we're expecting...

yes! we are expecting, but most of you already knew that! i am trying to take it all in and really understand everything. this is something that i've wanted for a long time, and now it's my turn. it's a little surreal, but along with baby has come my reality of congestion, runny nose, and coughing. i'm wondering if this is going to be my morning sickness!?!?! i might be ok with that. no one likes nausea and puking.
on the other hand i have to say thanks to all of you who have prayed and continue to pray for me and jacob during this time! God has been so faithful and his timing incredible. i received a picture frame from jacob's mom, suzanne in the mail yesterday! it has the perfect words, and theme i want to use for this tiny precious baby growing inside me...
                                         ...FOR THIS CHILD WE PRAY...

i know that this baby is a gift from God and i want jacob and myself to start now praying for him/her. i pray for a healthy pregnancy and birth for myself and the baby, i pray that God grants us peace during this time of becoming new parents, i pray his protection and security upon baby m, and i pray that our lives as well as the baby's will glorify our Lord! there are so many other things that i pray, but you get the idea. i'm sooooo stinkin' excited.

i will have more updates as this new life is forming! on another hand, i start my new job on Monday! this is a time of great joy and lots of change! but i couldn't be more thrilled about it. aunt casey already has some cool ideas for baby m's first photo shoot!!! i love that we have a professional photographer in the family! and aunt dav can't wait to start on the nursery once we find out if baby m is a boy or girl!!! i'm blessed to have such talented, creative people on both sides of our family!

man, life is really good!

Change

Change is a GOOD thing in this situation! I'm so happy to report that I got the new JOB! I will start there on June 7. What a blessing for me! I'm hoping that this new job provides me less stress, a happier environment, and the feeling of actually being a nurse again. I hope to make new friends and learn more in the world of pediatric nursing. God's timing really has been PERFECT! I'm thankful, and a little sad about leaving my friends in Dallas, but excited for the new opportunity that awaits me in Plano! I can't believe I'm going to be 8 minutes away from my house!!!! That is amazing! NO MORE TOLLWAY driving EVERYDAY!
Thanks to everyone who have been praying for me over the past few weeks! Please continue to!

On a side note, I am so excited to be flying to Georgia on Thursday to see Conner graduate! Hopefully I will have some pics to post once I get back! And be looking for a HUGE post later on next week! Love you all!

rambling...

so, i still haven't heard anything about the job. seems like it may take a while since it has to hit like 3 or 4 desks before i "hopefully" get an interview! i'm just praying that the feeling i have about it is being put there by God, and that he is opening this door for me. if not, i will understand. He has a wonderful plan for me. i can't help but be a little excited about it though.

on another note, our homegroup is starting a new bible study on the book of Ruth and John Piper's "A Sweet and Bitter Providence". i'm loving it so far. what has really stood out to me thus far is knowing that God is Sovereign! he has a purpose for each of us! what i'm learning from Ruth is that God is at work in us...giving us a future and a hope. We need to trust Him. Wait patiently. "The ominous clouds are big with mercy and will break with blessing on your head." this is a wonderful promise! i'm so thankful for this. i am also thankful that God counts me righteous because of Christ, and Christ alone, because of His sacrifice. it's amazing and powerful and humbling. i love the Lord, and i pray that His purpose be fulfilled through me!

last thing...along with praying for the job thing, i'm also asking that you pray for me, and my heart. there is one thing that i've been wanting for a while now, some of you may can guess, but if not, just know it's something that i deal with everyday... i've cried about it, prayed about it, and longed for it. i just ask for prayer that God will fill this void, and that i will have faith to know it's all in His timing. thanks!
love you all,

finally...

i have finally found a background that i love that i feel looks like me! it has taken me so long, but i'm proud to say that i'm happy with this one and i will try to quit changing things so often. sorry for the lack of blogging. i thought i would be better at it that i am. i find that i find so many other things that need to be done around the house, etc, that blogging falls off my list of priorities. i will try to start doing something that my sister and other bloggers have done, which is a monthly list of 5 of their favorite things! this may be a little hard for me, but i'm willing to try it.

jacob and i have finally become members of Providence Church! we really feel like part of a family and love it! our homegroup has been amazing. we all feel like we have known each other forever, or at least the girls feel this way ;)

God has really blessed us with our church family. we couldn't be more thankful!!!!

we also spent a weekend in march in San Antonio at the Riverwalk, just the 2 of us! it was amazing and romantic and relaxing! we enjoyed a spurs game and some great food and scenery. i definitely love my husband, but it's weekends like these that i really cherish and love him more and more! my heart really needed that weekend with him!

here are a few pics of the weekend:

us at the spurs game! and they beat the cavs :)

we love the spurs, but seeing LeBron and the cavs was a treat too!

us at the alamo

a view of the riverwalk. couldn't have asked for better weather! it was gorgeous!

ok, well i hear laundry, dishes, and my bible study book calling me. better get to that!

by the way, for those of you who actually care to read my blabbing, i am asking for prayer for me. i just recently applied for a new job that is closer to home and only MWF! i'm really excited about it and the opportunity that it may present me. it's something i've never done before, but even though i may be a little scared, i feel lead to try it out as long as i'm given the chance. thanks for the prayers in advance. i'll let you know as soon as i do. love you all!

changes

i'm slowly making this blog my own and making the changes that i want to make it look like me. i've been struggling with backgrounds and templates, and fonts, etc. it will get there. i find out more and more when i research blogs. i really want to update with everything that has gone on since the last time i blogged, but it will have to wait. i guess it's not really that much anyway. so be patient. it will take me a while to get it the way i really want it! i'm starting with my customized signature. i like the look, now i have to see if it works the way i want it to!