Words of wisdom and Angela's shower

This is a mixed-bag post. There are two things I want to post about and I don't want to make two different posts, so bear with me. :)

Josh and I went to church Saturday evening. I have a hard time following the particular Pastor that spoke but he said something that spoke right to my heart. I am going to paraphrase because I can't remember his exact wording. The sermon series is about simplicity. He said that God is our Father and we should simply trust him, like we trusted our own dad when we were younger. With what we're going through, I completely trust God! I don't know how I would survive if I didn't. Pastor Tim said that when we encounter a challenge, we should turn to God. The time between when we ask God (insert what you're asking for.. in my case... a baby) and He answers is called the faith journey. That is what I am on- a faith journey. And I thank God for bringing me closer and closer to Him during this time. We will eventually have a child and when we do, I will be incredibly grateful for the baby and for the faith journey that God led me on.

Okay, now switching gears... kinda. Today Suzanne (Angela's sister) and I threw Angela a baby shower at my house. I would be lying if I said it wasn't a bit difficult to throw a baby shower. Angela was sensitive to that too (and I never said anything to her about it). But Angela is a dear, dear friend and I am happy for her regardless of my situation. The shower went very well! Except for the part where someone put a plastic utensil down the drain and my garbage disposal broke and water leaked everywhere under the sink. Yes, besides that, it went very well. She is due May 25th! Can't wait!

Here are some friends from high school:

On another note (my last one!) my mom surprised me with a giftcard for a 1 hour massage! How nice! I am so blessed to have such loving and supportive friends and family.

God bless your week ahead!

Childhood friends!

Last night I had 4 childhood friends over at my house for dinner and to hang out. Katie (far left) also brought her adorable 4 month old son, Parker. We had a great time catching up! When Parker fell asleep Katie laid him on our bed for "good luck" for us. Cute! I love these girls! I can't even put into words how much Katie has meant to me throughout my life.

Today I get to see Angela, whom I haven't seen since September! We're getting a pedicure at a beauty school. Tomorrow I'm throwing her a baby shower at my house. Should be a full, fun weekend! Somehow I need to fit hours of schoolwork into it...

And Congrats to a couple of our family/friends on the purchase of their first house! Katie, Ben, and Parker close on their first house in Farmington on April 17th. Bethanie and Barry close on their first house in May. God is good, all the time! All the time, God is good!

Adios to our theme house!

Hello! It's been awhile since we posted. I *promise* to post about our Dominican Republic trip soon!

We joke that our new house has theme rooms, like those corny theme room hotels. One room, that will someday soon be the nursery, has a princess theme, complete with a mural of a castle and fairies (one of which has crossed-eyes) painted on the walls. There is another room that we affectionately call the "Nascar room". It was decked out in Nascar galore. We took down the nasty Nascar wallpaper a few weeks ago and I've been painting it like crazy! Here is a picture of the progress.

Here's a picture of lovely Sarah and I at The Local after work this evening for St Patricks Day! You can totally tell I was festive, right?? Sarah loaned me the necklace so I didn't look so out of place.

Contentment

My mother-in-law gave me a Pregnancy Devotional book recently (thank you, Annie). As I flipped through it, my eyes wandered onto the devotional for day 21 and it touched my heart in the exact way I needed it. Here is what it says:

"Everywhere you look there are visual reminders of what you don't have: your friend's bulging belly, cute clothes in the maternity store, and mothers pushing strollers [I have never seen sooo many pregnant women walking in the skyway downtown as I have since my miscarriage! It's unreal. I swear every 1 in 5 women have a bulging belly]. Do you feel like crying out, "What about me? When is it my turn?".... It's difficult to let God's nature fill our hearts with contentment and acceptance. God has put you where you are today for a purpose. Be content with where you are at for this moment. These days of preparation and waiting are not without purpose, and He can make today full."
Your Pregnancy Devotional by Pamela Fierro and Suzie Chafin

Amen to that!

T minus 3 days until the Dominican Republic! YEAH!