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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Lily 11 months
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
my new hat
Kelsey, I could really see you wearing one.
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Getting so big...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Things are awaiting...
Things, Oh things that are awaiting...
I too await for you...
You, Oh things, I dream of you,
You, Oh things, I sing of you,
and things that await,
I hope you can say
that you await too?
Yes.
It is true, my friends. Things are truly awaiting our family and all of them are rather significant and weighty. I wanted to share one specific one with you, in hopes that you would bring us before the Lord.
With the support of my sweet leader, my most excellent husband, I go towards a particular style of service. I go towards sharing my art and creativity with others in a unique, yet risky way. I go in hopes of bringing ultimate glory to God through the giving of my time and giving a portion of my soul with each piece I design.
I really hope you don't think I'm selling my soul, just to clarify! what I mean is, that when art is created and passion and love are tangled within, people receive a special part of you. A sweet friend actually shared her outlook with me and that is how she put it. And how so!
I go towards Sole Proprietorship. I go towards paperwork upon paperwork. I go towards sweat and research and I go with PRAYER!
I go....
towards....
owning my own business.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
You did just read me right.
Needs to be trademarked, but will hopefully be sometime in the beginning of the new year that is approaching:
"Diaper Cakes by Luana Johnson"
(also needs to be trademarked) with my tagline as
"For Nurturing Baby's Beginnings"
It dawned on me awhile ago, I think, as most revelation/Epiphanys do....that this is something that I could do with ease (once established) and from home. Yes, my husband and daughter do come first. And yes, so does my home. You're absolutely right. But if I can use this business to the glory of GOD by helping to bring a little extra income into our home to help my hard working love, then yes yes yes I will design!
Believe me, this is not going to be all roses. There's hardship in business, time that goes into it that you don't get back, papers upon papers, filing and registering, taxes and taxing, risk....but there's also a very sweet and almost unexplainable feeling of joy that comes along with the possibility that, if God (who directs our paths) "allows" fruition to bloom, then it is He who is glorified in it. There's also the very real fact that this could do horribly and will completely dissolve, and my friends, that is okay too.
I'll open up soley online. I'll sell through ETSY and probably an online store. I'll produce with disposables as well as with cloth, for an intimate and individual selection and I'll work hard to deliver exceptional products that intend to bring beauty and ease to the mother to be, and I'll be able to sing praises to Christ through whom all blessings flow.
With Him in mind,
I bid thee a g'night!
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Lily's getting fuzzy.
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Playing with tupperware
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Not quite the Same
Changes are happening again.
Not sure what they are,
but they are.
I pray that the Lord would use these changes for good, and for His glory alone, and that I would continue to learn from this season of our lives, and myself, be changed.
Not sure what they are,
but they are.
I pray that the Lord would use these changes for good, and for His glory alone, and that I would continue to learn from this season of our lives, and myself, be changed.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sweet and Speechless
It is truly a unique and moving moment. I think all other thoughts fade, and the warmth of child against mama remains. I have no other words to express this, just........
....
......
Love. The truest Love with the utmost trust that you, the reciever of such an embrace is their only safety. Deep and faithful love; the kind of love that reminds you of Christs love for us.
If only we would cling to Him the way my daughter clings to me....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tender moments
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Cheesey...cheese heads...cheese balls....cheesin'
My husband and I have decided that we'd like to start a "club" for cheese tasting. As we sip our merlot, whilst nibbling the creamy and light notes of Havarti, we realized that, while tasteful, these two undoubtedly do not pair well. This mild Bella Sera Merlot needs a cheese with a bold flavor, something like the delicious "Comet" cheese we sampled with "sunflower honey" this afternoon on our Wegmans date, while this smooth, velvet Havarti needs something a bit sweeter, something like Barefoot's rose wine.
For those who are not yet turned onto Wegmans (or may it be just an east coast thing) it is a fabulous market, similar to Whole Foods. Double level, restaurant area, lounge area and many naturally inclined isles full of eye candy. I LOVE this grocery store. And while a fabulous "grocery" store with natural items usually remain highly overpriced, it boasts an abundance of inexpense.
I told my husband today that if I ever need to get away, this is where I'll come.
So, now we share wine, and he serenades me with soft melodies on the guitar. Truly a thing to behold. Love this man.
For those who are not yet turned onto Wegmans (or may it be just an east coast thing) it is a fabulous market, similar to Whole Foods. Double level, restaurant area, lounge area and many naturally inclined isles full of eye candy. I LOVE this grocery store. And while a fabulous "grocery" store with natural items usually remain highly overpriced, it boasts an abundance of inexpense.
I told my husband today that if I ever need to get away, this is where I'll come.
So, now we share wine, and he serenades me with soft melodies on the guitar. Truly a thing to behold. Love this man.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Baby days...
Will soon be turning into toddler days, and that is very bittersweet. Our little "gigi" as we call her, is 9 months old today. Sometimes i get ahead of myself, when she's close to being the next months age, and when someone asks me how old she is, i round-up.
I'm done doing that.
It's passing by far too quickly for my liking. I thought she would remain tiny and sweet forever, and I am quickly being shown otherwise.
*sigh
It has been an amazing journey, these last 9 months of motherhood. I've been tested and worn thin in several areas, and this, by the grace of God, is shaping my life. I'm being refined and it is so good. I'm starting to look like Jesus in a few areas, i think....but have LOTS of work in many other areas.
Motherhood is by far the most fulfilling of all jobs, and i cherish these sweet young days with my tiny girl.
Please dear Lord, give me more babies, if it be your will, by the time Lilyan is 1 year and 9 months old so that she'll have siblings no later than 2.5 years.
Amen.
:)
I'm done doing that.
It's passing by far too quickly for my liking. I thought she would remain tiny and sweet forever, and I am quickly being shown otherwise.
*sigh
It has been an amazing journey, these last 9 months of motherhood. I've been tested and worn thin in several areas, and this, by the grace of God, is shaping my life. I'm being refined and it is so good. I'm starting to look like Jesus in a few areas, i think....but have LOTS of work in many other areas.
Motherhood is by far the most fulfilling of all jobs, and i cherish these sweet young days with my tiny girl.
Please dear Lord, give me more babies, if it be your will, by the time Lilyan is 1 year and 9 months old so that she'll have siblings no later than 2.5 years.
Amen.
:)
Monday, October 25, 2010
A second...
TOOTHY has arrived, my friends.
Yes. It is so.
Right next to that cute first little toothy on the bottom.
What a cutie!
I have such a cutie!
Love her, love her, love her!
Hmm, lets see.
What to write about?
Well....the range of foods is starting to broaden a bit. I tried pasta the other night, pasta with "garden" veggies (Organic by Earths Best)...and her face really said it all. Can you imagine the look of absolute disgust? Well, yes. That's exactly what it was...Until of course, i mixed in her FAVORITE masker.
Sweet Potatoes.
She loves them.
I love that she'll eat anything as long as there's SP's.
She likes all fruits.
Does that mean she's fruity? I suppose. But in the cutest way possible.
She loves yogurt, and MAN can that girl eat.
I mean, really. I had to stop her from eating tonights dinner because i really thought she would explode. I made the executive decision to "stop." Maybe that's wrong. Maybe i could've let her blimp out? She probably would still be eating now, if i kept feeding her. But baby's eat, and that sure does make me happy. And even after she's eaten a full belly's worth of yummy-nummy solids, she'll always drink milk from mom.
In other news:
I've finally made some sweet friends at the new "Christian gathering" we've been attending. I say Christian gathering because more oft than not, "Church" is just associated with a building. And that makes both Mike and I sad. So....when someone asks me where i'm going on a Sunday, i either say, "To praise the Lord Jesus Christ!" or, "to our Christians gathering spot." It makes it SO much more personal. Intimate. Close.
Me and some of the ladies got together today for some delicious apple cider and lunch with our children. I love the like mindedness there is. Many other women with young kiddos, babies, and soon to be born babies. It's refreshing to have a group of women to get to know and share with. It's SO refreshing, because after a year of isolation due to the lack of good fellowship and sound doctrine, it wears youthin.
God is surely Kind; for my baby, for friends, for life.
Yes. It is so.
Right next to that cute first little toothy on the bottom.
What a cutie!
I have such a cutie!
Love her, love her, love her!
Hmm, lets see.
What to write about?
Well....the range of foods is starting to broaden a bit. I tried pasta the other night, pasta with "garden" veggies (Organic by Earths Best)...and her face really said it all. Can you imagine the look of absolute disgust? Well, yes. That's exactly what it was...Until of course, i mixed in her FAVORITE masker.
Sweet Potatoes.
She loves them.
I love that she'll eat anything as long as there's SP's.
She likes all fruits.
Does that mean she's fruity? I suppose. But in the cutest way possible.
She loves yogurt, and MAN can that girl eat.
I mean, really. I had to stop her from eating tonights dinner because i really thought she would explode. I made the executive decision to "stop." Maybe that's wrong. Maybe i could've let her blimp out? She probably would still be eating now, if i kept feeding her. But baby's eat, and that sure does make me happy. And even after she's eaten a full belly's worth of yummy-nummy solids, she'll always drink milk from mom.
In other news:
I've finally made some sweet friends at the new "Christian gathering" we've been attending. I say Christian gathering because more oft than not, "Church" is just associated with a building. And that makes both Mike and I sad. So....when someone asks me where i'm going on a Sunday, i either say, "To praise the Lord Jesus Christ!" or, "to our Christians gathering spot." It makes it SO much more personal. Intimate. Close.
Me and some of the ladies got together today for some delicious apple cider and lunch with our children. I love the like mindedness there is. Many other women with young kiddos, babies, and soon to be born babies. It's refreshing to have a group of women to get to know and share with. It's SO refreshing, because after a year of isolation due to the lack of good fellowship and sound doctrine, it wears you
God is surely Kind; for my baby, for friends, for life.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Almost 9
months old, is my little Lily girl. I can't even believe it. Two days ago, she started crawling. Yeah. I just posted about her messy crawl, well it's getting better....she took like 6 steps in a crawl line today! Ay! Anyway...we had a FABULOUS time in Oregon, visiting family, so i wanted to post some fun pictures!!
She's officially indulging in tub-time now...
Can't beat mom and baby snuggle time. My advice? Always wear a necklace they can tug on... It always calls for supreme closeness.
Lily and her uncle Glenn. Debbie, Glenn's wife smiling in the back.
Her favorite; cheerios.
Because of this, I plan on getting her a doll of her own.
Making friends with the dolly.
Proud Grammi
Testing out uncle Glenns' face
Silly goofies!
Mama and her baby
First toothy! It took FOREVER to get this picture, and then finally, after many failed attempts...i got this on accident!
Loving her bath time toys.
I just love this....The little pouf of hair...
Special visiting time with her Great Grammi!
The "generations" picture. A very special family photo, worthy of a frame!
What a goofball!
Great Auntie, sharing timeless snuggles with my sweet-french Lilyan.
Keeping Lily warm in the cool, crispt Oregon air.
Mum, harvesting her garden for homegrown, Organic potatoes.
Gorgeous family out to lunch!
Those beautiful Organic homegrown potatoes i was talking about.... DELISH!
Home grown onions.
Mum and me being silly behind those organic beauties...
Me, having a sad conversation on the freshly picked Gorde.
Tate, thoroughly enjoying his daily, morning ritual. Lovely wood burning stove.
Though i don't agree with the Hindu god sitting with the homegrown pumpkins, i enthusiastically agree with the beautiful foggy sight yonder deck!
Mums harvested and dried/dehydrated goodies. Dried flower petals, lavender, teas, herbs, veggies...will all be used for creating salves and balms. What an earthy home!
Harvested Elderberries, ready for fresh tea on the stove!
Me, being silly.
Mum, being silly.
Having fun in the garden...
Blowing razzies...
I love my beautiful family.
The Little one
is starting to crawl now. WOW. It's the cutest little messy crawl ever. It's not quite coordinated yet, and not graceful....but the cutest. It reminds me of how quickly time is going by.
Dare i say i want more?
Okay, then.
I want more.....
....
.......
...
In Gods time i shall wait.... :)
Dare i say i want more?
Okay, then.
I want more.....
....
.......
...
In Gods time i shall wait.... :)
Thursday, October 21, 2010
I asked my Husband....
what i was going to write about, and he told me to write about how much i love him. Hehehe. Silly guy!
I finally figured out how to get our little Lily drinking water. I tried water from the sipee cup. No. I tried water from a real cup. No. I tried water from a bottle. No. I tried water with "Gripe water" added to it. No.
I was trying to avoid juice.
I thought...why not give fruit juice (100% only) a try. It's alright if i give in very tiny amounts, and hey, it might help, since after all, we nurse a lot less these days.
Alright, Juice. Let's do this.
about 1oz of 100% apple juice added to 2 oz of water, making her juicy water mixture very un-apple tasting....but, she likes it. She drinks it from her bottle, and I am a very please mommy, whose now certain that her mini will be getting sufficient water intake, and be fully hydrated. I only make this once a day, and she sips off of it. Still learning, but for now.....we've reached an accomplishment.
OH. OH. OH!
And Lilyan has gotten her first tooth.
I noticed it (very sharply, as it cut my finger a bit) on the day i arrived in Oregon. It's probably about 1/4 of the way in, and is absolutely adorable......and also confirming how quickly she's growing up....
My baby's not gonna be a baby much longer....
:(
:)
I finally figured out how to get our little Lily drinking water. I tried water from the sipee cup. No. I tried water from a real cup. No. I tried water from a bottle. No. I tried water with "Gripe water" added to it. No.
I was trying to avoid juice.
I thought...why not give fruit juice (100% only) a try. It's alright if i give in very tiny amounts, and hey, it might help, since after all, we nurse a lot less these days.
Alright, Juice. Let's do this.
about 1oz of 100% apple juice added to 2 oz of water, making her juicy water mixture very un-apple tasting....but, she likes it. She drinks it from her bottle, and I am a very please mommy, whose now certain that her mini will be getting sufficient water intake, and be fully hydrated. I only make this once a day, and she sips off of it. Still learning, but for now.....we've reached an accomplishment.
OH. OH. OH!
And Lilyan has gotten her first tooth.
I noticed it (very sharply, as it cut my finger a bit) on the day i arrived in Oregon. It's probably about 1/4 of the way in, and is absolutely adorable......and also confirming how quickly she's growing up....
My baby's not gonna be a baby much longer....
:(
:)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Coffee...
At home, on a gloomy, withered day, after 11.5 hours of rigorous airfare while the baby naps peacefully is sweet. Yesterday we had quite the whirlwind traveling home from Oregon. Instead of the usual one-only stop, we had two- which meant two layovers, supposedly. I had been anxious about this since preparing for my trip, and especially once it came up (my last post was the day before travels). *sigh...* the Lord, in His MIGHTY grace got us through it all, and safely home to my hubby, but we went through the wringer to get here. It's quite funny how it all happens, though. We had quite the time getting here, but the Lord also blessed every bit of the way as well... read on!
It starts: Good morning together as family, scrambled eggs with salsa and buttered pita bread...Kisses, hugs, goodbyes. Airport #1.... proud Grammi gives baby snuggles as i check my luggage. We part, sadly.
I wait to get on flight and once on, baby promptly falls asleep nursing secretly under her dark nursing cover, which meant a non- fussy girl for take-off. She slept most of the way, and then was wide awake and bright eyed for the remainder.
BLESSING #1: An empty seat (the only empty seat in the entire plane) next to me!
We arrive at our first layover airport, Seattle (the nightmare). Everything starts out just fine. I find the tram easily, board easily, make my way to the gate in which i supposedly depart from to find out that the flight has been delayed. Oh no. No No No. Delayed? Could this be happening? If this flight is delayed, i definitely do not make my next flight which is out of Minneapolis because i only have about 35 minutes in between arrival and departure. Look for an agent. WHERE are the real people? I see telephones....People? Hellloooo? Ok. Pick up the phone, "shhh baby, you're doing so good. mama loves you..." Tell the lady my problem. Ok. She helps to find another flight that would match up with my last flight, still allowing me to arrive home at the same time i told my hubby. The she says she can't check my luggage on to the new flight, and that i need to find an agent to print my new boarding passes and re check my luggage. A-HA! i spot an agents booth....Ok. Several people are already in line, and i have only 45 minutes to make it to my new fligth in a completely different area of the airport. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. "why is the ratio 450,000:1?" Where are the other agents? Alright....people get their questions answered, and the line slowly fades. I asked the man in front of me a question, dont remember waht, and the preceeded to tell him i was going to be late for my flight.
BLESSING #2: The man says, "why don't you go next, in front of me, i've got more time to spare."
Oh thank you! SO i'm getting it all figured out, except that she's taking forever. Keep chatting to my little lovie...."we're going to be fine, baby." Get my tickets, and then head to the screen to find my gate. Wait, why is the gate on the screen different than the gate on ticket. CONFUSED! So, trying to think as rationally as possible....i make my way BACK onto the tram to find a girl and ask why things are so confusing. She said, best to go to the gate on the ticket just in case. So i get off at the "B gate section" of the tram, feeling quite lonely as i'm the ONLY person getting off. I see 2 long escalators in front of me. Keep in mind, i've got a baby on the front, a boppy pillow ion the side, and a backpack well, on the back. I'm a full load. Run Run run....I start to lose it a little as i run up the escaltors....and then try to control myself. I get to the desk and ask if this is the right gate and the lady tells me, "no, this is for south west." I went from Delta, to RE-booked flight on Alaska. UGH! Lord help me!!!......... Ok.....start to run in the oppostie direction, back down the two long flights of escalators.... i officially LOSE it. I start bawling. "What if i'm stuck in this airport, many miles from home with a baby?" Please dearest Lord, help me to find strength in you....i need it now! The tram comes, and i get on and sit down, totally uncertain of where to go.
BLESSING #3: A flight attendant, whose off duty, and is wheeling her mother in a wheel chair to their flight in the same area, one gate over from my new gate asks if i'm okay.
"Excuse me ma'am, you look pretty stressed out. Can i help you?" At this point, i don't want anyone to see my crying. I say "no...no please..it's okay. I'll find it." She insists on helping me, and asks where i'm going. "I'm supposed to be going to Alaska airlines." She says, "great, follow me. That's by the "N" gates. I'm going there as well.We'll get you there, don't worry." SOOO thankful for her, because we had to take 2 other trams just to get there, and i surely would not have known to take them both. Alas! my gate. I see it! I see it! The people are in line! I think i'll make it! I ge to the desk, get all my flight stuff figured out, get a seat, get myself on board (i've got a middle seat....really, a no-go with a baby.) I asked the flight attendant upon entering the plane if i needed to just ask someone in my area to switch and she basically said, "good luck..people like their isle seats."
BLESSING #4: The kind woman in the isle seat switches with me so that i now have the isle. PRAISE!
BLESSING #5: The way the Lord woks is so absolutely amazing....This new flight landed me in a row of sweet women who loved the baby, and across the small isle from a very kind, older woman who was gracious in helping to hold the baby several times. If i had not gone through the troubles i've been through to get to this flight, i would not be sitting here, with this much help on this flight. baby napped again. God was truly considering me!!
Flight went well, after all of that hulabuloo. Alright....on to the third and final destination. Arrive in Minneapolis with a bit more time to spare, to realize my new gate is only a few down from where i arrived. YAY! If only i had one of those cheesy staples buttons that you press that say, "That was easy." Get myself a sugar free hazelnut latte with nonfat and a sandwich. Go sit down with baby, lay out her blanket. mash up some avocado and banana for dinner and feed my hungry, happy girl. I received a bout a million, "Your baby is SO cute," comments. It was very sweet. They call out for those who need more assistance and time to board first, which, hey, meant me and Lilyan! Alright! So i board.....get myself ready, baby falls fast asleep again promptly upon entering her secret nursing cover time.....People pour on.....I get a nice lady who had commented on how cute the baby was at the window seat of my isle, so for now, there's an empty seat between us. I keep hoping that whoever sits in between us is going to be small so that they can walk over my knees, so i don't have to rouse the sleeping babe. Alright...where is this person. So then the person finally comes, at the very end of boarding time, and realizing i have a sleeping child, asks if he can sit in the few empty seats in the rows behind me. The stewardess says, "I think the flight is booked up," which it was not afterall. SO, another prayer answered!
BLESSING #6: Another empty seat next to me! And this time, on a very large plane! That gave both me, and the woman by the window much needed space, and was just so refreshing! After 11.5 hours of airfare and layover time traveling, i make it home to my hubby, whose waiting patiently to see his wife and daughter. We kiss, share hugs and snuggles....and then go to find my bag. Where's my bag? Turns out, it was never checked through, and now as i type this, i await the delivery of my MUCH-NEEDED luggage. Oh well. I pray it'll come. My camera, full of MANY cherished family is in there....but, seeing as though the Lord provided so many blessings this trip, even despite all of the terror i faced, and helped me all along the way, i know he'll provide my bag.. Moral....?
Truly, His yoke is easy, and His burden light....and those who labor and are heavy laden will be given rest.
It starts: Good morning together as family, scrambled eggs with salsa and buttered pita bread...Kisses, hugs, goodbyes. Airport #1.... proud Grammi gives baby snuggles as i check my luggage. We part, sadly.
I wait to get on flight and once on, baby promptly falls asleep nursing secretly under her dark nursing cover, which meant a non- fussy girl for take-off. She slept most of the way, and then was wide awake and bright eyed for the remainder.
BLESSING #1: An empty seat (the only empty seat in the entire plane) next to me!
We arrive at our first layover airport, Seattle (the nightmare). Everything starts out just fine. I find the tram easily, board easily, make my way to the gate in which i supposedly depart from to find out that the flight has been delayed. Oh no. No No No. Delayed? Could this be happening? If this flight is delayed, i definitely do not make my next flight which is out of Minneapolis because i only have about 35 minutes in between arrival and departure. Look for an agent. WHERE are the real people? I see telephones....People? Hellloooo? Ok. Pick up the phone, "shhh baby, you're doing so good. mama loves you..." Tell the lady my problem. Ok. She helps to find another flight that would match up with my last flight, still allowing me to arrive home at the same time i told my hubby. The she says she can't check my luggage on to the new flight, and that i need to find an agent to print my new boarding passes and re check my luggage. A-HA! i spot an agents booth....Ok. Several people are already in line, and i have only 45 minutes to make it to my new fligth in a completely different area of the airport. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. "why is the ratio 450,000:1?" Where are the other agents? Alright....people get their questions answered, and the line slowly fades. I asked the man in front of me a question, dont remember waht, and the preceeded to tell him i was going to be late for my flight.
BLESSING #2: The man says, "why don't you go next, in front of me, i've got more time to spare."
Oh thank you! SO i'm getting it all figured out, except that she's taking forever. Keep chatting to my little lovie...."we're going to be fine, baby." Get my tickets, and then head to the screen to find my gate. Wait, why is the gate on the screen different than the gate on ticket. CONFUSED! So, trying to think as rationally as possible....i make my way BACK onto the tram to find a girl and ask why things are so confusing. She said, best to go to the gate on the ticket just in case. So i get off at the "B gate section" of the tram, feeling quite lonely as i'm the ONLY person getting off. I see 2 long escalators in front of me. Keep in mind, i've got a baby on the front, a boppy pillow ion the side, and a backpack well, on the back. I'm a full load. Run Run run....I start to lose it a little as i run up the escaltors....and then try to control myself. I get to the desk and ask if this is the right gate and the lady tells me, "no, this is for south west." I went from Delta, to RE-booked flight on Alaska. UGH! Lord help me!!!......... Ok.....start to run in the oppostie direction, back down the two long flights of escalators.... i officially LOSE it. I start bawling. "What if i'm stuck in this airport, many miles from home with a baby?" Please dearest Lord, help me to find strength in you....i need it now! The tram comes, and i get on and sit down, totally uncertain of where to go.
BLESSING #3: A flight attendant, whose off duty, and is wheeling her mother in a wheel chair to their flight in the same area, one gate over from my new gate asks if i'm okay.
"Excuse me ma'am, you look pretty stressed out. Can i help you?" At this point, i don't want anyone to see my crying. I say "no...no please..it's okay. I'll find it." She insists on helping me, and asks where i'm going. "I'm supposed to be going to Alaska airlines." She says, "great, follow me. That's by the "N" gates. I'm going there as well.We'll get you there, don't worry." SOOO thankful for her, because we had to take 2 other trams just to get there, and i surely would not have known to take them both. Alas! my gate. I see it! I see it! The people are in line! I think i'll make it! I ge to the desk, get all my flight stuff figured out, get a seat, get myself on board (i've got a middle seat....really, a no-go with a baby.) I asked the flight attendant upon entering the plane if i needed to just ask someone in my area to switch and she basically said, "good luck..people like their isle seats."
BLESSING #4: The kind woman in the isle seat switches with me so that i now have the isle. PRAISE!
BLESSING #5: The way the Lord woks is so absolutely amazing....This new flight landed me in a row of sweet women who loved the baby, and across the small isle from a very kind, older woman who was gracious in helping to hold the baby several times. If i had not gone through the troubles i've been through to get to this flight, i would not be sitting here, with this much help on this flight. baby napped again. God was truly considering me!!
Flight went well, after all of that hulabuloo. Alright....on to the third and final destination. Arrive in Minneapolis with a bit more time to spare, to realize my new gate is only a few down from where i arrived. YAY! If only i had one of those cheesy staples buttons that you press that say, "That was easy." Get myself a sugar free hazelnut latte with nonfat and a sandwich. Go sit down with baby, lay out her blanket. mash up some avocado and banana for dinner and feed my hungry, happy girl. I received a bout a million, "Your baby is SO cute," comments. It was very sweet. They call out for those who need more assistance and time to board first, which, hey, meant me and Lilyan! Alright! So i board.....get myself ready, baby falls fast asleep again promptly upon entering her secret nursing cover time.....People pour on.....I get a nice lady who had commented on how cute the baby was at the window seat of my isle, so for now, there's an empty seat between us. I keep hoping that whoever sits in between us is going to be small so that they can walk over my knees, so i don't have to rouse the sleeping babe. Alright...where is this person. So then the person finally comes, at the very end of boarding time, and realizing i have a sleeping child, asks if he can sit in the few empty seats in the rows behind me. The stewardess says, "I think the flight is booked up," which it was not afterall. SO, another prayer answered!
BLESSING #6: Another empty seat next to me! And this time, on a very large plane! That gave both me, and the woman by the window much needed space, and was just so refreshing! After 11.5 hours of airfare and layover time traveling, i make it home to my hubby, whose waiting patiently to see his wife and daughter. We kiss, share hugs and snuggles....and then go to find my bag. Where's my bag? Turns out, it was never checked through, and now as i type this, i await the delivery of my MUCH-NEEDED luggage. Oh well. I pray it'll come. My camera, full of MANY cherished family is in there....but, seeing as though the Lord provided so many blessings this trip, even despite all of the terror i faced, and helped me all along the way, i know he'll provide my bag.. Moral....?
Truly, His yoke is easy, and His burden light....and those who labor and are heavy laden will be given rest.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Last day...
In beautiful Oregon with my beloved family. Oh has it been just so refreshing, and fun, and nostalgic.... and though i am ready for the company of my sweet husband (this is the longest time apart- 7 days) i am going to miss the quiet, peaceful, warm- fire burning in a wood stove, tea making, earthy-mama, natural, organic family home. I love this family. They are so earthy and wonderful. The baby has been a blessing to all who've been here, and i am thrilled that she got the experience of seeing new faces, and loving them....meeting her New Zealand auntie and uncles for the first time, her great grammi and her very loving grammi....It has been truly truly truly great.
And tomorrow, we're off! Travels with tiny girl in the skies.... Dependant upon Christ in full, because when you're in the air....in a piece of metal jet....your dependence upon Christ seems so much bigger! Pray for safe travels, and that we make it safely home to give Dada many kisses!
And tomorrow, we're off! Travels with tiny girl in the skies.... Dependant upon Christ in full, because when you're in the air....in a piece of metal jet....your dependence upon Christ seems so much bigger! Pray for safe travels, and that we make it safely home to give Dada many kisses!
Monday, October 11, 2010
My Trip
To Oregon starts tomorrow!
Me and the wee one shall adventure our way through two airports to arrive at the final destination of Oregon, tomorrow morning. We start with a jolly awakening at 3am. YES...3am...To get ourselves ready and out the door no later than 4:15am, so that we may trek (hopefully joyfully) on an hour ride to Baltimore, MD, where we will depart at 7:33am. My gracious husband is awakening with the baby and I, and driving us to the airport, even though he has work later on in the morning. What a godly and caring man.
We've never been away from one another for longer than 3 days...let alone with his sweet and only child...but this is a unique opportunity, that we couldn't pass up. My brother and his sweet wife have come in from New Zealand for an American wedding, which leads them to Oregon to visit our mom. It just so happened that Mike had been putting away funds for me to go and see my mum at some point, thought the funds had not yet reached abundance. My aunt, whose home we are traveling to, wanted to chip in, as well as my Grammi and my brother- to allow us to reach maximum fundage! God is KIND!! So, what i have is a huge blessing from Christ by way of my family, for the rest of my family to meet the baby. Glenn, my brother is a first time uncle with my little one, and so for him to meet his niece for the first time, outside of NZ, while she's less than a year old- well....that's special. it's also quite special that during this trip, my daughter will have the sweet opportunity to meet her great Grammi, my Grammi, as well as her many great Aunties. Truly, a unique opportunity. And though, while my heart wrestles with the anxiety of travel with the baby, my heart is also CERTAIN, that Christ is in control of ALL things, including each passenger that gets the (blessing and joy) of hearing my child on the plane. :)
Please pray for-
SAFE travels
a COOPERATING, and CALM baby,
Me to have a HAPPY HEART, and
full TRUST in JESUS.
On another sweet note,
here's some recent pictures of Lilyan.
Me and the wee one shall adventure our way through two airports to arrive at the final destination of Oregon, tomorrow morning. We start with a jolly awakening at 3am. YES...3am...To get ourselves ready and out the door no later than 4:15am, so that we may trek (hopefully joyfully) on an hour ride to Baltimore, MD, where we will depart at 7:33am. My gracious husband is awakening with the baby and I, and driving us to the airport, even though he has work later on in the morning. What a godly and caring man.
We've never been away from one another for longer than 3 days...let alone with his sweet and only child...but this is a unique opportunity, that we couldn't pass up. My brother and his sweet wife have come in from New Zealand for an American wedding, which leads them to Oregon to visit our mom. It just so happened that Mike had been putting away funds for me to go and see my mum at some point, thought the funds had not yet reached abundance. My aunt, whose home we are traveling to, wanted to chip in, as well as my Grammi and my brother- to allow us to reach maximum fundage! God is KIND!! So, what i have is a huge blessing from Christ by way of my family, for the rest of my family to meet the baby. Glenn, my brother is a first time uncle with my little one, and so for him to meet his niece for the first time, outside of NZ, while she's less than a year old- well....that's special. it's also quite special that during this trip, my daughter will have the sweet opportunity to meet her great Grammi, my Grammi, as well as her many great Aunties. Truly, a unique opportunity. And though, while my heart wrestles with the anxiety of travel with the baby, my heart is also CERTAIN, that Christ is in control of ALL things, including each passenger that gets the (blessing and joy) of hearing my child on the plane. :)
Please pray for-
SAFE travels
a COOPERATING, and CALM baby,
Me to have a HAPPY HEART, and
full TRUST in JESUS.
On another sweet note,
here's some recent pictures of Lilyan.
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