Baby Picture Sunday

This week's theme:
My Reason to Breathe is You

Well some of my MANY reasons...

Elianna... enough said (to read her story click here)

My Teachers' babies
It is life changing to know people before and after they become mothers

When I hold them... I feel the holiness of God... Holding the image of God in my arms...

The sister... her siblings... their story and the ones who came before... (my temporary babies)

The kids I am blessed to spend time with, both from my hometown and here in Holland through babysitting or daycare... Each little life, each moment, each day


The babies I have watched come into this world... (Much gratitude to my Midwife/Doula friends an amazing circle of women!)


“All women are not mothers, but all women are called to mother… to nurture, to train, to educate, to rear. As daughters of eve, all women are uniquely gifted to help others in their lives become more of who they truly are – to encourage, to nurture, and mother them toward their true selves” ~Captivating

I am not a mommy, but someday I will be, whether I am blessed to give birth or not, My reason to breathe is this hope and this preparation for loving my own, by loving those who are not my own like crazy... I can only imagine how intense the love for my own will be...

Updates

After reading Mckmama's story of Redemption Part I and Redemption Part II and all the other wonderful inspiring blogs from my other "Mommy Bloggers" I feel like I have been seriously neglecting this blog as of late... I remember back in the day when my blog was on yahoo 360. I blogged all the time, things worth writing and things worth reading... inspiration and time are lacking as of late. For my faithful followers I thank you and I apologize. It will get better... I hope... :)

But for now....

Updates:

LOWS

1. Piano Class sucked today. She counts notes diff than I have been trained so that messes me up as well as turns up her voice and piano way WAY up so I cannot hear myself play...
2. I am tired
3. I don't want to go to work (see #2)
4. I have $1.33 in my bank account (darn bills)

HIGHS

1. Baby Tryg twice this week
2. Over night babysitting job this weekend! Hopefully will be able to pay Febuary's bills, pay for gas to go to J's party and be able to have some fun in Chicago
3. Doing well so far
   
4. I am really enjoying my Dance class
   

Post-It Tuesday

Refine me Lord through the flames

The Desert Song

Verse 1:
This is my prayer in the desert
And all that's within me feels dry
This is my prayer in the hunger in me
My God is a God who provides

Verse 2:
And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved
Of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flames

Chorus:
And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon forged against me shall remain

I will rejoice
I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

Verse 3:
And this is my prayer in the battle
And triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I'll stand

Bridge:
All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

Verse 4:
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow
I know I'm filled to be empited again
The seed I've recieved I will sow

Whooosh..

Another busy weekend... nothing to cleaver to write about tonight. I promise someday I will get back to writing blogs worth reading!

Updates:

Hope/Calvin Rivalry GO HOPE!

Grocery shopping

Frozen pipes in the house (I called that one when I saw the holes they put in the basement this fall and covered some up with plywood when we complained about skunks getting in the basement... half-@** job= more work in the end guys!) :)

Study Study Study tomorrow...

I have 2 tests next week... please pray for me!

Bummed...

Sometimes I wish things were different...

that I didn't have to work
that I didn't have to go to school
that I could just go to school
that I could just work
that I didn't have to miss out on doing things
that I didn't have to say "Yes"
that I didn't have to say "No"

Just feeling sorry for myself for not being able to do something due to life circumstances...

both my fault and not





Ok... all done feeling bummed... back to living life!

This week's theme is "Beautiful Mess"

For...

Abby, Stellan, Tuesday, and all the other babes who have needed blood!

Post-It Tuesday!

Haiti

Need I say more?

I was looking for a photo to share with this post, but after a Google search turned up a photo of a family, bloodied and bruised, in a pile of rubble I could not post it here...
(http://media.ft.com/cms/e5a43aba-0027-11df-8626-00144feabdc0.jpg) for those who may need a reminder of the devastation.

Compassion International serves children and families in Haiti, more than 65,000 children in Haiti. At least a third of them live in the areas that were hardest hit. the children in Haiti are in shock and face immediate needs for food, water, medical care, shelter and counseling.

Compassion International says "We need your help immediately. Please reach out in the name of Jesus to bring relief, comfort, love and restoration to precious children and families whose lives have been devastated by this crisis."

To help out visit this link Haiti Relief

And As always, keep those in need in your prayers