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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
12/10/11
After a few tears and lots of prayer we finally agreed to be induced on December 10, 2011 at 5am. There were 2 possible due dates and after considering all the risks of "hoping" that we had the date right we decided being induced was best.
After 9, technically 10, long months of praying and
preparing for our first born son's arrival, the day had finally come. I
woke up at 3am because I was a nervous wreck. The next hour and a half just crawled by and I
went crazy just trying to stay busy until leaving time at 4:30am. We
arrived at the hospital and so began the day that 2 became 3!
After a super quick admissions process I was shown to my room. At this point I was starting to get a little freaked out. I've never been admitted to a hospital before as a patient that was going to stay the night, be hooked up to monitors, etc. My first nurse, Jenny, greeted me in my amazing "hospital" room and out came all the wires, questions, and of course my nervous laughter. Jenny was incredible. She was just wrapping up her shift for the evening but never for a moment complained or even acted tired. We were very impressed! By 6:00am the pitocin and fluids were started and so began "labor", naturally (I didn't want pain medicine).
*If you don't know anything about being induced let me explain how it works...pitocin is given to make the uterus contract. The amount of pit given is increased until the contractions hit a certain point where they are considered to be "progress making" and causing dilation and helping the baby descend. The pit level maxes out at 30. Pitocin causes contractions that are stronger and longer then normal contractions.*
7am: it was shift change and I was introduced to my new nurse, Brittney. She was incredible as well. She joined in singing Hillsong United songs that were streaming from Robert's phone. It seems like a simple detail to add in but there's just something that was so peaceful knowing that another believer was taking care of me. ;-) My parents had arrived at the hospital and prayed with us and Robert's phone was blowing up with calls and text messages asking us how things were going.
Somewhere between 7am and 11am I was able to sleep, snoring sleep, between contractions! ha!
Fast forward a few hours...11am...still no baby boy yet! Contractions were picking up intensity as well as the pitocon level raised! I thought for sure at this point I was going to be having a baby very very soon...we contacted our wonderful doula, Megan, to let her know the contractions were starting to become more challenging to control, still going natural!
2:20pm: I was so thankful that Megan was there to help. She reminded me to move around and help labor progress. At this point it wasn't the pain that was bothering me as much as my intense hunger! I was sneaking peanuts from Robert, literally! But it was such a peaceful environment in the room. We had relaxing music playing on Pandora, an exercise ball, and a rice sock (literally a sock filled with rice that we kept heating up to help). She kept telling me that I was doing great managing the pain, which I won't lie...I rocked those contractions...but I couldn't have done it without her and my husband. They remained calm and were so focused helping me stay focused! Pretty much everyone in my family was at the hospital waiting. When the contractions seemed to ease up I was able to visit with some of them.
The day kept on going...still pregnant...
6pm: we were greeted with a call from my dr to see how things were progressing, unfortunately they weren't progressing and because I was going natural
the idea of pain medication was being thrown around like crazy. I still wanted to hold out on getting an epidural so they told me about Nubane (the nurses called it the 30 minute paradise). I loved the Nubane! ;-)
*Nubane is a medicine injected into the iv line, it is similar to Stadol except it only lasts for 30 minutes. It is supposed to take the edge off.*
7pm: it was shift change and I was introduced to my 3rd nurse, Mandy. I LOVED Mandy! She was funny and upbeat! Jenny, my 1st nurse, was also back at work so she stopped by to say hello! At this point in the day I was starving, still going natural, and still pregnant. I wanted the baby out and to eat!
8pm: my incredible dr came by to check on me and see how things were progressing and if the Nubane I had been given helped. The good news is the Nubane helped, the bad news is I was stuck again. No threats or ultimatums from the dr but I knew that my body had to pick it up or I was going to be facing some tough decisions soon.
9:30pm: I was within an hr of the 12 hr mark from my water being broken.
*the drs rule is 12 hrs max of laboring after water is broken-then it's c-section time.*
Jenny came in the room and gently placed her hands on my knees and said "Stephanie, you've been doing so great but you've got to start thinking about getting an epidural. It may be all your body needs to get you where you need to be." I started crying. I wanted to birth my son naturally. I had prepared, prayed, and rocked the contractions. Jenny then said "you need to talk about this with your husband and let me know because it's either epidural or c-section." I started crying even harder and Robert began to cry with me.
*Don't get me wrong, I don't think there is anything wrong with an epidural, I just was terrified of the side effects of getting one. What if I am that one in a million that gets hurt from it.*
The trick to going natural is concentration. You have to feel the pain and focus on it. Focus on getting through it and beating it. The other thing about going natural is that you can't EVER forget to focus. The second the focus is gone you can't get it back, especially if you are working on you 12+ hour of labor and the contractions are huge. Because of all the tears and fear of the "epidural talk" I for the first time all day was in true severe pain. I couldn't get my focus back and I couldn't stop crying. I was terrified of the epidural that I had just agreed to. I knew I had no choice. (Plus there was this lady that came in at 9cm and was screaming bloody murder and her screams may have encouraged me ha!)
10pm: Epidural was in, on the second try. I felt amazing, Mandy bumped my pitocin up to 28, and then all hell broke loose. A small spot on the right side of my stomach didn't go numb. I could feel every contraction hitting me and they were within 30 seconds of each other. Mandy called the anesthesiologist and told her to come back immediately. That my friends was the most painful feeling I've ever had in my entire life, so painful in fact that I had my mom, Robert, and Megan all telling me..."breathe". Apparently I was crying so hard that I wasn't breathing and in turn lowering my sons heart rate...scary! Problem was fixed, epidural working properly, got checked and bam...completely ready to go...in 3 minutes...talk about WHAT!! I couldn't believe that it was finally time. I felt amazing. I had my mom help me refresh my makeup, since I had just cried it all off, while Mandy was calling my dr- and she was there in 15 minutes! She began instructing me on what all was about to happen and how to get through it. I pushed 4 times and at 11pm our son was here!!
After a super quick admissions process I was shown to my room. At this point I was starting to get a little freaked out. I've never been admitted to a hospital before as a patient that was going to stay the night, be hooked up to monitors, etc. My first nurse, Jenny, greeted me in my amazing "hospital" room and out came all the wires, questions, and of course my nervous laughter. Jenny was incredible. She was just wrapping up her shift for the evening but never for a moment complained or even acted tired. We were very impressed! By 6:00am the pitocin and fluids were started and so began "labor", naturally (I didn't want pain medicine). *If you don't know anything about being induced let me explain how it works...pitocin is given to make the uterus contract. The amount of pit given is increased until the contractions hit a certain point where they are considered to be "progress making" and causing dilation and helping the baby descend. The pit level maxes out at 30. Pitocin causes contractions that are stronger and longer then normal contractions.*
7am: it was shift change and I was introduced to my new nurse, Brittney. She was incredible as well. She joined in singing Hillsong United songs that were streaming from Robert's phone. It seems like a simple detail to add in but there's just something that was so peaceful knowing that another believer was taking care of me. ;-) My parents had arrived at the hospital and prayed with us and Robert's phone was blowing up with calls and text messages asking us how things were going.
Somewhere between 7am and 11am I was able to sleep, snoring sleep, between contractions! ha!
Fast forward a few hours...11am...still no baby boy yet! Contractions were picking up intensity as well as the pitocon level raised! I thought for sure at this point I was going to be having a baby very very soon...we contacted our wonderful doula, Megan, to let her know the contractions were starting to become more challenging to control, still going natural!
2:20pm: I was so thankful that Megan was there to help. She reminded me to move around and help labor progress. At this point it wasn't the pain that was bothering me as much as my intense hunger! I was sneaking peanuts from Robert, literally! But it was such a peaceful environment in the room. We had relaxing music playing on Pandora, an exercise ball, and a rice sock (literally a sock filled with rice that we kept heating up to help). She kept telling me that I was doing great managing the pain, which I won't lie...I rocked those contractions...but I couldn't have done it without her and my husband. They remained calm and were so focused helping me stay focused! Pretty much everyone in my family was at the hospital waiting. When the contractions seemed to ease up I was able to visit with some of them.
The day kept on going...still pregnant...
*Nubane is a medicine injected into the iv line, it is similar to Stadol except it only lasts for 30 minutes. It is supposed to take the edge off.*
7pm: it was shift change and I was introduced to my 3rd nurse, Mandy. I LOVED Mandy! She was funny and upbeat! Jenny, my 1st nurse, was also back at work so she stopped by to say hello! At this point in the day I was starving, still going natural, and still pregnant. I wanted the baby out and to eat!
8pm: my incredible dr came by to check on me and see how things were progressing and if the Nubane I had been given helped. The good news is the Nubane helped, the bad news is I was stuck again. No threats or ultimatums from the dr but I knew that my body had to pick it up or I was going to be facing some tough decisions soon.
9:30pm: I was within an hr of the 12 hr mark from my water being broken.
*the drs rule is 12 hrs max of laboring after water is broken-then it's c-section time.*
Jenny came in the room and gently placed her hands on my knees and said "Stephanie, you've been doing so great but you've got to start thinking about getting an epidural. It may be all your body needs to get you where you need to be." I started crying. I wanted to birth my son naturally. I had prepared, prayed, and rocked the contractions. Jenny then said "you need to talk about this with your husband and let me know because it's either epidural or c-section." I started crying even harder and Robert began to cry with me.
*Don't get me wrong, I don't think there is anything wrong with an epidural, I just was terrified of the side effects of getting one. What if I am that one in a million that gets hurt from it.*
The trick to going natural is concentration. You have to feel the pain and focus on it. Focus on getting through it and beating it. The other thing about going natural is that you can't EVER forget to focus. The second the focus is gone you can't get it back, especially if you are working on you 12+ hour of labor and the contractions are huge. Because of all the tears and fear of the "epidural talk" I for the first time all day was in true severe pain. I couldn't get my focus back and I couldn't stop crying. I was terrified of the epidural that I had just agreed to. I knew I had no choice. (Plus there was this lady that came in at 9cm and was screaming bloody murder and her screams may have encouraged me ha!)
10pm: Epidural was in, on the second try. I felt amazing, Mandy bumped my pitocin up to 28, and then all hell broke loose. A small spot on the right side of my stomach didn't go numb. I could feel every contraction hitting me and they were within 30 seconds of each other. Mandy called the anesthesiologist and told her to come back immediately. That my friends was the most painful feeling I've ever had in my entire life, so painful in fact that I had my mom, Robert, and Megan all telling me..."breathe". Apparently I was crying so hard that I wasn't breathing and in turn lowering my sons heart rate...scary! Problem was fixed, epidural working properly, got checked and bam...completely ready to go...in 3 minutes...talk about WHAT!! I couldn't believe that it was finally time. I felt amazing. I had my mom help me refresh my makeup, since I had just cried it all off, while Mandy was calling my dr- and she was there in 15 minutes! She began instructing me on what all was about to happen and how to get through it. I pushed 4 times and at 11pm our son was here!!
11pm: Robert Edward Scrivener II was born!!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
What a day!
What a day!
We were told we needed an ultrasound b/c Edward was measuring larger then he should be based on my due date. I was pretty nervous about this dr. visit b/c I didn't want to be pressured into anything to get him out quicker.
Long story short my due date is off, instead of Dec 9th it should be Dec 3rd. Which is fine, means we are that much closer to meeting our son! She estimated his weight to be around 7lbs 10oz. I talked to Robert's mom today and she said Robert weighed in at 8lbs 4 oz so not too different from Edward!
A huge blessing was that I have a lot of fluid so she was able to sneak a 4d ultrasound in for us for free. We def. couldn't afford to have it done when it was "prime" to do it. I still can't stop staring at the picture. He looks so much like me and his daddy! He's adorable!
As we near the time that the Lord has destined us to meet our son we just continually pray and ask that you pray for a safe delivery, labor, and baby! What a blessing this is! It's been hard, oh boy has it been hard! Yet I know that it's all worth it and I'm so appreciative for those of you who have continued to pour out your encouragement!!!
Can't wait to post a photo of Edward in the flesh!!!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
encouraged to write...
I'm not a great writer by any means...but...after reading blogs by a few other friends I've been encouraged to write. Sorry in advance if this is long...you know pregnant women...we are emotional!
Before Pregnancy...
We've never used birth control. We both strongly agreed and were convicted that if we were to ask the Lord to protect us daily, provide for our needs, etc, that we should trust Him in the bigger areas of our lives as well. We both trusted that if the Lord wanted us to have children He would allow that to happen. After being married a year I started to wonder if maybe we wouldn't have the joy of children in our marriage, we never had a "scare". I even had a dr or 2 tell me that might be the case-I didn't go to the Dr to check on my fertility or anything of that nature, I went for my thyroid issues. The thought of never having children made me sad, I just kept reminding myself that God would give us children if it was in His will. I found God changing my heart to become completely in love with it being just Robert and I-I fell more madly in love with my husband!! Our marriage became like a dream-it's just that amazing! I truly started to believe that it may be just us and I was 100% ok with that. Then bam, we found out we were pregnant...we had been married 2 years and 1 month, anniversary baby! hahaha!
We're having a baby...
Sunday morning after church I told Robert I thought I should buy a pregnancy test but he discouraged the idea and said that my job was stressing me out and I def wasn't pregnant. I ran to Target for a few things and decided I should go ahead and buy a test just to be safe. I thought on the way home...that was such a waste of money. I quietly carried my purse to the bathroom to test, I knew it was going to be negative so I didn't tell Robert that I had purchased the tests. After what felt like forever I looked at the test and saw all these lines then looked at the instructions to see what they meant. I think I looked back and forth 15 times. I had all these amazing ideas for how I wanted to tell Robert that he was going to be a dad. I suppose that I thought if I ever found out I was pregnant that I could make this elaborate plan unfold before I broke the news. So what did I do? I screamed "Robert". Being the attentive husband that he is he dropped everything and ran to me. He was met by my hand holding this test. He asked what all the lines meant, I couldn't even speak. I went back to the bathroom to grab the instructions and I let him figure it out. He grinned the biggest grin and said "so does this mean yes". I shrugged my shoulders still unable to speak. I still couldn't believe it-we both ran to the car, bought a few digital test from Walgreens, and waited for the longest 5 minutes to pass. "Pregnant" was what they all read. I think I tested 5 or 6 more times over the next week. I was in complete shock. I thought that at any minute I would wake up and it would all be gone. My friends def made fun of me for that!
Pregnancy...
Well here we are, week 33. I don't feel like it's flown by at all. We found out about our new addition when I was only 7 weeks pregnant and we're about to have the privilege of meeting our new addition in (approx.) 7 weeks. That's so bizarre to me.
The first trimester was pretty difficult, I was nauseated all the time and experienced those hilarious moments of bursting into tears and having absolutely no idea why I was crying. It was funny until I realized that the environment at my full-time job wasn't going to work with this new stage in life. Thankfully my husband encouraged me to quit and work on our photography business and take care of the house full-time. Sounded like the perfect opportunity but the nausea had me in bed a large percentage of the time. Then I dealt with the emotions of feeling like I let my husband down, etc so on and so forth. Of course I've married an incredible and supportive husband who reminded me that all of that stuff wasn't important, just to feel better. (pic below is 1st trimester)
The second trimester was something I was so excited about, all of my books told me it was the "best" trimester, we would find out the gender of our baby, and I would actually start to look pregnant! I LOVED the second trimester! I felt amazing almost all of the time! We found out that we were having a son!!! I watched in amazement as my belly grew just a little bit each week. It's absolutely incredible how God designed everything. I was able to feel my son move, I wish that I could explain how it feels but I have no clue how. It's absolutely incredible. When I feel him move I wonder if he's stretching or just wiggling his fingers. It's something amazing to feel those things but it'll be breath taking to see him do what I've felt him do for so long. When he moves I try to just stop and take it in, I know that's something I'll miss. Robert and I have even joked about those first few months after he's born - I'm sure I'll have moments where I'll have to remind myself that's just my stomach-he's out of there now. (Pic below is second trimester)
Now in the third trimester I'm not quite so comfortable anymore. Melon is just growing and growing! I've got that annoying sciatic nerve that just won't let up, lack of room to take a deep breath, and I soooo miss sleeping on my stomach! I don't feel random jabs anymore, I can actually feel him stretching after he's slept for awhile, everything is a bit more "organized"! ha! I'm assuming he's pretty much out of room because it'll feel like a wave in my belly. I can watch him move from one side of my stomach to the other. I'm sure I look crazy when I stop whatever I'm doing to look down and watch him move. It's so amazing to me! I'm so ready to get him out! He's getting heavy and wearing me out! I'm praying that he comes earlier then his due date because I can barely eat 2 pieces of pizza and I'd really love to devour some stuffing during Thanksgiving! (Pic below is third trimester)
I'm so thankful that I've been given the opportunity to be a mom. I'm thankful that I'm getting to see Robert become a dad. I love my little family so very much and I'm so thankful that I'm getting to experience all of this with Robert by my side, he's an amazing godly man! I'm so grateful that the Lord is allowing my life to overflow with these blessings...I'm constantly stopping to take them all in.
Before Pregnancy...
We've never used birth control. We both strongly agreed and were convicted that if we were to ask the Lord to protect us daily, provide for our needs, etc, that we should trust Him in the bigger areas of our lives as well. We both trusted that if the Lord wanted us to have children He would allow that to happen. After being married a year I started to wonder if maybe we wouldn't have the joy of children in our marriage, we never had a "scare". I even had a dr or 2 tell me that might be the case-I didn't go to the Dr to check on my fertility or anything of that nature, I went for my thyroid issues. The thought of never having children made me sad, I just kept reminding myself that God would give us children if it was in His will. I found God changing my heart to become completely in love with it being just Robert and I-I fell more madly in love with my husband!! Our marriage became like a dream-it's just that amazing! I truly started to believe that it may be just us and I was 100% ok with that. Then bam, we found out we were pregnant...we had been married 2 years and 1 month, anniversary baby! hahaha!
We're having a baby...
Sunday morning after church I told Robert I thought I should buy a pregnancy test but he discouraged the idea and said that my job was stressing me out and I def wasn't pregnant. I ran to Target for a few things and decided I should go ahead and buy a test just to be safe. I thought on the way home...that was such a waste of money. I quietly carried my purse to the bathroom to test, I knew it was going to be negative so I didn't tell Robert that I had purchased the tests. After what felt like forever I looked at the test and saw all these lines then looked at the instructions to see what they meant. I think I looked back and forth 15 times. I had all these amazing ideas for how I wanted to tell Robert that he was going to be a dad. I suppose that I thought if I ever found out I was pregnant that I could make this elaborate plan unfold before I broke the news. So what did I do? I screamed "Robert". Being the attentive husband that he is he dropped everything and ran to me. He was met by my hand holding this test. He asked what all the lines meant, I couldn't even speak. I went back to the bathroom to grab the instructions and I let him figure it out. He grinned the biggest grin and said "so does this mean yes". I shrugged my shoulders still unable to speak. I still couldn't believe it-we both ran to the car, bought a few digital test from Walgreens, and waited for the longest 5 minutes to pass. "Pregnant" was what they all read. I think I tested 5 or 6 more times over the next week. I was in complete shock. I thought that at any minute I would wake up and it would all be gone. My friends def made fun of me for that!
Well here we are, week 33. I don't feel like it's flown by at all. We found out about our new addition when I was only 7 weeks pregnant and we're about to have the privilege of meeting our new addition in (approx.) 7 weeks. That's so bizarre to me.
The first trimester was pretty difficult, I was nauseated all the time and experienced those hilarious moments of bursting into tears and having absolutely no idea why I was crying. It was funny until I realized that the environment at my full-time job wasn't going to work with this new stage in life. Thankfully my husband encouraged me to quit and work on our photography business and take care of the house full-time. Sounded like the perfect opportunity but the nausea had me in bed a large percentage of the time. Then I dealt with the emotions of feeling like I let my husband down, etc so on and so forth. Of course I've married an incredible and supportive husband who reminded me that all of that stuff wasn't important, just to feel better. (pic below is 1st trimester)
The second trimester was something I was so excited about, all of my books told me it was the "best" trimester, we would find out the gender of our baby, and I would actually start to look pregnant! I LOVED the second trimester! I felt amazing almost all of the time! We found out that we were having a son!!! I watched in amazement as my belly grew just a little bit each week. It's absolutely incredible how God designed everything. I was able to feel my son move, I wish that I could explain how it feels but I have no clue how. It's absolutely incredible. When I feel him move I wonder if he's stretching or just wiggling his fingers. It's something amazing to feel those things but it'll be breath taking to see him do what I've felt him do for so long. When he moves I try to just stop and take it in, I know that's something I'll miss. Robert and I have even joked about those first few months after he's born - I'm sure I'll have moments where I'll have to remind myself that's just my stomach-he's out of there now. (Pic below is second trimester)
Now in the third trimester I'm not quite so comfortable anymore. Melon is just growing and growing! I've got that annoying sciatic nerve that just won't let up, lack of room to take a deep breath, and I soooo miss sleeping on my stomach! I don't feel random jabs anymore, I can actually feel him stretching after he's slept for awhile, everything is a bit more "organized"! ha! I'm assuming he's pretty much out of room because it'll feel like a wave in my belly. I can watch him move from one side of my stomach to the other. I'm sure I look crazy when I stop whatever I'm doing to look down and watch him move. It's so amazing to me! I'm so ready to get him out! He's getting heavy and wearing me out! I'm praying that he comes earlier then his due date because I can barely eat 2 pieces of pizza and I'd really love to devour some stuffing during Thanksgiving! (Pic below is third trimester)
I'm so thankful that I've been given the opportunity to be a mom. I'm thankful that I'm getting to see Robert become a dad. I love my little family so very much and I'm so thankful that I'm getting to experience all of this with Robert by my side, he's an amazing godly man! I'm so grateful that the Lord is allowing my life to overflow with these blessings...I'm constantly stopping to take them all in.
Monday, October 17, 2011
For Sale: Nikon Coolpix S220
I've used the camera maybe 3 times. Was purchased from Best Buy. No scratches, dings, or other issues. The camera is plum colored (purple).
Click the following link for specs on the camera
camera specs
Camera comes with the following...
2 Li-ion rechargeable batteries(we purchased an extra one separately) - *link to spare battery specs and price we paid
battery charger
AV Adapter to connect to tv (still sealed in plastic)
(I think I still have the box in storage, I'll be looking for it)
SDHC Card - 4GB (we purchased separately) - link to SDHC card specs and price we paid
Black Camera Case (we purchased separately) - link to specs of case w/ price we paid
Selling as a set-won't separate.
Sells for approx $160 without extra batteries, SDHC card, and case.
Asking $125
Friday, October 7, 2011
Revival...
Robert and I had the privilege of going to the "Passion 2012 University Tour" last night.
Louie Giglio taught, which neither one of us were expecting at all...it was one of the best teachings I've heard in a long time!
My favorite thing that he said...
"Go into your closet, draw a circle around yourself, and start a revival."
This may seem like old news to some of you, but, to me it was refreshing. How often we spend time praying for God to change everyone and move in everyone, but, we leave ourselves out of that. We let our priorities rule over the opportunity to serve and fellowship. We allow membership to dictate our fellowship. I could go on and on but I won't.
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You. Be gracious to me, O Lord, For to You I cry all day long. Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in loving-kindness to all who call upon You. Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For You will answer me. There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God. Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. Psalm 86:1-11
Louie Giglio taught, which neither one of us were expecting at all...it was one of the best teachings I've heard in a long time!
My favorite thing that he said...
"Go into your closet, draw a circle around yourself, and start a revival."
This may seem like old news to some of you, but, to me it was refreshing. How often we spend time praying for God to change everyone and move in everyone, but, we leave ourselves out of that. We let our priorities rule over the opportunity to serve and fellowship. We allow membership to dictate our fellowship. I could go on and on but I won't.
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You. Be gracious to me, O Lord, For to You I cry all day long. Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in loving-kindness to all who call upon You. Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For You will answer me. There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God. Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. Psalm 86:1-11
Monday, October 3, 2011
You might shed a tear w/ this one!
I was driving down the road and a song called "All of Me" came on Klove. I haven't been listening to the radio much so I'm not sure if this song is new or not, but, I found myself completely sucked into the lyrics. I immediately pulled out my phone and shazamed the song before it went off the radio...I HAD to buy it. It's everything that I'd love to tell my husband and son everyday for the rest of my life. It truly is an incredible song! I never thought that I would love anyone like I love Robert and Edward. It's only by the grace of God that I get to experience this love...I'm so thankful that He loved me first so I could love them. I struggle at least once daily with the thought "what if I don't get to see Robert again today." May seem weird but it's a constant reminder to love him as big as I can when he's here!
I did a bit of research on this song and the writer and realized it was the lead singer from Sanctus Real-His son bowen was born with a heart defect. You can read about their lovely family at Bowensheart.com .
I did a bit of research on this song and the writer and realized it was the lead singer from Sanctus Real-His son bowen was born with a heart defect. You can read about their lovely family at Bowensheart.com .
I've pasted the lyrics below as well as a link so you can listen and buy it too!
Afraid to love, something that could break,
Could I move on, if you were torn away?
I'm so close to what I can't control
I can't give you half my heart, and pray it makes you whole
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing every fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
I won't let sadness steal you from my arms
I won't let pain keep you from my heart
Trade the fear of all that I could lose, for every moment I share with you
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
Heaven broke into this moment, it's too wonderful to speak
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
So let me recklessly love you, even if I bleed
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
You're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
It's where I'll start
Could I move on, if you were torn away?
I'm so close to what I can't control
I can't give you half my heart, and pray it makes you whole
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing every fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
I won't let sadness steal you from my arms
I won't let pain keep you from my heart
Trade the fear of all that I could lose, for every moment I share with you
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start.
Heaven broke into this moment, it's too wonderful to speak
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
So let me recklessly love you, even if I bleed
You're worth all of me, you're worth all of me
You're gonna have all of me, you're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
You're gonna have all of me,
Cuz you're worth every fallen tear, you're worth facing any fear
You're gonna know all my love, even if it's not enough
Enough to mend our broken hearts, giving you all of me is where I'll start
It's where I'll start
"All of Me - by - Matt Hammitt"
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