Random Updates from the Past Week

As I type this, I am as tired as ever. Saturday night Ada woke up every two hours, which was quite tortuous, and last night, she took forever to fall asleep and then woke up at 4 am. She cried and cried and cried when we put her to bed, but magically she would stop crying the second that we picked her up. She finally fell asleep, and when she woke up at 4 am, it felt like we had not been asleep at all. The circles under my eyes are getting darker and darker. It's not the most attractive look I could hope for.

As for the half-marathon training, I am sad to say that I have not run since last Sunday. Now, not to make excuses, but my sister, Ann, and my niece and nephew were in town all week, so I put off the training for another week. It was such fun to have them here, and the house was so lively with all the little ones running around. Ada wasn't running around, but she seemed to enjoy all the action that Ellie and Luke brought to our normally drab routine. Ellie was so sweet to Ada, and she wanted to help me with everything. We did have a minor fiasco when Ada began to pull Ellie's hair and Ellie decided to hit Ada to get her to stop. It was the first fight among the cousins. It was quite funny, and it really does hurt when Ada pulls your hair--or your earring, for that matter. Ann brought an exersaucer for Ada to borrow, and Ada is loving it!! It really frees up time for me to get things done around the house. As for other Ada news, she is still not sitting up, but I am hoping it will happen soon. She will sit up for a few seconds, but then she falls forward onto her stomach. She does like to pull up if we let her hold onto our fingers. That is her favorite thing to do these days, and it keeps her very entertained.

(L-R) 1. Luke "kissing" Ada, 2. Ellie and Ada playing with Ada's toy--this is where the hair pulling/hitting incident took place, 3. The three cousins watching Praise Baby, 4. A favorite of Scott and Ada, 5. Ellie very excited about the Valentine's cupcakes that Ann made.



















As for other news, Scott and I have been half-heartedly searching for a church to attend in McDonough. We absolutely love the church we currently attend in Atlanta, and our original plan was to make the 40 minute drive each Sunday in order to stay involved with that church. However, we have both been convicted that if God lead us here, we should get plugged into a church here. The problem is, we cannot find anything that we love as much as Intown, and this leads us to the question, what exactly are we supposed to look for in a church? What are the guidelines, and how do we know if God is calling us to a specific church? When Scott moved to Atlanta, we found Intown's website online, and from the first time we visited, there was no doubt in our minds that it was the church we wanted to attend. Though we have not been super involved in the year that we have been attending Intown, we do have a community group that we love, and we really, really love the Sunday services. I would love feedback on what guidelines we should use in looking for a new church--the big question being, are we looking for a church where we can serve, or church that serves us, and what is the line there?

Finally, as I posted last week, my plan for dealing with the no cable situation is to order a book off of Amazon each week, using any money leftover from the week's grocery budget. However, formula and diapers are doing a number on the budget, so I have very limited funds this week. The challenge is, if I can find a book for less than five dollars, including shipping and handling, I may order it. A difficult task, yes; impossible task, no. I have had so much fun searching the website and compiling a wish list, and I will let you know if I am successful in my bargain book hunting.

One last thing--Ann and I are both Lost fans, so we were fired up about the season premiere, and discussed the show and anticipated its premiere all week. I was not disappointed. I have to say that I have never watched better television. I was a huge, huge lover of Felicity, and I have yet to see anything by JJ Abrams that I don't love. Lost continues to live up to those high expectations. I was so very sad, however, to deal with the fact that Charlie is no longer with us. I really loved his character and the relationship between Claire and Him.

And that is our week in summary. We are suffering from Atlanta withdrawals and starting to miss the fellowship we had there, but we are excited to see what God is going to do here, in this new place where He has landed us.