The best laid plans...

Well, I thought this was going to be the most relaxing weekend ever. School's out for Winter break and once I made it through Thursday, I knew I was going to have a wonderful birthday with my husband and children. But...I started getting sick on Wednesday. I could barely talk through my lectures on Thursday, and once the caffeine and sinus medication wore off on Friday, I ended up in bed until this am. I still have the headache/body aches, congestion and low-grade fever. No fun! The tylenol isn't even keeping the fever at bay. Normally, I would just let the fever run it's course, but this is too painful. Daniel is recovering from the same thing, and Joanna just started coming down with it. Everyone else is coughing.

I think this will be an interesting week. I've definitely slowed down, but this wasn't my plan. Well, God's Word says that a man plans his way, but God directs his steps. My steps have surely been directed. The good news, "this too shall pass" - to quote the Bible!

New Beginnings: Part 3

Well I'm 20 weeks, it's my birthday, I'm sick, but my first birthday surprise is in! We're having a boy! It's so hard to believe. We really didn't think it would be a boy again but God has a perfect plan. So rearranging the boys room is in order! Everyone is excited, and now we have to go about picking boys names. Nick's come up with some really funny ones and we've been cracking up all morning. He said, let's just name him Francesca, since we already have that name picked out. Joanna thinks he'll have some words to exchange with his father when he's older if we do that. You ever heard the song, "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash? Very funny.


I'm going to take a nap, and hopefully feel better so we can celebrate more tonight! BTW, the baby is healthy-everything looks great! God has been kind.