May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.-Romans 15:13, amplified
the past few days and weeks have been overflowing with emotions for me. It is completely natural, of course, since we are preparing to welcome our first little baby, but they are exacerbated by raging hormones. It’s a constant reminder of how weak I am, and that there is no strength in me (ever, but especially now) apart from what God gives me.
I heard your heart beat just yesterday You stretch and you roll in your own little way So far that’s all I know But I already know I love you Baby of mine Will you be weak?Will you be strong?Will your temper be short?Will your patience be long?There’s so much I don’t knowBut I already know I love youBaby of mine God knows of every breath you will takeEvery new step and choice you will makeHe already knowsAnd I know…
Robin T-Strap Oooo, baby shoes!!! I was browsing the sale section of the Stride Rite website this morning, and found these …… I love them! Probably because they kind of match some that I have in my size. (Mommy and Me shoes?:D) These are the “first steps” kind: some stability and support, but still really flexible. I also found some “crawlers”: Lil Gabby The only thing is, it seems as if all the cutest baby girl shoes are either pink…
“God began to teach me that there is a huge difference between “entertaining” and offering hospitality. Entertaining puts the emphasis on you and how you can impress others. Offering hospitality puts the emphasis on others and strives to meet their physical and spiritual needs so that they feel refreshed, not impressed, when they leave your home. “…like so much of life, it all comes down to the motives of your heart. Are you trying to impress others, … [o]r are…
I used some rasberry colored linen that I had been saving, and the scraps left from the little blanket (with touches of pink!) that I made just after we heard that we are having a girl.Sewing and knitting for her has been so much fun, and it will only get better when she will actually use the little things! Just picturing a chubby little one -with red curls? – crawling and toddling around in them is wonderful.
A neighbor boy, enjoying the week’s snow before it turns to slush. Oh what fun.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, you will abound in every good work. II Corinthians 9:8 Scripture memory. One passage every two weeks. And for accountability, the readers of the “siesta” blog. I missed the first round, but now that I’m in it, I’m going to try to stay in!
I found this idea in Real Simple magazine: Lightly cook grapefruit segments in a hot skillet with a few spoonfuls of sugar and a drops of vanilla; serve with its sauce over ice cream or pound cake. It is a warm, cold, quick, juicy and extremely fragrant winter dessert. In fact, it almost smells better than it tastes! I just wish that I had a room spray that captured the scent.