Welcome to our world!

I just wanted to send out some congratulations. Some people close to me have recently had a blessing come into their life.







First, Nate and Hatie Loper gave birth to Caden Elijah Kenyan on
January 23rd weighing 9 lbs 3 oz. The top picture is of first time Grandmother Loper holding the little bundle at one day old. And the second picture is of the proud parents Nate and Hatie. Soon after all the other duties as a new mom, Hatie will update her blog with more information.







Also on January 26th Yvonne and Chris Wong had little girl Caris Elisabeth weighing in at 5 lbs 11 oz. I received more pictures via email but for some reason I am not able to save them to my computer. More pictures to come I'm am sure on their blog.

In Christ Alone

I stumbled upon this and I thought it was really cool. So I just thought I would share it.

Where were you?

I have made it a point not to include politics in my blog. But one thing is for sure, we have been able to be apart of history. Something is going to be said in history books about the inauguration of our 44th president. So where were you when the president elect became the president?

I was working at Torrance Memorial. I work in the ICU but I had the opportunity to watch President Obama be sworn in next to a lovely patient of mine. I'm so happy that I was able to share this experience with my patient. He has served this country in World War II and shares the same ethnic background as President Obama. To see how it touched him, moment by moment, was a once in a lifetime experience.

My daughter was at Granna's house, my mother-in-laws. Together in the living room the family watched the inauguration. And forever I will tell Penelope that she clapped along with everyone else on the television. Of course she claps whenever she hears clapping. But there was participation on her end, which is a lot for a 18 month old.

Russell was also at work and was out on the field, driving around the airport. He was able to get bits and pieces on the radio. But we have it DVR'd at home. So I know Russ will be watching it tonight.

How about you, where were you? What were you doing this moment in history?

Also, can I add that I loved the quartet with the violin, piano, cello, and clarinet. It was absolutely beautiful.

Awesome!!

The women's retreat was awesome! I loved it! I met some really great people, got to know some I already knew better. And plus, most importantly, God came and met us there. It was, I believe, the best retreat that I have been to. At least in a long while. I really liked the small group format and I want to do every retreat like that from now on.

Here are some fun photos of the time

Make a Smilebox slideshow

And by the way Penelope did just fine without Mommy. Almost too well.

I'm sooo, just, ready!

This is probably really bad of me, but I am sooo ready to be gone tomorrow. People who don't know, I'm going on a women's retreat with my church for the weekend, starting tomorrow. It's my first time that I have been really away from the baby since she has been born. And I'm totally acting bipolar about it. One second I can't wait to have the freedom, the release of having someone constantly dependent on you. If I hear quiet in the background I don't have to have a sunken feeling that something wrong happened. On the other hand I'm going to really miss Penelope. I know me. And I'm totally a sappy mom. By saturday morning I'll be crying on the phone as I hear her voice. (I'm still totally staying till Sunday, hey, with how I feel right now, I'm ready to leave now and not come back for a while!) I guess it's just the pressure of it all that gets to you after a while. The pressure of being a working mother, trying desperately to make sure you are stimulating your daughter enough, but also keeping her occupied so that you can get stuff done. And then the occasional quick nap because she is going to wake up from hers soon and it's your only chance. Russell sensing my attitude when he got home sent me upstairs to pack. But really right now I'm just decompressing on my blog. **Sigh**

Thank God for our women's director who must have truely heard from God. Because nothing sounds better than to just abide in Jesus. Nothing.

This Babylon that I live

Do I know to much about the things that are around me that I have barricaded the hand of God from moving?

small note

Sorry it's probably been a little while since I last posted. Sometimes life just catches up with me. I have thought of a couple different things to post about but didn't have the time. But now that I have the time I can't think about what I wanted to post....Oh bother....

Anyways here are some cute pictures of Nelly. One is pictures I took of Nelly getting into mischief while I was wrapping presents for Christmas. And the other is her eating spaghetti. I just think she is sooooo cute!