by Kimberly | Oct 9, 2012 | 31days, marriage
Ok – glad there is grace. I missed the day yesterday for writing: I was sick, driving, unloading, feeding baby, and on a date with my husband. Why was I on a date:
We celebrated ONE YEAR of marriage. It was fabulous! We went to a wonderful restaurant on the river in Little Rock (although it was too cold to sit out there and too dark to really see anything) called Brave New. Wonderful food. My friend Carrie had told me about it and I was hoping my hubs would surprise me with that location – and he did! We enjoyed wine, Caesar salads, warm french bread, steaks with sides, and dessert ( I had homemade butterscotch ice cream – delightful).
We enjoyed leaving baby with a sweet friend, laughing, driving through Little Rock on our own in our own car, enjoying a fabulous meal, and talking about the past year and the year coming up!
by Kimberly | Oct 7, 2012 | 31days
I have always lived in the EST. That is the Eastern Standard Time zone. I’ve never had to worry about what time games start or shows begin because they are always on at the same time.
Well, today about 2:20pm we passed into Central Time Zone to become residents. That will be a little odd, having to remember the time difference when I am trying to connect with friends via the telephone (people still make phone calls). I’ll have to think about it when wondering what time the sun will set and what time it will rise.
A time zone change may seem little – and of course it is, but it is just one more change in a long line of changes coming for us this month!
by Kimberly | Oct 6, 2012 | 31days
Today there were 4 people in two cars that left Raleigh for a long haul trip on Interstate 40. We would start in Raleigh and we will end in Little Rock in 2 days. 40. Nothing else except the streets we stay on (Knoxville and Jackson) and the gas stops and eateries. At least we have the Smokies and Blue Ridge.
Since I like eating out – we ate at Brigs in Raleigh with Eric’s parents: pumpkin pancakes. Yummy taste of Fall.
In Mocksville (where?) we ate at a NC fave of mine: Ketchie Creek Bakery. All of us shared the 5 Flavor Pound Cake.
Then we got to Knoxville and at a Triple D (Food TV) hit Pizza Palace (ok, disappointed) with a friend named Bekah and ate it over 90 minutes of conversation in our hotel.
Here’s to sleep and tomorrow.
by Kimberly | Oct 5, 2012 | 31days
We are at a crossroads today! In two ways:
1. Baby Elijah finally lost his umbilical cord this morning. So we are ending the “newborn” phase!
2. We are ending our run at 842. The movers are here as I type – thankful I don’t have to do it by myself. And thankful for my husband and the in-laws and the several friends who have helped us pack – especially since I have been having some post-delivery complications from the delivery. My husband has lived here almost 8 years and designed it nicely for a batchelor. Then I moved in a year ago – its definitely not as clean but it has more love in it!
We enjoyed our last night in the house!
by Kimberly | Oct 4, 2012 | 31days
Our sweet baby was born 15 days ago. One of the verses we prayed for him all during the pregnancy was Psalm 139 – that God formed Elijah’s inmost parts. This definitely includes his feet!
When he came out and was taking his footprints we noticed two things about them:
1. His feet were really long. They barely fit on the print card. He will have big feet and its ok with us!
2. His 2nd and 3rd toe are webbed. It is a variation in who he is.
I had a bright light moment yesterday. God made those webbed long feet and they are perfect because God created them that way. We are still deciding if we are going to “fix” them or not – but we shall see.
God made him and he is good!
by Kimberly | Oct 3, 2012 | 31days, Bible
A new friend pointed me to this Psalm as a way that she was able to persevere through the first couple of weeks of her child’s life. Once her sweet daughter was born she was immediately taken into surgery and then faced several days in the NICU. Sounds familiar – except the surgery part. I haven’t even met this friend or her daughter but already I know we are going to be good friends.
This Psalm I have whispered to myself probaby 100 times over the past two weeks. I have whispered it to Eric as we lay in bed at night, exhausted from a newborn and the joys of moving to a new state. It is definitely taken out of context, because we know the psalmist is not moving and has not just born a child, but the truth remains because God never changes.
Psalm 68.19 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah.”
I hope this offers you encouragement in whatever daily battles you are facing.
