Real Life Fest

ok, here are my pics from the Real Life Fest (FarmFreshIowa.blogspot.com).  They aren’t in order, but oh well.
Pic of my best feature….my pregnant belly!

Pic of my fav piece of jewlery…my wedding band.  Easily my favorite because I don’t wear much (any) other jewelry.

Where I blog… a desk in a tiny room in our apartment.  I do love my Dell though.

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The front of our home… 621…our apartment number

JUNK drawer.  what is all that stuff?!  Two jumbo highlighters, some blank cards, unopened pack of Kleenex, a blood pressure cuff, a camera…actually three cameras, a camera case, a timer, some cassettee tapes, some chargers and wires to who knows what, a candle, a couple of pens, etc. 

Trust

Typically my Bible study/devotion consists of reading consistently through a particular book of the Bible.  Today, however, I did something a bit different.  I needed some verses on trusting God to memorize for my personal encouragement.
Frank & I (as I posted on one of my last blogger entries) are planning to leave our current church this summer.  We have discussed and prayed about many options.  There are many issues to consider and several options we have talked about, one of which I think makes the most sense.  Maybe it’s just what I want.  Frank has reminded me that we must wait on God and seek to do His will (and not mine!).  I know this, but I guess I’m just impatient and anxious/worried.  This morning I read several great verses, all of which are very well known, but still very powerful:
Jeremiah 17:7-8
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” 
    I pray that the Lord will help me trust Him more.
Luke 12:27-31
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown
into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!  And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.  Instead,seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.”
   I pray for forgiveness for worrying and being of so little faith.  I thank God that He knows what we need, and will give us what we need when we faithfully seek Him.
Romans 8:28
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
   I thank God that He works all things together for my good because I do love Him and am called according to His purpose.  Help me, God, to love you even more and to trust in your promises.

June

Lydia is 19.5 months and altho she is active, smart and gorgeous, she is dropping on the growth chart in weight.  At her 12 month check up she had dropped from 50% to 25% and at her 18 month check up she had dropped even more…to 10%!  We try feeding her every 1-1.5 hours, but she just isn’t very interested in food.  Further, she won’t go near meat!  No hotdogs or even chicken nuggets. 

Lydia also went to the SBC this year (again) and attended one night of VBS, in which she sat with all the kids and did crafts and participated in her lesson (sort of).    She was the youngest in her class (by a year and a half).

Frankie successfully completed his comprehensive exams and is now grading for a prof and working on his dissertation.  We are still at the same church, but hoping to leave soon.

I’m  about 5 1/2 months pregnant and we know now we’re having another little girl.    We’re thinking of names, but have not decided on anything yet.