Ok Lets try this again!

Now that I have a few minutes, notice I said a few, I will try to get a posting up for you but if the sentence suddenly breaks off with no warning, it means I simply fell asleep at my computer. 

Things have been really busy lately. The message boards that I like to visit and where I have made many friends have been down for a week and Michael keeps telling me that I am going through withdrawals. Thanks Michael. 

I have had an interesting past couple of months. I was sick 6 weeks out of 8 since January but lucky for me, it was only thru Jan and Feb and now that its a day away from being June, I have not been sick since. And I dont plan to be.

I am finally in the 3rd trimester and baby Noah is getting bigger which of course results in me getting bigger as well. Oh, and I have NO SWOLLEN ANKLES! Knock on wood.

I have been so tired since going back to work as I lost my job but got it back. That is an entirely different story which I will save for another blog.

In the meantime, I have felt a strong desire to get back into my Bible reading and have spent the last hour or so perusing sermons by Pastor Dave Most which you can find on www.sermonaudio.com. All sermons are free and all they ask is that you register your email for updates which can be helpful in finding just the right sermon for what your heart needs. My heart needed some encouragement today after something I saw.

I got online and went to a certain site. I saw a message that someone wrote about something and how it made them want to vomit. Then another person commented on the original statement that basically stated how you couldnt expect less and Christians are scary. I felt very hurt. Last year I opened my heart to the Lord and asked Him to give me a love for others that He would want me to have towards them. He answered that prayer and I started really having compassion for others.

I guess what hurt the most about what I read is that the original poster has very different views than I do and has openly slammed my views and my faith in front of me. Yet if I were to do the same thing, this person would be down my throat quicker than someone could say SLAM. I began to think about it and I knew that according to the Bible, I may be able to say hello or how are you to this person and show them the love God would want me to, but to have a friendship would be impossible because of our differences. I looked it up in my Bible and found a verse that really helped me make this decision. 

I Corinthians 2:14,15

"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man."

This tells us that those out in the world who have not accepted Christ find it difficult to understand the faith of a Christian. They dont receive things of the Spirit of God. They find it foolishness or in other words, silly or lacking in sense. In reality, it makes perfect sense, but again, those without Christ will not be able to understand it. Verse 15 really opens the eye for us. It states the those who consider themselves spiritual are judgemental. I have seen this with the person who wrote those hurtful words.  Now first lets look at spirituality. What is it? Its an adverb that means pertaining to. It does not necessarily refer to religion but most of the time, people use the word in reference to their religion. For example, people who love animals are very spiritual when it comes to animal rights. In the case of this person, they are very spiritual when it comes to their religion and they have slammed my faith repeatedly in front of me. They have judged my faith but at the same time, they have the "right" to slam my faith, my marriage, and other things I hold dear to me, but if I were to try to open up the Bible and show them in God's Word what God Himself says about their views, I am discriminating against them. I am not allowed to "judge". This is a perfect example of "he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man."

All I can do is pray for this person. I can share my faith but it is clear that my sharing of it has been rejected. All I can do now is step back and pray for this person. Only God can work a miracle in this person's heart.

Now that I have given a bit of a devotional, I will say that all is well. I have a baby shower coming up which I am very excited about and even if some people dont come, I feel blessed knowing that someone considered me to be a friend in that they would host one for me.

I would like to write more but I think I will sign off for now and say good night because I am really ready to fall asleep at my computer.

ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.........

Way behind

So it looks like I have gotten way behind on my blogging again. I will have to post a much needed update later. As for now, I have to get ready for work.

Benefits of a business

So a couple months ago, I ordered a CD set from the Learn MK cd education collection called Money Matters for Dream Achievers. This cd focuses on how to get out of debt and working your business so that your money and business finances are kept organized.
I started thinking about it and I thought that it would be a good idea to finally listen to the cds. Good thing I did! I have listened to them 3 times already and learn something new each time.
I am so glad I have this Mary Kay business. I need to start working it better since I have a baby on the way and I dont know when I will be working during the next semester or even if I will be working. I see how hard Michael works to provide for us and I want to help him the best I can. Why not work my Mary Kay business? I love to meet new people and why not share with them this wonderful opportunity? I know alot of people out there are concerned because of the so called economy crisis which really isnt a reality. I think someone just panicked and it spread. Similar to the gas prices going up to $5 a gal after 9/11.
But what other business offers free product, working at your own pace, free shipping even?
As a MK consultant, I have the flexibility to not only work the business around my family, but I have the flexibility to offer specials that you cant find in the department stores. I can give the customer the personal touch that she deserves. I am not out to just make a sale but to make sure that she gets that special treatment and if she really wants that Miracle Set but just doesnt have the funds to make the purchase, I can offer her the opportunity to share the product that she loves with friends and earn some or all of that product for free.
Now if you were to go to the SoSo Makeup counter at Fancy's Department store, they wouldnt give the option to earn free product or even share it.
Another benefit of this company that I just love is that they teach you how to apply color cosmetics. When I started with MK, I didnt know how to properly apply eye color much less blend it. I remember going to the SoSo makeup counter and got a free makeover. I looked great but I had not idea how to apply the stuff myself. I remember getting the free gift with purchase. I felt robbed later when I got home to discover that I had to spend about 29.50 to get the free gift with purchase and worse yet, an eyeshadow would cost about $21 or $22 dollars which means I would still have to spend another $7 to get the free gift. In this case, I would have had to spend another $25-$30 on ONE ITEM just to get that gift. so let me see....$29.50 + $25.00...I pretty much spent a little over $60.00 on TWO items just to get a tiny little makeup bag with 3 smaller than travel sized items. It had an eye color and a lip color and a sample of eye makeup remover. I tried to put the stuff on and after I looked like a rainbow racoon!!!!! I was so disappointed! But with Mary Kay, that same $60.00 could have gotten you a variety of products. Even more astonishing, that same $60.00 would get you a basic Timewise set AND have a few dollars left over! Plus you get a gift with purchase!! Wow! What a deal! Being able to get a high quality skin care set at such a reasonable price is truly unbeatable! Not only that but the personal touch that you get from your independent beauty consultant is not found anywhere else!
Ok so now that I have rambled on about my absolutely most favorite products in the world, I am urging you to go to my website at www.marykay.com/eblickenstaff and lose yourself in the deals, the colors, the excitement! Feel free to register on my site as well to sign up for the Beauty News newsletter!
Happy shopping!!!

Might as well.....

Ok well you have seen the pictures, you have seen the reactions. How would you like to see the ultrasound? I never get tired of seeing my baby boy on the screen. It is soooo incredibly cool!!! So I hope that it uploads ok. Enjoy!

Ultrasound Pics

So I realized that I havent put up the ultrasound pictures yet so I thought I would do that. The first one is a money shot. Unmistakable if you ask me. The next one is his little face looking up at you. The third is his foot with a big toe. The fourth is his spine, and the fifth is another money shot. Enjoy!! Notice the arrows pointing to the goods!

IT'S A BOY!!!!

Well I had my 20 wk ultrasound on Wednesday and I was thinking that the baby was going to be a girl, but I also knew that I only had a 50/50 chance of being right and it was ok if I was wrong. For the past few weeks, I have been wondering how I would feel if the baby was a boy. I told myself that any child is from God and I should be thrilled with each. Of course I still wanted a little girl. What I did was imagine my wonderful husband with a baby boy. I imagined that same baby boy as a toddler, holding a little plastic bat and trying to play ball with Daddy. It worked. I melted. I knew that giving Michael a son would be absolutely wonderful.
I am very thankful that I retrained myself that it was ok. Because I went in for the ultrasound and the first thing that transducer landed on was the money shot! This little boy was NOT being shy in the least. He was very active and was wiggling and even stretched his legs out for me. One of my best friends (notice I said one of meaning yes I have more than one) came with me and was recording the screen with the video camera. Thankfully, the office gave me permission to do that since they no longer record the ultrasounds.
I saw my precious little one put his hand up by his face and then perfom what my doctor called the fetal package check. I guess he wanted to make sure that "toy" wasnt going anywhere. It was so wonderful to see that he was healthy and growing and was measuring right on target.
I got about five ultrasound pictures and of course my video.
After the appointment, my friend, Breanna, and I went to Target to start a baby registry. It was the perfect time too. Earlier last week, I received a Target baby catalogue which had a coupon for a free $20 gift card just for starting a baby registry. SWEET! So I used that coupon to purchase just the right baby gift for Michael. AFter I found it and came home, I found a gift box and some white tissue paper. I wrapped up the gift and lined the box and then I taped a note to it saying that I hoped he wasnt too disappointed. I got a great reaction.
Enjoy!

Um...Can you say Irony????

I was reading something online today and came across a post about a Denver newspaper article about a bill or something that would make it mandatory for pregnant women to have the HIV test in order for the baby to get the proper care should the mother be HIV positive. One politician voted no and claimed that if the mother is HIV pos and the baby got it from her, then it would teach the woman to not be as promiscuous and others would follow the example. Or something like that. Now I agree that his opinion it totally bogus. Why punish the baby for the irrisponsibility of the mother??? Ok now lets look at this a different way.
A woman is very promiscuous and gets pg. Doesnt matter if she is tested or not. But she doesnt want the baby so she opts for abortion. Oh, excuse me, legalized murder. So if you compare the two, the man voting against the testing is basically stating that the woman made the mistake and letting the baby suffer is her punishment. What about killing an innocent baby because of the mothers mistake? What is the difference? There is none. Just like making testing mandatory (which is a simple bloodtest) can help save the life of an innocent baby, so can making abortion illegal! The baby should'nt have to be punished for the mother's irresponsibility! I rest my case. On another though, if HIV can lead to aids, wouldnt that be sealing the fate of a baby to die, possibly very young? Even in infancy? If that were to happen, the mother could be prosecuted for the death of her child. Notice I said could. Not would. Again, I rest my case.