Hope in the Lord

Man's days are determined;
you have decreed the number of his months
and have set limits he cannot exceed.

Job 14:5

I heard on the radio today that there is a woman who lives in the country of Georgia (formerly of the USSR) who is celebrating her 130th birthday today. She was born in 1880! Imagine this woman's life. How she has seen the world change from year to year, decade to decade. She's outlived her parents and probably any children.

Then, there are friends of ours whose baby lived for 52 minutes outside the womb. Enough for a few breaths.

But, none of these lives come as a surprise to our all Sovereign God does it? ALL our days are ordained for us before even one comes to be. (Psalm 139). And we won't live one minute longer than God wants for us.

Yesterday, God called my mom's husband to his eternal home. A shock to us, but the party was ready in heaven (Psalm 116:15). The mansion Christ had prepared for Don was ready. Now his body and mind are perfect. I am sure he has already made many friends. Perhaps my dad and him have already sung praises together at the foot of the Throne.

Oh, how we ache for the future. Oh, how we cry out to the Lord for our strength.

How we hope, and hope only in the Lord.

3 + 1 = 4!!!!

Since my oldest lost her first tooth, and my baby just turned two, I guess it's time for another! What?! Yes, we are expecting our fourth little one. Lord willing, we will welcome a new member to our family around the 12th of January. I am really shooting for 1/11/11. Wouldn't that be the coolest birthday?! Since mine tend to cozy up inside of me past their expected due dates, maybe the doc and I can have a little chat.

Just so y'all don't think that I'm pulling your legs (no April Fool's joke here), here's the baby's first professional picture:

Isn't he or she huge?! This is actually from my 9 week appointment. Since I am 12 weeks along now, I am sure instead of being the size of white rice, maybe it's the size of a piece of long grain rice. :)

Since I have to remember to take pictures with this one...here's the first prego pic of me at around 10 weeks along. You can also see the progress of my non-haircutting double dog dare.

The ole' uterus muscles are sure giving up quicker with this pregnancy than with the other ones. I feel like I am showing a lot more at this point than with the others.

Alright, now it's off to find something to eat. Mmm... I think there's some cheese and ice around here somewhere.