A Little Bit of Everything

So, it's been a few weeks which makes me sad that I couldn't stick to it. But I'm still going to try to write more frequently. I guess I just get overwhelmed with everything going on that any free time I have I'll either lay on the couch and rest or take a nap. I've actually slept a ton this weekend so far. Yesterday, I took a 3 1/2 hour nap, then I slept 10 hours last night, and then today I took a 2 1/2 hour nap. I'm thirty-seven weeks pregnant and definitely feeling it.

My body (and I) wants Elsie to come as soon as possible. It's so hard not knowing when she'll be here. I just wish I could know, I feel like that would be so much easier... unlikely, but that's how i feel. I just want to be able to hold my daughter in my arms instead of in my tummy. I want to be able to see her precious little face and fingers and toes. But the thing is, I don't know when she's coming. This is a huge time for me to just trust God and be content in Him. I need to rest in His sovereignty and know that I can find peace in Him. It's hard, but He is my Stronghold.

A lot has seemed to happen the past few weeks. We finished up 1 2 3 John, and Joel finished Daniel/Revelation; and we started a new block on Friday, which means new classes. Joel is taking Eschatology-the study of end times, and we're both taking Christian Life. And we are also continuing Pastoral Epistles, we actually just started into Titus. It doesn't seem like the homework will be too much for these classes, but there sure is a lot of reading. I've gotten ahead on my reading for Pastorals, so that's good. And this weekend I'm working on some of the reading for Christian Life, because we have to read three good sized books for this class. It's crazy to think that by the end of this block (3 weeks), Elsie could be here.

My parent's ordered a pack and play for us last weekend, and we got it early this week. As soon as Joel brought it in (he checked the mail without me), I opened it up and we put it together. It was a lot of fun, a little hard to set up since it was our first time, but we still really enjoyed it. So, Elsie's bed is up and ready for her to sleep in it. I love the colors and everything about it. The green is just the perfect green. We actually rearranged our whole house this week too. We cleaned, and got rid of one of the desks, and changed it up. I really like it. The bedroom feels bigger and so does the living room. Maybe I"ll put up a few pictures later.

I've really been trying to keep on on the housework in case Elsie comes early. Sometimes it's tough because the dishes just pile up and things start to clutter on the table and desk, but I think I've been doing a pretty good job. It definitely helps that Joel has been lending a hand in the cleaning/picking up department. It's hard for me to bend over, so I love that's he's willing to help out. I don't think I've hit that "nesting" stage. Apparently, I'm supposed to get a ton of energy and want to clean everything. But that just hasn't happened, I want things cleaned, but most of the time I just don't have the energy to do it all at once. I need to take breaks and stuff. Oh well, it'll all get done eventually.

I've been having a hard time motivating myself to eat really healthy. I sure am trying, but I think I'm failing pretty miserably. I just run out of ideas for lunches and dinners... at least yummy ones that sound good. It gets hard when I have only a little bit of energy to cook yummy, healthy meals that both Joel and I like. Because if I make something that only I like, I'll make too much and then won't be able to finish the left-overs. Hm, I guess it's just a learning process, and part of being a wife.

Well, that's all for now. Maybe, whoever is out there reading this, if you could pray for me just finishing strong. I'm so tired and achey, but I want and long to have a good attitude through it all. Prayer would be much appreciated. God bless.