Up at 4 am…

† Virgin-Martyr Febronia of Nisibis (310), Our Holy Father Dionysios, founder of the Monastery of St John the Forerunner on Mt Athos (1380)

I’m up at 4:00 am and unable to sleep! My body is preparing for those late nights up with the baby I assume. I’ve become more and more sleepless and uncomfortable at night. And hungry! Goodness me! I get so hungry so fast! Oh, well.Pregnancy is such an odd and wonderful state of being… 9-ish weeks to go…  Well, until the real work begins, I’ll be blogging late nights, while reading or watching old episodes of the Office while underneath the blanket our friend Kim made me as a wedding gift, which is what I’m doing now. Wow…my life is about to change quite a bit.

I wish you all a wonderful day!

Remember me.

… the more have been your trials, look for a more perfect reward from your just Judge. Do not take your present troubles ill. Do not lose hope. Yet a little while and your Helper will come to you and will not tarry  – St. Basil the Great

A Daybook

June 20

Hieromartyr Methodius, bishop of Patara/Olympia (312), St Kallistos I, Patriarch of Constantinople (1363), Blessed Studios (5th c.)

I am thinking about…

Father’s Day. How to celebrate the fathers in my life  and celebrating how awesome a father Sean is already.

I am thankful for..

A maternity clothes sale at Old Navy and “donated” maternity clothes from good friends. It’s nice to wear clothes that fit and are comfortable again.

I am hoping…

That the next two weeks of directing the choir go well!

From the Kitchen…

Tzatziki, cookies and mexican seasoning salt! A great diet for a pregnant woman.

Around the house…

A new chair for the baby and desperate need for cleaning! Yikes!

I am reading…

Childbirth books, childbirth books, and childbirth books! Holy cow! Trying to educate myself on Childbirth and Breastfeeding has become a new hobby.

A few of my favorite things…

New maternity clothes and paint supplies.

This week in pregnancy…

Tomorrow is 30 weeks! 10(ish) weeks to go! She should be around 3 lbs and is just going to keep getting bigger! The little baby inside me is kicking up a storm and I am definitely getting to be large. At least I feel large! I’m becoming more and more mentally and emotionally prepared. I’m am excited and nervous and just all over thankful. I can’t wait to meet her.

This week in the Church…

The Gospel Lesson is: Follow Me and I shall make you fishers of men.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

Organize the clothes I do not fit into any longer and put them aside until post pregnancy. Get into more of a routine now that I am home for most of the day.

Picture thought to share…

Some baby things!

Remember me.

If God is slow to answer your request and you do not receive what you ask for promptly, do not be grieved, for you are not wiser than God. When this happens to you, it is either because your way of life does not accord with your request, or because the pathways of your heart are at odds with the intention of your prayer. Or it may be because your inner state is too childish by comparison with the magnitude of the things you have asked for. It is not appropriate that great things should fall easily into our hands, otherwise God’s gift will be held in dishonour, because of the ease with which we obtain it. For anything readily obtained is also easily lost, whereas everything which is found with toil is preserved with care. –St. Isaac the Syrian

A New Beginning

June 18

† Martyr Leontius, and with him Martyrs Hypatius and Theodoulos, at Tripoli in Syria (73)

I’ve decided to start blogging agan! My life has opened up in a new way and I have taken a break for enough time.  For a long while, I felt as though I had nothing to say, nothing to share. Maybe this new venture in life that I have begun has been what’s inspired me to take up blogging again. Maybe it’s the fact that I like the community. Maybe it’s the fact that I feel as though I’m going to want to chronicle my life in a new way. Maybe.

For those of you who followed my last blog (I don’t know if it was that many) I stopped blogging about a month and a half before marrying the love of my life, Sean. Well, we DID get married on a beautiful October day and our life, as newlyweds, has been nothing but joy.

After about eight weeks of wedded bliss, we got a wonderful Christmas present: A positive pregnancy test!! That’s right! I now sit here after about 8 months of marriage with a large tummy and a baby girl that has been cooking for 7 months! (Yes, it was planned.)

Emily Ruth is about 30 weeks into gestating and is the main love of both Sean  and my life. We already are in love with her! Her patron saint is Saint Emilia, mother of St. Basil the Great (and many other saints).  I have found myself able to talk with St. Emilia openly and easily, almost as if with an old friend. I know she will be a great intercessor and patron for my precious little daughter.

I will be back! I am newly on maternity “leave” (I am not returning to work) and I have much more to share.

Remember me.

In every situation, always try to be pleasant, that is, maintain a peaceful and humble spirit. Do not judge or grieve anyone, striving so that your words, according to the commandments of the apostles, will be mixed with spiritual salt.