Love Is In Bloom

All of my life I have been involved in church, thanks to my parents to start off with and to Jesus who, once I got to really know Him made me want to obey the Bible and the Bible says to not neglect meeting together with other believers. I have also felt called to actually DO ministry in the structured form of a Christian organization (of course every job is a ministry no matter what it is!) since I turned 14. I worked at a summer camp, in several churches, spent four years in a Bible major at college, been involved with Younglife, K-life, small groups, women's ministry, youth ministry, children's ministry, and though technically not on staff, I am involved with the house of prayer here in KC and with youth ministry via Logan's job. ;) Oddly enough, I've worked in a different denominational setting in almost everything I've done as well, so I've seen a lot from potlucks, to revivals, dancing and raising of hands, just standing or sitting in worship, scream...

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Bringing in the new year I can't help, but reflect on the past year and even years. My life literally went into the fast lane starting in 2009 when I dated Logan (and had a Hallmark movie year) and got engaged. 2010 I got married to my soul mate (I seriously couldn't imagine anyone better for me), graduated college, and at the very end of it found out I was pregnant. 2011 I spent throwing up, feeling nauseous, going to the emergency room, getting hospitalized for food poisoning, buying a house, and finally all of this brought me my better-than-I-could-have-ever-dreamed-of son! I cannot say enough how much everything was SO worth every single moment of pain and sickness. In the middle of all that I did have good days, such as going to the beach and even tubing on the lake when I was in my last month of pregnancy. I also worked for a few months at a daycare, which is a blur to me now and seems so long ago. One of the best things about 2011 was spending my last months in ...

This is probably going to be completely random, because this is my speed blog I am typing while Samuel is beside me quietly playing with toys in his bassinet. This will probably last maybe five minutes so here I go! UPDATES... great, now that I find the time to blog I have nothing to say. I think up in my head all sorts of things I am going to blog about and then now I have the chance and my mind is completely blank.! just want to go to sleep now. Sorry. I thought this was going to be good. ;)

I have seriously been trying to write a blog for almost a month now and I can never seem to find a time. I love facebook and the fact it takes me under a minute to post a pic and say whats going on in our life that day. Blogging is another story.

I honestly believe the hardships I endured during my pregnancy and the food poisoning horror the week of his due date have caused me to treasure my reward from it all (Samuel) all the more. The sweetness and absolute joy of his existence in my life seems even more wonderful since it took so much hardship to finally have him in my arms. I knew the moment I saw him I would do it all again in a heartbeat even if I only had one day with him. Even if I have an easy pregnancy next time, I will still treasure my new baby, but right now I am just talking about this one. :) God sure does bring beauty from ashes and I see that so clearly in my life right now! I tear up at least once a day when I am looking at him, because my heart is so full of love that my weak human heart can't hold it all in! The good kind of tears now :)! I want to write down for my own sake things I want to make sure I never forget about this time. I never want to forget... -The way you wait in your bassinet in th...

Today is Samuel's two month birthday! And how fast time has gone...I hope life slows down even a little, because I already miss these days and they are still here. ;) I am beyond amazed that God chose me to be Samuel's mom. God loves him even more than I do and he chose me to be the one to care for him on this earth, how amazing and sobering that is. He chose me to spend the long night hours with him when he can't sleep, to take care of him when he is sick, to be the one he looks for when he's sleepy, hungry or just needs comfort, to change all those diapers, clean up his baby messes, and wipe his tears. He chose me to be the one he smiles with, plays with, and discovers life with for the first time. He chose me to show him how to enjoy life, enjoy God, and enjoy people. He chose me to discipline and love him in the Lord, to raise him up into the man God wants him to be, to teach him about the Lord, and do all that I can to show him Jesus every single day in every sing...