A request for a miracle

My heart and mind has had one big focus today. All babies are miracles from God regardless of how they arrive in this world. Something that I will never understand is why it can be so easy for some women to have babies when they don't even want to be a mother while women who desperately want to be a mom can't just become a mom. My beautiful sister Jill is one of the latter. She and her hubby Alex are two wonderful people. I can't put into words how much I love the two of them so I won't even try -I'll just say that I love them. They have been trying to have a baby for quite some time, but for reasons that only our God knows, they haven't been successful in this journey. Tomorrow they will try again. She is going to the doctor for a transfer tomorrow. I'm praying so hard that these little babies will love their new home want to stay for the next nine months. Jill and Alex would make such wonderful parents. I love to watch them play with their nieces and nephews, but it breaks my heart. I have watched God work one BIG miracle in their life already and I know that he can and will work another one for them. We don't know how or when, but He will.

If you don't mind, please take a moment out of your day to pray for Jill and Alex tomorrow and for their little babies.

I'm looking forward to helping in such a small way Thursday night. After tomorrow she will be on bed rest for a couple of days and work is taking our hubbies out of town. I have the pleasure of taking dinner to Jill and anything else she needs.

Now one last thing - I asked you to pray for them so now it is my turn to do what I asked of you.


Dear Lord,I just come to you tonight with a heavy heart. I lift Jill and Alex and their babies up to you. I just pray that you would take care of each one of them. I pray that you would open Jill's womb and make those babies comfy in their new home. I pray they will love it so much and want to stay for nine more months. Lord, I don't know why you haven't blessed Jill and Alex with children yet, but I believe that someday you will. Until then I pray that you would continue to give them peace on their journey. I pray that they would continue to lean on you for strength. Your word says to lean on you and not our own understanding. I know that they are doing that on a daily basis. Continue to be with them on their journey and I pray that this journey would continue to draw both of them closer to each other as husband and wife and closer to you. Lord, thank you for the miracles you have already worked in their lifes and thank you for the miracles you are going to continue working in their lives. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.

Liam Bailey

Well it looks like Liam Bailey is going to survive this intestinal parasite. We have been giving him his antibiotics every day and let me just tell you he doesn't like them at all. It is a fight to get him to take it. This is a major change from Liberty. She has loved every medicine we have ever had to give her and normally wants more than her dosage. Liam is definitely feeling better. He is back to playing and wrestling with Lib and his appetite is back. It is nice to know that he is going to be okay.

A Dedication to my babies

Playing around with scrapblog again.

Those People

We have officially become those people who rush their pets to the vet in the middle of the night. At 10:30 last night (because it is now EARLY Sunday morning) Liam gave us a little scare. He has been moping around all day and just hasn't been himself the past couple of days. He got down out of the bed and tried to use the bathroom on his pottymat. There was a very small amount of poo (sorry for tmi) and a lot of blood with little white things that looked like rice. He kept trying to go the bathroom and less and less came out and it got more and more red. So we left Liberty here and rushed him to a 24 hour animal hospital that is by our church. They did a fecal test and it turns out he has a parasite called Coccidia. The doctor sent us home with three antibiotics for him to take. Two of them he gets twice a day for 7 days and the third one he only has to take once a day. Coccidia is contagious so he can't be around Liberty. This poses a problem. Right now he is in the bathroom barking like crazy because we've left him alone. Liberty is in the bedroom with us sitting at the door crying because she wants him. I don't know how much sleep any of us will get this morning as it now 1:20 AM.

My Saturday Date

Today - just further proof that I have the best husband ever!!! We slept in and then went to the matinee to see Fireproof. All I had to do was ask. :) Great movie. Made us both cry. I recommend you go see it. You won't be sorry. Anyways, then he took me to Mardel's and Hobby Lobby to look around. Afterwards, we had yogurt from TCBY, which I love. Then home for a nap. When we woke up, he took me out to eat at Applebee's. Did I mention that the whole time we were out, he opened my car door. He did this when we first started dating, but has long since dropped that habit. It was very nice. It has just been a very nice day with my husband. I love him so much. I have been an emotional cranky mess this past week and he still treats me to such a wonderful Saturday.

I have the best husband.

The past few days have been very long days. Today was really bad. My students just don't want to follow simple directions. Today they couldn't even tear a piece of paper in half. Yesterday, I had to go the dentist. I can't put into words how much I hate the dentist, even when I just have my teeth cleaned which is what I did yesterday. Unfortunately I have two small cavaties and have to go back. This doesn't make for the best mood. Plus I had to cook for home group last night and nothing sounded yummy - I just couldn't make up my mind. I know that I took it out on my hubby. He was very sweet and patient through it all - he knows how I feel about the dentist. So I just wanted to say thanks to him even though he doesn't read my blog. I'm sorry that I tend to take my bad days out on you, hubadin. I do love you and I'm thankful that you are patient enough to deal with my bad days.

Who Me? Couldn't Be!

Pinkalicious's post inspired me to do my own "not me" post. These are things that I definitely "did not" do today. :)


1. I did not hit snooze this morning and then sleep for another HOUR!!!!
2. I did not text while driving this morning. I know that this isn't safe to do while driving.
3. I also definitely did not decide to drive all the way back to school tomorrow after my dentist appointment for a baby shower.
4. I did not torture my students by making them write songs and then sing them in front of the entire class.
5. I did not avoid planning last night to lay in bed and watch television with my hubby.
6. I also didn't leave all the dishes in my kitchen last night.

See - I'm a good little girl. I didn't do any of these things. :)