One more thing to learn

I am often faced with new question about God's character by family and friends. For my dad it was..."What does God say about adultery and What does God say about the ultimate sin". For my mom she is not asking the question rather I am the one saying what does God say about that?

I want to know so much more about God's truth, but finding the time to do is hard. I just keep adding new lesson to my to do list and hope to reach them one day.

Right now I am really interested in learning more about prayer and fasting. I have been praying for the release of a new property and wanting to pray more for my family. Fasting on the other hand has been a challenge. I can't seem to know what to fast from. Food is a major requirement to survive. I really don't like sweets and if I fast them it's really to help me eat better and not a TRUE fast. I don't watch TV I don't have anything I LOVE that I think would be a good fast so I am challenged on what to fast. Fasting is another topic I want to learn about.

The list just keeps going...

Moments with my son

There are moments when I am with my son that I wonder what he will be like when he is a parent. Marni finds this to be funny and asks me about our grandchildren. I know Eirikur is only a few weeks old and this is way out there in the future, but I am just in awe of how we are born a baby and than later we are having babies. It's all so amazing to me and I just enjoy dreaming about his life. Now that I am a parent for seven weeks... I can see a little more how hard it is for my mom to see me move and Marni's mom to have her first child live in another country fare away from home.

Marni's parents came for a visit

Marni's parents came to visit us for three weeks. They rented a beautiful condo at the Vetura Country Club and we moved in with them the time they were here. Eirikur got to know his Abba and Omma right from the start. Abba sang and spoke to Eirikur every day holding him with the blue Boppy. A memory I don't want to forget. Omma rocked him in her arms whispering words of love and staring into his eyes enjoying every moment she had with him. I so enjoyed their company and the time I got to spend in the house just talking on the couch learning more about them and more about Marni. I also enjoyed seeing them take time to enjoy the pool and Walmart. It was a blessing having them with us and we always hate to say good bye.

I love you more than "Oreo cookies and Diam bars"

From the begging my husband has amazed me by the amount of LOVE he has for me. I remember when my feet were cold he offered me the only thing he had in the car to warm them up...his roller blades. I remember all the the hours he would spend with me praying, encouraging me and Grandma said he was..."So Romantic". Now we are in our fourth year of marriage and started a new adventure with our son. More and more I am amazed by the love he has for me. I thank him always for asking me to marry him and for "Loving Me So Much."  He is My Best Friend, Perfect for Me Husband, A Loving Father, and I love him more than Oreo cookies and Diam bars.

What I was not expecting

I was not expecting my recovery to be so long and painful. The morning after the baby was born I found my self in so much pain. My pain was 10 or higher and I needed to take two kinds of pain medicaid to take the edge off. It took me about a week and a half to start to feel better and another few weeks to really feel like myself. I think it was a total of five weeks.

Most memorable moment

I just can't forget the moment we were leaving the hospital to take our son home. I was holding him in my arms and he was so tired but every few minutes he would crack open his eyes and give me a little smile. Some people say babies are not really smiling at this stage but in my heart I knew he was. I felt he was communicating with me that he knew he was going home. My heart melted and I almost cried each time he would show me that smile and opened his eyes looking at me. This has been one of my most memorable moments with my son.