Faith

This has been a month of sad and faithful times. The first week of this month was quite rough. First was the news of my Grandma passing on Sunday (8/30). After I got word that she passed, I knew that the week would either turn around at the end or get even sadder. Well, it got sadder. It got sadder because we attempted to get pregnant again by transferring our 2 frozen embryos. We spent the last 2 months getting ready for the transfer without telling anyone. Wednesday, 9/2 I went in for the first blood test. I passed, with an HCG level of 33 (5+ is considered positive). Then the levels need to double 2 times every 48 hours. So, Friday I went in again, and got the call at work about noon that the level was down to 12, which meant a negative result. We have been spending time in prayer and in His Word, to feel hope and encouragement. I have also found it comforting to really listen and read some of the song lyrics that I hear everyday (like the Voice of Truth lyrics I posted earlier). We know that God has a plan for us, we just don’t know what it is right at the moment. Is it to try again with IVF, wait and see, and/or just be a one-child family? We know whatever it is; it is His plan for our family. Please pray for us; that God would show it to us. I’ll keep you blog readers informed of any updates, so you can keep praying. We truly don’t know how we would be handling this if we didn’t have our faith in Jesus! I can’t imagine.

We had Grandma Nairn’s memorial on the 17th. It was an all around a positive time, even though the actual passing of Grandma was sad. There was a reception after the service, just like at Grandpa’s where everyone could mingle. It was nice to see such a great turnout. Grandma was truly loved! The immediate family gathered at my parent’s house after the service to spend some time together. It was neat to see Shaun and Antonio together, the next generation! The girls of the family also got together on Saturday to have some girl time. That was truly fun! The boys (including Shaun) went to see the airplanes at Paine field and then went back to our house to watch that good Husky-USC game.

We decided at kind of the last minute to go to the Casting Crowns concert on the 26th. It was awesome!!!! I had been hearing the advertisements on the radio for quite some time and thought it would be fun to go, but we didn’t end up doing anything about it until 3 days before. We got some pretty good seats in the side front section at Overlake. Casting Crowns has some very good songs with lyrics that I really need right now, like Voice of Truth, Praise You in This Storm, etc. I have put a bunch of their songs on the playlist, so scroll to the bottom to see if you are hearing them right now. Matt Redman opened for Casting Crowns. He was really good too. He has written a BUNCH of worship songs that he and others sing, which I didn’t realize, like Blessed Be Your Name and The Heart of Worship, just to name 2. He also has a good one that he sang called, You Never Let Go (I have also included it on the playlist). He described at the concert writing this song with his wife after their 4th miscarriage in a row. Definitely a song I need right now, even though our problem isn’t with miscarriages. I love the part of concerts where you get to hear the background of a song. It brings a whole new meaning to them.

Matt Redman

Casting Crowns

Before we bought the tickets for the concert, we called my parents and asked if they wanted to take us up on their offer to have Shaun for an over-nighter. They said yes, so we got the tickets and Shaun and his first sleep over at Grandma & Grandpa’s!!! My baby is growing up!!!!!! Yikes. It was weird being home after the concert without Shaun there. They brought him to church with them the next morning, and had a glowing report!! He went right to sleep and slept until 7:45, which is good for his own bed! And they had a lot of fun playing too! They even want to do it again sometime soon!

Shaun is saying new words everyday. He is really starting to communicate with his words. It is so exciting and fun to hear a new word pop out every day! His latest words are apple, bible, uh oh, and pig.

And, today is my birthday!!!! Hurray, even though I’m another year older. And, tomorrow is Bill’s birthday!!!

Oh, and the results of the swine flu vaccine poll was: 60% yes and 40% no, with 5 total votes.