Just some sentences.

It's a lovely time of year, celebrating our Saviours's birth.

Lots of family get-togethers.

Eating way too much food, that currently my body doesn't really have the room for.

Eric and I went out for dinner last night.   We have been married for 15 years.

Fifteen years.   Those years zipped right on by.......a lot has happened in those years.

God has been good to us.

A couple weeks off of schoolwork.

I'm enjoying the sleep-ins and change of pace.

It's so odd that we haven't had any snow yet.

Those little (newly washed) newborn clothes sure are little!  Sweet!

I'm not loving the "disappearing ankle syndrome."

I got a kindle!   Very cool.

I bought and downloaded 8 books from Shepherd Press for $1 each.   Lots of free books available as well.

We have been blessed with the steady work that Eric has had.

Macayla is excited to help me put up the baby bassinette tomorrow.

At dinner last night, we "confirmed" a baby name.  Fun times!  I beat ya'll can't wait!

We are having some friends over for a Friday night "pretend" it's New Year's Eve party.

I can't wait to see my ankles (probably in February some time).

I can't wait EVEN more to hold a precious baby (hopefully B4 February some time!).

Baby has hiccups at least 2-3 times a day.....at least the times that I notice.

I'm glad heartburn is one of the pregnancy symptoms that instantly goes away after baby is here.

Praying for patience for the next weeks......this is the home-stretch,

and I'm definately not running on "full" anymore!

I'm very excited to meet this little girl................................or boy!   :)

To Friends and Family (Near and Far)!

Merry Christmas to you!

And a Blessed New Year!

With Much Love,

Eric, Christine, Jacob Macayla, Justin, Kadin, Levi, Gideon and Baby!

Books at a glance....

This is the story of a director of a Planned Parenthood clinic, whose heart was changed to "cross the line" and join the Pro-Life battle.   A good, and easy read.   Without being overly graphic the author explains the evils of the Planned Parenthood organization, particularly the original "goal" of helping women and how it digressed to a numbers "game" in the pursuit of the almighty dollar- and at the expense of unborn lives.  While I still can't get my "head around" people professing to be followers of Christ (the author included) while working in such an industry, the journey as explained to the reader does give a better picture and most pointedly shows how crafty the devil is in telling lies, and how easily we are our own self-swindlers.  
Thankful for a God that pursues through those lies!




Two men whose past lives are very different, but serve a God that orchestrated their lives to intertwine.   I would best describe this book as "raw."   The two men chronicle their lives, the others that God used, throughout using humour and at times "in your face" language.   While there may have been one or two words I didn't think necessary, overall I felt it added to the feeling of getting to know the authors and the sin(s) they struggled with.   It is clear, they needed a Saviour, they needed grace.   As do I.   As do we all.   This book was a bit harder to "get into" at the start, but overall.....Christ-centred...as such a book should be.

 Most of us have heard of this mega-sized family....and what is clear in both their TV show and their books (this is their 2nd book) is that they are unashamed that they serve the Lord.   Another easy read!   While their first book gets into more the nitty-gritties of running their household, this book is an honest account of their struggles with the pre-mature birth of their 19th child, the loss of a grandparent (that lived in the home), and some of their general parenting "goals"/applications.   While I may not totally agree with ALL of their "takes" on Scripture, overall, I find them absolutely refreshingly "simple" in their walk of faith.  A high goal is to be mission-minded, selfless, with a central theme of being prayerful (about everything!).   I think we can all learn much from the Duggars!  

A family devotion book based on various teaching from the book of Proverbs.   What a treat this book was!   The author created "Grimms Fairy Tales" type stories to teach truths from God's Word.  There were a few moments in some stories that were a bit "over the top" (I just skipped and/or paraphrased), but overall a great book to have on the shelf for the family!   I jump up and down because it is hard to find books that a wide range of ages will enjoy.  I was glad we didn't have a bus to catch, as I read this book (out loud) to the children after breakfast each morning.   The nearly 4 year old UP TO the 14 year old were begging for more!!!   The standard joke after each story, and my question "what does this teach us?"......."Well mom, we should believe the talking squirrel that gives us an acorn..etc."  Haha.  When I would read the verse from proverbs that applied, even the sometimes cynical oldest son would have a smirk on his face at how the author cleverly brought out a truth in the VERY untrue story.   A FUN read appealing to the "fantasy" side of children!

Hats off to the inventor of Lego!

I came into the kitchen today to find our plain (black) coffee maker replaced by this one!

What a laugh!

The "latest" Lego craze is to build ordinary objects out of Lego.

Justin and Kadin being the main inventors.

While this "machine" might not actually produce coffee, the pot is removable with the lid that opens, the back opens for water, and the coffee grind basket swings out just like the real thing!

Hours and hours of fun......

(BTW....I haven't forgotten about a book review post.  Stay tuned!)