It's In the Water

No, it's not in my water, but it certainly is in a lot of my friends' at the moment. Three of my friends just delivered their babies in June and I have 17 more friends who are expecting! SEVENTEEN!! Is that even possible? I guess so! Some of these women I have been friends with since I was a toddler, some since junior high, others from college, and still others that I have met within the past couple of years. Let me just say, I could not be happier for these women. For many, this will be their first baby and they are anxiously awaiting his or her arrival. I even stayed up super late the other night looking at everyone's baby registries because of my excitement. If I am to be honest, though, I must say that I wish I were going through all of this with you. Man, that sounds so whiny and selfish to actually write it out and admit it to all of you! Don't get me wrong, I am SO grateful for the blessings in our lives, but if it were up to us, we would be experiencing this pregnancy stage too. It's just not the right timing for us and it is hard to come to that conclusion as a couple (and wait for the right time). This coming school year is already going to bring a lot of change for me with starting my new job and most of you know that I can only handle so much change at a time! I'm just trying to accept the fact that I will be in my thirties when I start my family and according to my plan, I would be having my second :). It's like the saying...man plans, God laughs! Well, he must get a LOT of good laughs from me. Thanks for letting me get all of these thoughts down and out of my head. I truly hope that I have not offended anyone with my selfishness. I could not be happier for you! Congratulations to Shelley, Tanya, and Kim...oh and Elena who is having her baby girl today! Oh, and in case any of you are curious...5 boys, 9 girls, 6 unknown.

Fairfax Bonds

Did you all know how many people live in this area that once attended Fairfax? It's amazing! I'm sure there are more than we know about, but Saturday evening we had a big group over at "our" place and Tim cooked out burgers. Those in attendance included Robin and Jeremy K., Jesse and Lisa L., Andy and Melody F., Mike and Jennifer B., and the kiddos! We had such a good time catching up with everyone and talking about old times at Fairfax. I hope we get together like this more often. Can you believe how many pregnant women there are right now?!! I know so many and three out of the five women at our get together are expecting. Robin is due today with Baby K2, Melody is due in May with their second, and Lisa is due in late July with their third!

On another note, I think Tim and I have decided to place membership at Greenville Oaks in Allen. We have visited SO many churches and it feels good to finally settle on a place. It's the church where my mom and Nana go (this will be especially nice once we have kids). The preacher, Keith Maloney, is great and we also enjoy the worship led by Adam Looney. Tim and I plan to get involved in the praise team and I also plan to be a part of the Children's Ministry. Jesse and Lisa are also thinking of placing membership...it will be nice to get to worship with a couple we already know :).