Winter Fun

Here are some pictures of fun around the house. We are really, really ready for Spring! Only 20 days and counting!

PS- Check out Jeremie's arms in the picture with the milk crate. Looking good!

PSS- Yes, Mollie is tied to the bed. That is the kind fun thing daddies come up with.

My New Inspirational Verse

I get a verse of the day emailed to me by ChristNotes.org each morning.

This morning 's verse was:
"Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God." Acts 5:38-39

This is what Jeremie and I have been working on recently. We have been going through so many, many trials this past six months and have had many, many days of frustration and pure disappointment. And, for the most part, we have been attempting to change things on our own and according to our own purposes. As Acts clearly states, if a purpose is of human nature it will fail.

Just in the last few weeks, we have been changing our focus. We have been starting to want to do it God's way, not our own. And surprise, surprise, things are looking up. We are focusing more on our marriage and family and asking God how we can support those we love rather than trying to meet our own needs.

There will still be many bumps in the road ahead of us, as I don't think we are through this valley yet. But at least there seem to be some bright spots up ahead. We are praising God for it!

This Baby Needs a Name!!!

"Baby Sister" is about as close as we have come to an official name for this little bundle of joy. Before our ultrasound I told Jeremie that I wanted us to come up with a girl name, just in case, so the baby would have a name as soon as we knew the gender. Because we were having such a hard time coming up with something Jeremie suggested that we wait until we knew if we needed a girl name. I agreed, because I was so sure it was a boy. And here we are, 16 weeks to go, and Baby Sister is no closer to a name than she was a month ago. The search is on!!!

I started by checking out babycenter.com's list of top 100 names. Aside from the most popular names, like Olivia and Ella, there isn't much there that Jeremie or I like. From that list our top choices are Lucy (for me) and Jordyn (for Jeremie). I have also looked at other naming websites, but nothing has been helpful.

Recently, I picked up a name book from a friend. It has over 50,000 girl names! I hope to be able to find something that both Jeremie and I love. (And yes, I am doing all the naming research- Jeremie doesn't read AT ALL!)

Our naming requirements are:
1. It has to flow with Mae, because that will be the middle name. (My grandma's middle name.)
2. We would love to pick a "J" name so that the baby has both of our initials, just like Mollie June.
3. We like old-fashioned, traditional names that are timeless. Unfortunately, names like this are currently popular.
4. A name that is at least 50 or lower on Top Baby Name lists. Anything higher than that will be too common.

When we have some new ideas I will be sure to post them. Meanwhile I will be reading, reading, and reading some more!

Happy Birthday, Mamu!

Monday was Jeremie's grandma's birthday! Here is a picture of all three big great-grandchildren sharing in the celebration with her. Next year there will be more big enough to crawl up there on her. Unfortunately, it looks like there won't be enough room for all of them!