I realize this may be disgusting, but I have been cracking up over the last two days because the twins have had the funniest, loudest gas!!!! It makes me laugh because these sweet little girls have been pooting up big time every time they sit down to eat, they just let loose. Also sweet little Annika has been burping more than ever. I wonder what's going on?

I just wanted to say that my friends Jeni and DB just had the most gorgeous baby girl. EB is so cute and so sweet I just want to hug her and love her and squeeze her tight!!

On other topics, today it is a grey day indeed. I really like grey days, because everything looks different. I like rainy days and somewhat snowy days because the trees are beautiful and rainy days in the spring are the best because everything is so green. I think it is so cool that God gives us both rainy days and sunny days, warm days and cold days. If all we had were warm, sunny days, how would we appreciate them. Would they be special? Plus, in my opinion (and really on this page I guess that is all that counts), there is nothing better that a cold snowy day when your cheeks and nose get all red and you get to wear hats, scarves, gloves and coats. Obviously I am not meant to live in a subtropical climate!!

Anyways, I got my car back from the body shop Friday. It was so nice to see Gracie I almost shed tears. I love my car!!!! But I have had to remind myself that it is just a car. But it's still pretty. After I picked it up Friday I went back to work, but as I walked out the door from work, I started jumping up and down, b/c I was so happy to have it back. I understand that my car is a gift from God, and I am learning that I cannt take that for granted.

So the last few weeks have been a blast! About two weeks ago I was driving down a dark road and a deer jumped out and tried to commit suicide on my car. After freaking out ( saying some not very nice words), I called my mom and began to cry. She informed me I needed to call the police, and my insurance company, which I did. I took my car in the body shop and about four days later had my sweet Gracie back again. (Yes I do name my cars!) This was a Friday. On my way to work the next Monday, I was yielding for an oncoming car and the driver behind did not see me and....wait for it....rear-ended me!!!
Now While I have realized how spoiled I am to have such a wonderful car. I have also been reminded about how gracious God is. After my first wreck, friends helped me out in so many ways by coming to calm me down to helping me do research on the right body shop to use. The second wreck just allowed me to see how friends were willing to laugh with me simply to keep me from crying. All this to say it is easy for me to get caught up in what I own, but what I need to remember is that God desires for me to remember how much He has blessed me and for me to glorify him no matter the circumstances.

Okay, I know it has been awhile since I last posted. I can't believe a whole year has gone by. So much has not changed since then. Actually, I guess graduating and getting a new job is alot of change, but other than working 55 hours a week chasing after twin 1 yr olds, my life seems very similar to last year.

No No NO, these twins are not my own, although I love them very much. The picture here is actually a pretty old one, they are even cuter now. So while many people talk about their day at the office or at school. I get to talk about how to get a stubborn child to drink milk, eat solid food and not steal her sister's toys!! I also get the pleasure of changing at least 8 diapers a day, which is fun when the child is a wiggle worm. But the best thing about my days are getting inumerable hugs and giggles, participating in dances, and many games of "Don't get me!" and enjoying books over and over again. So I guess my job is pretty cool!!

It is FALL and I am very excited. Tonight I was outside and cold sitting around a fire, and it was awesome. I could see the stars, and I was with friends and I was reminded about how big God is and yet he Loves me so. Lately I have been in a major funk. I don't what I am supposed to do with my life, which at any age can be scary, but when I am graduating from Seminary with my masters, just kind of feels, scarier. But two different people today reminded me again that God is Sovereign. I think having this as my constant reminder is great because it helps me realize that God is not going to leave me with my behind hanging out in the wind, but neither is he going to show me his whole plan for my life. So if you are reading this post will you please remember to pray that God will give me patience to trust him.

Okay so I am finally here. I am 29. My last year of being able to legitemately say that I am in my twenties. Ow that I think about it, being here is not all that different than being 28, or to be hinest, 27. I am still the same person that I was before. Maybe it is true, what I have always believed, maybe age doesn't really matter. Instead, maybe what is important is what you are doingwith your time. You can be wasting your time at any age, or you can really be doing something of significance with your life at any age. Why does this culture delight in making people feel old? Today I am going to try and have a new look on life. I am going to remmeber that God loves me, no matter my age. My family loves me and my friends love me, and to be honest, if my being 29 makes you shudder at the day when it will be you, :) Get over yourself!

I am going to be 29 in three days and it scares me to think about it. I'm sure when I was younger I never expected to not be married and have a family or even have a career by this time in my life. In so many ways though, I can't imagine my life being any different than it is right now. Life is a collection of stories and experiences (both bad and good) that make us who we are. I thank God for the expreiences that I have had so far, many of which I never would have been able to participate in had I been married.
So what is it about being 29 that scares me so much? It is still relatively young. I mean it's not as if we live in a place where the average age of death is 40. I am not becoming less of a person because I am a year older. In fact, I don't feel like I am going to be 29, instead feeling more like I should be turning 25. In a previous post, I wrote about trying to be content where I am, and I think that is a daily prayer of mine. So I guess, turning 29 does not signify the end of the world. :o)