the consistency of a blogger

This blogging thing is not happening anything like I imagined it would.  I thought I would be consistent, have LOTS to tell you and make you laugh with all my cutesy jokes.  I thought I would document my entire pregnancy with Selah instead of giving you only 4 updates thus far in 7 months.  I thought... well, I thought a lot of things that didn't happen. 

But it's too late now, to catch you up on what you've missed so far.  It's too far back now to document all that has happened in the last couple of months.  So I'll pick a place and start here, in the today.  Hopefully there will be better days for this blog to come. 

I watched a video at my birthing center highlighting the 'talents' of a newborn.  The most fascinating thing I found was newborns at birth, when placed on their mother's abdomen will instinctively slow crawl to their mother's breast.  Newborns given at least 45 minutes will pull themselves up and position themselves perfectly to latch on and receive milk.  How Glorious is that?!  People will look at this and say, look how we've evolved.  But I say, look at the work of the Lord and how he cares for us.  To put instincts into a NEWBORN to know where to get its food. 

To go along with this story, I had some strawberries the other day.  Apparently, it's finally strawberry season because these were so GOOD!  My mouth is watering just thinking about it.  I thought about those who don't know God and don't attribute any good thing to him.  He's so gracious to give us such abundance and simple pleasures just because and we don't even think about that.  We don't give God a second or even first thought when it comes to most things.  Paul Washer was once preaching a sermon on our iniquity to glorify God as we ought and I remember him saying, "We can't even drink a sip of water to the glory of God."  May we be a better people unto his Name. 

I never wanted my blog to be 'religious.'  I wanted this to be a blog where unsaved people feel comfortable reading it and get to see Christian living played out.  I didn't set out for this blog to be blatantly proselytizing or even labeled as Christian.  But I'm stupid, because it just has to be.   Anything less, would be a compromise of who I am.  Christian theology should infiltrate and permeate every fiber of your being.  So nothing in secular anymore, nothing is outside of Him.  Everything is all for him, about him and because of him.  He is the heartbeat of all I do, that's what we strive for. 

I have fear in writing this way, but that's another story because this post is already long! 

We've moved into a new place, a small 2 bedroom apartment.  I was happy to make the transition because that means purging and getting rid of lots of crap we don't use.  Now, as I unpack, it's not so fun.  I rather like my stuff and am not ready to say farewell to my garlic press, popcorn bowl and other supplies that only have one solitary purpose.  Don't be surprised if you come over and there's a popcorn bowl stashed in the bathroom cabinet.  lol.

I really hope to make this place a home.  We've lived in 2 houses since we've been together and none of them have felt like a home.  It's only felt like a house and that's truly been my fault.  Being a working wife, I simply didn't have the time or energy to devote to making our place hospitable.  I never made it a priority.  I hope that will change.  I want a place that we love coming home to.  I want a place that's always decently clean and comfortable.  A place where our hearts can rest easy, that visitors feel love and cared for. 

See what happens people when I don't blog for a good month?!  You get a mouthful.  Hopefully, a Selah newsletter to come.