Finally...My Verigated Ginger Bloomed

I have not once seen my ginger plants bloom in the three years that they have been planted out front.  I almost thought I had a different "version" of ginger than everyone else.  But the good Lord finally let my little ginger plants sprout the most unique looking flowers around.  And they smell yummy too.

You might be asking, "What does a ginger plant blooming have to do with infertility?"  I could find something super spiritual to say like, "Maybe this means the Lord will allow my womb to blossom after 3 years of waiting."  But really, there is only one correlation...I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and I love plants. haha.  They make me very happy.  I know that not only makes me, "fearfully and wonderfully made," but sort of like an old lady trapped in my almost 27 year old body. Or at least that is what my friends tell me.  And this is where God has me, in the waiting ... enjoying some of my hobbies and I am making an attempt to make the most of it!

Too Many Goodbyes...

  

I had one too many goodbyes this week.  We were  blessed enough to see the Valiquette clan one last time before they leave for Italy.  We loved seeing them and hated saying goodbye as they begin their journey back to Italy.  Of course we say goodbye though with much excitement for how God is going to use them over there. We love you guys very much and are always in awe of how much comfort and security you are willing to sacrifice to serve our Lord.  You are an inspiration to both of us.  

 And then I also had to say goodbye to my high school small group girls.  I know they will still (most of them) be here this summer and I know I will see them again, but it was still so hard to watch them stand at the front of the room and receive their send off.  I have poured so much of myself into them.  And they have impacted me even more than I have impacted them.  They have taught me so much.  I’m just not ready for them to go!  They have become like children to me and dear friends as well.  I am so nervous and excited for them all in one bundled package of emotions.  I look at them and think, “I can’t believe my parents let me move to Orlando to go to UCF when I was their age.  They are so little!”  Haha.  I just wish I could keep them here with me forever.

I love you girls and am so proud of all of you.  I will miss seeing your beautiful smiles and goofy faces.  I cherish each and every one of you.  I love you!!  Thank you for letting me be a part of your life.

“If you are not firm in faith you will not be firm at all.” Isaiah 7:9b

Happy Mother's Day!

Today we celebrate our two beautiful mothers and what they mean to us. We are pretty darn blessed with momma's that love us so deeply.  We are very thankful for them.  They both have set the bar pretty high!  

We are also thankful we were able to escape this weekend and spend some time with special friends who knew the heartache of this day as well.  We created a little staycation at the Harby home while they were out of town this weekend.  We referred to it as Hotel Del Harby most of the time.  It was so fantastic to enjoy the sun, river, and pool on such a beautiful weekend.  We did a lot of eating, chilling, sunset watching, tennis ball throwing (Lt would try and coax every guest to make this his or her sole purpose in life), and hanging out.  It was good for the soul.  I am thankful they were willing to spend the weekend with us.  And we are thankful the Harby's were gracious enough to allow us to take over their house while they were gone.

Thank you to all our sweet friends who remembered our hearts today.  Your encouraging words meant the world to us and we feel blessed to know that we have such great friends who care about us so much.

Happy Mother's Day!