Perspective!

Perspective is Gary's motto. And I have to say that for the 1st couple years of marriage it used to drive me CRAZY! I can now say I am on board with the "perspective" thing. I am reading a book right now by Elizabeth George called A Mom After God's Own Heart. Elizabeth George is one of my favorite authors and I was reminded of that as soon as I picked up this book. The irony that she is one of my favorite authors is really quit comical to me, her husband Jim George was on staff at Master's College. It just goes to show once again that God has such a sense of humor! But that is another post entirely! lol! She has a way with words and her books ALWAYS speak to me! She has 2 other books that I love, A Woman After God's Own Heart and A Wife After God's Own Heart. Both books transformed me and my marriage! The 1st couple years I would say that for me, the theme of my marriage was "its all about me!". Marriage has been and now parenthood is as well, the biggest magnifying glass in my life! They both have shown me the good, the bad, and the ugly in my life. But after I read her book my heart was changed and Gary said he saw a difference immediately! I hope I am still on the right path...after almost 8 years of marriage I hope so! :) So now that I am reading A Mom After God's Own Heart. My heart is transformed again...I hope my children will notice it! She doesn't say anything that I haven't heard before, but she puts God's Word in to such perspective and has a unique way of inspiring! The last few weeks have been a bit rough being so pregnant...but it is interesting to note that since I started reading this book, things have not been as rough...coincidence? I think not! I am just consumed with this book and all it has to share. I am so grateful for where I am in life so why not live like it every moment! Not just the easy moments! I am so thankful to be pregnant and for everything in my life. I want to really cherish the last few days/weeks of this pregnancy! I have realized that I have this amazing privilege to be pregnant again and I really want embrace the hardships (I feel silly even saying hardships...come on...hardships? What a privilege!) that come along with it (not being able to put socks on!). I was feeling like a cripple the last few months. As you all know I like to go, go, go! And that is why it has been so hard to be more like slow, slow, slow. It is really hard for me when I can't take care of my family the way I want too and be all I want to be (where have I heard that before?)! But I should be grateful that my husband wants to help and loves serving me. That is definitely his love language! And I should be grateful when people go out of their way to help us! Family and friends! Like my Mom dropping everything on 2 occasions the last month to fly up here to help take care of Makenzie and help me! THANKS MOM! :) And when we thought I was in labor our friends dropped everything to come right over to take care of Maki immediately! And when we got home Josh ran out and got us dinner and his parents were even in town visiting him but he insisted on helping us! THANKS JENNY! THANKS EM! THANKS JOSH! AND THANKS JON FOR BEING ON CALL! :) So needless to say I am no longer feeling sorry for myself that I can't do as much...oh my gosh I can't believe I ever felt sorry for myself...I am so privileged to be carrying a healthy baby boy and to have all the support, help and LOVE! So as you can see my perspective has changed!

Anyway, enough of my ramblings...I recommend this book to any Mother, Grandmother, future Mother or anyone who has contact in any parental way with God's greatest treasures...children!

Here are a couple pics...
Maki riding the horse at the car wash! She LOVES horses!

Her silly smile!