9 Looks at my week

1. jason booked our valentines day weekend at one of my favorite bed and breakfasts in the NW, Christopher's Woodlands, in BC. we've been once before and it's going to be so worth the 3+ hour drive up there. plus, i won't be busting out of my seatbeat to pick up sippy cups or "lamby" or "ella" so i'll be a happy highway passenger.
2. i am so blessed to have women in my life. i posted 10 questions on our church's website, "the city", about raising girls at this age, working out, etc. and so many of them got back to me. two gals met me at church with bags in hand with ideas and others wrote me. what a gift to be in community.
3. my question in my mind for the next week (until i meet with my accountability group again) is this: how do you balance having a good understanding of the soveriegnty of God and trusting his purposes above what we can see with prayer and asking God for what our desires are. if you have insight or direction, post away.
4. jason works at starbucks corporate, where today 10% of jobs were cut. jason was BLESSED today with not only being able to stay with starbucks but move into a job he has been hoping for. i am baffled by GOD'S GRACE.
5. thought of the week: on sunday our pastor, mark driscoll, was talking about the authority of the Word. he got to talking about preaching and how today it's not as honored by culture and even churches. but it's important for "the church" (christians) to place themselves under the authority of preaching because we are submitting ourselves humbly before God's Word as it is taught and communicated into our hearts. i have been asked before by some christians why it's important to go to church at all and this is one of the reasons. taking yourself out from under the preaching of the true gospel is an act of pride.
6. i had my last perinatologist appt last wednesday for this pregnancy and baby boy is baking up good! he was 4 lbs 10 oz. i will be 33 weeks prego on saturday, which means i only have SIX MORE WEEKS. ahh!!!
7. we went to hang out with a neighbor friend on tuesday to drop off a shower gift and i realized as we were talking that i spend 95% of my time with people i think exactly alike and i need to get out more to spend time with other women in my neighborhood/culture.
8. on a more shallow note...i am really excited for american idol to almost be down to the top 24.
9. i am going to make this one the last one b/c i can hear gracie bear is awake...i am about to go to north bend with the girls to enjoy the sunshine, eat a kids meal, and walk the outlets to find a gift for baby Ava and probably some other upcoming gifts i have forgotten about. can't wait for my date with my kanah and my grace!