Things are going good in the belly. I'm starting to feel that upward climb out of the sicko stage. My energy hasn't returned in full force yet, but food is going down better and better every day. I am grateful!!! The tears are still running though - every little thing makes me so sentimental - or maybe just mental. =) I wasn't this weepy with GP, but hey, the 2nd time is probably going to be different in many ways. Steve is so awesome about just understanding me. Either that, or he's a great actor!! =)
The tummy still hasn't bulged, but things are starting to feel a little thicker, so I'm sure it's on the way. I'm so itchy to go shopping for some new spring/summer attire, but I know I need to wait and probably invest in maternity this year!!!
GP is in a very busy stage right now. His favorite misdemeanors include getting into the fireplace, opening the snack cupboard, pulling all the towels down in my bathroom etc. I have felt like one of my hands is becoming permanently attached to the spanker this week. Overall, he's a good little boy and a complete joy. Poor little guy has had to put up with a very boring Mommy these past weeks and has done quite well. I'm hoping to be getting him out to the park and zoo more in the coming weeks. This afternoon, we plan to go hang out with my Mom and sisters. The guys are all up north opening up and de winterizing the cabins. Speaking of which....I can't wait for July and our annual trip up there. Glendon is going to love it!!!
Must run - things have gotten a little too quiet which mean mischief is brewing!
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Monday, May 15, 2006
Where we walked...
This is much like where my FATHER and I walked this morning....the light of His glory streaming down around me. I just listened to Him - reveling in His goodness to me and taking joy in the green growth He's given my heart!!! I wonder where we'll walk tomorrow...
Dead, and yet so Alive...
What is true Christian service.....what does it entail....what does it look like? I've seen all to clearly in the last couple of days that I really don't know the answer to these questions as well as I thought I did.
How easy it is to start out on the venture of ministry with the right motives and heart attitudes....your soul swelling with love for your savior and your fellow believers. Then with even more ease the nasty beast of self sneaks into the way clogging the channels and disrupting the very purpose for which you were striving. Frustration erupts making you miserable. You panic realizing that you are completely out of control. Something - probably very small - happens that breaks you and gives you clear vision of your actions - your motives - your very heart.
Ministry done solely for God's glory is done with the whole heart despite the result. It is death to self - to every part of self. You are willing to give up any honor or recognition, for it is not about you but about Jesus in you. When your co-laborers let you down, you respond with peace, with joy, and with love. You have an inner awareness that God is the ONE you are serving, and that if He chooses to use fallen people (ahem, such as you) and fallen circumstances, then by all means, you should welcome the let down. It is in the the disappointments and let downs that God's miraculous work can be most clearly seen.
You may ask where all of these thoughts come from - Well they come from someone who crashed this weekend. The smallest of hurts sent me over the edge, and as I fell, I realized that I had been serving for the last several weeks with the wrong veiw of myself (it was far too big), and the wrong veiw of God's power (far too small). My best friend, as always, was there to set me straight....to hurt me with the truth and then strengthen me with the wisdom of God's word. He is truly the most loving partner in ministry and in life!!! Meditating on Phillippians has been most healing and revealing.
I am sore....I am broken....but I am His and He is still working in me. I can't wait to see what He's going to do with the youth ministry team and kids themselves now that Kelly has died and Jesus is alone flowing through her!!!
How easy it is to start out on the venture of ministry with the right motives and heart attitudes....your soul swelling with love for your savior and your fellow believers. Then with even more ease the nasty beast of self sneaks into the way clogging the channels and disrupting the very purpose for which you were striving. Frustration erupts making you miserable. You panic realizing that you are completely out of control. Something - probably very small - happens that breaks you and gives you clear vision of your actions - your motives - your very heart.
Ministry done solely for God's glory is done with the whole heart despite the result. It is death to self - to every part of self. You are willing to give up any honor or recognition, for it is not about you but about Jesus in you. When your co-laborers let you down, you respond with peace, with joy, and with love. You have an inner awareness that God is the ONE you are serving, and that if He chooses to use fallen people (ahem, such as you) and fallen circumstances, then by all means, you should welcome the let down. It is in the the disappointments and let downs that God's miraculous work can be most clearly seen.
You may ask where all of these thoughts come from - Well they come from someone who crashed this weekend. The smallest of hurts sent me over the edge, and as I fell, I realized that I had been serving for the last several weeks with the wrong veiw of myself (it was far too big), and the wrong veiw of God's power (far too small). My best friend, as always, was there to set me straight....to hurt me with the truth and then strengthen me with the wisdom of God's word. He is truly the most loving partner in ministry and in life!!! Meditating on Phillippians has been most healing and revealing.
I am sore....I am broken....but I am His and He is still working in me. I can't wait to see what He's going to do with the youth ministry team and kids themselves now that Kelly has died and Jesus is alone flowing through her!!!
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Mommy Butchered Me!!!
Well today I, Glendon, had a visit with my hairdresser/mommy. I wanted to get the do cut a tad bit shorter for summer days, but she went really short. We're still not sure what happened....something about wanting to even it out, and things just kept getting shorter and shorter. As I watched the locks of hair falling around me...I wondered, but the chocolate chips I was munching kept my mind off of things. My hairdresser mommy alternated between hysterical laughing and then crying. I don't blame her. Her baby now looks like the newest Navy Seal.
We sent Daddy pictures at work after it was all over. He cracked up, and then promised to still love Mommy!!! I'm actually really starting to like my new butch. I figure that now I won't need to have cold water sprayed on my head every morning because there is nothing left to comb. Lice won't be able to get in, and maybe I'll even get a good scalp tan this summer. At the least...it'll be COOL!!! Enjoy my pics ... and fellow guys out there, go give your Mommy/hairdressers a hug. They just might need it!!!
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