And it's beginning to feel like crunch time here in the Christensen household. Yesterday i single handily finished setting up the nursery/guest room, the baby will sleep in our room until all the guest leave. And i finished packing the baby's bag for the hospital.
Today I'm going to tackle our bedroom a little more ferociously and probably the living room and kitchen as well. I'm also going to do some laundry and get my own hospital bag packed with all my "idea's" for getting through labor. Sunday we're going to make sure the car seat gets placed in the car properly as well as put the hospital bags in for a "just in case" situation. I'm not expecting her to come early....but she is dropping like most normal babies do...lol.
I think I'm excited and scared all at the same time...looking forward to having a little one around but also loving all the time Carl and I can get in for just the two of us...
Even though things are tough for us right now we're so happy we followed God and moved here to Louisville. This move has brought about more unity and strength for our marriage which from what I know and have been told are extremely essential for raising a good family.
Carl's job is a lot of hard work and has it's ups and downs but we're praying the Lord will get him in somewhere else if at all possible. In the meantime we're just praising and thankful to have a job as so many people through out the world do not.
We also had a great "spiritual" conversation with my dad over the phone the other day. Please pray for him, we can see that the Lord chipping away the blocks of ice surrounding his heart. My dad finally sees that he is a sinner, "and a big one at that", as he put it. But has yet to recognize that all though he deserves punishment for his sins that God is a god of mercy and love, and forgiveness and through Jesus Christ we can have forgiveness.
It excites my heart to hear my father admit with words that he is not good enough to save himself...this is a far cry from where he was just a few years ago. Carl and I are just trying to show him that there is hope left through Jesus Christ. Please pray for him. So much has drastically changed in my dad's life, and pray that Carl and I will just continue to show him love and patiently wait for the Lord.
God has perfect timing in every one's life and all though this baby was not planned to come so soon I can see God's intricate finger prints all over this little life growing and the positive effects that it has had on all close to our lives.
2 comments:
All good stuff!! Cool.
you are way ahead of where i was...because of all the bat stuff...the nursery wasnt' finished being painted until the day I was leaving for the hospital. Mom and I had to decorate and organize it after Jack came home.
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