Full of Joy

39 Weeks, Jase (6) My two baby girls, Basye (5) Acupuncture I hit 39 weeks this past Tuesday. A full-term pregnancy is considered 40 weeks. At my appointment Wednesday, the midwife said they'll let me go until at least 41 weeks before they'll do another ultrasound or anything. As I type, I'm even boring myself to tears. Bless any of you who are actually reading this. Last night I went to the chiropractor to have my back adjusted, and she offered to do acupuncture to try and induce labor. It was so great for me mentally because it made me feel like I was actually doing something besides waiting around. On Monday (IF nothing has happened by then), I will go back so she can add electricity to the acupuncture. I know it looks super creepy, but it's really not bad. Our big excitement for the weekend has been joining Disney Plus for the FREE week! Tonight we will finally watch Frozen 2 with the kids, then later Chuck and I will check out the new Lion King. We enjoye...

WHAT A WEIRD WORLD! I got a call from my midwife's office yesterday informing me I am now required to wear a mask to my weekly appointments. Later in the day a friend was dropping off some books so we got to stand in the driveway for awhile and chat. I shared with her my mask-dilema, at which point my neighbor heard me (not hard to overhear conversations when you're practically yelling at each other trying to have a talk from a distance). She then graciously brought over TWO masks for me! Thankfully her friend had sewn a few, and I was blessed by her generosity. I really am grateful. As silly as it feels wearing a mask, it would have felt even sillier wearing a bandana, which was my other option. I wore the mask to my appointment today, then through the CFA drive-through (per my midwife's orders!). I ending up receiving not ONE, but TWO compliments on the mask. The nurse who gave the first compliment said, "I can't believe that's something I'm say...

Jase was practicing his photography skills. 38 weeks today, due in 2 weeks- OR LESS! =) All my Honey Bunnies. Hey all! How was your Easter? Our little crew had a fabulous day together. We ended up being able to Zoom with a lot of Chuck's side of the fam (Did you know he's 1 of 7 kids? I've never actually been with Chuck's entire family at one time YET. Hopefully that will happen in the near future.), and my side. It's a lot of fun to "see" everyone and have some form of connecting besides text. The four of us ate a big brunch, and then had a nice supper in the evening. It's the first time in almost 11 years Chuck and I have had our own (major) holiday together, just us. Plus the first time since having kids we've had our own family celebration, just the 4 of us. What a special blessing. The great thing about holiday cooking, even though it's loads of work, is that you get to eat the best leftovers for several days. MMM! Good food and ...

Hello World! I started a post yesterday, the pictures got complicated, Chuck fixed it for me, and now it's 24 hours later. What can ya do? Today it has taken me WAY.TOO.LONG. to create our meals menu for the week. This also includes special Easter food. As if I don't loathe meal planning, cooking, and grocery shopping enough, now I have to explain it all and type up very detailed notes so Chuck can pick up the stuff we need. He's super positive about it, and such a huge help, but food/meals/menus/shopping just make me cranky. (I do realize I have a CHOICE NOT TO BE CRANKY . I am fully empowered to DISagree with crankiness, and receive Jesus-peace instead.) I don't understand when people "love to cook" or call it "relaxing". Are you one of those people? Please explain this phenomenon to me. My midwife doesn't want me to leave our house. One of my only outings for the week was for groceries, so now I am down to just once-a-week pregnancy ch...

Just like all of you, our life has changed significantly in the last five days. We found out two days ago Jase will not be returning to school for the remainder of his Kindergarten year. When I heard our Governor announce it live, tears sprang to my eyes. (You know that pain you get in your throat when you’re trying not to cry?) Jase’s massive smile on his first day of school keeps replaying in my mind. Thinking about his new school shoes, his new backpack, his new dinosaur shirt, and his toothless grin the weeks leading up to starting KG just stab at my heart. He was SO excited about going to school for SO long. This is the same day I found out I was pregnant! For months leading up to him beginning, I asked God to bless Jase with a life-giving teacher, and life-giving friends. God abundantly blessed, because our guy adored his teacher, and adored his class. Anytime he had to miss school, he would get terribly upset. Even during vacation days, Jase still wished he was in school. I ...

I woke up this morning with a desire to write. I haven’t even gotten out of bed yet. Most of the time I don’t feel like writing a blog post because I get intimated by the editing process, adding pictures, making it fancy, etc. How about I just write? It’s Friday, March 20, 2020. Two months in to the year 2020, and we’re already making history. Near the end of 2019, God gave me the Word, “Seen” for the new year. Around the same time He gave Chuck the Word, “Redemtion”. We continue to carry over the Word of “Abundance” with us from last year, as well. Despite very little contact with other humans this week, God has moved in such a way I have felt SEEN. I have felt seen by His people, which ultimately makes me feel seen by Him. Earlier this week, the decision was made to cancel my baby shower, which was supposed to be tomorrow (Saturday, 3/21). I have had my new dress hanging in the closet for a couple weeks, ready to dorn. Family and friends were supposed to be in town this very minute...