Just a moment to brag....

This past weekend Gav put on his first Disciple Now/Winter Retreat, and I think it was a big success!  The youth seemed to have a really good time, and hopefully learned something along the way!!  Ya know, Gavin continuously surprises me with how much he can juggle on his plate.  Between gearing up for his last semester of school, being the worship leader at our church, being the student minister, and still managing to be a great husband and take care of his pregnant wife---I am amazed that one person can handle so much.  I would probably breakdown and lose my mind with all of that going on, but he doesn't.  It fascinates me that not only is he able to handle all of those tasks, but he is passionate about each and every one of those things.  (Okay, not so much school, but he is definitely passionate about getting done)!  Anyway, I just wanted to take a minute to brag about my husband, he's pretty great!! =)

I added a countdown at the top right of the screen, so you can all countdown with me until the arrival of Baby Greer!! =)  Oh and good news, as of last Monday, I have made a complete 180 and am feeling TONS better!!  Still get nauseous some, but nothing like what it was! YAY!  Praise God for that!  I go to the Dr. this morning for my 2nd appointment, and we're hoping to get to hear the heartbeat of our little one!  I'll keep you posted!!  Have a great Tuesday!

MG

Life as of Late...

Well, my friends...If I had made this post on Monday or Tuesday, I would have told you the nausea and sickness had definitely let up and things were looking good....however, this is post-Monday or Tuesday, and what a week it has been!  Wednesday, I was in a car accident (completely not my fault)....it wasn't bad at all--thank goodness.  I was rear-ended and will be needing a new bumper and the other ladies' car was beat up pretty bad, but no one was hurt, so that was a blessing.  Hopefully I'll be getting everything squared away with her insurance beginning of this week so I can go get an estimate and get it all fixed up!  This is exactly why Gav says I can never drive a small car anymore and must always drive a tank!  Works out well for me anyway, they're much safer! =)

Thursday, I took a half day at work because I was feeling so puny, only to find out that I had caught a stomach virus....YAY!  So I took Friday off and have been lounging pretty much ever since.  My hope and prayer for this week is that I will continue to feel as good as I did on Monday/Tuesday of last week and have that continue....forever, haha!  I would really like to make it the full week at work!  It's been a while since i've done that (with the holidays and all).  It would be really nice to have a job where you could work at home in times like these don't ya think?

Anyway, on a lighter note, the Papits are in town this week and I mustered up the energy to meet them for lunch w/ Gav today after church!  Gosh we miss them so much.  Wish they'd move back here, but, you can't argue with God's calling and we know and have seen the great things God is doing in them out there in Cali.  We're actually hoping to take a trip out to see all of them somewhat soon to visit and they've asked for Gav's advice for sound equipment and everything, so that is right up his alley! He's stoked about being able to help and he absolutely loves that sort of thing!  He's so talented! =)

No other news really, just living life one day at a time!  Hope you all have a blessed week and that you find God in a new and refreshing way this week!  Love y'all!

Funny How Plans Change....

Well, Secrets out I guess...much to our surprise, on 11/24 (our 6 month anniversary), we found out we were pregnant!  Since then I have had time to pick myself up off the floor, and we really could not be more excited!  Baby Greer should make his/her appearance at the end of July!  It's really neat to look back on everything and just see God's hand in it all!  Before we got married, we were looking at one bedroom apartments because we thought it would just be us 2 for atleast another 2 years or so, but this amazing deal on a house opened up for us and we could not pass it up.  Funny how perfect God's timing is.....while we are just renting it right now, we are so blessed to already have an extra bedroom to put baby in until we can buy our own home! 

If we were going to have a surprise such as this, it really came at a perfect time.  The same day that I got the phone call we were pregnant, is the very day I got my letter in the mail from UNT giving me the go ahead to register for classes.  This has made me completely re-think my life's plans/goals.  I really love the thought of being a coach and I think it would be something I would really excel in, however, I just don't know if I am okay with giving up my nights and being away from my child for that long.  Being a coach requires long hours....before and after school practices everyday, and then game nights 2 nights a week.....I just don't know if i'm up for that, I think I would miss being with my family too much.  It is a bonus that I would have my summers off, but I can't decide if that's worth being away for the other 8 months of the year, ya know?  This is something that I am really going to have to prayerfully consider over the next few months as I have pretty much decided not to start this Spring as I originally thought.  I'm tempted to go back on what I originally went to school for....Play Therapy.  Lots to think about.

To wrap up...I've been feeling okay.  I've had some really rough days and then i've had some really good days, but I am really looking forward to these next 2 weeks being over so I can jump into my 2nd trimester, with high hopes that my energy will all come back and this sickness will subside.  I am so grateful for where we are right now.  It's hard not to feel overwhelmed, inadequate, etc....but how great is it to serve a God that will never give you more than you can handle and that knows the desires of our hearts?  We are so blessed and pray that our child continues to grow to be healthy and strong, and even more so, someone who grows to love the Lord and earnestly seeks Him.