Finally...

I managed to get Christmas 

cards made and in the mail!

 

 

Merry Christmas from TCA

Today was Dannah and Jameson's first school Christmas program.  It was so cute! Their music teacher has done a wonderful job!

Dannah did alright until she saw a little girl from Jameson's class start crying... the tears were on!

Jameson did not care anything about singing.  However, we were so proud that he didn't cry or end up in the stands with us!  Big improvement from this summer at VBS.  

BIG baby

Tuesday we (me, David, and Dannah) went to the doctor for our 14 week checkup.  I have had an ultrasound at every appointment, so when David asked if there would be one, I said no.  We were all surprised when the ultrasound tech. came to get us from the waiting room.  (It amazes me how much Dannah remembers and how her brain works.)   As we walked into the room, she said, "Momma, are we giving the baby back to God?"  TEARS!  My sweet little girl was with us last spring when we had an ultrasound and found out that we had miscarried.  She was so excited when she saw the baby moving on the screen.  And when I say baby, I mean BIG baby.  The doctor believes that the baby will be big and come early.  My due date is still June 6 but we are looking for a May baby.  As far as the sex of the baby....   Dannah 'knows' it will be a girl.  She thanks God for her baby sister all the time and says that Jameson is going to have 2 sisters.  We will find out if she is right January 11th.  We can't wait!

Conviction

It amazes me how God can use anything at any moment to open my eyes - sometimes it is to give me a hug, to show me where I need to improve, or to remind me of His love. Last night I was not feeling well - I went from starving to feeling nauseous in no time and my head was hurting again. As I started to wallow in my pain, God quickly reminded me of my miscarriage last spring and all of the women who would be willing to trade places with me. All of the sickness and pain is MORE than worth it. God is blessing us with another sweet baby and I am so thankful!

For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him. 1 Samuel 1:27

What an amazing God we serve! He loves us so much that He sent His only Son to die for our sins! I can't imagine giving up one of my children to save someone's life. But He did - He allowed His Son to be crucified for all of our sins. No matter how bad I feel, it can never compare to what Jesus Christ went through on the cross. My prayer is that God will change my heart - I don't want to complain about the situation I am in. I want to sing praises to Him for all of my many blessings! I am blessed!

the glow of lights...

make me extremely happy! there is just something about the glow of Christmas lights that make me smile and feel warm inside! This past weekend we put up our tree. The kids had a blast - well, Dannah did. Jameson reached his limit quickly. He kept saying, "It's taking too long." Dannah, however, loved it so much that she kept taking them off so she would have more to put on! :)