Bible Character Night at Frontside

The whole group :)


Justin: Would you believe that he dumped tuna on himself to get into character? Can you guess???
He was Jonah...and he really did smell like he's been swallowed by a whale


Princess Esther and Princess Jezebel


Lazarus and Jacob


J's costume is a little more obvious than mine. I was the burning bush. I tried :) That's a lighter I'm holding in my hand :)

80's Night at Frontside

I was in love with Sarah's hair. She looked like something straight out of a yearbook from the 80's. :)


Justin looking very 80's with Sarah and Alana


The whole 80's bunch together :)

The night was really fun. I have to admit 26 is starting to feel old. So many of our students were like, "What did people dress like in the 80's?" They really had no clue. Maybe because they were born in like 1994....

Victory over grout

So when we bought our house I thought the grout was meant to be this nice dark gray/black color. Yeah, not so much. It was meant to be white. I have spent hours upon hours scrubbing. I'm almost done and I'm quite proud. :)

Victory over grease :)

This is my friend Tammy. When she found out we bought a house she called me up to ask how she could help. I'm so glad she did, because I really needed it. Being a home-owner herself, she knew I'd have lots to do. Our kitchen was in desperate need of cleaning. I should have taken "before" and "after" pictures. Our stove had what I called "grease icicles" . I am not kidding- she spent 5 hours cleaning the stove alone. She kept pressing on declaring that she would have victory over the grease! She did. She showed that stove who was boss. I felt so loved. Acts of service :)

Fear

Why not share something about my heart? I have no idea where my cord thing is for the camera so I can post pictures on here about the move and all the people who helped us. So why not share about my heart?
Fear. Not a great word. Not a great feeling. But it came upon my fast about 2 weeks ago. After losing our baby at 10 weeks it was painful. We chose to follow the advice of our doctor and prevent pregnancy for at least 3 months. I think it was the right decision for us. Suddenly (about 2 weeks ago) I realized 3 months had passed. Now what? All of these emotions started overwhelming me. I was afraid. Preventing sort of made me not have to deal with certain fears. Fears about being pregnant again. Fears about "trying" but not being pregnant and the possibility that making me sad. A little anxiety about what "trying" even means for the hubby and I. Like, what is good for us? Just be relaxed about it, or look at a calendar? We've never done this whole trying thing. What is this time in our lives supposed to look like for us? What is best for my heart? Do you see the flood of questions that came upon me??... :)
It may seem strange, but the last two weeks have been the most painful time in this journey besides the time right after it all happened. It hit me all of a sudden that waiting has been really hard. Most women after a miscarriage want to get pregnant again right away to hope again. Waiting sort of has made the sadness linger in some ways. I don't think it's been a bad thing. Just hard.
I have amazing friends though. I thought, "This fear sure isn't right. Don't think I'm supposed to dwell here." So I picked up the phone and called three of my best friends and shared what I was feeling: FEAR. They prayed for me (and are praying for me). It's amazing how you feel lighter after sharing the things that are weighing your heart down. I felt renewed.
I've had numerous people tell me they read my blog. I would never know because they don't comment. That's okay. I'm a blog stalker too. You don't have to comment. But when you think about us would you pray however you feel led? I can't say that I have answers for some of my questions. Just less fear. I don't really have a plan. Maybe it's supposed to be that way...

Home sweet home

This is our house. Weird. "Our house". I'm pretty excited. I feel like I'm supposed to be like bouncing off the walls, "Ahhh! I'm so excited!!!", kind of excited. But I'm just excited. It's a house. It's not the most important thing in the world. Not even close. But we did pray about it- a lot. We prayed specifically : 1.) For a house we could use to be a blessing to others 2.) for a mortgage we could afford w/ me working only part-time (in case that's what I want to do when we have babies) 3.) that we would be WISE!! 4.) That we would bless God with the decision we make.
Crazy. I know it's just a house, but it's everything and more that we prayed for or about. I'm excited to see how God uses a house for his glory. By that I mean, this "just a house"is where our family will grow, our church family and friends will meet, and memories will be made- for His glory. I kind of just look at it and think "Cool, God. What now?"

Back to School Blues....sort of

I love having days where I can do whatever I want with my day. No work. No school. No plans. I usually rest, spend unhurried time with God, and maybe catch up with a friend or two. It's wonderful. But I started school again. It's not too bad. I take the winter and summers off so I'm really only in school 6-7 months of the year. I'm doing my RN to BSN online through Cal State Dominguez Hills. Much of it is interesting. Some of it is incredibly repetitive. This semester I'm taking:

1.) Health Promotion and Teaching
2.)Professional Collaboration in Nursing Practice
3.) Health Assessment

Yay for back to school... sort of :)