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