's in the car.

I rarely... go swimming.

I cry... often enough!

I lose... my shoes a ridiculous amount!

I am confused... by the way many people think!

I should... go take a nap!

I worry... in disobedience.

I dream... of being with Christ.

I tag... Bethany.

I rarely...

Taking a break!

Well, the time has come for me to take a break from the little things that are cluttering up my life and focus more on what I know that God has called me to do. Please pray for me during this time, that I will draw closer to Him and that I will love and serve my family with all my heart! I will miss hearing from you, but I'll be back in November. Blessings!

One Year!

Last Saturday we celebrated our first year in our "new" house! I still can't believe that we are living here! It really is a very long story as to how God opened amazing doors that looked like they were slammed shut. If you want to hear it all, I'll tell you some other time! But here we are, in the town I have lived since I was one, two minutes from my parents, eight minutes from his! As you can see, there is much to be done, but slowly we're getting things done! Living here is such an amazing blessing! Don't worry, we will paint next summer!

Loving my Ergo!!!

I got my new Ergo in the mail last week and I am already madly in love with it! It's not really working for Havilah very well right now as she really doesn't like the constraint of the infant insert and yet her legs just aren't quite big enough to straddle me comfortably. But Bethany LOVES it. The other day I had her in there for hours! I washed dishes, did laundry, washed windows etc.. She finally fell asleep so I easily slid her out and onto her bed. SO EASY!!! The best part is, nothing, not my back, shoulders, hips, hurt even a bit, and she is almost two! I am so thankful for this amazing blessing! Oh, and by the way, I am not suddenly young and slim. That is my sister Anna!

Fireproof

Just wanted to write a quick note saying how much we enjoyed going to watch the new movie "Fireproof". We went out on a date last night and were able to watch it in Salem. It was not the most professional movie we've ever watched, but what it had to say was very powerful! I'd say it would be good for any marriage! If you get a chance, take the time to watch it!