Get on Your Knees and Pray...

Happy Thursday everyone.  I have definitely enjoyed the past 4 days I've had with Natty.  I'm off track for most of March.  It is such a blessing to be home. 

It's been a busy week with errands, Dr. visit, and CA Adventures (we finally used our last 2-fers).  Tim and I have been looking at other places to live.  Quite a few months ago, we discovered that we qualified for a good size home and our mortgage payments would be HALF our rent, yes, HALF our rent.  So we've been picking up the housing search again.  Please keep us in prayer.

In attempts of trying to save up for a down payment, we've really been cutting our budget everywhere.  My new goal has been getting groceries weekly w/ $30 or less.  I've noticed that if I went more often, I spent less at a time, and I tend to run out of items less frequently - eliminating "emergency" runs.  I did pretty good 3 out of 4 weeks.  I was just under $40 this past week, but it was time to stock up on meat.  But hey, I saved 66% of my bill.  So, a good day over all.  I'll post some money-saving "tricks" and "tips" I've found to work for me later on.

Our doctor's visit for Nathan went great.  We really like my doctor.  He is a great guy, very thorough, and has a great personality.  He has reported that my ultrasounds gave me 7/7 as a due date.  I am 21 weeks along, but measuring 22 weeks.  Nathan is growing great, and is already weighing in at a pound.  Please pray he continues to grow and is healthy.  He's such an active little guy.  He's been letting me sleep more, which is nice.  =)

In other news, I received an e-mail from a friend, and I posting an excerpt here.

Call to Prayer




Today, March 5th, one of the most significant court cases in America’s history will take place. The California Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the overturning of the vote of the people last year to pass Proposition 8, which defines marriage between a man and a woman. If this vote is overturned, not only will it set a major precedent of the court’s power over the will of the people, but it will likely be the flash point that will determine the future of America as liberal and homosexual agendas will disseminate throughout the educational systems and into the very fiber of American culture. The California State Senate just ruled against the peoples’ vote and asked the court to overthrow the defining of marriage as between a man and a woman. Senator Leno likened the people who voted for Prop 8 to the Germans who voted for the Nazi Regime.



During these past three months since President Obama’s election, the voices of rage against Judeo-Christian values and against the church have been emboldened to use inflammatory language and pass bills and laws that are anti-Christian in their very nature. When senators use such language, persecution is close at hand. We are in a desperate moment in American history. Everyone is pointing to the severe crisis of our economy, but I am convinced it is only an indicator of a massive moral decline America has slid into. It is time to pray, humble ourselves, and rid ourselves of moral compromise in the Church. If the salt loses its savor, it is only good for being thrown out and trampled under the foot of man.

Thank you for praying of us and keep Prop 8 in prayer.  No matter the circumstances, we believe that our Lord will prevail.  He is all-powerful, and His truth is a two-edged sword that pierces the heart.  We pray that people in high places will lend an ear to His Word and their hearts to His. 
 
Have a great Thursday!