Be Prepared

...for blog posts. Tomorrow I get a camera...yeah!

It was surprising to log into my blog and see that pregnancy ticker...the baby is 3" already?! When did that happen? I almost forgot I was pregnant, hokey pete. If it wasn't for the little bit of queasiness. ;) Skirts still fit as usual, nothing seems to be different. My first appointment is next Tuesday and I can't WAIT to hear that little beating heart, Lord willing! I have eight different pregnant friends I am praying for right now, what a blessing that is to have so many!! There became so many I had to write their names down on a sticky note and post them beside my bed, lol. 

I get emotional when I am pregnant and it does bother me as the tears come on over little things. It can be embarrassing as I think other people may think I am looking for attention when it is sooo the opposite! I was driving the van the other day and I simply looked in the rear-view mirror at my children who were joyfully singing Christmas songs, it sounded like a choir back there! I burst into tears and had to keep looking out my drivers side window as the thoughts of "These are the years I will always reminisce and never get back" Amidst the typical family struggles of dealing with laziness, complaining, arguing, there are many moments, like that one, that just make me so, so thankful for what the Lord has undeservedly given us.

Last week, our family attended Jon and Kelsie's wedding. Another beautiful courtship laid out for our children to watch, with the first kiss at the alter(and for you skeptics, I can assure you, it was a first kiss! :). In the slide show after the wedding was Kelsie wearing a couple of the jackets their family has passed onto my daughter that she now wears. As I was talking to the mother of the bride she pointed that out to me and said "My daughter was your daughters age just 6 short years ago."  It just goes to quickly, there is sooo much to teach and experience and do with her! Yikes, 6 short years. May the Lord help me use the time wisely for His glory.

We went to Jessica and Jacobs piano recital this afternoon and it was another one of those times I had to battle my emotions to remain kept-together. Jessica has gone from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to O Holy Night that sounded absolutely amAaazing. She has surpassed my piano skills just this year and I have to say I am a little jealous ;)  Jacob played Carol of the Bells, from memory, and his music is expressive and heart-felt, he often modifies his music. Daniel will have his violin recital next weekend, that will be a hoot, he and his fiddle are best of friends. I just started teaching Emma piano this week, and boy is she excited! It will be interesting to see how she does(as long as I keep up with teaching!) as she was my girl who could play songs by ear at the age of 4 and already sings harmony by ear with Jessica.

In closing ;), our Mamma's were right. This time goes so quickly. Time is too precious to spend pitying our sleepless nights, busying ourselves outside the home, fretting about all the daily duties that need attention, or falling for the worlds lie that our children need to participate in X or Y to be complete. May we keep our eyes on the only things that matter, that we love the Lord our God, love our husbands, love and teach our children, be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind and subject to our own husbands so that the word of God will not be dishonored...time is too short.