Transitions, Celebrations, and Praises!

A warm hello to all of my family and friends! Brad, the kids, and I are so excited to share some really wonderful things with you, as our title suggests! I have one little rant... I like facebook, but you really can't share the thorough thoughts you have and want to share, like you can on a blog! So hopefully this year more updates and things going on in our journey will be shared more often right here!

First let's just praise the Lord that we're in a beautiful new year and many new and wonderful happenings are going on for us all. PRAISE YOU JESUS!

Brad is still working for G.F.S. and he likes it still very much. There might be a possible opening for him to transfer onto a route! That would be amazing. We'd like it if he could have one out of Niles! Especially because our new house will be downtown! Whoo Hoo!

This is the house we will be closing on this month!

We have some wonderful plans for this beauty. Imagine deep red and white trim!

Another really cool thing is that we know some of our neighbors already! This house is off of Union street which crosses Lincoln Street. How unique is that? As updates come along I'll share them in the near future! :-)

 

We are enjoying our last few months with Brad's parents. They've been so gracious to us and so giving. It will be a bittersweet transition. What I hope is that at least once a week we can have dinner together and maybe some grandkids can visit on the weekends. ;-) Recently we've celebrated 3 birthdays! Brad 3/12, Elisha 3/4, and Larry 3/6! I took advantage of these special occasions and made some yummy dinners! Not to mention some yummy deserts Betty and I made, (ahem and bought).

 

Enjoy the moments....

 

Homemade crescent roll dough wrapped around pizza sauce and all the goodies. This dinner didn't even have left overs! :-)

 

Elisha's Birthday cake. Store bough Paula Dean Strawberry Pound Cake! Oh so yummy! The kids called this cake, The Doughnut Cake.

 

A Happy 5th Birthday Video to share with you all! Thanks for loving her so much!

 

My cuties! Happy after singing Happy Birthday to Elisha!

 

Brad an innocent by-stander smiling as handsome as you please close by the Strawberry Shortcake wall decal! (he,he)

 

Elisha a little embarrassed from all the singers, singing!

Time to blow out the candles!
(Not a store bought cake! Homemade Chiffon cake with WhipcreamCreamcheese Icing and homemade strawberry filling sauce. There' only one piece left in the fridge as I write.)

 

Now for some more exciting news...

As of today I am 16 weeks and 5 days pregnant with our little precious bundle of joy! I'll wait to show U.sound pics around 20 weeks. The Lord did good in that He tricked us a little.... haha or just let us believe that we were 10-12 weeks along at our first ultrasound! We got in there, and I was a little nervous to say the least... 1st trimester is always a nerveracker for me. As soon as baby is on the screen I'm thinking... huh? Is there more than one... Nope.... just a lot of baby for 10 weeks. The doctor of that maternity clinic walks in and as friendly as you please says... wow that's a lot of baby there for 10 weeks. Huh, just what I was thinking. I ask politely... how far along am I... He responds as a matter of factly... 14 weeks and 5 days! WOW-WEE-WOW-WOW-WOW! I'm so happy you know... we're over that little hump! We're officially in 2nd trimester.... whoohoo! Our God is greater, Our God is higher than any other! SO LIFT HIM UP! Everything is going great and growing fine! :-) I'm even in my maternity clothes... hehe! I had 4-6 people ask me yesterday at church... um are you expecting or do you have something you wanna tell me... with the biggest grin I wanted to say... sure I've gained some weight... haha... but really I said Uh yes... I am 16 weeks and 4 days along... YEAH! My pastors wife was so excited for us.... God is good.

 

 

I'll finish up here and leave you with a wonderful scripture that is guarding my heart this week...

 

James 3:17-18

 

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

 

May the Lord bless you and yours and may you bless Him and His Kingdom.

From the journey with love,

 

Brad, Leslie, Elisha, and Elijah.... and baby :)

 

P.S. I wanted to share the crescent roll recipe I found... (takes 10 minutes to prep or less if you're quicker, and 45 minutes to rise.... less then 15 to bake... 70 minutes later or less you have some yummy goodness! I usually prep it earlier in the day and let it set at room temp.)

 

Homemade Cresent Rolls

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