We have started...

I'm still working on the posts from the last few weeks. I have a ton of pictures, and I just can't seem to get the blogs done. I will have them done soon, but I wanted to share what we are starting today.

Today is day one of our first IVF cycle. As far as I can tell, it will be about 6 week process. I never dreamed I would get to the point of doing IVF, and so it is kind of strange as I get started. But I am excited, and working on being hopeful about this. It is just so hard after so many let-downs, in many forms, to even hope that this one will be the one, but I'm praying that God give me the hope I need to be positive and encouraged as we go through these next weeks. God has done miracles already, before even starting, and those help me to be positive. The fact that, after all these years of infertility/treatments/etc paying 100%, now as we start IVF we have 100% coverage, and that just floors me. God is so good, His plan is perfect, and is timing is impeccable!

After Jonathan died, I remember reading something about how we view our lives vs how God sees our lives. We see life like we are looking at a great work of art through a straw--all we see is a tiny portion at a time. God sees the whole picture, top to bottom, beginning to end, and is gracious in how He lets us at times, get a bigger glimpse--a bigger straw! Now is one of those times for me when I feel like I'm seeing more of the big picture. God knew that in my "life picture" this was the time for us to start this next step of fertility treatments. Just like someday I know that I will see a bigger glimpse of why everything happened the way it did with Jonathan--why his life was so short, and also how his life reached more that I'll ever know!

So we are off on the next "adventure" and I'm praying that this will be the one that leads us to our greatest dream of being parents! I will update as major steps in this process happen, and I would love your prayers!!

Back!!!

What a great week!! But it is so nice to be back home!! I can't wait to share pictures with you! (I seriously took WAY too many, so it will take me a few days to pick the best to share!)

Stay tuned over the next few days for some catch up blogs of my fun-filled and busy last few weeks!!!

Tomorrow's adventure????

Jury duty.

Wish me luck!!

Great weekend & Reunion...

We had a great weekend celebrating Jonathan's birthday with both of our families. It was such a special time together, and we had fun celebrating our neice Ryley's 6th birthday as well. I have a bunch more great pictures to post, but I'm leaving for CA tomorrow super early, so I have to get to bed! When I get back next week, I will post them, as well as pictures from my trip.

I'm so excited--this week I'm going back home to California for my 10 year high school reunion. I can't believe it has already been 10 years, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again! I'm also going to get to spend some quality time with my grandma, aunt, cousin, and their families, as well as two days at the coast!! Justin will join me for some time at the coast and the reunion...we haven't been back there together since our honeymoon 6 1/2 years ago, so we are looking forward to it! It will be a busy few days, but it is a mini-vacation for us!

I'm sure I will have so many great things to share with you when I get back! Have a great week!!