Friday, February 23, 2007

Sipping Sweet Cinnamon Spice Tea

I'm sipping some wonderful Sweet Cinnamon Spice Tea from Tazo. I love Tazo teas...Passion tea is very, very excellent! But do you know what I love more than Tazo Tea? Good friends!

Yesterday I got two letters/packages in the mail with sweet goodies inside. I received a wonderful handmade card from my friend Natalie who, even though I haven't seen her in probably 3 years, I still consider a soul mate because of how God has used her in my life and how we seem to just connect. She included some Sweet Cinnamon Spice Tea along with a cute little sticker from her son, Tay. I just love knowing that somewhere in Boulder there are people that I know and connect with, who love God and love me!

Second I got another handmade card from another wonderful friend, Sara. She also included some tea but this was a Mint flavor from Numi. I shall sip that wonderfulness later. Sara also included a little star thingy that I don't really know how to explain but you can see pics of bigger ones here. Sara recently moved to Bozeman and now I have people who understand and love me in Bozeman! And she loves Jesus lots too so that makes it even more special.

So, today, I challenge you to send a little goodie to someone you love. It'll make them feel so loved and special!

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Well, it's been such a long time since I've written anything here. I suppose it's because I keep waiting to put a pic with the story or something really cool to happen. Well, a lot of great stuff has been happening so I'm just going to share some tid bits of it all.

First off...Tuesday we found out that this cute little baby growing inside of me is a BOY! We are definitely excited for that. It's so crazy because you all know we would have been happy either way and I'm sure some of you have experienced the exact same thing but it's just incredibly fun to know who this little person is inside you. I just stared at the monitor and kept thinking, "I'm his mommy! No one knows this baby like me (except for God of course!)." It's just an incredible thing that a mother can't even begin to explain and those that aren't mothers can't really, fully understand. I know I never could wrap my brains around the love of a parent for a child but even now I'm beginning to understand. It's a wonderful gift from God...all pointing right back to Him in order for us to long to know Him more!

In other news, Paul has started work. Yes he passed his boards...no surprise! But he is loving his job and just happy to have something that he enjoys to fill his days. He's not one to be able to sit for long and not do anything. The two weeks after he took his test were killing him with boredom. We are very blessed to have him where he's at.

We sat down the other Saturday and talked about goals for now and for the future. Little things like learning to recycle and reading out loud once night a week to paying off school loans in 3-4 years all the while saving for a down payment on a house. It was good for me to remind myself that these things are temporary and having a house that we "own" is not a measure of status for us. We are very well off and our wonderful little house fits us very nicely. We can do without and do without new things all the time. We also decided to keep both our cars and just trade so that I have the 4-door and he has my 2-door when the baby comes. Both are cars are still reliable and it just fits into our financial goals to keep them versus buying a "new" one.

All-in-all this has been an amazing year full of God's wonderful blessings. I visited Starbucks this morning because I haven't had a Soy, halfcalf caramel Machiato and a Lemon Raspberry Coffee Cake since I've been pregnant. But they don't have that kind of coffee cake in Lincoln! Sad! I drove away thinking, "If that's the kind of disappointments that I go through then I am truly spoiled!" We are such a blessed nation...take time to enjoy what God has truly blessed you with, and don't be afraid to share it!