Light is sweet

Ecclesiastes 11
7 "Light is sweet,
       and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

 8 However many years a man may live,
       let him enjoy them all.
       But let him remember the days of darkness,
       for they will be many.
       Everything to come is meaningless.

 9 Be happy, young man, while you are young,
       and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
       Follow the ways of your heart
       and whatever your eyes see,
       but know that for all these things
       God will bring you to judgment. "

Think about such things, Light is sweet... I love that verse! There is nothing like watching the sun rising or setting. Enjoy our lives to the extent that God desires us to, meaning enjoy our youth but at the same time don't take it so far to the point that you are disobeying the laws God has set down for us as Christians. Love the LORD, Stop and smell the roses, wake up early and watch the sun rise over the waters, hold hands, kiss, take a picture, snuggle with my baby, forget work... these are all things that I enjoy. At my bridal shower, a friend gave Andrew and I a beautiful tea set that we still sit together an enjoy a cup of tea together. I will never forget this as long as I love what she wrote in the card: Hold hands, kiss, and enjoy a cup of tea. Some of the best advice I have ever gotten :) Never forget to hold hands, kiss, and enjoy each other's company even if that means not saying anything at all. Our time is short here on earth, and I think I am going to enjoy what youth I have left :)

Gladys Knight and the pips

Did anyone see the hilarious video from American Idol? It had Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. as "The Pips" singing "Midnight train to Georgia" Had to be one of my favorite videos now!

Renter's forever but God is making my life something Beautiful, Beautiful

LOL, I say Renter's forever because that's what it feels like right now... maybe in about 10 years when we make more money and are able to actually save then maybe once the market has gone up and then down again we'll be able to consider buying a house.

Listening to this song by Francesca Battistelli called "Beautiful, Beautiful." And I feel like this song was written just for me sometimes because I feel like my life is kind of a mess right now but God is making my life into something Beautiful. Just like a tapestry, when you flip to the back it looks like a mess but when it's finished it's a beautiful masterpiece. I know that all the things in my life are put into place for a reason, I just sit with Hope and Faith that God is turning this mess of a life into something so Beautiful, Beautiful. I am waiting in anticipation ALL the great and wonderful things He is working out for our future. 

Here are some lyrics I will listening to with the song:

"Don't know how it is you looked at me
And saw the person I could be
Awakening my heart breaking through dark
Suddenly your grace
Like sunlight burning at midnight
making my life something so beautiful, beautiful
Mercy reaching to save me
All I need is you
So Beautiful, Beautiful

There's a joy inside I can't contain
But even perfect days can end in rain
I know it's more in doubt I can see you though the clouds
Shining on my face"

Le Bebe

Is now looking like he i finally feeling better from his fever. It looks like it wasn't teething, loks like he had some kind of bug but it looks like it has passed now. I am still keeping an eye on him to make sure all his bowel movements are normal, because I am still afraid he may have had some kind of bug and he may not have been completely over it yet. He is doing better and trying to pull himself up on everything he can!

At home with le sick bebe!

I got a call around Noon today that the sitter had taken Hezekiah's temp and it was at 102, so I rushed out of work to get him and taken him home to give him some tylenol and a cool bath and after his bath took his temp in his ear and it looks about 98/99 degrees now so it may be coming down. I put a call into the Dr on my way to the sitter's to see if there was anything else I could do at this point so I am waiting for a call back. Because he is getting so many teeth right now it does not surprise me, it scares me a little, but does not surprise me he has a temp. He has gotten 2 on the top, 3 on the bottom with 1 more coming in on the bottom and 1 more on the top. So he will have a total of 7 teeth coming in! Crazy little baby :)

Anyway, I am letting him take a nap right now and we will see what his temp is when he wakes up.

The French don't diet plan

I am kicking off my "The French don't diet plan" once again, before I found out I was pregnant I lost a total of 14 lbs following this diet regimen. Now, that I FINALLY got clearance from my Ob/Gyn 2 months ago I started with some low impact pilates exercises, so I figure now is the time to start thinking about the kind of foods I am eating and portions once again. I have stuck to the non-processed foods with the exception of the eating out every once in a while. I mainly shop at Trader Joe's for all my food, since a lot of the labeled "Organic" grocery stores seem to hike up their food prices to a level that is absolutely ridiculous for anyone but the extremely rich. I really enjoy Trader Joe's and even with them I still have to watch the ingredients levels to make sure there is no High Fructose Corn syrup. For the most part, I spend less there because I only buy the necessities instead of chips, etc.

Anyway, here I am once again reading my book to brush up on my knowledge and also remind myself of what I need to be eating and not eating. I think the hardest part after having a baby, especially a c-section, is getting past the fear of hurting yourself or that the scar tissue with rip or something scary. Now, that I have mainly gotten past that I want to make sure that I am putting the right things in my body like LOADS of antioxidants and FRESH foods. We also started taking this supplement called "MaxGXL" which is supposed to help increase your glutathione in your cells which (short version) in turn helps clear your body of toxins and cancerous cells. One thing to note about glutathione in relation to autism is that children diagnosed with Autism have a MUCH lower level of glutathione in their body. I haven't taken this supplement long enough and consistently enough to see whether or not it is making a difference so I am just continuing to take and see how it makes me feel.

So, here's to a successful weight loss and here's to a healthy lifestyle!

Baby on the move!

Gotta love having a 8 month old that loves moving, before I know it he WILL be walking. It's just crazy! Hezekiah was doing the army crawl but has now graduated when he wants to, to crawl on all 4's like a big boy. He has even started pulling himself up. When Andrew came in to pick him up from this nap this afternoon, he was sitting on his knees inside the crib. Looks like it might be time to move the crib bed down a bit now. I am so not ready for him to be walking, but by the looks of it might be sooner than we thought. He is such a happy boy, and I can't believe God has blessed us with such a cutie pie :) It is definitely harder to be a working mom, everyone at my works seems to think that it is easy as pie to get off work at 2pm but when I get home I am watching Hezekiah in addition to doing ALL the dishes, ALL the laundry, and ALL the cleaning. Once in a great while I take a break and watch a movie while he is napping. Either way, we are just extremely happy to be blessed by God's provisions and we cannot wait to see what God has in store for us. Here are some cute pictures of Hezekiah recently:

"The Day"

I absolutely love this taken from Adoniram Judson after burying his wife in the mission field:

"Great is our privilege, precious our opportunity, to co-operate with the Savior in the blessed work of enlarging and establishing His kingdom throughout the world...

Let us not then, regret the loss of those who have gone before us and are waiting to welcome us home, nor shrink from the summons that must call us thither. Let us only resolve to follow them who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises. Let us so employ the remnant of life, and so pass away, that our successors will say of us, as we our predecessors, "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. They rest from their labours, and their works do follow them."

"That Day" is drawing near! Today is our day to work. How I pray that our generation will not be caught unawares when "the Day" comes. I pray that our works will follow us. Let us fill our days with good deeds, for this is God's will will the Gospel."

Padwe Family Reunion 2008

This last weekend all my mom's side of the family got together for a Family Reunion in Colorado and we had a lot of catching up to do. The last time we all got together was about 10 years ago, it was a little bit stressful with the baby, there was just so much to remember that I needed for him. In addition, he didn't sleep well at all during the night so I got about a total of 8 hours of sleep for the whole weekend. Luckily, we had a photographer come in and take some pictures of us all. So here are some pictures of our family.