March Memories

With March came the switch to A/C, the firing up of the lawn mower, and several trips to the zoo. Our family has gladly welcomed this gorgeous weather and new season in life. 

The month began with my 35th birthday! Did I just say that??? I gladly welcome this new milestone and look forward to what God will teach me in the upcoming year.

On Saturday, March 5, Rob, myself, and two friends from church had the privilege of singing the National Anthem at the Sedgwick County Republican Caucus. With both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in attendance, the crowds were the biggest in the nation. What a fun experience to have reserved seats in the FRONT row, only 10 feet from the podium!

March 17-21 found me in Florida, ministering with Forever Be Sure. These sweet sisters in Christ were a breath of fresh air and the time away was a welcomed reprieve from the routine back home. My 11-year old nephew also traveled with us and stated several times that this was the best week ever. Without fail on these trips, the Christian love is genuine, the food is awesome, and the laughter is continual. 

These videos just never get old. And changing our voices just took things to a whole new level.

Since one of my bro-in-law's favorite verses is Proverbs 27:15,  my sister decided to write a song in his honor. It was a big hit! 

"A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome woman are alike."

My little brood at home just keeps growing, growing, growing. Griffen continues to be the adored oldest brother. He is a big help to me with his siblings. One day last week, he babysat for a couple hours, while I had a responsibility at church. When I came home, he had a smile on his face and freshly baked cookies on the counter.  

Rhys continues to amuse. He announced to me last week that he would love to begin traveling with FBS as the piano player. When I said that he might not quite be ready for that, he assured me that he would make a fantastic greeter. 

The triplets also LOVE to play the piano.... 

....and get kisses in the church nursery....

....and eat donuts on Saturday morning....

....and dump everything out of their bedroom closet.

Taerik remains the cutest little red-head on the planet. I can say that because his IDENTICAL twin brother somehow got blonde hair. We're still trying to figure that one out.

Drake is a Class A goof ball.

And Keira is discovering all sorts of new skills.

And regardless if anybody else in the world enjoys my little video montage's, I could sit and watch these ALL day. (Just ask my husband.)

***Embryo Adoption Update - This may be a rather odd thing to be joyous about, but we are praising the Lord that I have FINALLY miscarried. While we knew early on that this baby had stopped growing, it took until the 21st week of pregnancy for my body to actually abort. Aside from bi-weekly lab tests, where I knew my hcg levels were dropping, I had almost no other miscarriage symptoms. I consulted with two different doctors about a D&C, but after mixed reviews, we decided to give it another couple weeks. On March 24, my numbers had finally reached 9 (below 15 is considered non-pregnant) and a normal cycle and natural abortion were triggered. We are very grateful for closure on this chapter and look forward to what God will do in the coming months. Dr. Keenan sees no reason for me to wait any longer, and has put us on the schedule for a May transfer of our final two frozen embryo's. I have already begun the first set of pills and am awaiting the medical protocol for the remaining shots and meds. Here we go again!