BIG News

Well, we've decided to go public with our exciting news for two reasons.
1- The more who know the more prayers that can be lifted
2- I'm feeling so sick that people are sure to start figuring something out... I don't want anyone to think that Lupus is showing its face in my life again. It is gone for good. Praise GOD!

Yes- I am expecting baby number two!! Can you even fathom it? If it weren't for the nausea and fatigue, I wouldn't believe it! God is good and we are thrilled!

It is so weird to be walking in healing. Sometimes I think the 6 years of really bad health was like a twilight zone! It's strange to look back at the despair, fear, and pain that once gripped my everyday life. Now, I'm doing the unthinkable! I'm healthy, with child #2, and having no signs or symptoms of that horrible disease! I praise God every time I pick up Myra and we dance around the kitchen with no pain! This summer in CO, it was awesome to hike the trails and not think about aching joints or piercing stabs in my feet with every step!

I find it easy to forget on a daily basis what God has done for Ross and I. Living in a new place with people who have only seen me healthy makes it a challenge to remember everyday the bondage God has freed me from through Christ Jesus!

Stranger still, is traveling further and further away from the time in which I suffered. As time moves on and life takes us on its crazy journey, Lupus has truly become a thing of the past! It wasn't until being sick with this sweet baby that I realized what people might start thinking. I had to drop out of a few commitments due to the nausea and dizziness and all I could say was, "I'm not feeling well". I have forgotten the feelings that go with "I'm not feeling well'.

Those 4 words use to define me in many ways. Others defined me as the sick girl, family defined me as the weak one, and strangers saw me as lazy. The worst was people who felt like I was a hypochondriac-- those who didn't believe that a young, athletic girl who looks fine on the outside can be so filled with pain. Having to pull out of a few important events in the last month brought all that back for me. It made me realize that I have not been sensitive to those around me who "don't feel well" yet keep their smile and keep trekking. It was a gentle reminder for me. Although I don't live in the past, I must hold on to the lessons learned so I can be compassionate to those around me.

Well, world- Look at me now! When you look at me the "sick girl", "the weak one", or the "lazy wife", I hope now you see Jesus Christ and His healing power! I hope now you see what we all hope to be true in scripture, that God does heal and that there is hope for the hurting! May you be blessed by the miracle God has done in our life TODAY and rejoice with us as it continues in baby #2! WOO-HOO!