Set Free

My positive, motivated thoughts on moving have not changed. We have no idea exactly where we will be living in the Ames area....yet.  But until then my parents are letting us crash in their basement.  Which is really nice of them.  A huge blessing while we search homes, and Jon starts his new job on March 11th. My week is not going how I had hoped.  I was so excited to return from the weekend and get unpacked, laundry done, and start packing boxes until my fingers were taped together! However Sunday night I had to stop. I went to bed feeling a little uneasy. Then about 2am I woke up even more uncomfortable.  From then on until 7:30am I had the stomach flu (chills, sweats, garbage bag, etc).  You get the idea. : /  Uuugh....just a bunch of ickyness. Poor Jon could not sleep through it.  He had to return to work by 8am and I kept Ellie in bed with me all day.  She took great naps for me and we did fairly well considering.  (So ...

Moving is this crazy unorganized, crazy, stressful thing that happens.  Jon and I did it less than a year ago.  I was pregnant and so uncomfortable.  Sickness.  Ugh.  But this time, moving isn't stressful. Instead of: -going to new place -feeling nauseous every time I lean over -feeling winded with small tasks like a shower -packing -finding a place to live -finding the nearest grocery stores -packing boxes and boxes -and boxes -trying to find a place for everything -cleaning apartment before you leave -trying to figure out what you'll eat once you pack up the kitchen -driving alone while hubby in other vehicle to travel to new place -cleaning a new place before movers come -unpacking and slowly getting things settled -making the place feel like "home" I feel this extreme peace . And that is how I know that God is directing us. For March I have no idea exactly where we will be or what is going to take place. But what I do know: -packing...

Sorry, it's been awhile since my last post.  I've been stretching my thoughts to try to think of something to share.  Something mind-blowing (ha!), thoughts on Scripture, updates on life, or something I'm completely clueless about.  Because where's the fun in knowing what you're posting about? There's been a lot going on in the past month actually, but until I can share all of those fun-filled things I'll just share details about Valentine's Day.  (In about a week I can share more details , but until then here's how February 14th played out.) See, I'm a crazy head over heels for romantic gestures.  Oh, poor hubby of mine. And see, my sweet husband is not a gift person, calendar, well, planner in general.  That's why we work so well.  We're a team.  I keep track of birthdays, our calendar, and just day-to-day so we don't miss anything.  And he keeps me sane when I go crazy with everything I have in mind to handle it all. Thi...

Our pastor here in Cedar Rapids said something on Sunday that I've been thinking about all week.  We look at the Bible and read these stories as if the people in them were so strong in their faith that their story is in the Bible for us to recall.  However he continued, not so.  These men and women are human.  Just like us.  That's why they are in the Bible for us to read about. It's a reminder for us to see that God loves us where we are. Monday night speaker at Perspectives said something similar.  Usually when I hear similar things more than once in a week, I tell God, "I get it.  I need to remember this!" :) When learning to be obedient to Christ, there's something to keep in mind.  God loves you where you are.  Whether you know 0.02% or 99% of who God is.  He wants you to be obedient to that 0.02%! God gave Abraham his name because he would be the father of many nations.  But twice he gave his wife Sarah to be with the ...

My sweet, baby girl is four months old today!  She is growing up so fast!  It's easy to forget all her little stages in life, so when I look back at old pictures it brings back memories. This past month has definitely been fun with our little sweetheart.  For sure! Here she is when I gave her a bath today....after her six hour nap.  Yeah, you heard me right, six hours!  This girl LOVES to sleep!  And I'm able to write this post because after being awake for over an hour and a half she was ready to go BACK to sleep!  Oh, silly girl!  We had a fun Super Bowl party last night and she took a quick little cat nap while there, but other than that she was awake.  I think that totally wore her out.  When we returned home I fed her and put her right to bed!  She didn't wake up until 8:15 this morning!  And then slept again from 9am-3pm!  Oh, Ellie.... Now I don't share this to make you all jealous.  Because geez the we...