Children

So, we don't believe in using contraception in any form for a number of reasons (unless you count breastfeeding). Aside from the health/abortifacient concerns of hormonal contaception, we believe G0d is sovereign over the womb and think He knows best how many children we should have. People say "God could still make me pregnant" well yes, but if you are taking precautions to ensure it doesn't happen, its similar to running in front of cars on a highway and saying "guess God wants me to die" or living recklessly and saying "guess God wanted this to happen". Thou salt not tempt the Lord thy God (Luke 4:12). Anyway.. not the point here.

The past couple months we have been going to a Messianic Jewish synagogue for a class (maybe I'll post about it later... it was interesting). The teacher/pastor/rabbi (?) also believes in leaving ones family size up to God and in talking about this with him he said (I'm using quotes loosely)

"I couldn't handle the thought of the children I was causing not to be born"

... to be not born, to not be born? I can't figure out what would be correct grammar in this sentence , you get what I'm saying. What a thought, huh? I would guess you can't find one person, who has adopted this way of thinking, that would be able to point out which of their children they wish God wouldn't have given them. Children are an eternal gift.

I've been up since 4 from tooth pain from a filling I had... ON MONDAY. forgive me.

Kansas Trip

K, I'm done with controversial posts for a while.

Faith is rolling over ALL the time. The second I put her on her back she is trying to roll over. Oddly, she doesn't go from back to front too often. We also recently put some carpet down in our living room, its so nice to be able to lay her on the floor now! She is almost 5 months... I can't believe it! I took her to her 4 month "well baby check up" and she is 26 in tall and weighs 16 lbs... thats 95th percentile for both! The nurse said she was like an average 6 month old. Anyways... I think we are going to quit going to the check ups, she is healthy and probably more harm than good is being done... especially with flu season, I'd rather not expose her to illnesses. Plus, we only go to find out how much she weighs... but I found this awesome baby scale at the airmans attic, so problem solved!

And now, pictures from our Kansas trip. Edit: they are getting cut off on the right side... WHYYYY? I uploaded them from facebook.... weird. well click on them to see the whole thing I guess.

Visiting Aunt Michelle (my 19 year old sister) at college

The family

Aunt Michelle

Erin and Caden. See other picture further down the page for more info...

At Keeper of the Plains

My friend, Kelly, works at the zoo, she let us pet and feed the elephant!

My fav picture. Grandpa/my dad

Katie!! We have been best friends since kindergarten... no big deal

Aunt Karen

My best friend, Erin, had a boy baby... him and Faith have an arranged marriage. They are both excited, if you couldn't tell. She is 3 months older... quite the cougar.

Meeting Great Grandpa... he is 96! (this is my grandpa)

Grandma/my mom

Aunt Emily/my 17 year old sister... i think she is 17

At the church I grew up in