My Reminders!

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:37-29





"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

"with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Ephesians 4:2-3

Staying Strong

This is the new blog created by my friend Sam. Her husband is being deployed to Iraq and they just got married. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers!

Staying Strong

More for Sam!

The Soldier's Spouse Creed

I am in love with a United States Soldier.

I will support him in his defense of the

Constitution of the United States of America.

And I will understand that he must obey

the orders of those appointed over him.

I represent the true backbone

and fighting spirit of the Army.

And for those who have served before me

I salute you with all the strength

and loyalty my heart can muster.

I proudly stand by the one I love

with Honor, Courage and Commitment.

I am committed to support my soldier

and the United States Army.

New Family Addition!!

Welcome to the family!!!

From Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul

Baby's Choice

Did you ever think, dear Mother,
As the seeds of me you sowed,
As you breathed new life inside of me
And slowly watched me grow,
In all your dreams about me
When you planned me out so well,
When you couldn't wait to have me there
Inside your heart to dwell,

Did you ever think that maybe,
I was planning for you, too,
And choosing for my very own
A mother just like you?
A mother who smelled sweet and who
had hands so creamy white,
A tender, loving creature
Who would soothe me in the night?

Did you ever think in all those days
While you were coming due,
That as you planned a life for me
I sought a life with you?
And now as I lay in your arms,
I wonder if you knew
While you were busy making me,
I was choosing you!

~ Colleen M. Story ~

I pray I can be the mommy she thinks I am!

For Sam

Deployment Prayer

Dear Lord:Give me the strength to say goodbye.

Hold back the tear in my eye.

Cure my insomnia so that I may sleep alone.

Give me a reason to awake when I’ve none.

Dear Lord:Please help me pace myself.

Allow me to turn to you for help, And please let me be strong for him,

Even if I’ve reached the brim.

Dear Lord:Please make time go fast.

I don’t know how long I can last.

This is the hardest time of my life, But this is my job: the soldier’s wife.

Dear Lord:Let them all stay strong.

Give them the will to go on, And Lord, Please bring back all our men.

In the name of our country. Amen.

~By Leanne Thomas~

An Update

I know its been a while since my last post so I just wanted to update you all on how things are going. The baby is doing great, I feel her kicking all the time. I just went in for my latest OB checkup. My uterus is measuring right on schedule and the heart beat was a healthy 137 BPM. I had my glucose test on Saturday ::yuck:: and the results came back normal. The other blood test however is showing that I am anemic so I have to start taking Iron supplements. This really didn't surprise me since I have problems with it if I give blood. So my already slow digestion is just about to get slower :( Anyways, I am feeling fine most of the time. I have painless contractions everyday, but nothing at regular intervals. I am getting bigger and bigger everyday, although I am holding steady at 155. That's only 15 lbs off my pre preggo weight. We are almost there on the name, we are just trying it out to make sure we like it and it fits for her. What so you think? Keeley Elizabeth Murry. I just love Elizabeth but Cris only likes it for a middle name and Keeley is Irish/Gaelic for beautiful which I just love. So maybe it'll be the one!
Moving on, work is going great, I really love my job. It is so great to work with women who are in the same shoes I am! Cris is good, working hard. My brother Steven is contemplating joining the Navy. I really hope he does, he so needs the discipline in his life. His fiance is doing good, they baby continues to grow beautifully. Keep them in your prayers. Cris' cousin Rachel is dilated to 1 cm but still has a good 3 weeks to go. Please also keep them in your prayers as Rachel has gestational diabetes (which she is controlling beautifully with diet) and her husband suffers from PTSD. Roger is doing good, he is 16 now about to get his licence and already has his own truck. YIKES! Pray for him also as he wants to move back in with his mom. Pray for me as I struggle to be close with Cris' family, my brother, and his fiance.

Love is patient; love is kind.

Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.

It does not insist on its own way:

it is not irritable or resentful;

it does not rejoice in wrong doing, but rejoices in truth.

Love bears all things, believes all things,

hopes all things, endures all things.

And now faith, hope, and love abide, and the greatest of these is love.

Corinthians 13

New Job!

Ok, I know this has been a long time coming...a whole 2 weeks! So on July 21st I started at Madigan Army Medical Center as a CNA in the OB/GYN Clinic. I just love my job! I pretty much just check people in, take their vitals, show them to there rooms, get the supplies ready, assist the Dr., and clean their room. Sometimes it can get busy and there are difficult moments when women are in pain (due to contractions, miscarriages, or the procedures), but there is no heavy lifting involved. It is amazing to me how God has prepared my heart to be in this position through my work with CareNet and being there for my friends during their own difficult moments, so that I may have the compassion that will really make the difference to the women I work with. Some of them have no friends or family around to support them, and often their only contact outside the home is when they go to the Dr. I pray that I will be a light and a comfort to all those around me!

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12