So close...

I cannot believe we are only 4 weeks away...max...to meeting our sweet little boy! I am READY for this little one to make his entrance :) I am 36 weeks along and feeling well, all things considered. I am definitely uncomfortable 99% of the day, but learning that is just my new normal until our buddy decides he is ready to meet us!

Graham and I have been keeping ourselves busy this summer which has helped the time fly by! He is traveling a lot with his job and with speaking engagements, so I have LOVED having him home the past week...a whole week straight of him being home is a rare occurrence these days, so I am thankful!!! The other night we spent some time assembling all of the strollers, swings, seats, etc. to officially make our house baby ready :) Everything in the nursery is ready as well...except for the glider. It has been put on back-order twice now. I'm just hoping it's here by Christmas at this point! For the time being we are going to use a good old-fashioned rocking chair. I will take some pictures and post them soon.

A couple of weeks ago our friends Ryan and Heather were passing through town so we were able to catch dinner with them which was lots of fun. Ryan and I met in Mexico in 2003, so we have been friends for a while now! He and his wife are expecting as well, so we had lots of good baby-prep talk over dinner :)

Last weekend we had 4 of our favorite people come in town for the weekend and stay with us. You will not meet a more fun group of people than these 4. I think I laughed nonstop the entire weekend - we had a blast! We had originally planned to go to the lake, but decided it would be best to stay in Birmingham - it was just as fun! We will definitely have to make it to the lake next year, though. Jeff and Jourdan Johnson are worship leaders who are INCREDIBLY talented and gifted. Find them on iTunes...you won't be disappointed. Graham and I had Jeff as the worship leader at one of our events a few years ago - we are so thankful for the friendship that has developed since that time! Brad and Brittany soon-to-be Jones are engaged (yay!!!) and getting married in August. We could not be more excited for them. Brad and Graham have been friends for years now, and I have gotten to know Brittany through that relationship. They are absolutely wonderful :) I am so glad it worked out for them to come in to town.



This picture isn't from this weekend, but it's from about a month ago when Brad and Brittany got engaged. Graham and I went over to Atlanta for the night to celebrate with them right after the engagement at a surprise party Brad had put together. Can you tell it was taken with a phone?! :)


I also found a few pictures on my mom's phone from my baby shower that I never posted on here so I thought I would go ahead and put a few up!


So for those of you who have been asking me to put up some pregnant pictures...there you go :)

Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

Reminiscing...

For the past few years, this time of year has been filled with 15 passenger vans, Penske trucks, dorm rooms, coin laundry, lots of random gas stations throughout the country, packing, unpacking, tough-bins, and making some of the most fun memories of my life. This is the first year that Graham and I have not gone on the road as Event Director and Event Coordinator for Student Life. I had no idea how much I would MISS it! I'm thankful that we are still involved in different capacities, but I so badly miss being on the road and cherish the memories we made over the years with some of my favorite people. As I was looking through my pictures, I decided to compile some from the past two summers that summarize our camp experience...

One of my favorite, if not my very favorite, part of being an Event Coordinator was getting to spend time with some amazing college girls and walk through the summer with them. This is such a formative time for girls and I am so thankful that I was able to love on them during this time. I can promise you one thing, though, I learned SO much more from them than I even dreamed possible!






This is typically where you would find me. In the office. On the phone. Behind my laptop. There is lots of work that goes in to making camp happen!

All of the work is completely worth it, though, when you see thousands of students gathered in worship every night of the summer. These were some of my most precious moments of worship...

I absolutely LOVED getting to know so many Compassion LDP students and learning so much from them. I'm thankful to have brothers and sisters all over the world.




I'm grateful, too, that I had the opportunity to speak on behalf of children living in poverty around the world. Compassion International is an extremely important part of mine and Graham's lives. I am so thankful for what the Lord is doing through this incredible ministry.


There were always fun outings that I definitely miss!


And celebrating the 4th of July was always...well...interesting :) And lots of fun!

It's funny how used you get to wearing matching shirts in public without thinking twice about it!


Both years Graham and I were blessed with wonderful teams. I am so thankful for every single person that I had the privilege of serving alongside of!


The best part of it all, though, was getting to do it alongside this incredible man...
So yes, I miss it like crazy. But at the same time, I could not be more excited for this next phase of life that Graham and I are embarking on...

8 weeks to go!!!

So in love!!...

The past few weeks have been full of baby-fun :) Three weekends ago was our friends/family baby shower, which was a blast! What a humbling feeling to have so many people support, encourage, and love on Graham, myself, and Watson. We were showered with more than we could have ever imagined - Watson is one loved little boy already!! That next week was my work baby shower, which again was so much fun. My best friend, Leigh, was so sweet to throw this for me - I feel so blessed to work with the people that I do. So many of them have truly become like family to me over the past 4 years. I have pictures from these showers, but not on this computer so I will have to add them later.

Today, we had our 4D ultrasound - wow!!! I never thought that I would do this because, honestly, I always thought every baby looked the same in every picture I'd seen. However....when given the chance to see OUR baby, Graham and I didn't even think twice about the option. OF COURSE we wanted to see him! It was truly amazing to see our little buddy up close and personal. (as up close and personal as we can get right now, at least!) I am so in love with this little boy already - I absolutely cannot wait to meet him!!!

So they have a "baby alarm" they can buzz if the baby is sleeping and it will sometimes wake them up. It did not get Watson to open his eyes, but we did get this reaction... Poor baby!

He must have heard his daddy telling jokes :) I love this!

So if you are anything like I was, then these pictures look just like every other 4D you have seen. To us, however, they are one of a kind..the most precious little boy I've ever seen :) These next couple months better hurry - I'm ready to meet our boy!!

27 weeks...

I cannot believe that I am already 27 weeks along! It really has flown by...surprisingly enough! I hear that these last three months are the ones that really drag, but there is still lots to be done to get ready for our little man's arrival, so that is just fine with me! (I say that now...ask me again in July and I may have a different opinion...)

I have really LOVED being pregnant! To be honest, I have felt better pregnant than I have in a long time which is just crazy, but I am beyond thankful to have had such a healthy pregnancy thus far. We did have a scare a few weeks ago when I failed my first blood sugar test, but thankfully I passed the 3-hour test so no gestational diabetes here!

This past week Graham and I went to Destin with my family for the week - it was an incredibly relaxing and fun week of vacation! This was actually our first time to go to the beach together for vacation. We've been for work many times but never for a week of relaxation...it was wonderful. We tried to soak up every moment of freedom knowing that this was really our last trip to do whatever we wanted and not have a little one to care for 24/7. My sweet niece was on the trip with us, though, and it made both Graham and myself SO incredibly excited for when we will be making those same sweet and funny memories with our little man!

I am still completely blown away with the fact that God has blessed us with the responsibility of raising a son. I feel like there is so much "mom-wisdom" that I need to gain within the next three months, but I trust and continue to pray that the Lord will grant us His guidance and wisdom as we raise our son and strive to live as examples for him. I have never been more thankful to be married to an amazing man who loves Jesus Christ above all else, and desires that for his children above all else.

Today, our 6-year old buddy, Sterling Davis, is having his 5th brain surgery....the 6th is scheduled for 7 days from now. If you have read my blog over the past couple of years then you have read much about this amazing little boy. You can read updates on his progress here: http://sterlingdavis.wordpress.com/

Please pray for wisdom for the doctors, strength for Roger and Becca, courage and healing for Sterling, and understanding for Sterling's three little sisters as they walk through these next couple of weeks.

Have a wonderful Tuesday! :)

Beautiful...

Finally...

In just a few minutes I will be going to the airport to pick up this amazing friend coming all the way from LA...


I have been looking forward to her visit for so long and it's finally here! Here's to a fun rest of the week/weekend with friends!

Here For You...

If you are looking for some new music, let me recommend this cd...


This is the new Passion cd and it is absolutely wonderful! Graham and I have had the privilege of working alongside all but one of the artists on this album at events we have directed...and let me just tell you, not only are these people incredibly talented and gifted, but they truly love Jesus with all that they are...and that is reflected in these songs. All 12 of these songs are filled with beautiful truth. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!