Requests...

Adam is still not feeling good...this stuff just seems to linger! Keep praying that he will feel better soon! Also, please pray for Adam's MRI scheduled for tomorrow. It sounds bad, but pray that they will find something...an answer...to Adam's pain and then we can go from there. We have enough frustration between the both of us to last a lifetime and we're ready to get some things figured out! I guess you could also pray for patience and that we would recognize that the Lord's timing is perfect. :)

Anyway, I'll keep updates coming...until then, adios!

Requests...

Adam is still not feeling good...this stuff just seems to linger! Keep praying that he will feel better soon! Also, please pray for Adam's MRI scheduled for tomorrow. It sounds bad, but pray that they will find something...an answer...to Adam's pain and then we can go from there. We have enough frustration between the both of us to last a lifetime and we're ready to get some things figured out! I guess you could also pray for patience and that we would recognize that the Lord's timing is perfect. :)

Anyway, I'll keep updates coming...until then, adios!

Man, oh Man...

Disclaimer: If you have a weak stomach or cringe at the sight of the word "throw up" you might not want to read this post.

Can I just tell you that the past 5 days have been a whirlwind here at the house. Let me brief you...
Wed (12:30pm)-out with the hubby because we had a random "snow day"
Wed (3:45pm)-throwing up in Adam's car
Wed (4-7pm)-throwing up in our bathroom
Wed (7:30pm)-fainted in our bathroom...Adam called 911
Wed (7:38pm)-a fire truck and paramedic show up
Wed (8-11pm)-more throwing up in our bathroom

Thurs (8am)-wake up not feeling nauseous
Thurs (9am-8pm)-slept

Fri (8:30am)-wake up to the sound of Adam throwing up
Fri (9am-2pm)-Adam throwing up...me sleeping and being the nurse

Sat (9am-10pm)-layed around and watched HGTV all day

That brings us to today. Today has been the closest day to normal for us in the past 5 days. We successfully ran a couple of errands and are now watching the Pro Bowl on the couch. I tell you all this not to have a pity party for us, but to tell everyone to be thankful for their health! It sounds cliche, but believe me...you NEVER want to go through what Adam and I went through within the past couple of days!

Shout out to Mom and Dad #2 for helping us out and another shout out to my Mom for the beautiful tulips! I'll leave you with a more pleasing picture to have in your mind...

Man, oh Man...

Disclaimer: If you have a weak stomach or cringe at the sight of the word "throw up" you might not want to read this post.

Can I just tell you that the past 5 days have been a whirlwind here at the house. Let me brief you...
Wed (12:30pm)-out with the hubby because we had a random "snow day"
Wed (3:45pm)-throwing up in Adam's car
Wed (4-7pm)-throwing up in our bathroom
Wed (7:30pm)-fainted in our bathroom...Adam called 911
Wed (7:38pm)-a fire truck and paramedic show up
Wed (8-11pm)-more throwing up in our bathroom

Thurs (8am)-wake up not feeling nauseous
Thurs (9am-8pm)-slept

Fri (8:30am)-wake up to the sound of Adam throwing up
Fri (9am-2pm)-Adam throwing up...me sleeping and being the nurse

Sat (9am-10pm)-layed around and watched HGTV all day

That brings us to today. Today has been the closest day to normal for us in the past 5 days. We successfully ran a couple of errands and are now watching the Pro Bowl on the couch. I tell you all this not to have a pity party for us, but to tell everyone to be thankful for their health! It sounds cliche, but believe me...you NEVER want to go through what Adam and I went through within the past couple of days!

Shout out to Mom and Dad #2 for helping us out and another shout out to my Mom for the beautiful tulips! I'll leave you with a more pleasing picture to have in your mind...

Superbowl XLIII

Well, whether you like it or not, the best team won last night. I would have preferred for the underdogs to win it, but it just didn't turn out that way. It was an exciting game (although I did fall asleep at about the 2nd quarter). Yes...football as we know it is over until August. It was a very sad day for some people, but to me, it's kind of like take it or leave it (sorry Adam). It just means to me that summer is getting closer and it will get lighter, longer outside in a couple of weeks! Here's to another close, but not so close year for the Panthers and to all the hopeful fans out there...there's always next year!

Superbowl XLIII

Well, whether you like it or not, the best team won last night. I would have preferred for the underdogs to win it, but it just didn't turn out that way. It was an exciting game (although I did fall asleep at about the 2nd quarter). Yes...football as we know it is over until August. It was a very sad day for some people, but to me, it's kind of like take it or leave it (sorry Adam). It just means to me that summer is getting closer and it will get lighter, longer outside in a couple of weeks! Here's to another close, but not so close year for the Panthers and to all the hopeful fans out there...there's always next year!

I am My Own...

First of all, let me give a shout out to my sweet hubby...SHOUT OUT!! You are too sweet to me and I thank God everyday for giving me the privlede of being your wife. Thank you for all that you do to lift me up!

Now, this past Sunday, Pastor preached an amazing sermon on being peculiure. Go here to listen for yourself (you'll want to). I had the privledge to sit on the front row at our Uptown campus and hear him live. Man, was that amazing! (my neck kind of hurt, but it was worth it)! Pastor preached from 1 Peter 2:9 which talks about how we are a chosen people. I felt like he was speaking directly to me and it was truly eye-opening.

Being able to work in a Chirstian enviornment has been wonderful and rewarding. However, it is very easy to have your "uniquiness" hidden. It's easy to be seen as "normal" because the majority of people around you are Christians and believe what you believe. This, however, is different when I have to go downtown to cheer. As soon as I step foot in that locker room, I stick out like a sore thumb. People I cheer with know that I'm a Christian and know that I don't drink or go out to clubs afterwards. It's like their whole persona changes when I come in...people are careful as to what comes out of their mouth, and I never expect for someone to ask me to "go out" after the game. I have always looked to these types of situations as part of my mission field, but I have to admit, being the only one who is "different" is hard sometimes.

Pastor made me realize that I am my own person and God made me who I am because He loves me. I am peculuire, unique, different, PURPLE, and chosen for a reason and it's my job to embrase my uniquiness and lead without being afraid of what people see when they look at me. Because when it comes down to standing in front of my Savior when I die, I want Him to look at me and say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant".

I want to encourage all my readers out there to embrase your differences, your uniquiness, your "purple-ness" because YOU are a chosen people who are called to declare the praises of our God.