Super Emotional

Ugh.

I hate days like today.

And it's all my fault.

Here's a quick ride on my emotional rollercoaster:

Last night Marie was doing some serious sleep walking/talking. We've only recently realized that she's sleep walking and last night it creeped me out. Not only because sleep walking is creepy, but also because the stairs up to her room are definitely NOT child friendly... or person friendly in general. This house was so stupidly constructed.

Anyway

She was also sleep talking/yelling/whining which we I listened to through the monitor for quite sometime (Derek always manages to sleep through everything!) before it eventually woke Jack up (who still sleeps in our room bc we only have one monitor and I'd never get any sleep if he slept upstairs anyway).

Mr. Stubborn has learned much from his big sister already... He refused to go back to sleep without nursing.

Finally, about 4am, when all was quiet, I said a prayer just before drifting off. I've said this prayer many times and in God's own perfect timing, He answered with a beautiful yes first thing this morning!

After 6 long months of searching and waiting, we finally have the loan money to close on our beautiful new home! Our children will sleep on the same level as us, and neither will be in our room!

So this should result in a wonderful day, right??

Quite the opposite. Oh my word. Satan didn't even have to try hard.

Some days I'm just not fit to be a momma.

Thank You, God, that Your compassion never fails and your mercies are new every morning! (Lam. 3:22-23)

I can't just deal with the pain anymore, as I know it's playing a huge role in my irritability. I'm headed to the oral surgeon in the morning to hopefully find out the pain is a dry socket which he said will be fixed with a shot. I can handle that. Just one more night (Lord willing!)

Marie and I have been doing school! It's been fun! Hopefully I'll post some things we're doing soon!

Until then I'll be soaking in God's mercy, loving on my babies, and packing! :)

You may now unhook your seatbelts and exit the Emotional Rollercoaster to your left. Thank you.

Why do they call them "Wisdom Teeth"??

I just searched for the past 10 seconds to find out why on earth those wretched things are called "wisdom teeth." No explanation found.

I think they should be called, "Fallen-world-teeth" because they seem to have no other purpose but to cause pain and cost money! I bet if Adam and Eve hadn't introduced sin, we would not have wisdom teeth.

or

Maybe we have wisdom teeth that force their way through our already full mouths in our 20's so that we can relate better to our 6 month old while he is teething...

nah.

I don't know why we have wisdom teeth or why they're called wisdom teeth, but God definitely used this whole experience to teach me to trust Him. And as always, He proved faithful.

(I just spent a lot more than 10 seconds trying to find the verse I wanted to post here and just can't seem to find it!)

God provided the money through some dear friends, the formula and bottles through family, and has allowed nursing to continue without a hitch. The 3 things I was most concerned about.

Thank You, Jesus.

Psalm 92
¹ It is good to praise the LORD
   and make music to your name, O Most High,
² proclaiming your love in the morning
   and your faithfulness at night.

Vaca Highlights in Photos

Celebrating 5 Beautiful Years...

Family Time...

 Jesus' Birthday...

Chuck E Cheese Playdate...

 Best Friends...

Simply Being Together...

A Lineage of Grace

Francine Rivers is my favorite author. She's an excellent Christian writer, but that's not the only thing that draws me to her fantastic books. She does some serious studying before she writes her fictions and fills her books with accurate history. I love history when it's interesting to learn!

So I got 2 sets of books for Christmas this year and have been thoroughly enjoying A Lineage of Grace series. So I thought I'd tell ya a little about it.


 

I just finished the first 2 books and just love all that I'm learning! She took women in the Bible and study of history and brought these women to life. Even though I've read these stories a hundred times straight out of Scripture, I never really tried to understand these women and how they must have felt and what they must've thought.

The 2nd book is based on Rahab, the prostitute who hid the Israelite spies in Jericho. In return, the spies promised to protect her and all in her house. (Joshua 2, 6).

I don't want to spoil the story for you (even if you already know it!) but one thing that hit me while reading this was how Rahab, who was part of the line of the Messiah, has a whole passage in the Holy Bible devoted to her. The Israelites didn't need to send spies into Jericho. They had already defeated countless others and didn't need a couple of soldiers scoping things out when God already knew exactly what He was going to do. God sent those spies for Rahab - a prostitute. What Francine Rivers took from this was that Rahab asked God for salvation. She received it.

At the end of each book (in the set I got) there are a handful of Bible studies on the passages covered in the book. God did His usual and spoke to me through His Word and as a result, I found peace during a time of anxiety -

James 1:5 "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him."

Thank You, God.

I highly recommend the A Lineage of Grace series.

Has anyone else read these books or any of her other books? What do you think? Can you recommend any of her other books??

Goodbye Vacation

Tomorrow we visit wonderful New Life. Then we stuff all of our belongings (new and old) into our SUV and head west.

It shall be bittersweet.

We've had SO much fun the past week and a half. I've loved relaxing and reading. I've loved not cooking. I've loved sleeping in as the inlaws played with Marie. I've loved spending time with the inlaws and my precious friends. It has been a sweet, sweet time.

I'm sad to leave. But that is not the main reason for the "bitter" part of leaving. The following schedule is why I'm really dreading getting back home:

Monday: Chiropractor
Tuesday: Pediatrician and MOPS
Wednesday: unpack and clean
Thursday: Wisdom teeth removal
Friday - Saturday: recover as fast as possible
Sunday: Baby dedication class and Church

And soon after that, all 3 of Derek's jobs will be back in full swing.

It's like the calm before the storm...

Clinging to every last bit of vacation I can! Happy New Year!