Our Newest Adventures

I have never been one to blog or journal much.  As anyone can tell by the frequency that I do choose to blog, but I think it is important to start some sort of journal/blog to document how our lives are changing.

Over the past three years of marriage, both Jonathon and I have gone through a lot of trials and tribulations.  I am so thankful that with God's help we have chosen to stick together through the thick and the thin.  Of course there are days that are harder than others, but no one said that marriage is easy.  If you were told that, someone lied to you.  Everyday is a new adventure that God intends for us to take.  Our current adventures include moving across the country away from family, living in a new state (that has new laws, rules, and expectations), owning a new home, making new friends, finding a new church home, and starting a family. All while I continue to try to complete my degree by May.  This accumulation of things in our lives could be very overwhelming if we let it be, but I know that God has a plan for us.

Jonathon and I are so excited to bring our baby girl into the world.  It is simply amazing to be 32 weeks into this pregnancy.  I can already tell that this unborn child has a huge personality - could anyone really expect less with Jonathon and me as her parents?  What is truly amazing is that she responds to us even though she is still in my womb.  It's as if she knows when Jonathon gets home - she wiggles and kicks when she hears his voice or when he touches my tummy.  How simply amazing is it to know that she recognizes our voices already.   I will also say that baby hiccups really are the oddest sensation I have ever experienced.  I tend to feel bad for her when she experiences them multiple times during the day - she gets frustrated and kicks really hard when they start bugging her.   When I think about giving birth to her, I don't imagine how painful it will be, instead I tend to think about how lonely I will be after she's here and not in my womb anymore. The little gift that God has given us will no longer be protected in me and instead I will have to protect her from the world around us. It's a little unnerving to think that we really only have 8 weeks until she arrives (if she doesn't come early.)  I feel so unprepared for her arrival, but I know that everything will be okay because the Lord is looking out for us.

I am so thankful for all that the Lord has provided us with so far, and I look forward to the new adventures that he has in store for us.  Today I have had the hymn Great is Thy faithfulness replaying over and over in my head.  It truly is amazing just how Great our Lord's faithfulness truly is.

"Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I seeAll I have needed Thy hand hath providedGreat is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!"