Update on Lincoln

Well, here I am at 8 months pregnant and feeling every move and kicking! It's such a great feeling!! It's just amazing to think that I'm going to be a Mama very, very soon!!! My heart's desire is finally becoming a reality for me...I'm anxious and excited all rolled into one! I know that it will be difficult, but it will be well worth it...

I can't wait to hold Lincoln Lee Dupree in my arms in a few short weeks....

Keep you posted...

Lincoln & his Mama

Well, I am 6 mo along in this journey and feeling very overwhelmed still by it all. I know that it will be ok - just never got this far in a pregnancy or the reality of actually becoming a Mama is coming into play. The reality that my son will be here in about 4 months is crazy!!! I'm super excited and nervous all at the same time... I guess that's normal...

Seeing my belly stretch & feeling Lincoln kick and move all around is very exciting and wierd all at the same time! I will keep ya'all posted..

Update on Lincoln

Well, I just had 4 wisdom teeth and a molar taken out on Thursday and now there is a slight infection....but it's causing me not to sleep very well or even eat... so I worry about Lincoln and his growth, but the Dr's don't seem to be worried... I guess only Mama Bear is...

I'm 17 weeks along now and moving into my own place... that's exciting! A 2 bedroom, 1 bath apt... for Lincoln and I to call home...

Still looking for work and trusting Jesus to provide for all of our needs - HE is capable and I look forward to seeing how He does it...

Missing everyone at home... hope to see you all when I come for a visit...

UPDATE on "Lil' Bean"

Well, I'm in the 15th week of pregnancy and had to buy maternity clothes today. My belly is starting to take form and it's weird and exciting all at the same time! I have had several ultrasounds and it's just amazing from the first time I saw him looking like a Lil Bean to now just legs are a kickin' and arms movin'.... WOW!!! My next ultrasound is Oct. 8th and from what the ultrasound tech said almost 3 weeks ago, it LOOKS like a boy - but will be hopefully confirmed next week... I sit here just AMAZED!!! Lincoln Dupri (as of right now) is on his way and I'm truly excited about it... I know that it's going to be a long hard road, but I know that Jesus is with me... as I ask for guidance daily, HIS wisdom, and to be with this precious lil' one...

Housing is coming together and now, it's just a job. Unemployment will only go so far and I am praying that the job that God has for me will come soon... but only in HIS time will it be right....

Here's to being quiet, patient, and waiting upon Him to lead....

Life presents challenges and surprises....

Well...
I sit here a day after my 39th birthday and I do feel older.... Not because of the number on my body years, but the experiences that I have faced and gone through in my life. 2 weeks ago, I was given the experience that would change my life FOREVER! I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant from my little excursion in Hilton Head Island, SC over the 4th. The father wants nothing to do with the baby, so here I go at it alone. Feels like the 1st time all over again, but in a different way. Yes, I feel abandoned by the baby daddy, but I don't feel abandoned by my HEAVENLY FATHER - who is WAYYYYY more competent and trustworthy than any human here on earth. I thank Him for this blessing amongst my sin - the consequence of my blatent sinning against God, but is turning out to be used by God as a blessing and learning tool for my spiritual growth. AMAZING...

1st Dr appt is tomorrow and I hope to get an ultrasound to see Lil' Bean...lol...

What life brings....

Coming off the high...

So here I am 3 weeks post-baptism and I can defineatley say that I'm off the baptism "high"...
Satan is alive and well people... he knows the buttons to push and try to cause you to stumble and fall....as he did for me this past weekend... but you know, the GREAT thing of it is, is that Jesus supplies GRACE and MERCY to us all! I am under HIS GRACE! Yes, I am going to stumble and fall, but HE loves me anyways...HE accepts me and shows me what HE wants me to do... just amazing to me how God works...

Still looking for work... didn't get a job that I really wanted.. interviewed for, background check, the whole 9, but not hired... but still have some other possibilites in the works... only God knows what is best for me and I have to trust Him with that...

Keep ya'all posted...

The faithfulness of God

What can I say about the faithfulness and goodness of God?

• He has provided more opportunities for me to see how I can trust HIM with everything in my life - finances, men, living situation, past hurts, schooling, and other heart issues...
• He is showing me areas that I didn't realize that I needed to hand over to Him for Him to take complete control over...
• The joy that comes from knowing Him and being in HIS love, my heartbeat is HIS heartbeat...

Doesn't everyone want that?