Doing some yard work!

To worry or not to worry... that is the question.

Life for the Aldermans has been pretty great lately. Life is finally settling into a routine;, David's shop is all in neat little shelves and cubbies all organized with cute little numbers(I use these descriptions to get him all fired up "Cute is not how you describe a man's shop!" I can hear him say it now, teeth grinding as he reads this) I am flowing effortlessly into friendships with wonderful Moms in my play groups and have actually met a couple families who may want to join us on the Church journey. Dawson finally got a tooth at 15 months!!! Crazy little monster, he is such a joy to watch grow and develop. Some more good news, David and I found out we will be expecting another little one sometime late May or June. After having lost a baby in May, I am very quick to assume every little thing is going to go wrong, but the Lord is teaching me to trust Him, even with my thoughts, that He will never give me more than I can handle and that He has a plan for our lives. So with happy hearts, we welcome the new life developing in me and pray everyday for the baby's health and blessing in our lives.

My Mom flew in for a quick visit this past weekend, as my younger sister Brooke had a biopsy on a lymph node that had swollen and started to pain her greatly. After the surgery on Friday, she was in poor condition as the surgery was much more complicated than originally thought, but she has recovered well, and having my Mom here was such a blessing. We got news today that the lymph node was filled with scar tissue and was bleeding into it, and it had also attached to her muscle, which is why it started to hurt so bad. They said there was no indication of any cancer and that they don't expect it to come back as they were very thorough to remove it all. God is so good.

We had our first Sunday together as a Church! The kids seemed to really enjoy the activity that Chris Pratt put together for them. How fun to be able to worship together as families. Brooke even stayed for church and our team meeting afterwards.

There is a lot in my life that come and go everyday, and then get forgotten, even if at the time they seemed monumental. God is teaching me not to worry. That He is bigger than my biggest fear or worry and that I can't put Him into a box. He simply won't fit into any that I could imagine. I visited a church with one of the families we have become very fond of and their pastor had a profound quote from a woman who survived the Holocaust:

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow;
it empties today of its strength"
~Corrie Ten Boom

What a great idea and something I have been looking at from a lot of different points of view. Its so true and from a Christian point of view, God needs us to be present in the now, to be able to give Him all of our strength and courage, not melting wastefully into the worries of days to come.

Lord help me to look to you for every doubt, fear, and question. Help me to remember that you are a big God, and also a God that is small enough to know my heart. Thank you Father, for your diversity and grace.