Welcome to the cusp of 2016 my friends. Yes, I failed to finish the advent posts. I'd apologize, but I was focused on time with our family and traveling made posting far more difficult than I had anticipated. I pray each of you find a renewed hunger for Jesus this year. I pray you are able to put Christ in front of everything; good and bad. I am learning this coming year to temper my inclinations with God's desires. More on that in posts to come...

Now you get to know why things have been so crazy around here! 

Yes, we're expecting a baby in January 2015.  After the journey we've been on this has been such a time of excitement, joy, fear, and faith.  I'm thankful for so many prayer warriors who have surrounded us and prayed the promises of Christ into our pregnancy.  

Do you know loosing Blueberry probably saved me from years of wondering what was wrong with me?  When I got pregnant with Blueberry, my OB discovered that my Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) was low and he put me on a synthetic thyroid hormone.  In case you don't know, a developing baby doesn't have it's own thyroid until much later so that itty-bitty needs yours!  If you aren't producing enough thyroid hormone on your own... it can cause issues. When we lost Blueberry, he started to suspect that my thyroid and the miscarriage were related.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:17

Looking back...

I can say that 2013 was quite a year in nearly every area of our life.  I got pregnant twice and lost both babies - Peanut and Blueberry.  I continued to be a waitress and even took on a second job temping for a major construction company doing marketing.  That was a love-hate relationship if I ever had one!  Although it challenged every fiber of my being and faith, it also help me shed some of my old self so the new could come.  God will gain glory no matter your circumstances!!  :)  By September, I felt like God knew that it was time for us to make a change.  Hubby was given a new position and we realized that financially it was silly for me to keep working like I had been.  I left BOTH my jobs and began staying home with our children.  Financially, we were going to make it if I was able to save the same amount we were spending between gas, childcare, meals, and everything else.  God provided and this endeavor has been successful! We're thriving as a one income family and God gets all the credit!