This is just a quick post asking you to pray for our family at this time - especially my wife Jody and our unborn daughter.
As you can see from the top of the blog, Jody is not even to 25 weeks yet, and this has been a very difficult week for her. She is having anywhere from 15 to 25 contractions a day, and yesterday (Thursday) her Ob/Gyn put her on bedrest. This morning we are going to see her perinatologist (they specialize in premature/high risk pregnancies) and today we will find out if her bedrest can be at home, or if she will have to go to the hospital, which would be very hard on her and on our two very active boys at home!
We are praying that she can make it to at least March 17 (33 weeks) which was the timing of our youngest son's birth.
One blessing and positive note is that Jody still feels the baby alot, so for that we are very grateful.
Thank you for your prayers, and I will post an update later.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
As promised
Ok, I didn't realize Brian had uploaded pictures. I apologize for there being so many, but we haven't done this since last spring.
What is God doing?
Do you ever have one of those days where you are sure that God has completely forgotten about you, or that He "has it in for you"? Well, that just seems to be the basic premise of our lives' lately. Oh, and by the way, after almost two months since our last post, hello again to all of you who read this (which I am guessing is about 3 people anymore).
It seems like every time we get into a situation that we enjoy, God seems to really test us and our faith in Him. Unfortuantely, many times we fail, but I am amazed to see how my husband is handling this so far. In case you are wondering what I am talking about, last week Wednesday Brian came home from his job that he has had for just over five months - a job which he absolutely loves! - and thought everything was fine and dandy. He got up Thursday morning and noticed that his boss had called his cell phone twice and left a voice mail - all before 6AM! Brian's boss NEVER calls him at home before 8AM, so he knew this couldn't be very good news. Well, long story short, his company announced that they had been bought out by a competitor. It is supposed to be a merger, but everyone calls it an acquisition. See attached story if you are interested: http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com/articles/485647
Anyway, after the initial shock, Brian has just tried to keep his eyes focused on God and let Him control the path. He figures that in a worst case scenario he has about 4 months left until he may or may not have a job - depending on where the headquarters is finally located. The timing of this really couldn't be any worse from the world's view, as he figures he is good through the end of March, or perhaps into April, and of course, baby number three could make an appearance anytime after March 17th (33 weeks early). We are just asking for prayer that God shows Brian the right path. This was very big news in the Ethanol industry, so it was a big story in the Wall Street Journal too. Anyway, Brian finally had to stop answering his phones last Friday, as he had more than 10 recruiters try to cold call him that day! We know that God has a plan for this, and we are just praying that we don't mess things up by trying to get in the way of His Will.
Other than that, things are progressing well with the pregnancy. I am noticing that I have less and less energy and have to rest more, but we are all extremely excited about the baby. Even the boys are very excited to see the new baby.
This is also a weird winter, because for the first time in 8 years, Brian isn't running off to coach a basketball game, run a practice, or the myriad of other things involved with coaching. I can tell that he does miss it, but he is filling in his time with studying for his CMA license, taking care of a pregnant, tired mommy and two VERY active little boys.
I know pictures were promised with the last post, but Brian has to finish uploading the pictures, and then we will get some new ones of the boys out here.
It seems like every time we get into a situation that we enjoy, God seems to really test us and our faith in Him. Unfortuantely, many times we fail, but I am amazed to see how my husband is handling this so far. In case you are wondering what I am talking about, last week Wednesday Brian came home from his job that he has had for just over five months - a job which he absolutely loves! - and thought everything was fine and dandy. He got up Thursday morning and noticed that his boss had called his cell phone twice and left a voice mail - all before 6AM! Brian's boss NEVER calls him at home before 8AM, so he knew this couldn't be very good news. Well, long story short, his company announced that they had been bought out by a competitor. It is supposed to be a merger, but everyone calls it an acquisition. See attached story if you are interested: http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com/articles/485647
Anyway, after the initial shock, Brian has just tried to keep his eyes focused on God and let Him control the path. He figures that in a worst case scenario he has about 4 months left until he may or may not have a job - depending on where the headquarters is finally located. The timing of this really couldn't be any worse from the world's view, as he figures he is good through the end of March, or perhaps into April, and of course, baby number three could make an appearance anytime after March 17th (33 weeks early). We are just asking for prayer that God shows Brian the right path. This was very big news in the Ethanol industry, so it was a big story in the Wall Street Journal too. Anyway, Brian finally had to stop answering his phones last Friday, as he had more than 10 recruiters try to cold call him that day! We know that God has a plan for this, and we are just praying that we don't mess things up by trying to get in the way of His Will.
Other than that, things are progressing well with the pregnancy. I am noticing that I have less and less energy and have to rest more, but we are all extremely excited about the baby. Even the boys are very excited to see the new baby.
This is also a weird winter, because for the first time in 8 years, Brian isn't running off to coach a basketball game, run a practice, or the myriad of other things involved with coaching. I can tell that he does miss it, but he is filling in his time with studying for his CMA license, taking care of a pregnant, tired mommy and two VERY active little boys.
I know pictures were promised with the last post, but Brian has to finish uploading the pictures, and then we will get some new ones of the boys out here.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Just trying to keep up
Well, apparently we are not as good at keeping up with our blog as we would like to be. It has been not quite two months since our last blog, and just like everyone else in the world, we have been rather busy.
At the end of August, we celebrated my dad's birthday, then Brian took the Friday of Labor Day weekend off and we took the boys to the State Fair. It was a lot of fun and the boys had a blast. In fact, the company Brian works for is associated with a company called CHS (the old Cenex Harvestland States), and they are the one's who sponsor the "Miracle of Birth" barn. That was a great treat for the boys, but man was it crowded! We usually try to get there before 8AM to go through all the animal exhibits and whatever else the boys really like before it gets too crowded, but this year for some reason there were so many people already there when we got there, so that made it interesting. Also, me feeling sick didn't help any.
We spent Labor Day weekend at Brian's parents, and then Brian flew to New York for a couple of days for some training for work. Have we mentioned how much we really like his company? They are very family conscious and his boss is very understanding of things right now.
Oh yeah, I should probably talk about that. I am sure that by now you have seen the thing at the top of our blog (probably all 3 people who read this), but we are expecting our third child next spring! We are very nervous and very excited all at the same time. If you know about our family history you will know that we always have high risk pregnancies, and that both boys were preemies. Even as I was pregnant with Jefferson, the doctors told us that from then on to always expect deliveries to be 7 - 10 weeks early, so even though our due date is May 5, we are praying that we make it to at least March 17, which would be 33 weeks. Please pray with us, as we know that it is going to be a challenge each step of the way.
We had great evangelistic meetings with the Herbsters in September, but I think I did a little too much with that, as the boys and I have pretty much been sick since then. I am starting to feel better, other than the normal nausea, and the boys are finally starting to look and sound better.
October is another busy month. We celebrated Brian's dad's birthday, and then had Jefferson's birthday party this past Thursday (he is two tomorrow).
We will put more pictures out for you to see once we get them transfered out of our camera.
At the end of August, we celebrated my dad's birthday, then Brian took the Friday of Labor Day weekend off and we took the boys to the State Fair. It was a lot of fun and the boys had a blast. In fact, the company Brian works for is associated with a company called CHS (the old Cenex Harvestland States), and they are the one's who sponsor the "Miracle of Birth" barn. That was a great treat for the boys, but man was it crowded! We usually try to get there before 8AM to go through all the animal exhibits and whatever else the boys really like before it gets too crowded, but this year for some reason there were so many people already there when we got there, so that made it interesting. Also, me feeling sick didn't help any.
We spent Labor Day weekend at Brian's parents, and then Brian flew to New York for a couple of days for some training for work. Have we mentioned how much we really like his company? They are very family conscious and his boss is very understanding of things right now.
Oh yeah, I should probably talk about that. I am sure that by now you have seen the thing at the top of our blog (probably all 3 people who read this), but we are expecting our third child next spring! We are very nervous and very excited all at the same time. If you know about our family history you will know that we always have high risk pregnancies, and that both boys were preemies. Even as I was pregnant with Jefferson, the doctors told us that from then on to always expect deliveries to be 7 - 10 weeks early, so even though our due date is May 5, we are praying that we make it to at least March 17, which would be 33 weeks. Please pray with us, as we know that it is going to be a challenge each step of the way.
We had great evangelistic meetings with the Herbsters in September, but I think I did a little too much with that, as the boys and I have pretty much been sick since then. I am starting to feel better, other than the normal nausea, and the boys are finally starting to look and sound better.
October is another busy month. We celebrated Brian's dad's birthday, and then had Jefferson's birthday party this past Thursday (he is two tomorrow).
We will put more pictures out for you to see once we get them transfered out of our camera.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
It has been a while
Sorry it has been so long, but like everyone else, we have been rather busy.
Brian has been at his job for over 2 months now, and we all love it. He is home almost every night for supper, has only worked one Saturday for 4 hours, and in general is very relaxed.
Jackson turned 4 about a month ago (I feel bad for not getting it in here sooner) and we just can't believe it! Where has the time gone? We are thankful every day for our boys, especially since we had several doctors tell us point blank that it would be impossible for us to have one child, let alone two. Thank God for miracles!
I taught the 2 & 3 year olds in VBS at the end of July, which was a lot of fun.
Of course, the biggest news was on August 1, when the 35W bridge collapsed. It was hard to see all that destruction, but it was also hard for Brian, as one of the ladies that was pronounced dead on the first day was the wife of a man that Brian had just recently worked with. It just provides us with a great reminder that we can't take anything for granted.
Other than that, we are just trying to keep up with life. I trust this post finds all who read it well. We will follow up with more pictures of the boys soon.
Brian has been at his job for over 2 months now, and we all love it. He is home almost every night for supper, has only worked one Saturday for 4 hours, and in general is very relaxed.
Jackson turned 4 about a month ago (I feel bad for not getting it in here sooner) and we just can't believe it! Where has the time gone? We are thankful every day for our boys, especially since we had several doctors tell us point blank that it would be impossible for us to have one child, let alone two. Thank God for miracles!
I taught the 2 & 3 year olds in VBS at the end of July, which was a lot of fun.
Of course, the biggest news was on August 1, when the 35W bridge collapsed. It was hard to see all that destruction, but it was also hard for Brian, as one of the ladies that was pronounced dead on the first day was the wife of a man that Brian had just recently worked with. It just provides us with a great reminder that we can't take anything for granted.
Other than that, we are just trying to keep up with life. I trust this post finds all who read it well. We will follow up with more pictures of the boys soon.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Nine Amazing Years
Well, it seems more and more lately like I am the one that is posting here, so I would just like to take a moment to tell everyone just how lucky and blessed I really am. Yesterday Jody and I celebrated our 9th Anniversary, and I can honestly say that the time has just flown by, and that each day gets better and better. I really do love my wife, and thank God every day that he placed her into my life.
Also, in case we don't get to it on time, we also want to wish Paul and Jill Ice a happy 9th Anniversary on the 25th. That was a very busy summer here at Woodcrest. Happy Anniversary you two.
--Brian
Also, in case we don't get to it on time, we also want to wish Paul and Jill Ice a happy 9th Anniversary on the 25th. That was a very busy summer here at Woodcrest. Happy Anniversary you two.
--Brian
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Happy Birthday America
Well, according to our calendars, today is America's 231st birthday. Happy Birthday to the greatest country on earth!
This past week has been quite an interesting on here in the Minneapolis area. Just last weekend we lost a true "American Hero" - Charles Lindberg. No, not the guy that is famous for the plane, the kidnapped baby, etc., but the "other" Charles Lindberg. You see, this Charles is actually a well-known hero throughout the ranks of the Marines, and many of their recruits are educated about him.
Charles was the last, living survivor of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. But don't look at the famous picture and try to figure out which one is him - you won't. Contrary to very popular belief, the picture that we all know so well is actually the "second" flag raising. The first raising happened when Charles and a few other Marines raised the flag to let the troops down below know that they had captured that fateful hill and it was safe to proceed. Charles was interviewed by several of the tv stations around here during the Memorial Weekend, and he said it sounded like a "growing wave of shouting" when the troops saw the flag.
Those four men the took their flag down and as they were, the four other Marines started to raise a much bigger flag - and that is the picture we are most familiar with. Another interesting note, the second flag raising almost never was. A photographer just happened to be swinging his camera around and this picture was actually an "accident" as he hit the shutter. He wasn't even looking through it! Yet through all of that, we have some of our preserved history.
Today is a celebration: of life, of freedom, and many other things. But I would encourage any of you who read this, please take a moment and thank our troops. If you see someone in uniform, make an effort to go out of your way to say "Thank you". It doesn't cost you a dime, and you never know, you may actually be coming in contact with the next "Charles Lindberg".
--Brian
This past week has been quite an interesting on here in the Minneapolis area. Just last weekend we lost a true "American Hero" - Charles Lindberg. No, not the guy that is famous for the plane, the kidnapped baby, etc., but the "other" Charles Lindberg. You see, this Charles is actually a well-known hero throughout the ranks of the Marines, and many of their recruits are educated about him.
Charles was the last, living survivor of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. But don't look at the famous picture and try to figure out which one is him - you won't. Contrary to very popular belief, the picture that we all know so well is actually the "second" flag raising. The first raising happened when Charles and a few other Marines raised the flag to let the troops down below know that they had captured that fateful hill and it was safe to proceed. Charles was interviewed by several of the tv stations around here during the Memorial Weekend, and he said it sounded like a "growing wave of shouting" when the troops saw the flag.
Those four men the took their flag down and as they were, the four other Marines started to raise a much bigger flag - and that is the picture we are most familiar with. Another interesting note, the second flag raising almost never was. A photographer just happened to be swinging his camera around and this picture was actually an "accident" as he hit the shutter. He wasn't even looking through it! Yet through all of that, we have some of our preserved history.
Today is a celebration: of life, of freedom, and many other things. But I would encourage any of you who read this, please take a moment and thank our troops. If you see someone in uniform, make an effort to go out of your way to say "Thank you". It doesn't cost you a dime, and you never know, you may actually be coming in contact with the next "Charles Lindberg".
--Brian
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