Waiting on Him

I'm reading "Jesus Calling" as part of my devotions in the morning and I thought today's was worth sharing.

Waiting on Me means directing your attention to Me in hopeful anticipation of what I will do. It entails trusting Me with every fiber of your being, instead of trying to figure things out yourself. Waiting on Me is the way I designed you to live: all day, every day. I created you to stay conscious of Me as you go about your daily duties.
I have promised many blessings to those who wait on Me: renewed strength, living above one's circumstances, resurgence of hope, awareness of My continual Presence. Waiting on Me enables you to glorify Me by living in deep dependence on Me, ready to do my will. I also helps you to enjoy Me; in My Presence is fullness of Joy.

The Scriptures to read along with it were:

Lamentations 3:22-26
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

I really need to learn the art of waiting on Him - each day, each hour, in every circumstance. The second sentence of the devotional really hit me: "It entails trusting Me with every fiber of your being, instead of trying to figure things out yourself." I try to hand things to God, but then often take them back. I know that God's plan is so much better than mine, I think it's the control thing that gets me. It can be scary not knowing what's coming next, but what should be an even scarier thought is doing it on my own.

Today I'm going to start trying to wait on God "in hopeful anticipation."

Happy 1/2 Birthday baby boy!

Tuesday was Ethan's 1/2 birthday - he's 18 months old!! Wow, the time flies!
I figure that once a year isn't often enough to celebrate, so I usually do something special for 1/2 birthdays too :)

On Tuesday morning, Ethan and I made a birthday cake! He loves helping me bake - it's adorable. He pulls up a chair to the counter and starts opening every drawer he sees.

We made gluten free/dairy free/sugar free chocolate cake. Sounds a lil bit gross, right? It's not. My friend passed along this great recipe that uses black beans instead of flour. It freaked me out at first, but it's delightful! Check out the recipe here http://healthyindulgences.blogspot.com/2009/05/healthy-chocolate-cake-with-secret.html if you're interested. There are a ton of great recipes on the site.

Here are some pictures of our baking adventure!

After a day full of playing, napping, and A LOT of eating (he MUST be growth spurting...again), we all headed to Skedaddle - an indoor playplace in Milton. We had an absolute blast!

I'm having a hard time posting pictures these days, so I'm going to do it in a separate blog entry.

1/2 birthday boy cont'd

1/2 Birthday boy cont'd

After a couple of hours of play, we were famished!
Ethan had his first pizza (or zizza as he calls it)! Of course, it had to be gluten/dairy free, so we didn't join in the expensive zizza party...we went with sweet potato-black bean burritos.


Then came dessert...

Such a fun day celebrating our precious gift!

Happy Birthday, Momma!

Happy birthday to my wonderful mom!

Since becoming a mom myself, I have grown to love and appreciate my own mom in so many new ways.

I love that she puts family first. I love that I can just show up on a bad day and she knows exactly what I need. I love that she doesn't pretend she has it all together. I love watching her be a Grandma to Ethan. I love that when she says she'll pray, I know she will.

Mom, I'm thankful for the love you've shown; the tears you've cried with me; the thoughtful advice you give when I ask; the prayers you've said (many more than I'm sure I'll ever know),and the joy of being not just your daughter, but your friend.

Happy birthday, Mom!
I love you!

As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be

My little boy is growing up.

It's a good thing.
At least that's what I keep telling myself. Andrew always tells me, "That's our job as parents - to raise our kids into adults." That may be our job, but it's not really something I want to think about - not when my baby is not even a year and a half.



Ethan went pee on the potty tonight - for the second time. It's so exciting! I freak out and give him high fives and cheer and all that lame stuff moms do. Then it hits me how quickly he's growing up, so I cuddle up and read some stories and then turn off the light in hopes of a good snuggle. He started breathing deeply and I thought he might be asleep, so I settled in a bit more - praying, reminiscing, and enjoying some good Momma-baby time. The next thing I know, I have a little hand on my face. I look down and he says, "Bed?" and points to his crib. Ouch. Please don't let the snuggling days be over yet.



My baby is growing up. He's probably considered a toddler now. There are times I miss the baby days, but I am loving getting to know my little man more and more every day. He is developing such a personality...strong-willed, funny, and boy does he know how to push my buttons. He's got a lot of his daddy in him :)


I'm so blessed to be his mom.