tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89369870020204123462024-03-12T19:29:36.788-04:00Tony & Rebecca + our 3 boysthe Sharp family... experiencing the Lord on this side of heaven. Journey with us!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-69635987809797886072016-02-02T07:40:00.000-05:002016-02-02T07:40:54.300-05:007 years ago...7 years ago, our life took a turn. Our life of 'perfection', 'love', 'romance', 'marriage', 'Christianity', and so many other adjectives that we would have used to describe it, took a terrible, horrific turn. All of the adjectives used to describe our marriage became questionable, some of them false, and our entire life became a huge mess. Life, the world, and our marriage collided. Our marriage seemed to have lost.<br />
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I remember the day like it just happened 5 minutes ago. I was home with a 6 month old baby and Tony called saying he was coming home early. I could not have been more thrilled! It was a cool January evening and fun baby time and dinner along with just time together was always welcome! It turned out, though, that he was not coming home early because he wanted to but because he had just lost his job. That's right. His stable, provides an income and health insurance, consistent paycheck, moving up the ladder job was over. The life we knew was over. Boy do I wish the story ended there and we picked up and moved on to another job.<br />
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There's more to the story. You see, Tony didn't just loose his job because of downsize or even because of an unfair situation. Tony lost his job due to a choice of his that started when he was much younger. Beginning at a young age, Tony became one of the 68% of young men that viewed pornography at least once a week. This 'quick glance' became a full fledged addiction. I knew that I was marrying a man that walked a fine line of 'looking at it a little too much' but what wife and woman doesn't think that she will be the end to this situation!?!? Besides, why would he look at pornography again, when he has me to look at all the time, right? At least this is what I thought.... until I got that phone call.<br />
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I then realized that pornography wasn't just a casual thing. It wasn't just hopping on a website, like I hop onto Google. This was an addiction and it was going to ruin my life and destroy my marriage. Our family had been sacrificed to this god of modern age technology. I wanted to die. I wanted to kill Tony first. I wanted to run away. I wanted a divorce. I wanted Tony to be well. I wanted to help him fix this. I wanted all of these things, plus millions of more things..... and I wanted them all for naught. It seemed as though all of what I wanted spiraled into a black hole of nothingness to never be seen or heard from again.<br />
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My stability was gone. My love was crushed. My spirit was broken. My faith was shaken. The months and years to come were a huge question mark. Would Tony chose to get well and get help or chose to be content where he was? Would I chose to take responsibility for the things that I could be responsible for and the things that I could do on my own and grow closer to God and grow from this on my own? Oh the agony and oh the heartache.<br />
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In this time, I can't tell you what I did. I can't tell you how I made it months on end at the end of my rope. I can't tell you the shame I felt, the lack of self confidence that I suffered with, the betrayal that I experienced and so many other things during this time. I also can't say that the decision to seek help and counseling and to better ourselves were always for the right reasons. I can just say that every day I look back, and I thank God for directing my steps each day. I would be a liar if I said that I actually LISTENED and OBEYED each direction God put me in but overall, I was able, somehow to make it to the other side of the pit of Hell.<br />
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Fast forward through months and years of counseling, Celebrate Recovery, hard conversations, relapse, fights, tough decisions on both of our part, and you will find a couple that literally walked through the valley of the shadow of death, not just feared evil but saw it, experienced it, and walked hand in hand with it at times. We had many fights in the midst of the healing. Hard conversations were drudged through with gritted teeth, tears, and clenched fists. Brokenness was revealed in both of our lives - brokenness that needed healing between each of us and our Maker as well as acceptance and patience from each other. I learned how to love myself and not depend on Tony as my source of love and purpose. I learned that there are things in life that you can be in control of and then there are those things that you are at the mercy of. I also learned that I am responsible for my reactions, my responses, my attitude, my job as a wife - I am responsible for ME. Don't confuse this with me saying that what he did was ok, excusable, or anything else of that sort, but that there is always one factor that I was responsible for and that factor was me. I knew that if in the end, things didn't work out for a plethora of reasons, that I would have to still be responsible for myself in the midst of it. I knew that my becoming a better woman of God, mom, wife, person, friend, etc mattered and that I was 100% responsible for me - not Tony.<br />
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So why today? Why tell our story? Well, it hasn't been a secret - free to anyone who has asked - but there is such a lack of transparency in the overall Christian Church. There is such a need for real stories to be told - stories that are ugly, hard, full of hate and despair, but in the end have the grace and freedom that only Jesus can write into a story such as ours. Jesus - He is the real reason for this story! He is the part of our story that MILLIONS of people and couples struggling with pornography in their marriage need to know that Jesus is in their story too. He is the part of our story that those trapped in the lies of pornography need to know that Jesus is THE TRUTH. He is the reason that there is freedom in transparency. Jesus is why the lie of 'they are a sweet innocent young couple' can't stand and real ministry can happen. We care passionately and hold our story with a holy reverence because we know the magnitude and reality that Jesus carried us through the valley of the shadow of death. He transformed each of our hearts in a way that even our friends admit that we aren't the same people but better on the other side of this. We aren't perfect - we argue almost every day about something - but we know that what we have in our marriage is a jewel - a gift from God. A gift poured out on us not to squander by staying silent about His power and majesty but a gift he expects us to share with the world through encouragement and love.<br />
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RebeccaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-8631573275384238462015-12-09T22:34:00.000-05:002015-12-09T22:40:59.880-05:00In a Boat, on a Lake, in the Middle of a Storm by Heather PeacockSo here we are. We are all pretty desperate at this point. Desperate for peace, answers, healing, sleep and an end to the seemingly endless waves that randomly crash into our boat most every day. Just when you think you have your footing, when the pounding of your heart has slowed and you are trying to fix your eyes on the horizon to navigate out of the danger, another, bigger wave crashes into you knocking you down again, leaving you grappling for a safe handhold and struggling just to breathe.<br />
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We found ourselves there again in the dark of the night and all that was left to do was to cry “Mercy!” To cry out to a Father who is neither surprised nor alarmed by this moment and beg him for rescue, for answers, for insight. And suddenly my frantic pleading was stopped short by the voice of One I have heard before.<br />
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<b>Peace, be still.</b><br />
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Into my mind came the picture of a boatload of terrified disciples in the midst of their own storm.<br />
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Mark 4: 35-41<br />
As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.<br />
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Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”<br />
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When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. <br />
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My heart was calmed by the undeniable truth that the One who commands the wind and waves is still in control. At any moment He can calm my storm too. A promise that had been forgotten in the midst of my fear.<br />
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But then, my heart was rebuked.<br />
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Then he asked them, <b>“Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”</b><br />
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Where had my faith gone? Had it been misplaced by hoping for answers from doctors that have not come? Or a false faith in my own strength that if I just read enough or search hard enough I can find the answers myself? This is not my first storm after all. Hadn’t the Lord rescued me before? Hadn’t I rejoiced in the beautiful reality of Psalm 124, freed by His hand alone from the fowler’s snare? Hadn’t I experienced His supernatural healing in my own body and witnessed it in others?<br />
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How did I get here so blind and terrified and gasping for air?<br />
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Perhaps I had lost sight of who Jesus is.<br />
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The disciples were absolutely terrified.<b> “Who is this man?”</b> they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”<br />
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This quote for Rene Latourelle seems to explain it a bit.<br />
“Jesus is victorious over death, sickness, sin, and the forces of nature, simply because in his very being he is God-among-us. It is not more difficult for him to control the wind and the sea than to prevail over sin and death.”<br />
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It is always a struggle for the human mind to grasp even the tiniest understanding of the nature of our<br />
Heavenly Father. Who He is not what I am or will ever be. Even when I am free of my flesh I shall only be able to fall in wonder with the rest of heaven and cry, “Holy, Holy, Holy!”<br />
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Lord, help my unbelief. Teach me daily to rely only on you. Help me lay aside the idols of my heart. May I know you more fully as I wait for You to still the wind and the waves.<br />
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<i>***this was written by my dearest friend, Heather Peacock.***</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-43243162211319174702015-11-21T09:50:00.001-05:002015-11-21T09:50:17.481-05:00To the person who says "Well, are you going to have any more?!?!"Yeah, so I have taken a sabbatical from blogging because we have been on another food allergy/tummy issue journey with our youngest. We have been from the pediatrician to the allergist then to the Pediatric GI specialist and back again over the last few months. Scary tests have been run, lots of blood has been taken, poop samples have been given and a firm diagnosis is still unknown. Through all of this, if I have been asked once, I have been asked a hundred times, "well, are you going to have any more after all this?!?!" and I've been told "Surely you are done having children!" This question/statement has not been asked out of genuine concern or even excited anticipation for another life but out of pity and sorrow and with the implication that something is wrong with the two children we do have.<br />
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Well, let me take a moment to tell you what is wrong with my children. My 7-year old thinks he is grown and knows everything. He wants to be independent but still needs his mom to tuck him in at night. He is very good at working technology but technology could run his life if I allowed him to be attached to it as often as he wanted, therefore he knows not his own boundaries. He has a head full of hair that gets tangled often. He is left-handed and therefore has to wait on his dad who is left-handed, too, to teach him how to do a few specific things. He is on a reading level above his current grade as well as can do math a year ahead, too. He loves peanut butter and jelly a little too much and so I have to tell him no when he wants his 3rd PB&J for the day. OH - I did forget to mention that he can't have eggs and cow dairy, but that just means he has to have different milk and ice cream and can't eat typical fast food like other kids. *sarcasm implied if you didn't catch that*<br />
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My 16-month old is a whole other story. He has many more things 'wrong' with him. He climbs stairs, has fits, hits, throws things when he is mad, cries when he doesn't get what he wants, poops and pees his pants, doesn't always sleep through the night, wants to be fed 4 times a day and goodness gracious, can't do ANYTHING for himself. Aside from that, he does have a soy allergy and some tummy trouble, but that is nothing compared to the other things I listed that are 'wrong' with him. *this was sarcastic, too. I'm just saying in case you missed it.*<br />
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Let me share with you, though, what all is right about my children: they laugh, love, give great hugs, kiss me often, tell me "i love you", thank me for helping them, and they can walk and talk. They also have all their senses intact 100%, their organs all function properly, they aren't living off of a machine, they don't have to be hooked up to machines to help their bodies function, they actually HAVE all of their body parts, they are social, they are beautiful, they are children of God on loan to me for a short while. They run, they play, they are mesmerized by the little things in life, they pick me flowers, they build with blocks and legos, they color me pictures, they adore their daddy. They have friends, make friends, talk with adults, they have manners (most of the time), they love going to church, hearing about Jesus, praying for other people, and singing everywhere we go. Oh I could go on and on, but I'm pretty sure you get the point - they are great kids!<br />
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So when you ask me if I am going to have any other children, you might catch me on a day where my oldest has back talked me 103 times, the baby has climbed the steps twice, and they both had allergic reactions to something that I gave them from not paying great attention. And I might give you a look with a little 'crazy' in my eyes and say "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!? I'm 0-2!!!" But that doesn't make my children bad or wrong - it makes them typical kids. So when you see me with 'crazy' on my shoulders and tears in my eyes from having a brief mom moment, don't ask me "are you going to have any more!?!?" That question implies that you think your opinion matters to me, my convictions with the Lord are your business, and my family is 'enough' in your opinion. And let me just say.... the only opinion that matters is NOT yours!Rebecca Sharp (sweet Imagery)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00308369797547061471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-40443578699396850452015-09-28T11:13:00.003-04:002015-09-28T11:13:44.390-04:00the life of a ministry spouseSo I know people write about being a ministry spouse all the time, and I've not ever read one of those posts that I don't agree with at least a majority of their viewpoints and opinions on the matter. The opinions about the loneliness, friendless, and glass house life you live is true. The perspective of the outsider, yet the insider is a perspective few experience, but among those who experience it, all agree that it is not always (not even often) pretty. The blessings you get to see firsthand and the opportunity to pray for others in a way that many don't get the opportunity to ever understand is one of high responsibility and high calling - and one of high blessing! There is a perspective, though, that I've not heard of often - and that is the perspective of the spouses CHOICE in this matter.<br />
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People often ask me if I'm "happy" here in Pennsylvania. People often ask me if I'm "happy" being a ministry wife and a SAH (stay at home) mom and homeschooling the boys so that we can have the life that we want to have all while being fully available for "the ministry". Here is the kicker - being "happy" is a CHOICE I have made. When I married Tony, I didn't marry him with stipulations and regulations about how and where our life together had to take us. I married him because I was smitten with his looks, his heart, and who he was together. Life had a way of playing itself out in some not so pretty ways and then in some beautiful ways, and in all those times, I had a CHOICE to make - keep running the race with him, or not. The choice to join in the ministry with Tony was a choice that fell into place with all of the other choices I make daily. The choice to get up in the morning and be "happy" is a responsibility that falls on nobody else but me. Circumstances seem to sometimes dictate whether people are happy or not, and that is a fallacy that has crept into our thinking. I can dislike circumstances and things that have happened, but happiness is a choice of the position in which your heart takes during those times. Happiness is a matter of the heart, not a matter of circumstance.<br />
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Today's culture is skewed in the thinking that other people and other things make you happy. I promise you, if that were true, I would be always searching for that - which seems to be what so many other people are doing - searching for happiness. Happiness is a choice we have to clothe ourselves in - just like we pick out our clothes for the day, we must choose what we will clothe our hearts in each day. We are given each breath, each moment to make a choice, and that choice is ours.<br />
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So I choose to be happy married to an imperfect man who has made terrible choices and has daily failed me. I choose to be content staying home with two imperfect children who are just as fallen short of the glory of the Lord as I am. I choose to be a spouse of a minister who prays for and is burdened by so many in the walls of the church. I choose to pray for and over those in the church and in ministry because they need a covering. I choose that my heart will daily shout praises to the Lord even while the world around me seems to crumble.<br />
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Joshua 24:14-15 says "Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."<br />
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Happiness and so many other conditions of the heart are a choice! Even Joshua knew that we must choose and that some would not....<br />
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"Choose this day whom you will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-13418390883680009392015-09-27T12:42:00.000-04:002015-09-27T12:42:51.911-04:00tough stuff.Having to make choices each day is sometimes a task that can be daunting but other times it is a task that we don't even realize we are making. Choosing to surround yourself with people that are like-minded enough to lift you up and encourage you but all the while are different enough to challenge you to be a better human being and better disciple of Christ is a fine line that falls somewhere in an area that I am still trying to master.<br />
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Those moments come in and out of our lives every day to rise above the call of this world and to stand out. Sometimes, though, choices have to be made to separate yourself and your life from those people who suck every breath from you like a vacuum. These people are not in and of themselves bad, and are generally functional to be around in public, but to choose to put yourself in their presence for an extended period of time privately, so that their thinking becomes your thinking and their actions become your actions, leads to destruction within your soul and spirit. These are the people that you must tactfully find a way to avoid at all costs while still maintaining a civil and Godly demeanor. This is the toughest task.<br />
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To accomplish this task is to win one in the category of growth for you and to do it with grace and tact is to win one in the category of being more like Jesus. To influence others positively and to lift them up but to not be influenced by this world.<br />
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Tough stuff.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-91553251936412775132015-08-17T08:22:00.006-04:002015-08-17T08:22:46.380-04:00photo catch up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I am having a small taste of what super busy moms experience on a daily basis and boy does it leave a bitter taste in my mouth! I am overwhelmed by just a few things and my children being drug out of the house seemingly every day for final practices for end of year things. I can't imagine living a life like this every day. It creates a gap. It creates a void - a longing! I have experienced the longing for peace and for slow lately. I have seen the communication between Tony and I dwindle down to very little as we are just ships passing in the night. "You take Chip to soccer and I will stay home to cook dinner" as Chip jumps in the car from Praise Kids practice to soccer and then home to eat, shower, and bed. There is no time for family, for talking about our day, for teaching or for guiding as 6-year old boys need. WHEW!!! Boy am I glad that this is only a short season in our life at the end of the year. For those of you who do this daily, I ask: "Why?" What is the point of making your child "well rounded" by participating in all those things outside your home if you do not have the time to pour into them the love of Jesus, the ways of life, the confidence of knowing that stillness and home is not a bad thing? Why are we so worried about our children's college sports future at 6 or 7 years old when we need to be worrying about their spiritual future and the habits we are forming for them to take into their future relationships and marriages and families? I don't want Chip growing up thinking that a marriage isn't meant to be lived together, but separately and on the run all the time. I don't want Chip growing up thinking that to be a 'happy family' requires of him to be always busy, and striving to be part of the 'crowd'. I want him to be confident in himself enough to not always need the roar of a crowd or the cheer of an audience as an accolade to his life. But to know that in his personal relationships with others and in the way he loves his family and treats those closest to him, he will make a lasting impact.<br /><br />I write all of this as I see the next couple of weeks being chaotic for us and all the while, I am going to intentionally impress upon Chip that this is only for a short while and that "This world is fading away, along with everything that people crave, But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." 1 John 2:17<br /><br />Consider this, friends, something to instill in your children. Consider that being still and quiet and together is not a bad thing, but the way God intended it to be. Take a moment this week to watch a movie together, to read to your kids, to have a meal together, and to actually ask about how they are doing! Consider asking what they need from you or even if you can pray for them in a certain way! You might be surprised at what they say to you!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-5531428206917374722015-04-18T17:07:00.001-04:002015-04-18T17:07:01.668-04:00Dystonia Advocacy Day 2015I was honored this year to attend the Dystonia Advocacy Network's Dystonia Advocacy Day yesterday on Capital Hill. I joined 100+ other advocated and proceeded to share my dad's Dystonia story and ask congress to help us in the fight for research funds. What a great day and what beautiful weather we had! I was able to traipse all over Capital Hill with Stephens attached and made a huge impact on congress. We were able to celebrate the passing of the SGR as well as thank them for their continued efforts with the DOD acceptance as well as ask, along with so many other activists to increase the NIH budget to $32 billion. Thanks, again, to the Dystonia Advocacy Network and all the groups associated with the DAN to make this opportunity for myself and other Dystonia advocates possible.<br />
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Now, I would like to take this time to remind you all, too, of the group of runners we have running the NY marathon in November. We are in the process of raising $25,000 for the DMRF and need your help. If you would so kindly print the flyer, post it at your work, share it with your friends, and consider donating yourself, we would all so greatly appreciate it. I also know that the more than 300,000 people in North America who suffer with Dystonia would appreciate it, as well! Bless you all and thanks for everything!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-25982248089117321082015-04-01T12:10:00.008-04:002015-04-01T12:10:53.931-04:00God's grace is new every morning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xu5DroCnIRFjRNwkZKvy0IrxM-DvrNd9bp5gV4JFKloO1qfCdMLEZO0Tpccu5sNEeaQEiccBw19eEphXfI9ga1tt1pZ4P-wRt-T_CzAjY8vEGSqsRAo_WaDmKjCASaz2m-6yLjye6rg/s1600/DSCN5883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xu5DroCnIRFjRNwkZKvy0IrxM-DvrNd9bp5gV4JFKloO1qfCdMLEZO0Tpccu5sNEeaQEiccBw19eEphXfI9ga1tt1pZ4P-wRt-T_CzAjY8vEGSqsRAo_WaDmKjCASaz2m-6yLjye6rg/s1600/DSCN5883.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>Yes. Today was the morning that I blew it. Today I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, had lots of expectations about how my day was to go with no regard to anyone else in my family, and I expressed those expectations when things didn't go my way. I expected my husband to do things "just right", my son to be as independent and motivated as a 16 year old at 6 years old, and I expected my 8 month old to not be fussy -AT ALL- because he slept pretty decently.<br />
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Yes, this isn't just this morning, but EVERY morning. I am a selfish human being who needs God's grace and mercy each and every moment of each and every day. I constantly need correction and reality. I constantly need love and patience. I constantly need a re-do. I try each day to be a little better and most days, I succeed at being a little better than the day before, but other days I totally blow it and seem to go back to where I was 5 years ago.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj87uHAnt1pWYoaSP9zHTbhivoy_DKee161eLTbWipRC6AWXvqo3TYpCxUZIxspgG2cfM8qyrd60qdfWO4V5fgezMescqYSfUeUQLK0ar-UqBtJ4KK5nD3yRloi63-EEd6xQWehsD9MB4/s1600/DSCN5885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj87uHAnt1pWYoaSP9zHTbhivoy_DKee161eLTbWipRC6AWXvqo3TYpCxUZIxspgG2cfM8qyrd60qdfWO4V5fgezMescqYSfUeUQLK0ar-UqBtJ4KK5nD3yRloi63-EEd6xQWehsD9MB4/s1600/DSCN5885.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>Today, I cling to the plea and the promise found in Lamentations. Lamentations 3:22-24 says, "Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.' "<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE6QEldwyskzTuZJELQJnDQhCQVg192YI93WvmEEGXA-PWPhUjlDkU7yXy5V9gRV_rIh6ysOfY6Sb1tpmVcA-0kvwy_SGxAQxJsLDVJJekUA6Qiw1CTOijvle4fPQ4XEq3mF7ixpK5UY/s1600/DSCN5850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE6QEldwyskzTuZJELQJnDQhCQVg192YI93WvmEEGXA-PWPhUjlDkU7yXy5V9gRV_rIh6ysOfY6Sb1tpmVcA-0kvwy_SGxAQxJsLDVJJekUA6Qiw1CTOijvle4fPQ4XEq3mF7ixpK5UY/s1600/DSCN5850.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><br />How beautiful is God's love and grace! We are not consumed by our evil and by our sin because his COMPASSIONS never fail! Wow - what a generous God we have! He has compassion when I have none. He has no expectations of others when I have too many. His faithfulness to have new compassion each and every morning, even when I don't deserve it, is what gives me my portion for each day.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWS_oMRx8_QgYGClNDTNjWF-taCGl-d5peNv-CrsMnijf9kQDbxinr5FCcfXt1m_D3IL0WoP0Uz-8Dp-qMqgurn0eYFLNsoPphOMmQwGfRN5o6X4glzY-YYKdSUY9ZUy5GKHz1en-Wpc/s1600/DSCN5793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWS_oMRx8_QgYGClNDTNjWF-taCGl-d5peNv-CrsMnijf9kQDbxinr5FCcfXt1m_D3IL0WoP0Uz-8Dp-qMqgurn0eYFLNsoPphOMmQwGfRN5o6X4glzY-YYKdSUY9ZUy5GKHz1en-Wpc/s1600/DSCN5793.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>Wow - if only I could be a fraction of what God is.... I will have felt like I didn't blow my day totally. This, though, is what keeps bringing me back to the foot of the cross - his forgiveness and grace to allow me to get up and try again, keeps me in His arms and in His hand. If i didn't need him, I wouldn't keep Him in my life. He is my portion - forever. Allow Jesus to be your portion forever, too, and find yourself at the foot of the cross each day when you are not enough because Jesus is enough!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-9913861191787903012015-03-29T16:03:00.000-04:002015-03-29T16:03:48.629-04:00Being a mother is hard enough...I sometimes find myself being the harshest judge of myself as a mother. Pinterest becomes my biggest enemy when it comes to my expectations I have of myself. My house is a mess, my children's hair isn't always brushed, my make-up is RARELY done, my laundry is in a pile in my bedroom - ON THE FLOOR - and that doesn't count the fact that I don't make a Leprechaun trap, Stephens didn't have a Christmas stocking until Christmas Eve this year, and the Elf on the Shelf pushes me over the edge.<br />
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Being a mother is a hard task. Being a stay at home mom is a hard task. Being a stay at home homeschooling mom of a first grader, a breastfeeding stay at home mom of an 8-month old is H. A. R. D. It is the most difficult thing I have ever done in my entire life. But I must say that at night, when we are saying our prayers and Chip thanks God for having the best teacher ever, my heart re-fills a little. When it is 2:00 in the morning and Stephens is awake and crying and Tony takes the time to get up and help settle him so that I can catch a little bit of an extra rest, my heart re-fills a little. When I see that Chip doesn't have the biggest and newest video game system but he and Tony are playing a mad game of Yahtzee and having a blast doing it, my heart re-fills a little. And when I feel like I am drowning in piles of laundry and dirty dishes, a house that needs vacuuming, and a bathroom that needs scrubbing, I cut myself some slack.<br />
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I see my days with my children as fleeting and brief. I know that these days will quickly be gone and I will be dealing with girlfriends, college applications, drivers' licenses, etc. Those days will be great, brief, and fleeting also, but they are not here yet. Today is before me as an opportunity to make a difference in Chip and Stephens's life and today's opportunity will only be available for today! Tomorrow will be another chance so when I mess it up today, I know that I will get a re-try when the sun comes up, but while I am at it today, I will try to do my best.<br />
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We are our own worst enemy. Mom's are hardest on other moms. DON'T BE!!! We are all fighting our own battles, have our own piles of laundry and dirty houses. Before you take the moment to criticize another mom or even yourself, consider your job your own. Consider their journey their own and one that they could use some encouragement on. I can use encouragement some days, I appreciate the compliment every now and again about how my children behave, and I try to pass those compliments and encouragement on to another mom. More than anything, consider that today is the only opportunity you have a guarantee of to be the best you can be today.<br />
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Be a blessing today - and be blessed!<br />
RebeccaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-54601203123269286462015-03-27T10:42:00.003-04:002015-03-27T10:42:21.469-04:00Philippians 4;6-7ok, so I am really not good at this. Being a parent of two, a stay at home mom, a homeschooling mom, a ministry wife, and just being me is really difficult to do on its own, more or less add blogging in there! EEK. Anyway, my Facebook time and posts are beginning to become limited and a little more reserved and so here is my 'post' for today.<br />
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Just being is hard. Being and having purpose is even harder. However, God's grace is sufficient for today, tomorrow, and His forgiveness and compassion for the things of yesterday are incomparable to anything else. Find yourself relationships that matter, time to refuel, and a covering from God that is impenetrable. Philippians 4:6-7 has been on my heart since last night and it says this: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."<br />
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So often times we read this as God telling us to not have heavy hearts or weary minds. However, last night, God showed me that he isn't telling us to never have anxiety, BUT to replace that anxiety "in every situation" with prayer. So when anxiety seems to be overtaking you, present your requests to God. Tell him what you are anxious about and share with Him what your heart needs to find peace. He isn't a made to order chef, but He sure cares and wants you to bring it to him.<br />
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So today, friends, take your cares to the cross, and with thanksgiving of who He is -the God of the Universe- share with Him your requests and let the peace of God guard your heart and mind from the anxiety and care of this world.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-41706054150993501312014-10-23T15:52:00.000-04:002014-10-23T15:52:18.040-04:00a lot happens in a monthGosh how many things happen in a month with a newborn! He has found his voice, he has found his feet, he has found his laugh, he has found his smile. We have fallen in love with him more and more each and every day of his tiny little life. We have also somewhat gotten to the bottom of his skin and tummy issues. We saw the allergist today - Chip's same allergist - whom we LOVE and he thinks that we have a dual issue going on. He thinks his skin issue is a sever case of seborrhic dermatitis and that his tummy issues seem to be just an immature digestive system. Most cases of seborrhic dermatitis are limited to just what everyone knows to be 'cradle cap' but ours was quite severe. **OF COURSE IT WAS!!! LOL HE'S A SHARP!** So all of that to say, we have a very healthy, happy, and super long 3 months old. He was 61 centimeters and weighed in at 12 lbs 1.4 oz. GREAT KID. Here are some of our most recent photos. We hope you enjoy them and we pray you are all well!!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-87120243701157376512014-09-10T13:35:00.001-04:002014-09-10T13:35:37.131-04:00a little updateSo I'm trying to back off from the posts on Facebook, however, I find myself using Facebook as a means of journaling and keeping a record of life for my kids. Somewhat like a digital scrapbook, etc. So I am going to force myself to blog more, i guess! :)<br />
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Lately, we attended the Little League World Series this year and enjoyed watching Mo'ne pitch for Pennsylvania. We have started soccer and we have started school, first grade, as well as we've started Co-op. Chip is taking a gym class and an art class. He absolutely loved it and it was interesting to watch him socially figure out his place. At the church, he is known by everyone and therefore is automatically given a place, but here, he is having to find his place. It is interesting to watch!<br />
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Also, with Stephens we have gotten his skin and rash under control! We do believe we are dealing with a multi-part issue: Food allergies as well as seborrheic dermatitis (cradle cap but all over). I have gone on a major elimination diet eliminating Dairy, Egg, Soy, Peanuts, and Yeast from my diet and we have seen a MAJOR difference! Even when i accidentally introduced some soy into my diet, the rash came back and then went away after about 10 days. He is a much happier baby now as well as is growing so well. He is over 12 lbs at this point and is long and chunky. It's funny to have a roly poly baby as Chip was never roly poly. He is wearing the clothes that Chip wore when he was over 3 months old right now and is super great. He is sleeping from about 10 pm. to 3 a.m. at nights and then nursing and sleeping again til about 7 or 8 in the morning.<br />
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This year in school, we are learning about King Harold and Duke WIlliam (soon to be King William of England) and filling out a timeline. We are also learning about Cultivated Crops in science, are listening to Shakespeare in Literature, listening to the Burgess Animal book about Peter Rabbit, on Saxon 2 math, We are learning a hymn a month and this month is Abide With Me by Henry F. Lyte as well as working daily on our handwriting. It is a full school year but one that Chip is totally loving doing. He is completely thriving and learning and just loves school. It is a great thing!<br />
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Here are the latest pictures of Chip and Stephens and we hope that you are blessed today!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-90776278366606967732014-08-16T12:14:00.000-04:002014-08-16T12:14:57.383-04:00having two is not for the faint of heartLet me just say that i can't even feel bad for not blogging since June 23. Our life has been tossed upside down and shaken up. In a good way, but none the less....... :-P We welcomes sweet Timothy Stephens Sharp into our family on July 14th at 10:27 a.m. weighing 7 lbs 9 oz and measuring 19 3/4" long. He was born healthy and happy and continues to blow our minds at how much he has grown! He already now weighs 9 lbs 13 oz and is the apple of his big brother's eye! Chip just adores being a big brother and loves nothing more than to kiss all over him all the time! We are trying to find ourselves in a routine and to establish a new normal and that is proving to be more difficult than we could have imagined! Stephens seems to be a grumpy baby during the days, but, thankfully, is a really great sleeper at night. We are beginning to wonder if he, too, has food allergies like Chip and I have begun to remove foods from my diet to see if we can get it under control. I find myself with waves of emotions - good and bad - toward this change in my life and staying above water some days, seems to be all I can do. We are beyond blessed, though, and are very aware of that. He is a beautiful child, a gift from God, and a joyful new life. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we adjust to being parents of two and a big brother! Enjoy the pictures below!<br /><br /><><<br />Rebecca<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-71543993345410334412014-06-23T11:38:00.000-04:002014-06-23T11:38:08.866-04:009 months and countingWell, the countdown is truly beginning at the Sharp house for the arrival of Tinky Tiny! Friday, June 20th marked the 'true' 9 month mark. Nesting has somewhat set in, though there seems to be not much to do, and we are all becoming very excited for the baby to be here. Chip will be 6 in just a short 13 days and the new focus right now is on his birthday party! He hasn't had a birthday party in a couple of years and he is super excited to be having a Lego party. This will still be a fairly low key party -for OBVIOUS reasons- but a party for him none the less. He has helped pick out all the fun things, goodie bags, favors, cake, cookies, snacks, etc. and is now just looking forward to it and counting down the days til the party is here! Plans and arrangements are being made for where he will go/who will come here when we have the baby, family arrival, etc. and things are just truly counting down.<br />
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We were recently abundantly blessed by a shower at the church which left us needing and wanting nothing for our sweet arrival. We are again reminded how much we are loved here in PA, how much we, ourselves, love being here in PA and how we would want no other place to have and welcome this sweet baby to. We can't wait to introduce you all soon, to our new arrival, and so until that day, I will sign off...... to be back with a new baby soon!<br />
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<><<br />RebeccaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-16644995830788431162014-06-05T18:40:00.001-04:002014-06-05T18:40:29.322-04:00the room is done and the countdown beginsWell, we finally finished TinkyTiny's room this past Friday and have begun the 'true' countdown. Starting tomorrow, I will be 34 weeks pregnant and am beginning to feel it! We are so pleased with the way the room has turned out and are getting very excited. Sweet baby gifts are already starting to trickle in and we are finding places for them each as they come in. We can't believe that in just a few short weeks our family will grow by a whole other person....... wow!<br />
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Thanks to pinterest the stripe above the changing table/dresser is pegboard (so smart, right!?!?) and the dresser was a purchase off craigslist for $35 that we painted white. The shelf above the pegboard was a craigslist purchase for $20 and the couch was, also, a craigslist purchase for $40. The best part is that the couch is a pull out so we haven't totally lost our guest room abilities :) so come visit!<br />
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the bedding/curtains were our bedding from when Chip was a baby and the crib and rocking chair are both heirlooms. I'm sure i'll have more to update later but for now, here is where we are as of now!<br />
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Saturday morning started out by sleeping in to near 8:00, a little bit of breakfast and then we decided to venture out to do something new. We had never been on the riverwalk before and I had always wanted to do that and so we chose to take our bikes out and go for a family ride. What a beautiful day it was and what a great day for a bike ride. We rode the 2.75 miles down to where the walk crosses the river and decided to park on the grass and the boys decided to skip rocks and just hang out on the river for a while. Afterwards, we came home, grabbed some lunch, took a nap, and headed off to church. When church was over, we came home to Jambalaya in the crockpot and ate and crashed early - we were TIRED!<br />
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Sunday morning came around and like every Sunday morning, we got up and headed to church. We enjoyed our Sunday morning routine of church and Bible Club (for Chip) and then headed home to grab a small lunch. After lunch was over, we headed over to a friend's house and had a picnic of burgers, hot dogs, salad, and dessert. We coupled our meal with some friendly conversation and board game playing while Chip played soccer and sidewalk chalk with the big kids, while also coupled with a little board game playing himself! He partook in Yahtzee and Guess Who.<br />
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Monday came around and by now, our weekend had already been filled to the brim with fun but we decided to add to it by going fishing with some wonderful friends! Chip had gotten a fishing pole for Easter from Lee and so we went and tried it out. We went to two different places: the Montour Preserve and Trout Pond Park. At the Montour Preserve, the 'big lake' we didn't have such luck catching fish and so we moved to a walking trail where there was a small stream that went through the preserve and hit the motherload! We couldn't do anything ourselves for Chip snagging every little fish in the stream. He was THRILLED!!!!! after we had been at it for a few hours and had a picnic lunch, we headed out to Trout Pond Park where the fishing was a little more difficult but we did manage to come home with a couple of trout to eat. We were headed home from there when we got a phone call from some great friends that they were grilling burgers and did we want to head over. Well, we had no clue what we were going to do for dinner and so it sounded good to us, so off we went to one more stop for the weekend! We ate burgers, laughed about our weekends, had great conversation, and topped it off with Ice Cream for dessert and then came home, showered and crashed.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-49097350500199533682014-05-03T07:46:00.002-04:002014-05-03T07:46:12.815-04:00been a whileSo it has been longer than i anticipated my next post to be but things around here have just become hectic! We have made a great trip to Washington, DC, in this time and my pregnant belly continues to grow. We are trying to get as prepared for TInky Tiny's arrival as we can and that just can be overwhelming and exhausting all while homeschooling Chip, working, doing the 'regular' house things (laundry, dishes, dinner, etc) and with the Easter season having been in the middle demanding quite a bit of time from Tony. But as of now, it seems as though we might see the end of the road.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPYI3DCDeT9dk0lCBQoF7gyMVJmBye8fpQgUnQ_RJmPCCd_DcPUOuT8rkKtMueYAUJLhmsy0A-kUjv5B4QznhPyNCAFRyswn5WjB_pCeTNpFVYpRVLpuAH9hiD4QiluNm743LPssaVKQ/s1600/DSCN7869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPYI3DCDeT9dk0lCBQoF7gyMVJmBye8fpQgUnQ_RJmPCCd_DcPUOuT8rkKtMueYAUJLhmsy0A-kUjv5B4QznhPyNCAFRyswn5WjB_pCeTNpFVYpRVLpuAH9hiD4QiluNm743LPssaVKQ/s1600/DSCN7869.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>Washington DC was such a blast but gosh was it pretty exhausting. My body reminded me that i was 7 months pregnant at that time, and i didn't hear it until it was all over, but my body made sure i heard it! What a great time we had speaking to all the staffers and a couple of representatives and since following up with them all. We also thoroughly enjoyed ourselves with all the people of DMRF and DAN, visiting old friends and meeting new friends! Chip loved seeing all the things in his "Spy Book" we made in homeschool to take with us and we topped it off when we got home by writing a letter to the President asking why he couldn't just knock on the front door - how funny is that!?!? Great time and what an impact, i'm hoping we made!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOI_cfn98eYIhG6bpT4gszAtFsK4ZUnXciuGlvdZNvegQApFiB0ioAmkIQDzSzGkNxHCPwjW8p63W-2s_hlKaDzKeyhPhypUPZBpsuJmRhXOHy8BDWHtXlMOVCZQNBMX4Zg9I-fDdlsk/s1600/10154455_10152315637229484_7013557861389799935_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOI_cfn98eYIhG6bpT4gszAtFsK4ZUnXciuGlvdZNvegQApFiB0ioAmkIQDzSzGkNxHCPwjW8p63W-2s_hlKaDzKeyhPhypUPZBpsuJmRhXOHy8BDWHtXlMOVCZQNBMX4Zg9I-fDdlsk/s1600/10154455_10152315637229484_7013557861389799935_n.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>It is super hard to believe that I am 29 weeks pregnant! Things have continued to go along the path that this pregnancy seems to have taken and what they say is true - ALL PREGNANCIES ARE DIFFERENT! This one has not been as nice or kind of a walk in the park as my pregnancy with Chip, but gosh am I reminded that it could be so much worse! I am super excited to see Tinks one more time on this coming Friday as they check a few things one more time and then i start my appointments every 2 weeks..... so hard to believe. Soon we will be really hitting the baby room hard - painting, finishing furniture, decorating etc. and then...... reality will set in i'm sure!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLFkfRTdr1jAa_2gbw-m2qv3aylt8RpouN6LnHAw-qdJ71_ADIJLaHBfjYAFCDot9HMa0Y4XlO7JU8_iB6PrCOk8rnulTsAzRYFwbDl7LIHDkseL1_DKPx0tMobLfg1u-Y6uY-rV2q44/s1600/DSCN7943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLFkfRTdr1jAa_2gbw-m2qv3aylt8RpouN6LnHAw-qdJ71_ADIJLaHBfjYAFCDot9HMa0Y4XlO7JU8_iB6PrCOk8rnulTsAzRYFwbDl7LIHDkseL1_DKPx0tMobLfg1u-Y6uY-rV2q44/s1600/DSCN7943.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>Chip is a few games into his spring soccer season and nothing makes him happier than to be on a soccer field! We sure do love watching him play and watching him grow and get better at something as health and great as soccer. He is a scrappy little player with lots to learn but boy has he come a long way! Tony is the coach of his team this season, which has been an adjustment, but has been fun for the two of them to do together. He intends on keeping up with it next year and we intend on letting him. He is also thrilled to be doing a co-op program next year with a large homeschool group here in the area which will find him taking classes that i cannot teach myself - music, art, PE, and he will also be taking a science and lit class. Boy is he THRILLED about the music class and the rest is just icing on the cake for him. We will be done with school in just about 6 weeks and it is hard to believe that he will be a 1st grader next year........ wow.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-92180646387835967852014-03-20T17:05:00.003-04:002014-03-20T17:05:55.381-04:0022 weeks and a life catch upWell not much has happened on the baby front lately except a few HUGE things! ;) We have reached the halfway mark, had our 20 week ultrasound, Chip has been diagnosed with pneumonia, I had a computer tragedy........ oh and i think that's it. WHEW - what a few weeks.<br />
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Per the ultrasound tech the baby weighed in at approximately 12 ounces and all is great. I will have to have one more ultrasound at around 30 weeks for a 'low lying' placenta (not previa, though). So we are just taking it as one more great chance to get to see Tinky Tiny before we meet face to face. Everything with the pregnancy has, FINALLY, smoothed out and seems to be going 'as normal' at this point. No more bleeding, no more scares, etc. and for that, we are SUPER grateful!!! I have felt lots of movement, and Tony has even been able to enjoy the occasional kick!</div>
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Well, a couple of weeks ago, my laptop, which has all of our personal photos, videos, etc. along with all of my graphic design work on it took a tumble onto the floor in the fellowship hall at the church..... well... along came the grim reaper of computers!!! I was blessed enough, though, to have been able to at least take it somewhere where they were able to save 99% of my files, but the computer was pretty well toast. I got my computer back on a Tuesday, and all was fine until about 10:00 a.m. on the following Thursday when Chip spiked a 103 temperature. We took him to have him flu tested, which was negative and he didn't get off the couch all weekend and his fever wouldn't break nor did he eat, which is TOTALLY out of character, so back to the doctor we went Monday. And oh, but what do they say to us but that he had developed pneumonia! UGH..... so here we stand but we are all on the mend, my new computer is doing what it should be doing - working LOL - and we are keeping on keeping on.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-22146203388817155932014-02-18T10:13:00.001-05:002014-02-18T10:13:12.609-05:00fear vs truthSo this pregnancy has been one that has been less than text-book perfect and one full of scares, uncertainties, unexpected change of events and many other not-so-perfect moments and times. Well, this has found itself resounding in a fear deep down of things that I couldn't have ever imagined even being a part of my thinking. I have found myself having to daily pray to keep my thoughts straight and to literally take every thought captive as unto the Lord so as not to become completely crippled by these fears. I find myself grateful for every tiny bump that i feel within because i find comfort in the fact that this is a new life. I also find comfort in the fact that I am being blessed with the opportunity to bring a baby into this world to raise up to combat the evil forces of the enemy and to share the love of Jesus to the world. We are to raise our children so that they can be released into the world to make a difference and to share the gospel...... isn't that even our purpose here, as well? So i hold on to that comfort that this baby is not mine to choose the destiny of, this baby is not mine to choose the future of.... really, this baby is not mine at all, but a child of God put into my hands to raise up how He desires for me to.<br />
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Blessings this day!<br />RebeccaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-60407179248279727442014-01-23T12:01:00.003-05:002014-01-23T12:01:21.487-05:00Introducing Tinky Tiny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So as most of you have already heard from one way or another, we are expecting a baby. This came to a surprise to us as we were not quite ready for baby number two. I (Rebecca) was fighting some health issues and was trying to get that resolved when the Lord decided it would be humorous to foil our plans and the doctors'! Well, here we are, 15 weeks pregnant with baby number two and we are finally over the shock of the whole matter. I am also finally over being immensely sick with morning sickness and have been put on medication to help with that! It has surely not been a walk in the park and one that I would not wish on my worst enemy! We have had a couple of scares of miscarriage and have ended up with three more ultrasounds than normal so we have lots of pictures of "Tinky Tiny" as Chip calls the baby. I am surely not airing all of this to have a story or even something to gripe about, but i'm surely asking you all to please continue to pray: Please continue to pray for the baby and the baby's health, I'm asking you to continue to pray for me and my health, and I'm asking you to pray that the Lord prepares our hearts and our selves to welcome another baby into our home, our life, and our adventure with the open arms of Jesus! We are honored to have you praying with us on this new chapter of our lives and to have you join the journey that is sure to be exciting!<br />
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Now, with no further ado, introducing Tinky Tiny to the world:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-90667712370915452822014-01-10T10:41:00.002-05:002014-01-10T10:41:38.244-05:00Merry Christmas 2013Christmas here in Pennsylvania was absolutely wonderful! The holiday started early with making daddy's Christmas gift with diligence and effort, followed by a beautiful Chirstmas Eve candlelight service with our Faith Church family. We made Jesus' Birthday cake and decorated cookies and then turned in for the night. We slept until about 7:30 Christmas morning, and then awoke to a cute little boy jumping in our bed exclaiming "MERRY CHRISTMAS, MOM AND DAD!!!" His exclamation of Merry Christmas was not loaded, was not full of anticipation for presents, and was not in want of anything in return, but was true joy at the fact that we would get to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. We enjoyed a day in our jammies, a breakfast of champions (LOL) of Franks in a Blanket, Jesus' Birthday cake, and Christmas cookies. We opened gifts with our families over Skype and had a simple lunch of loaded baked potatoes and allowed ourselves to enjoy the holiday and each other! Enjoy the pictures and more to come, soon!!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-2916498162234864322013-12-13T15:31:00.000-05:002013-12-13T15:32:12.488-05:00shame on meWell mercy. As i sit here and just flipped back through all the old posts with Chip, i realize just how far we have come in 5 years and what a difference 5 years makes! We have been through exciting times and scary times and our God is faithful and has been with us through them all! As we approach Christmas, I am reminded of the birth of a baby... a simple baby... that saved the world! That is powerful! We weren't saved by a strong army, a powerful ruler, or even ourselves, but a pure innocent, PERFECT baby! Revel in the wonder of the Season that has a reason - Jesus!!!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936987002020412346.post-40126720654781803532013-10-27T21:33:00.001-04:002013-10-27T21:33:17.824-04:00wow..... are you smarter than a Kindergartner!?!?I continue to be amazed by Chip in school. Kids this age are totally into learning. If it is a game, interesting in the least bit, or makes them feel "Big", they are usually into it. This is what i have found, at least, with Chip! We continue to forge on in the world of homeschooling him and i absolutely wouldn't trade it for the world right now! He is reading on a level that I never in my wildest dreams would have envisioned for him at this age, and wants nothing to do but learn more, read better, and read bigger books - so that is what we do! We are also doing a study this semester on birds. He has learned most of the basic 'facts' about birds and now has had the opportunity to pick out one bird for the rest of the semester to just fill his little brain about. He has chosen Penguins - i know, right!?!? What a great bird to learn about! He has learned his continents and is in the process of trying to wrap his little 5-year old brain around the fact that we live on this big glob of round-ish stuff called Earth, that has all these pieces of land on it that he knows the names of, but that is such a big concept, we continue to work on that and he is totally mesmerized by it all! He is doing amazing at math, loving and breezing right through that and he loves nothing more than his literature/history stories he is hearing. You know you have a boy right where you want him when he is learning about Alexander the Great and loving it at 5 years old.<br />
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As you can imagine, homeschool takes up so much of my time, but I have been so blessed to be able to stay busy with my design work, as well. The holidays are fast approaching, no matter how much we try to drag it out and deny it, but the orders are coming in and I am behind but will be catching up on those this week. Also, the Saturday night service at our church has been an amazing success at reaching others who might not be able to attend otherwise, and it is requiring all hands be on deck at all times for it. We just wrapped up soccer season for Chip, I am traveling to NYC this weekend to go cheer on a Dystance4Dystonia team in the NY Marathon, and lots of other things are happening, too, but all in all we are doing well. We are still purely in love with PA life and just can't imagine ourselves anywhere else in the world right now. Pictures from our latest fun things with homeschool will have to come later as i have a load of laundry that is calling my name, dishes that need to be washed and work that needs to be done. Be blessed and carry on doing the work that the Lord has called you to do, wherever you may be!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744254539726468135noreply@blogger.com0