Kim is at the hospital getting induced right now! Jacob can't wait to meet his buddy. Stacy said it could be as late as tomorrow night before we get to meet the precious bundle. I'll keep you posted.
Check out their blog: http://canadafamilyfla.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
We're Home!
Well, we made it home safe and sound from the youth retreat. We had a blast! It was bitter-sweet as we miss Sean and Kim and it was Rick and Carrie's last "official" youthish thing. We will miss them so much...but I can't talk about that, I have cried enough!
Jacob did really well and there are so many stories to tell. I hope to post all of the details on Wednesday (that is if the hurricane doesn't knock our power out, although I wouldn't mind a reason just to do absolutely nothing but play with Jacob!).
Miss Hailey is still in the womb (http://canadafamilyfla.blogspot.com/). She was supposed to
come out and meet Jacob yesterday, but she wants to stay inside. He talked with her yesterday. He put his hands on Kim's belly and then another time he laid his head on it (but I think it was because he really wanted her Starbucks cup). Jacob said that Hailey told him something about her being nervous about all of the magic that her daddy does. Who knows what that means!?! =)
come out and meet Jacob yesterday, but she wants to stay inside. He talked with her yesterday. He put his hands on Kim's belly and then another time he laid his head on it (but I think it was because he really wanted her Starbucks cup). Jacob said that Hailey told him something about her being nervous about all of the magic that her daddy does. Who knows what that means!?! =)Back to work now...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Update on Shaws
Wow, I can't believe that the month is just about 1/2 way over and that Jacob will be 8 months old in just a week! Time is really flying. So much has been happening around our "house", I thought it was time for a quick update. . .
We leave Wednesday night for our youth retreat. We are super excited and stressed and overwhelmed. So many emotions, not enough time. We have a lot of responsibility this year. Kim and Sean, the middle school small group leaders, aren't going this year because Kim is due to give birth to Miss Hailey on Sunday (at least that is her due date), so they are staying behind. That means that the responsibility of worship falls on us. I am playing the piano at the retreat. I'm getting nervous and wondering why I said I would do it (we don't like for the youth to play in the band if they don't have to so that they can be ministered to at the retreat). Craziness. God, move my fingers when I am playing...please! All stress and long lists of things to do aside, I cannot wait. It is going to be a great retreat!
Our house is coming along. We have a roof, shingles, windows, a front door, electric, phone, cable and security system wiring run, and all of the framing is done. Adam meets with the builder tomorrow for the pre-drywall meeting. How exciting!
Jacob is doing great. He is making more sounds and starting to be entertained by us talking funny to him or watching tv. You can tell he is understanding more, which is good since he has taken to spitting again and will do it when he is eating or when he is mad and so then this mommy has to get onto him and tell him that that kind of behavior is not acceptable. Laugh all you want, but he knows when I talk serious...he knows when I mean business and usually stops (usually meaning 50% of the time!)
Last bit of news, Rick and Carrie Schuessler have been over the youth ministry at our church for over 7 years now (they started 2 weeks after they got back from their honeymoon). They have decided that that season of their life is over and are going to be stepping down after the retreat and no longer will be involved in youth. Adam and I will be taking over for them. I guess that means I'm married to a youth pastor - it just sounds weird and too official/stuffy! We are excited. If I think about it long enough I get a little scared as it is a lot of responsibility and has its far share of drama, but it will be a blast. We really love those kids like they are our own.
Please be praying for us as we enter this new and exciting season and as we go on the retreat and for Jacob's health (he has been pulling on his ear for days now, is fussy and has a runny nose - we are going to the doctor later today).
My God is a big God and has big plans for the Shaw family. That is so exciting and comforting that He already knows what is going to happen! I can't wait to see what he has in store for this weekend at the retreat...
We leave Wednesday night for our youth retreat. We are super excited and stressed and overwhelmed. So many emotions, not enough time. We have a lot of responsibility this year. Kim and Sean, the middle school small group leaders, aren't going this year because Kim is due to give birth to Miss Hailey on Sunday (at least that is her due date), so they are staying behind. That means that the responsibility of worship falls on us. I am playing the piano at the retreat. I'm getting nervous and wondering why I said I would do it (we don't like for the youth to play in the band if they don't have to so that they can be ministered to at the retreat). Craziness. God, move my fingers when I am playing...please! All stress and long lists of things to do aside, I cannot wait. It is going to be a great retreat!
Our house is coming along. We have a roof, shingles, windows, a front door, electric, phone, cable and security system wiring run, and all of the framing is done. Adam meets with the builder tomorrow for the pre-drywall meeting. How exciting!
Jacob is doing great. He is making more sounds and starting to be entertained by us talking funny to him or watching tv. You can tell he is understanding more, which is good since he has taken to spitting again and will do it when he is eating or when he is mad and so then this mommy has to get onto him and tell him that that kind of behavior is not acceptable. Laugh all you want, but he knows when I talk serious...he knows when I mean business and usually stops (usually meaning 50% of the time!)
Last bit of news, Rick and Carrie Schuessler have been over the youth ministry at our church for over 7 years now (they started 2 weeks after they got back from their honeymoon). They have decided that that season of their life is over and are going to be stepping down after the retreat and no longer will be involved in youth. Adam and I will be taking over for them. I guess that means I'm married to a youth pastor - it just sounds weird and too official/stuffy! We are excited. If I think about it long enough I get a little scared as it is a lot of responsibility and has its far share of drama, but it will be a blast. We really love those kids like they are our own.
Please be praying for us as we enter this new and exciting season and as we go on the retreat and for Jacob's health (he has been pulling on his ear for days now, is fussy and has a runny nose - we are going to the doctor later today).
My God is a big God and has big plans for the Shaw family. That is so exciting and comforting that He already knows what is going to happen! I can't wait to see what he has in store for this weekend at the retreat...
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Why children are so easy to love!
1) NUDITY: I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'
2) OPINIONS: On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'
3) KETCHUP: A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'
4) MORE NUDITY: A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'
5) POLICE # 1: While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'
6) POLICE # 2: It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked. 'It sure is,' I replied puzzled. The boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'
7) ELDERLY: While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'
8) DEATH: While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.'
9) SCHOOL: A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'
10) BIBLE: A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. 'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'
NOW IF THIS DIDN'T BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY, GO BACK TO BED AND FORGET IT!
2) OPINIONS: On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'
3) KETCHUP: A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'
4) MORE NUDITY: A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'
5) POLICE # 1: While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'
6) POLICE # 2: It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked. 'It sure is,' I replied puzzled. The boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'
7) ELDERLY: While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'
8) DEATH: While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.'
9) SCHOOL: A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'
10) BIBLE: A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. 'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'
NOW IF THIS DIDN'T BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY, GO BACK TO BED AND FORGET IT!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Friday, August 01, 2008
Our House!
Ok, so for those of you who know me, I don't like to do something unless I can do it 100%. That is why I am so bad lately about putting pictures up (I still owe you pictures from the beach and my mom really wants our family pictures that we took put up as well - Mom, check out our photo link and they are up now). I haven't had the time lately to do it right so I just haven't done it at all, but I just couldn't take it. Jenn Heuslein (http://the-heuslein-family.blogspot.com/) is so good about putting up pictures of their house, I figured I had to get some of our up as well.
So here you go. I have more (see I couldn't do it 100%, but I am surviving!) as these are just up to 7/27. When Adam drove by yesterday, they had the plywood on the roof, the inside framed out, the paper on the roof and shingles stacked and almost all of the windows up. I can't wait to see it tomorrow! Almost time for them to start on the inside stuff! Enjoy our house in progress...
So here you go. I have more (see I couldn't do it 100%, but I am surviving!) as these are just up to 7/27. When Adam drove by yesterday, they had the plywood on the roof, the inside framed out, the paper on the roof and shingles stacked and almost all of the windows up. I can't wait to see it tomorrow! Almost time for them to start on the inside stuff! Enjoy our house in progress...
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