Boy!
19 1/2 Weeks today
Baby Boy Carpenter is due October 16th
He is measuring 11 ounces
We are so excited!
2025 Alternative Christmas Card
4 months ago
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Baby Carpenter
Pictures at the 12 week ultrasound :)
Currently 17 1/2 weeks
Next ultrasound on May 26th to find out if the baby is a boy or girl
I started feeling little kicks last week
We are so thankful for this blessing!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
We are having a baby!
Samuel 1:27-30
"For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD."
"For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD."
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Well Done
Today we heard a message about the holiness of God. We heard what the Bible says about how big God is, how glorious, and how meeting him someday will bring us to our knees and cause us to regret every sin, every stupid thought and every minute we weren't spending with God. We were challenged to imagine meeting our Holy God, this amazing being we can't even begin to fathom, that Revelation 4 describes. So as I imagine being knocked to my feet at the awe and fear I will be feeling in that moment, I can tell you the only thing I want to hear are the two words every believer longs to hear: "Well done." As I reflect on my life I question my lukewarmness and whether or not I will hear those words. It causes me to want to change everything. I am praying to become less and less important to myself, and to become more and more detached to the things of this world. In doing so, I desire for my picture of eternity to become more accurate, for my fear of God to manifest itself in more reverence and obedience of Him, and for my life to be an accurate reflection of Christ and His love. Only by the grace of God will He utter those two words to me... I am so thankful for His Word, His life, His love, His grace, His Holiness, and His promise of eternity.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Hungry Kids, Stuffed Church
Hungry Kids, Stuffed Church
Please click on the link above to see an amazing video about giving. Jesus asks us to give to and love others as if we were feeding, clothing and loving Christ Himself.
God has been teaching Randy and I so much about giving. We feel convicted to give more. Our desire is for our hearts to beat like Christ's, to care about what He cares about. To love like He loved. To care so little about ourselves or the flesh at all, that we forgoe the comforts of life and feel no twinge of desire for what the world has to offer. The joy of giving can make sacrifice feel like the greatest pleasure known to man. In giving, we want to be humble and obedient, faithful and joyful. In giving we want to become more like Jesus.
Matthew 25:31-46
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
Please click on the link above to see an amazing video about giving. Jesus asks us to give to and love others as if we were feeding, clothing and loving Christ Himself.
God has been teaching Randy and I so much about giving. We feel convicted to give more. Our desire is for our hearts to beat like Christ's, to care about what He cares about. To love like He loved. To care so little about ourselves or the flesh at all, that we forgoe the comforts of life and feel no twinge of desire for what the world has to offer. The joy of giving can make sacrifice feel like the greatest pleasure known to man. In giving, we want to be humble and obedient, faithful and joyful. In giving we want to become more like Jesus.
Matthew 25:31-46
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Easter
As of tomorrow at 2:35, Easter Break has officially arrived! 11 whole days off. What a blessing! And it is coming at just the right time. It is time for me to rest, replenish my patience, and get some stuff done around the house. I am really looking forward to it. One project I will be working on is uploading my photos to a website like Snapfish or Shutterfly, to back them up in case something ever happened to my computer or in case our house ever burns down. Weird to say that but since it just happened to someone at work, it's on my mind.
We are also looking forward to taking a short trip to the desert with my sis and her family. :)
I am so thankful for Jesus' beautiful gift that we will be celebrating this weekend. His sacrificial death on the cross has given us eternal life for all who believe. How amazing! He lives, He is King, and He wants to know each of us. I am so grateful for His love, His life, His death and resurrection, and the fact that I know Him and and known by Him. Wow!!! Incredible!
Blessings to you and your families this Easter!
We are also looking forward to taking a short trip to the desert with my sis and her family. :)
I am so thankful for Jesus' beautiful gift that we will be celebrating this weekend. His sacrificial death on the cross has given us eternal life for all who believe. How amazing! He lives, He is King, and He wants to know each of us. I am so grateful for His love, His life, His death and resurrection, and the fact that I know Him and and known by Him. Wow!!! Incredible!
Blessings to you and your families this Easter!
Monday, March 8, 2010
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OR
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Comfortable
I have been reading Luke and came across this passage and was so convicted. My life is too comfortable. Do I like being comfortable? Of course! Am I scared to pray for more of an uncomfortable life? Absolutely! But I feel it is what I must do. Because I am well fed. I am "rich". I am comfortable. People speak well of me. (At least to my face! :) Woe to me! Wow! Pretty amazing... I am scared. But I would rather have my reward be great in Heaven than have my life comfortable here on earth.
20"Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
22Blessed are you when men hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23"Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
24"But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
25Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
26Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
Luke 6:20-26
20"Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
22Blessed are you when men hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23"Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
24"But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
25Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
26Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
Luke 6:20-26
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Treasures
A co-worker of mine watched her house be ruined by a fire yesterday. Since she lives down the street from our school, many of us watched as well. My heart breaks for her and her family. I can't help but think of the many blessings in the midst of this situation- no one was home, the dog is fine, parents were arriving to pick up their children so they saw the smoke and called 911. There is so much pain, but also so much to be thankful for.
This has been on my heart since it happened. I am asking myself how I would feel if I lost everything I own. My wedding album, my computer, my clothes, everything. I am reminded how easy it is to replace things, and even if some things can not be replaced (wedding album etc.) it's OK. Because this life is short, and as another co-worker said, "The most important things in life are not things at all." Please join me in praying for peace for this sweet family.
Matthew 6:19-21
19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
This has been on my heart since it happened. I am asking myself how I would feel if I lost everything I own. My wedding album, my computer, my clothes, everything. I am reminded how easy it is to replace things, and even if some things can not be replaced (wedding album etc.) it's OK. Because this life is short, and as another co-worker said, "The most important things in life are not things at all." Please join me in praying for peace for this sweet family.
Matthew 6:19-21
19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Joy
Sometimes I find that I stop myself from experiencing joy because I am afraid something won't work out, I will be disappointed, etc. The fact is, though, that by not experiencing joy, even for a brief time, I am not fully allowing myself to understand the blessings God has been so loving to give me. So here goes, bring on the joy!
Job 15:11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Job 15:11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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