Prayers

This was a week full of prayers for us. We attend church most weekends at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, and we go to a home group church meeting on Wednesday nights, so we tend to do a lot of praying anyway, but this week was especially full of prayers for us.

Answered prayers came in the form of a great doctor's appointment on Monday! We got to hear the heartbeat of the baby and the doctor said everything looks wonderful for both of us! We don't go back again until November 24th for the BIG ultrasound when we get to find out the sex of the baby. I can't wait!! So far the guesses have been split pretty evenly between boy and girl, but with 10+ boys and only one girl in our family so fart his generation, it might just be time for another girl! Only time will tell, I guess!

Here is me this week, at week 16. Thank you to my fantastic mother-in-law Eunice for the sweater in the second picture! It is a Christmas present, but Rob let me open it early as all my other sweaters are getting a little tight!

And here is where the punkin is:

16 weeks, an avocado!

Some other things we have been praying for this week aren't so fun to write about. We have a set of friends going through a separation and possibly trying to keep hold of their marriage. While the situation looks to be improving, it will be a long, tough road for their entire family.

Another long-time family friend is battling cancer, and still another has Alzheimer's and seems to be declining rapidly. We feel helpless in these situations and can only pray for strength and healing for everyone involved.

If you are any type of blogger at all, whether you write one of your own or just read them, you have most likely come across MckMama and her family at one time or another. Baby Stellan is in the hospital again and fighting to keep his heart working properly, and many people are praying for healing for him. She is far more eloquent than I will ever be, and she wrote a great post today about prayer on her blog. If you feel so inclined, check it out! I learned a lot. :)

Well, that's about all I have for tonight. Tomorrow is Halloween AND we get to turn the clocks back an hour for Daylight Savings time! I'm sure there will be pictures to share (of the costumes, not the time change... har har) and I'll make sure to post them here soon. Have a fun and safe Halloween!