God is Awesome

Well, today is the day that I must return to work! I am sad that I will not be able to see Emily whenever I want to now, but I knew this was coming and I feel like I need to get back to work.
During my "Parental bonding time", God did more for us than I ever expected! The first, and obviously most exciting thing, was giving us a perfect, healthy baby girl!



I am forever grateful to Him for this gift and am praying that He will give me the strength to trust her fully into His hands forever!
God also allowed my entire immediate family to come out and spend some wonderful time with Emily, Brenda and me. He then worked out my money situation so that I could take a full month off, paid, and use almost no vacation time. As if this wasn't enough, God decided to keep on giving to us. In a mixed blessing/tragedy, God orchestrated the passing of one life to bring my parents back to visit Emily yet again. The service for the young man who passed away due to cancer was absolutely amazing and could not have been any more positive in light of the circumstances! Thank you Lord!

Since about 2 months before the baby came, Brenda and I have been praying off and on for a new vehicle. We were desperately trying to figure out how to fit it into the budget, but God knew how to do it. For my dad's birthday, God gave us a Jeep!



I went golfing with some friends that morning and I had to have one of them pick me up because my truck was not drivable that day. On the way home from the course, my friend told me he needed to drop by his house for a moment. When we got there he told me that he and his wife had decided to give us their Jeep. Wow! What can you say? God is absolutely amazing! Suddenly, we don't have to worry about finding a new vehicle, our finances will be unaffected, and yet we have even more than we needed!

On top of all this, God gave me the time and health to be able to get many needed projects done while I was off. I was able to change out the rear springs on my truck with my cousin Shane's help. I got my shed cleaned out and took a load of stuff to the dump. Our old, broken down Honda sold and the guy who bought it picked it up and got it off of my in-law's property. I was able to get my aquarium cleaned and set up the way I wanted to, and I was still able to spend plenty of time with my family! I am so humbled by God's amazing goodness to us, we don't deserve it, and yet He gives to us freely! Lord, thank you for all that you have done for us!






Lastly, while I was cleaning in the shed, I came across this awesome find. This is primarily for my sisters, they absolutely adore this shirt!