http://emethhesed.com Hoping against hope. Rushing through without a backward glance. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:13:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Valor Zurishaddai was born on Monday, July 14th, 2008 at 3:58 AM at home in a birthing tub in my bedroom attended by my midwife, Shannon, Ben, my mother, and three close friends of mine, Jessica, Lisa, and Shelby. (The birth story will be a separate post.) Ben caught him ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/07/29/valor-zurishaddai/ Here's my little monkey after her third cup of milk today. I love that her hair has started to get wavy. With how huge I've been getting in the last month or so (my stomach sticks out halfway across my thighs when I sit down *sigh*), I haven't been able to ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/07/03/miss-jekyll-miss-hyde/ My friend Shilowe, who's an amazing photographer, took these pics of me and Jessica last week. Despite the hugeness, I'm glad to have some pics for this pregnancy. I only have one pic from the last time. http://emethhesed.com/2008/07/03/my-hugeness/ Thank you all so much for your prayers and e-mails. The baby is still inside and every day shows signs of wanting to come out but it hasn't happened yet. He's in the safe zone now at 38 weeks and hanging out so low that I'm having trouble walking. It ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/07/03/38-weeks-yesterday/ I am 36 weeks pregnant tomorrow and am having way too many contractions. Please pray that I will have this baby later rather than sooner. I started having some painful contractions on Saturday afternoon, but they were irregular and went away that night. They came back on Sunday at ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/06/17/prayer-request/ Every Mazda I see is mine ... especially the MazdaSpeed3 hatchbacks. They are all mine. Here is one. I close my eyes and I can see the colours and feel the pedals. Ohhh. But a MazdaSpeed3 would limit our family to 2 children because it wouldn't fit more than 2 carseats. ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/06/10/my-new-car/ A friend of mine gave me a card with this Bible verse on it. The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. (Isaiah 58:11) http://emethhesed.com/2008/06/01/a-garden-in-the-desert/ If you are in the Tri-Cities area (Richland, Kennewick, Pasco) and are looking for a good midwife, you should contact Shannon Bennett. She's a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) with over 160 births experience over the last 3 years and has been involved with births for the last 9 years. ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/05/16/tri-cities-richland-kennewick-pasco-midwife-doula-shannon-bennett/ Last Friday, my little girl came up to me, put her head on my lap, and said, "I love you." Since that day, she's said it to me every day. Sometimes she'll put her hands on either side of my face, turn me towards her, and say, "I love you," ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/05/07/i-love-you-mama/ I first saw this on Moriah's blog, and when I checked my mail later in the day, I found it in my latest Dr. Sears newsletter as well. I found it really encouraging. No one on her deathbed ever wished she had spent more time cleaning, and no one on her ... http://emethhesed.com/2008/05/07/cleaning-mothering/