politically correct?

i must warn you that this post is somewhat of a rant - really it's my way of venting over a frustrating experience i recently read about. and while i do consider myself a very considerate when it comes to the feelings of others, this is one topic that i will not back down to despite the fact that some may be offended.

a young man who attends our church posted on facebook yesterday that he had just walked out of one of his classes because he was told he was ignorant for believing in the Bible because it (the Bible) is all just a myth written by random men. he was also told that the resurrection of Jesus Christ never took place.

i thought long and hard about this situation because it bothered me for so many reasons, but mainly because of how 'politically correct' our society has become.

why is it that i cannot share my Christian beliefs with people without being 'offensive' or 'pushy' or 'close minded', but those who do not believe in God may say what they want and it is ok?

it makes no sense to me! our society is more concerned about not offending people than they are about living their lives right - the way God commands us to.

i cannot teach about God and Christianity in my classroom because, to some, it has not been proven. the ironic part of this is that i am expected to teach about other things that happened in history hundreds of years ago, even though the only reason people know about those 'historical events' is because they are in history books.

well folks, what do you call the Bible?

and finally, my physical proof that God exists:

how can you look at this angel and think that anyone other than God could have made something so amazing?

the cutest blog on the block

ok, ok, so before you think i'm being totally conceited, i'm not referring to my own blog with this title (although some may disagree).

i'm actually referring to this site where one can go and get FREE blog designs! for those of us on a budget, we like anything that's free:)


the lovely women who head up that site (Ashley & Becky) have a blog called 2 Moms Talk which is a way cool blog, geared towards moms - obviously - and they have all these fatastic giveaways!


one of these such giveaways is the reason i'm posting this.


right now, they are giving away a Blog Book!




what is a blog book? well, i'm glad you asked.

it is quite possibly the coolest thing ever - and something i had only dreamed about, but did not know exsisted! this is a book where they print off your blog and put it in a book! fantastic!

now, the reason i am posting about this is because the great ladies of TCBOTB (the cutest blog on the block) are giving one of these away. and all you have to do to be entered in the contest is blog about and then comment on their blog about why you need this!

i need this. i really, really need this!

and while i keep my blog updated, for the most part, i have not done a good job with becca's baby book. who am i kidding? i don't even have becca's baby book yet. sad, i know, but i did finally order it and it should be here soon. but let's face it, it won't fill itself out!

so, anyways! i'd love for you to go check out their sites, but please do not enter the contest because you will dimenish my chances of winning, and have i mentioned that i really, really need this?

a look back

this was me a year ago...




it's still hard to believe that we went from that, to this precious miracle in just one short year!

and while i wouldn't change anything about our life, i wouldn't mind looking like that again:)

hands

these hands are very special to me.
from as far back as i can remember, these hands have comforted me.
these hands have held me, rocked me, and wiped away my tears.
i can't tell you the overwhelming joy i feel as i see these same hands - these special hands - hold MY baby.




they comfort her,



rock her to sleep,




and give her the same comfort they have given me many, many times before.



it's moments like this that make me realize just how blessed i truly am.

happy (5 month) birthday to you!

Today my baby was officially 5 months old! We had a lot of fun taking her pictures.

Take 1

Take 2

Take 3

This little girl doesn't want to sit still...

because it's much more fun to move around!

It was hard to keep her from knocking over the bear and moving the blocks!

These sweet little hands...

put everything in this sweet little mouth:)

To my sweet Becca,

You have brought us more joy than we ever could have imagined. You are the perfect baby. You are happy ALL of the time. You still love to sleep, especiallly at night. You started eating cereal this past Saturday, and like everything else, you are a natural. You still nurse when you are home with Mommy, but take your bottles at Mrs. Nat's. Your Exersaucer is your favorite toy. You love watching Sesame Street and Barney. You smile at everyone - but you smile extra big at Daddy and me:) I don't know what we ever did without you, but we are very thankful that God gave us you! We love you to the moon and back always and forever!

life lessons

Look at this sweet smile. This baby was so happy, but this day was not a happy day.
This day was the day of the funeral of Jimmy Gist.




While this sweet girl doesn't yet understand what it means to lose a loved one, I know that the time will come where she will feel this pain. I pray that God will give me the wisdom and strength to teach her how to always trust in the Lord, even in times of dispair.

Our hearts go out to the Gist family, especially Jauneze and Taylor. We love you and are praying for you and your family. Jimmy was a great Christian man who will be greatly missed!

Free

Do you notice anything 'different' about these pictures?



Other than the fact that her face is totally covered (a big no, no) and instead of removing it immediately, I took the time to take a picture first!
Note: She was fine - breathing great- and as soon as I took the picture I removed her Lovie from her crib!
Another note: Thanks to Aunt Wee Wee for my Lovie:)

Well, if you haven't figured out my reason for this post, it is to let everyone know that Becca is sleeping in her crib without being swaddled! It's a miracle:)

Actually, we had to do something. She had started flipping over onto her stomach before she fell totally asleep, and one time we went in to check on her, and she was sleeping face down. Needless to say, Mommy and Daddy almost went into heart failure! She was fine, but we certainly were not happy about that.

We decided to try pajamas again, and what do you know - it worked!

We are very happy our sweet girl is sleeping so well! She's growing up too fast:)