Never A Dull Moment

I seriously can't thank you all enough for the calls, emails, and texts sending well wishes and congrats to our family! We feel so loved and your prayers and support mean the world to us. Monday marked nine weeks and today we were able to see the babies for sonogram #4. Everyone measured right on track with strong heart beats and all four were moving around in their quite cozy quarters. Seeing their little movements was the highlight of our week! At only nine weeks these tiny babies are continuing to defy the odds. In the first trimester there is a 20-25% chance that one of the babies will stop growing and be absorbed (just like what happens to a vanishing twin). Every week my doctor has prepared us that we may only see three heartbeats at our next visit, and every week there have been four VERY strong babies. Isn't God amazing?! After the scans we sat down for our last meeting with our fertility specialist. He sat in a chair across the table from us, shaking his head and grinn...

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think , according to the power at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 After a 15-month struggle with infertility, we found out we were pregnant the week of Thanksgiving. Two weeks later we received the surprise/shock of our lives during my first sonogram. We are having four babies. Four little miracles. Reid and I feel so humbled that the Lord chose to grow our family in this way. It is clear that this was orchestrated by HIS sovereign hand and we have felt an overwhelming sense of peace from the moment we heard the words, "There are four." I'm excited to share more in the weeks to come. I want to be as honest as I can about our journey, the emotions we've processed/are processing through, etc. God is writing an incredible story and we feel so very honored to be part of ...

I can't believe our boy is TWO! He has proved to be one of the best decisions we've ever made. I can't even begin to tell you the amount of simple joy he's brought to our lives. We sent him away for two weeks in August to an obedience/training camp and he came back so well behaved. It is so nice to be able to take him to a park off-leash or have company over and know we have complete control over him. We spent his birthday, November 23, in Little Rock spoiling him with long walks, a new frisbee and doggy cookies. We are so proud to be his parents! note: this was supposed to by my Day 23 post but obviously I dropped the ball. (Photos by Andi Stubblefield Photography )

Day 21: I am thankful that I am able to visit my family so often. I'm also thankful that they live within driving distance. Day 22: Today I am thankful that my family and Reid's family celebrate Thanksgiving together along with several other families. And, to take it a step further, I'm very thankful that our families get along. ;)

Since I dropped the ball on posting days 12-20, I thought I'd share a chapter in Psalm that I've been reading. His Steadfast Love Endures Forever 136 w Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good, x for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to y the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to y the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; 4 to him who alone z does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever; 5 to him who a by understanding b made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever; 6 to him who c spread out the earth d above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever; 7 to him who e made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever; 8 the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; 9 the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever; 10 to him who f struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his steadfast love endures forever; 11 an...

I've mentioned before that "waiting" seems to be a big theme in our life right now. The thing about waiting that's been the hardest for me is finding balance in my faith. On one hand I'm supposed to wait expectantly, believing that He who is able is bigger than every odd we are up against. And on the other hand I'm supposed to wait knowing that even if the answer this time is "no" He is still able and good. Whew. I don't wait well. So, today I am thankful for God's word and the comfort I've found in these verses over the last few days. "Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you." Psalm 33:20-22

Eleven years ago today Reid asked me to be his girlfriend after a high school formal. So, today I'm thankful that God had big plans for our dating relationship - A relationship that lead to marriage nearly six years later. I'm thankful that the Lord chose Reid for me. I can't imagine living my life with anyone else.