Luke

A New Year, A New You

I will admittedly say that 2010 has started a bit chaotically. We listed our house, and feel the pressure to keep it clean all of the time. I started Luke on solid food, so frequently I find myself running late because I forgot to add the extra time it takes to feed him. Thankfully, I have found a few minutes almost everyday to pull away and read my new devotional- "The Wonder of the Cross," and have felt more renewed by the Word than I have for some time. I love the application points that they offer each day!

Chad has been running more regularly (praise the Lord for more smelly clothes to wash) and trying to eat healthier as he travels. He just finished reading Ginger Plowman's "Don't Make Me Count to Three." I will get there one day. I hope.

We had a wonderful weekend participating in a Spiritual Life Conference that was led by Kent and Barbara Hughes (writers of "Disciplines of Godly Families"). I won't go into details here because you can listen to the same things we heard on our church's website. Here is the link...http://www.firstprescolumbia.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=43244&PID=755302. Those of you in full-time ministry HAVE to listen to the ones called A Personal Pilgrimage and Back to First Priorities. As we listened to the Hughes share, thoughts of many of you popped in my head. I pray that you will know the Father's pleasure as you minister. By the way, I have always wanted to know what the Men's Talks are all about- now I can listen! Ha Ha! In my free time, right.

4 Months

After Christmas, Luke had his 4 month check-up and here are his stats:

Height: 27"

Weight: 18 lbs.

Head Circumference: 16 1/4"

This has been a big month of transition for him...

-sleeping through the night

-solid food

-rolling and scooting around

-chewing on toys and mostly his hands

-loving the jumperoo!

It has also been a huge change for me! Did I mention that he is sleeping through the night? Also, I just got brave enough to leave him in the church nursery. This weekend we had a conference, so I got lots of practice! I am in love with this little boy! There is such joy in seeing a baby that is content and happy after many months of green diapers. I'll post a picture one of these days. :) I got a MacBook after Christmas, and I am still trying to organize all of my pictures.

Mvelopes Update

In October I wrote about our deep affection for a budgeting software from Crown Ministries called Mvelopes. They have a special promotion now through the end of the month that offers a 25% discount for friends of members. I can send you an e-mail with all of the details if you are interested. If you are trying to do a better job of keeping to a budget and managing your finances in 2010, this program is for you! Just send me an e-mail or post a comment, and I will send you the information you need to sign-up.