More on Prego adventures

So this is a strange child already. If I eat anything healthy such as vegetables, soup or anything green pretty much, I gag profusely. I can't even think about it because it makes my stomach just turn. Now, I can sit down and have an entire bowl of crappy kids cereal and I don't have one bout of nausea. Go figure! This is definitely a child after Ralph's own heart. At least I've managed to be able to hold down food. This is good.

I kind of wish there was an organic pregnancy energy drink out there. If such a thing were to exist. I have no energy what so ever. Its just such a mission to walk up a flight of stairs. Its so strange. I never knew I could be so completely overwhelmed and tired. I sleep a lot, puke a lot, and lay around feeling miserable as of lately. I know this is supposed to be this great beautiful experience, but seriously??? I'm just praying for tomorrow to be the day the nausea and puking stops. I haven't thought of baby room themes or anything like that. Just one day at a time of torture. I know everyone keeps telling me "its only temporary, and it will all be over soon" or "be happy even in the bad times its a blessing". Sigh...soooo much easier said than done. I mean, I am thankful that the Lord blessed me to have a child. Some people can't get this far. So I know I'm blessed in that aspect. However, it doesn't make the process of being sick any better. It is what it is. Sigh.

I'm hoping that this will all be over soon. Here's hoping for the best!
rach

The test

So I had a feeling that I was prego. I actually prayed the night before this test. I asked God to give me a dream to tell me if I am prego or not. He did. I dreamed I took this test and basically freaked out in the dream. Well I woke up, remembered the dream, took the test....and yes....I freaked out. I had a mini meltdown. I just felt it wasn't the greatest timing but its all good. I know everything happens for a reason. So I'm running with this one. Sigh....here we go again!

Prego Adventures

It was this time last year that I started up the Prego Chronicles and then quickly after that lost the baby I was having. Its a year later and here I am. Pregnant. Again. So, I figured I would write about all of my little adventures.

First on the agenda.....the wicked stomach flu I just got. Wow....I haven't puked that many times since I was a kid. I found myself feeling like my life was officially over. I couldn't figure out if I was sick because of pregnancy or because of a flu. Regardless, it was knocking me out for the count. I ended up going to the emergency room to sit with an IV in my arm for a few hours. They ended up having to give me 4 doses of nausea and vomiting medication to get me to settle my stomach. Needless to say, it was settled (sort of) until I got back in the car and left the hospital. There I was again in the car. Going at it again. It was awful. The doctors tried to diagnose me with hyperemesis. I refused to believe that I was going to be sick like this for the first and second half of my pregnancy. I was miserable. I did a lot of praying and crying out to God. I just kept saying "God, I can't live like this...its awful." Then morning came around and I was still nauseous but the puking subsided. I finally felt relief. I basically slept the majority of the weekend until yesterday. I woke up to hang out for a while but found myself fighting to sleep again.

I'm slowly getting better. That was by far, the worse most wicked stomach virus I have had since I was a kid. I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy. Anyway, I'm recuperating and I will hopefully be back up and running soon. I went out today and got a little dizzy so I have to take it a little slower. I feel like I've been in a cave for a week. Sheesh....

Anyway, I'll be posting occasionally how I am doing. I'll post a picture or two here and there. Until then....
Rach

Embarking on a new journey of the fascination of God

This weekend we had a wonderful conference called Onething. We had a few guest speakers that came out and gave such a powerful word. Ralph and I could only catch a few hours of it at a time due to work, but it was worth it for the brief moments that we were there.

On Sunday, Wes Martin came to OHOP (Orlando House of Prayer) and talked about prayer life. He described a way of being so fascinated with reading the word that just moved me to my very core. I needed that. I love to read a great book and there are some books in the bible that I love reading over and over. But to be truly fascinated with the word of God and the knowledge of God has not come easy for me. If at all. Now don't get me wrong. I am fascinated with the word but on a different level.

Wes talked about three passages in the bible that he studies that take him on a completely new level of understanding the Knowledge and Holiness of God. He talked about how to dialogue with the Lord and ask questions as you read the passages of scripture and wait on the Lord to speak to you. You wait for Him to reveal and speak to you about the words you are reading. Its amazing how he describes things.

I did that very thing today. I opened up Revelation Chapter 4 and read it over and over. I sat and asked the Lord to speak to me and show me. I asked questions about the four living creatures and the throne room. I even sat still trying to imagine what it must be like up there. I was amazed. It was so cool. God is so great and powerful. Nothing is as fascinating as the word of the living God. Something funny Wes said on Sunday was: "have you ever sat in your car after a movie and just sat in amazement stunned for seven days because of such a movie that floored you?" He was describing Ezekiel 3:15 in the bible and how he had a vision that left him stunned for seven days. Wow.....only the Lord can overwhelm you for seven days. There has never been a blockbuster hit that had people dazed for a week.

Now that I've tried reading the word differently, I am hooked. I can't wait until the Lord starts to fascinate me like that. I don't know to what extent but I am certainly looking forward to it. Maybe He'll give me a dream........

My sisters dog Charlie (he's a Maltese)

Charlie was talking to me lol

Setting Goals for 2011

With the hubs at Boardwalk setting our goals for the upcoming year.

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2010 and its changes, 2011 is already here.

This year(2010) started off pretty hard for Rachel and I. we started the year off finding out Rachel was prego and we were not ready for a little one on the way. Buy the 2 month Rachel and I had warmed up to the idea and all through the third month we were excited till something so unexpected happen. We lost our child. It was one of the hardest things to deal with in our marriage because you feel helpless especially as a husband that wants to be there for your wife and still feels like you could do nothing. Now if that wasn't enough we had two miscarriages. Now once we went though that process we decided to believe the Lords word in the good and bad no matter what the situation. Now I do have to say that when the age to come is here and Jesus has returned we will not only be looking forward to seeing Jesus coming down with fire in His eyes for all eyes to see Him but we will also be looking forward to seeing my kids that have been with Jesus since there beginning. So with the Lords help we moved on and it seems like from that point on the year got better and the Lord was showing us favor. we began flying to Iowa every other month and even 2 months straight the last 2 months of this year.

Now the last 4 to 5 years I always would confess the year was going to be great without seeking the Lord and asking Him about what is to come. Now don't get me wrong confession is great and biblical but we also want to know what the Lord is saying about the current season in our lives and what is to come. So this year the closer we got to 2011 i didn't really make many confessions except for me wanting to know what the Lord had in store for us and what His plans were for 2011. I can truly say that this year feels like a year of big changes and not to say that everything is going to be perfect or that nothing bad will happen to us but there is something about this year that feels different in a positive way. Not to say that what we went though is the worst thing a marriage can go though but i believe our relationship with the Lord grew because of the trials we went though. If it wasn't for trials and tribulation we as humans wouldn't grow. Therefore if anything im looking to grow in Revelation, Wisdom and understanding this year. That my relationship with the Lord Hits new heights like never before. And i would love to take some friends and Relatives with me on this journey.

Mike Bickle said today that John 5:39-40 says "You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of ME. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have Life. Now remember Jesus was telling this to those that would spend there lives knowing the scriptures like the back of there hands but couldn't see who the scripture were point to. The Word of God is very important but if we don't go the direction the Word of God is pointing us to which is Jesus then we are missing the point of the Word of God in the first place. So now we simply need to ask ourselves one question, Who is Jesus to you? This to me is truly a questions that if we truly know the dynamics of the questions will be answering till the age to come. Till Jesus is standing face to face with us. Jesus Your Beautiful!!!