"My Jesus"

First Day of Pre-K!

Well, Savannah had fun on her first day of school.  When we walked in, her class was in the garden watering the vegetables.  Her teacher asked if she wanted to garden or go see her classroom with me, and she chose to garden.  ;)  I went and put her backpack in her cubby (of which they left the 'h' off the end of her name) and came back to the garden.  I gave her a kiss goodbye and she said goodbye and I left.  Actually, I sat in the parking lot and watched her for a few minutes.  She couldn't see me, but I could see her.  She followed her teacher around for a bit with her hands on her hips.  Then the teacher pointed and Savannah ran to be with the other kids.  Then I went to the gym...  WooHoo! When Ipicked her up, she said she had fun.  She's not one to talk about her day much, but her teacher said they worked on the letter "P" and the numbers 4&6.  She has homework, but it is optional.  She was excited to do it though.  We tried to wait until Daddy got home, but she was just too excited!  She finished doing it today, and I have to say, my kid is pretty smart.  LOL!

She is looking forward to going again on Friday.   In fact, she was upset that she couldn't go today!  I'm just so excited for her to have this time to grow as an individual. She's just so grown up!  Where did the time go?  Here are the few pictures that I took today.  She didn't let me get your typical "First Day of School" picture, but they'll do.  LOL!

Here she is in the car before we left.



This was right before I went to put her backpack away.  Walking away from me to start school for the first time!

Here she is helping her teacher and two of her classmates (the ratio is 2:1, with boys being the 2!)

This is her cubby with her backpack hanging up.  Notice the incorrect spelling.  :D



This is half of her classroom.  The other half (to the right) is where the cubbies are as well as the bathrooms.)

I am very happy with our decision to go to this pre-school.  Even though it takes about 15 minutes to get there, I honestly think that she will make memories that will stay with her for her entire life.  I know I remember some things from pre-k!

Found a preschool!

I'm so excited about the preschool that we found for Savannah.  I use the term "we" very loosely since Wayne pretty much gives me free reign on that kind of stuff (woohoo!)  The school is about 15 minutes away, but it is so worth it.  It's a farm school!  How cool is that?!  There are goats, pigs, llamas, sheep, rabbits, and even a peacock that roams around the school.  In fact, the director said that sometimes the peacock will come into the classroom if the door is left open.  LOL!

 The school is 31 years old (built the year I was born) and it is a bit dated but it is very clean and upkept.  It was actually nice that it wasn't all new.  It just had the feeling of an old pair of favorite jeans.  Savannah hopped right out of my arms when we walked in the front door.  We got to see her actual classroom which is pretty big.  She is sooo excited to start school which is such a switch from when we first started talking about school a year ago.  She is so ready.

We went shopping this past week and got her a few new shirts and a backpack.  I didn't get her anything really nice since the director said that if she doesn't come home dirty, they didn't do their job.  LOL!  Oh, did I mention they get to garden!  Yah.  It's going to be so cool. 

So, we're set to go!  She goes three days a week which guarantees that I'll get three good workouts at the gym.  LOL!

Soooo bad at updating

Life has been life, and there is a lot to tell!  Brief update:

•  Went to Hawaii.  Trip was wonderful.


• Walk with God is amazing!  God is good.


• Savannah had dance camp for a week.  She did wonderful (going to try to upload a clip to You Tube.)


• Trying to find preschool for Savannah. 


• Insurance denied last surgery.  (Don't EVEN get me started.  That is a post for itself!)


• Photo business rocks.  Still slow, but moving.


• Wayne and I are wonderful, praise the Lord, literally. 

That's it for now.  Basically just a commercial of my life.  You'll have to wait until I have a spare moment to post the full show.  LOL!

 Love you all, and thank you for your continued prayers....

 Tami

Sorry to leave you hanging!

I thought I'd give a bit of an update on my life.

They surgery, as I said in a previous post, went well.  I've been in to the dr. twice since the surgery and each time he said my uterus was still wide open.  I was supposed to go soon after for and HSG but didn't get around to scheduling it.  I ovulated soon after the last visit and I know they won't do it after ovulation.  So, I'm waiting until I start spotting and then I'll make an  appointment.  I'm seriously not concerned though.  I know that if I have re-scarred that it means nothing.  I will get pregnant again, so it's all good. :D

 I will not be having any more surgeries no matter the result.  I'm done.  The doctor (who is one of -if not THE- best in this area) has done what I am willing for him to do, and now the rest is up to the good Lord Himself.  He is the ultimate healer and I trust my uterus to Him and Him only from now on.

 As for the rest of my life.  It is awesome!  It is seriously going really well.  We all have our off days (today being one of them) but as a whole God is just so good.  Wayne and I are doing wonderful.  He has grown so much since I started walking with the Lord.  He is not saved, but my walk has really caused growth in him which is so good to see. 

 Savannah is growing up so fast.  She went from a leg hugging toddler to an independent little girl!  She still has her "attached" moments, but that is just her constitution I think.  She lovesdance class.  And I'm sure she'd do wonderful in her recital, but "unfortunately" we'll be in Hawaii for it.  Oh shucks.  LOL!

 We've gotten back involved with the MOMs Club, which has also benefited her socially.  She actually seems a bit excited to start preschool this August.  And, her preschool teacher and I decided to put her in the 4 year old program.  I think she's ready.  I think she'd be bored if she was in the 3's.  Plus, if she's seems a bit behind, we can always hold her back from kindergarten next year.

My photo business is doing well too.  I've had a couple of full paying clients over the last month.  I'm really hoping that it will just snowball from there.  I'm just praying God will continue to bless it.

God is working in powerful ways here in our community.  My prayer group, which meets once a week, has been called to go out into the community in a grand way to spread His word and set people free.  It is going to be awesome. 

So, that's my update.  I'll try to be better about blogging.  My schedule is just so full now!

Wonderful book, to say the least

I just finished reading Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge and it was such a good book.  It was so healing, empowering, humbling.  I now see how God sees me, and not how I've seen myself for so long.  It does talk a lot about horrible childhoods and horrible marriages, neither of which I had/have, but I did have a few instances in my life that left marks.  This book allowed me to forgive those people in my past that left wounds on my heart, and therefore begin to heal. 

 I could feel God's presence when I was reading this book.  He was right there, translating for me, when the human aspect got in the way of my understanding.  I just can't say enough good things about this book.

I'd write a full review, but then I might feel I'm back in school, which if you know me, you'll know that school is the last place I want to be.  LOL!

Surgery... Done!

I don't have any specifics, but I am out of surgery and doing well!  The only real pain I have are these stinkin' gas bubbles in my abdomen.  Blech!  When I know more, I'll post again.  Thanks for all the prayers!

Romans 5:1-11 (NIV)

Just because God's word says it better than I can... 

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation."

 It's hard to explain the love of God to someone who doesn't want to understand it.  The only thing we can do, is live our life in accordance to His will and plan, live it lovingly, and hope that maybe they can see His love through us.

She is a dancing queen...

Savannah started dance last month and she loves it!  From getting on her leotard to walking in the door with just a kiss from mommy (this is HUGE!) she enjoys her entire time at dance.  A few weeks ago I snapped these shots (not professional in the least, so don't pay attention to that...) before dance, mostly because we had time to kill.  She was such a ham!  I wish I would've had the video camera out instead.  You can still get the idea though.  You can tell she was dancing and singing.  LOL!

       

Second (and last) surgery scheduled

I had a good talk with God, and it seems as though He's going to use the doctor one more time.  I have my second, and last, surgery scheduled for the middle of March.  The doc will go in and remove the remainder of the scarring in the top of my uterus.  After that, God and I (with the help of my homeopath) will work on building my endo-lining.

 I'm very excited to get this surgery done, and basically over with!  I know that this part of the journey is about to end, but I also know that a whole new journey is about to begin.

 Thanks for all of your support and prayers.  They mean the world to me!

Much love,

Tami

Soooo Waldorf!

Savannah and I made homemade pretzels yesterday.  Although she had fun, I have to say they were a pain in the butt!  I'd never baked with live yeast before, so that was an experience.  Luckily one of my bestfriends, Natalie bakes a lot so she was able to help me. 

 Getting the space ready was easy.  I let Savannah do it all by herself.  She was great and so neat when spreading flour over the countertop.



Savannah and I kneaded the dough...







  ...we put it upstairs in her bedroom where it was nice and warm.  But not warm enough, because it took forever for the dough to rise.  So, using Natalie's help, we turned the oven on to 100 degrees and kept it open a crack and put the dough in there to rise.  So much better!

Now the hard part came.  Savannah tried to help, but she got frusterated.  Rolling the dough into long ropes to make the pretzel.  The first two were too thick.  The last five were ok, but my arms were so sore by the end!

 Unfortunetly, I didn't take pictures of the final project.  But trust me.  They weren't anything to behold.  They were tasty though!  I made half with salt and half with cinnamon and sugar.  Did I mention they were tasty!  :D

Out of the mouths...

On the drive to Grammie and Papa's house today, it was raining.  Savannah asked why it was raining and I told her it was because God needed to water the plants and trees.  A little later there was snow on the mountains.  Savannah said, "Did God make that snow?"  I told her that he did.  She said, "I bet Jesus helped Him."  I love my daughter...  <3

 Oh. And while at Grammie's house, Savannah proceeded to tell her that her stomach looked "distinguished." *snort*

What a wonderful day!

Today was amazing! The first half of our day was spent at Wayne's sister's house. His entire family was there to celebrate mine and our nephew Chris' birthday. It's always fun getting together with his family. They have been such a blessing to us. Unfortunately, for the first few years of our marriage, we didn't have much contact with them. Wayne recently "reconciled" with them and now we are great friends! Praise God.

Then, when we came home, we headed to Heather's house (just Savannah and I) for fellowship and coffee with a wonderful group of Christian women. I'm so blessed to have Heather right next door. And God has really blessed me with the new church they He led me too. I had the awesome opportunity to spend some time with the pastor's wife. She is a hoot! I love her, and can't wait to get to know her better.

Like I said. Today was wonderful. It was definitely a God blessed day!

I'm so horrible at blogging!

It's been forever, I know. I'm sure most of you have even stopped checking! :O

Anyway, here is an update. I went in for another HSG which showed the condition of my uterus post-op. Praise be to God, my tubes were open! My doctor said I still need one more surgery though, because the top of my uterus is still pretty scarred and needs to be cleaned up a bit. But, I have faith the this is my last surgery. I believe that it's in God's plan for me to get pregnant this year. :D

So, that's it for now. I'm just waiting to hear from the doctor on when he wants to/can do the surgery.