Boy? Or Girl?-The Answer! :)

(I just had to tease y'all a little bit!) ;)

  "Sugar and spice 

and everything nice

that's what little girls are made of

Sunshine and rainbows 

and ribbons for hair bows

that's what little girls are made of 

Tea parties, laces

and baby doll faces

that's what little girls are made of"

In case you haven't figured it out by now, Baby #5 is a little girl!!!

And she has already stolen our hearts! 

I was am somewhat surprised (I thought the baby was a boy!), but I am so thrilled to have another sister and so grateful for her little life! We watched the ultrasound DVD earlier this evening, and seeing her put her little hands in front of her face, stick out her tongue and move her arms and legs made me fall even more in love with her and marvel at how tiny and beautiful she is; she is God's wonderful creation! 

 "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well..." ~Psalm 139:13-14 

    

Little sister, 

I may not know you yet, but I love you so much, and I can't wait to meet you!  

And trust me, we're going to have so much fun together! I am looking forward to having a sister nearly 15 years younger than me. :)

  

Boy? Or Girl?

                        We'll be finding out the answer in just two days, Lord willing! We are very excited!

   And to be sure, I'll post the news on here, since I know y'all will be dying with curiosity by then. ;)

Fall is upon us...

  

Please Pray for the Sproul Family

Yesterday, I found out that Shannon Sproul, the daughter of R.C. Sproul, Jr., passed away suddenly very early yesterday morning. She was 15 years old.

Here is something my aunt wrote yesterday about Shannon. I couldn't say it better myself.

Please pray for the RC Sproul, Jr. family. Very early today, just less than ten months after saying goodbye to his wife (and their mama), RC's precious daughter Shannon went home to Heaven. She was limited physically on this earth with a disability, but so full of joy and love for those around her. She has now been made whole and is in Heaven with her Savior and is reunited with her sweet Mama! Praise be to God for the hope of eternity! Please lift up her 7 siblings and her Daddy...and thank God for His promise to sustain and comfort His children.

Please lift this family up in your prayers.

R.C. and Shannon

  "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." ~2 Corinthians 12:10

Another Good Quote

"Life's a voyage that's homeward bound."

~Herman Melville

I know it's been awhile...

...but life has been so busy, blogging has gotten pushed further and further down the list of priorities.

I don't have much to say, so, as is often the case, (a few) pictures will have to speak for me. :)

                                                                                           

                                   

Dresden took my camera from me one day and started snapping photos...this is one of the ones I found on the camera later.  :D

I also found this on the camera. Oh, Dresden! :) (she would kill me if she knew I posted these on here!)

I've been reading this book for school this week, and it's been really interesting! I'd been looking forward to reading a book by Dr. Sproul ever since the start of the school year, and so far I haven't been disappointed! I'm really enjoying it.


I am going hoping to blog more than I have lately, but it looks like life's going to continue to be pretty busy for awhile, so we'll see...it also depends on if I have anything interesting to say or not. :)

Have a great week!

The Will of God

 "I believe that every particle of dust that dances in the sunbeam does not move an atom more or less than God wishes; that every particle of spray that dashes against the steamboat has its orbit as well as the sun in the heavens; that the chaff from the hand of the winnower is steered as surely as the stars in their courses; that the creeping of an insect over a rosebud is as much fixed as the march of the devastating pestilence; and the fall of leaves from the poplar is as fully ordained as the tumbling avalanche.

He who believes in God must believe this truth. There is no standing point between this and Atheism.

There is no halfway between an Almighty God, who works all things according to the good pleasure of his will, and no God at all!" 

                           -Spurgeon 

Goodbye, August

-We haven't being doing too much these days, and part of the reason is because most of us have had colds this past week and have felt too bad to go anywhere. Only my dad and I were staying well, but this morning I feel like I'm coming down with a mild cold... :( But the ones who got sick first are recovering, so hopefully by the time I feel normal, everyone will be 100% healthy again! :)

there's been a lot of these around our house lately...

-I've been plugging away at school this week.
My workload has increased a lot this school year, and the work is very challenging (one of the things I had to do this week for school is read the book of Genesis, which has 50 chapters in it, in three school days!). I am having to ask the Lord to help me to persevere and have a good attitude...

But overall, I am liking my curriculum and am already feeling like I've learned a lot!

 -I read this devotional last week and thought it was really good! It's not very long, and worth the read!

-It's (almost) September? Really? 

I am looking forward to cooler days (hopefully there will be some), looking at the pretty leaves, eating soup.

Fall is probably my favorite season.

I love Fall. It's such a beautiful season!

Goodbye, August, Hello, September!

Honor Your Hero!

Hey, y'all! :)

One of my favorite bloggers, Maddie, wrote a post about one of her heroes and why that person is her hero (great idea, Maddie!).

I was one of the ones she "tagged" to write a post about their hero.

So, even though I have more than one hero, I decided to write about Candace Cameron. If you've ever seen the show Full House, that name may sound familiar to you!

Candace played D.J. Tanner on Full House from about the time she was 10 to 18.

The main reason I chose Candace to write about is because she is a Christian actress.
Being an actress myself, I know how difficult it can be is to work in the acting industry and also be a Christian. She is an inspiration and an encouragement to me that it can be done; you can be an actress and have a close relationship with the Lord as well. It's not always easy, but it's possible.

Currently, Candace Cameron (now Candace Cameron Bure) is married and has three children (her daughter is actually one day younger than me!) and she is still acting. As of 2010, she was living in Los Angeles, California, acting in a series on ABC Family called Make It or Break It, portraying the character of Summer van Horne.

Candace also recently wrote a book titled, Reshaping It All:Motivation for Spiritual and Physical Fitness.

Another interesting fact about Candace: her older brother, Kirk Cameron, starred on the family sitcom Growing Pains around the same time she was acting on Full House.

Candace Cameron has just always inspired me. It's rare that you find an actress who is a real Christian! She's always been someone I've wished to be like!

I'm giving Candace Cameron the award of integrity, as I'm sure it takes some to stand firm in her faith while being in 'show biz'!

the cast of Full House

Candace Cameron

And here are the rules for doing this and tagging your friends, too!

1.  Write some facts on your blog about the hero of your choice. 
2. Give one reason why you chose that particular person. 
3.  Make up an award for your hero (Ex.  Honoring George Washington for the courage he had and standing up for the land he believed in.  Thank you.) 
4.  Tag 5 friends
5.  Tell them they have to do it with the hero of their choice. 
6. Have fun!


Okay, now it's time to "tag" five bloggers to do this! (though I'm not sure I can come up with five people... :)) Ready?

• Keely
• Kady
• Rachel

 (And guys, don't feel pressured about doing this...it's just for fun. And it is fun! :))

Thanks, Maddie for the idea and for tagging me! 

Time for a Quote!

 "A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent." 

-John Calvin