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Sleeping through the night

I have been praising the Lord the past three days because my son who is now 6 weeks old has been sleeping through the night. When I mean sleeping through the night, I mean from 11pm to 6 or 7am. I have been waking up so refreshed. I literally feel like I brand new woman.

The first morning I remember waking up to my husbands alarm and thinking to myself “did my son cry last night?” and then I talked myself out of going to his room to check on him because I didn’t want to wake him up if he was sleeping soundly. An hour later he started to cry and I went and picked him up for his morning feeding. It was awesome. The second morning he woke up a little earlier, but after I soothed him, he went to bed for another hour. The third morning he woke up a little after 7am.

I tell you…I am counting my blessings. Things have been emotionally draining with all the financial issues, postpartum pregnancy stuff, fatigue and just being a mom. Sleep is truly a kiss from God.

Settlers of Catan

I am addicted to a game I thought I never wanted to play. My husband has played Settlers of Catan several time with friends in the past and has raved about the game, but I never thought I was interested till last weekend. My husband borrowed the game so that we could play it with his family and I got roped into playing the second game. By the end I actual won. I think that’s what really hooked me. I’m sure it was all luck, but it was still fun to win.

In Settlers of Catan, players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine the current production on the island. Players collect raw materials to build up their civilizations to gain enough victory points to win the game. This game is a Spiel des Jahres (German game of the year, 1995) winner, primarily because of its amazing ability to appeal to non-gamers and gamers alike.

From Mayfair’s web-site:
“For 3-4 players ages 10 and up.”

Pregnancy Comic

This is so true. I am thanking God if I get 4 hours straight.

With God, anything is possible

I really need your prayers.

We have been rocked yet again and are in need of much prayer. Many of you have already heard of the outrageous condo assessment that was just passed which requires us to pay a large amount of money we don’t currently possess by the 15th of January and now I don’t have a job to go back to. My mom’s company has not been doing well after the economy plummeted and our hope was that after my maternity leave was up (I was supposed to go back next week) things would pick back up and I could go back 3/4 time. Well, I spoke with her this morning and things have picked up some, but not enough. We discussed unemployment over the phone and I have to admit that I’m scared. I am also extremely hormonal, maybe even going through baby blues/postpartum depression which doesn’t help. Even as I write this email I can’t stop crying…it’s ridiculous really.

Luke and I are counting the endless blessings our Lord God has gifted us with and we have much hope that this trial will bring great understanding, perseverance and appreciation for our God, but we are also man and have times of doubt and fear. Please be praying for wisdom, discernment as well as what we should do financially especially now that we have a baby that we also need to provide for. Oh, and if this is God’s way of having me stay home, then I just pray that He would show Luke and I how we can make it happen on a tight budget that just got tighter.

I really appreciate your prayers…they mean so much to me.

Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

Matthew 11:28-30 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”