A Weekend of Firsts

Tomorrow our little boy has been with us for 12 weeks and in those weeks has blessed us tremendously! 

This weekend we've hit two big milestones that I didn't know would be coming so soon-he's growing up so fast! First off our baby now LAUGHS! It's the most beautiful noise and if we thought he was a happy baby before, he's even more so now that he knows how to express this new emotion. 

Second off, tonight is his first night alone in his own room. I know three months is a pretty decent age for this to happen, and a lot of people cross this bridge sooner, but I kind of expected to keep him with us longer! He's grown out of the bassinet and he's been sleeping in his crib anyway during the day-but still, my little baby is a whole room away instead of right next to my side of the bed...{mom going crazy now}

Soooo. Bittersweet weekend we've had. God is showing me how to trust in Him with letting go a little bit {even if it is just to the next room over} and watch Him continue to grow my little baby slowly. 

God is beautiful in His ways of provision for our little family. And with that-I will leave you with this.

His Purpose Every Day

I know every day God has a certain purpose-what to look for to connect with Him. 

My realization today (and every day since June of last year officially and many years before that...) is that His purpose for me EVERYDAY is to be a mom. And not just a person who gave birth to a child, but to constantly strive to be the best mom for my son every day of his life. God gave me this precious life for a reason. He trusted ME to be his mom, not anyone else on this planet. He blessed this baby from day one-through growth in my tummy, birth into this world and everyday that I get to hold him in my arms-He blesses him. And through that, He is blessing me and showing me that I have an incredible purpose to live out every day. Taking care of this little one He has entrusted me with and raising him up to be a lover of God. 

I think knowing I get to be Roman's mommy forever and picturing him growing up is one of the greatest purposes in life I could have.

Thanking my Lord for this amazing little boy I get to call mine :)

A Beautiful Moment

...see it's already only 3 days in and I didn't post yesterday-it happens!

My husband and I were up fairly late (and by that I mean past 10, before 11)-late for us with an 11 week old-and we were having a great conversation about Christianity, our faith, the church and how it all fits with our world around us. God's purpose in this moment was just to have us connecting deeply together about Him-it was wonderful.

We talked about raising our son and what we thought his life should look like as far as coming to know God-wanting to raise him in a Christian school and how we will financially do it, starting to teach him prayer at a very young age and that God loves him. Mind you, this is one of many conversations we've already had, we just like to delve deeper.

We also talked about how society views Christians, how our world is starting to become more and more "dark" than "light" when a percentage of our nation marks Christian when they fill out their surveys. It's an interesting concept to ponder.

We sat on the couch and talked for hours on end about so many things-I felt God's presence with us immensely and it always feels so great to share in those moments with my husband.

It's always really enlightening, uplifting and gives me a peace that God has provided a wonderful man for me to share in the same beliefs as me and to raise our family in the same way as well.

Friendships with Meaning

After tidying up the house, spending some tummy time on the floor with my son and drinking what was left of yesterday's hazelnut latte, one of my great friends came over and we shared in some much enjoyed girl time (plus one small boy presence) for the day. 

Toward the middle of the day as we were thinking back on old times, my "God's Purpose" moment came about and I sat back and smiled at it. Not looking for it in that current moment, it made me smile because I've just started this blog about putting effort into looking for His purpose daily and here it is knocking me back on the couch-it couldn't have been more obvious! 

I saw His purpose of great friendships in my life. I'll be the first to admit I don't have many people I can call my "bests" and that's not a "poor me" statement at all-it's just how it is and I like it that way. I learned early on that lots of sorta-friends or especially fake-friends are not the people I want in my life. They don't care what's best for their friends and it ends up pulling me down in the end. Whoa-took that in a different direction...back to His purpose :) The few great friends He has given me bless my heart in different ways, but I appreciate them all and I appreciate Him for helping me grow and continue these relationships. I love my people He has given me and love what I can share with them-we may not have the same opinion on everything, lead the same lives day-to-day or always be together-but I also learned early on that that's ok! We can be who we each want to be and still be bests :) 

God's purpose in my life is divine, intentional and blessed beyond imagination. 

Here We Go!

Into my life, our life, His plan for us as it is right now. 

**I meant for this blog to be called "Keeping God at the Center", but shockingly enough out of the millions of bloggers out there-I wasn't the first to come up with that name and alas the URL was taken! 

I want this blog to convey how God has a part in every day life, big and small, and particularly my life-because as it happens I think it's pretty amazing. I got some tips from a fellow blogger/online friend and decided to dive right in. Sure I put some thought into the fonts, background and layout of this forum, but ultimately I decided cut the stress of it (for now) and start writing!! 

Will I be as honest as possible-yes. Will I always write THE most entertaining posts you've ever read-maybe ;) Will I write a post every single day of the week-probably not. Because that's life! I'm writing about it, but I also want to be out living it-every day. 

As cliche, corny or ridiculous as it may be-I hope this blog touches at least one person and helps me to make some new friends with a few more.