The Doctors Wife

Good Bye, Hello

2007 has been an amazing year. I am always in awe when I think that this time last year, I was pregnant! And now my sweet little Hannah is almost nine months old! Besides the arrival of Hannah, Mike graduated medical school, we moved back to our home-town for Mike's internship, and I have become a stay at home mom. This year has been filled with challenges and blessings and I am eager to see the blessings that 2008 will hold for us. I hope that God blesses you and your family beyond your wildest dreams in 2008!

Free Time? What's that?

Just as I am sitting down to write.., crying, no, more like screaming. Yes, my little one is awake- so you'll have to wait until another time to hear my random thoughts. Mike is in the middle of a 24 hour shift so it's all me tonight, I miss you Mike!

Show Off

This was in Mike's stocking, and after a few minutes he was finished. Can I just say that I am not a Rubik's Cube kind of girl? Perhaps it's because it reminds me of some awful geometry problem. (shudders....geometry...ahhhhhh) Mike is very much a puzzle solving kind of guy- every year I put some kind of puzzle in his stocking, and every year he solves it in a few minutes. Yep, that's my husband, Mr. Smartypants.

Superstar

Hannah loves music, and she loves to sing. She sings along with the choir at church, which is just about the cutest thing I think I have ever seen in my entire life. So naturally Santa brought my little song bird her very own sing-along stage.

I'll be taking requests and I do accept tips!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy the blessing of God's love!

The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 9:6

O Holy Night

O Holy Night

Oh holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear saviours birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angle voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night, O holy night
O night divine

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand
So led by the light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here came the wise men from Orient land
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend

Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angle voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night, O holy night
O night divine

Truly he taught us to love one another
His law is love and his gospel is peace
Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother
And in his name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name

This is my favorite Christmas carol- the lyrics are beautiful, and can move me to tears even though I have heard the song many, many times. The song beautifully illustrates the beauty of Christ's birth, the soul feeling its worth, the rejoicing of the soul. God coming to us, in the flesh to be among us, to be our friend. Teaching love, peace, and the ending of oppression. Christmas is about so much more than Santa and presents under a tree. Christmas is about the birth of our saviour, the greatest gift to the world laying in a manger. Love arriving as a tiny baby, love great enough to save us all.

Let it Snow

It is snowing outside- and very cold and windy! It was a nice day to stay at home and do cozy things by the fire. I baked, made soup for dinner, and tonight we let Hannah open a present. We are celebrating Christmas with my grandmothers tomorrow and we figured we'd let Hannah get a little practice in before she has an audience. She was very in-to the ribbon, and was excited to play with the balls and air shapes inside.

Hooray for presents!

Mmmmm air shapes..... nom nom nom nom!

Different

I can't believe that Christmas is just a few days away. Christmas is different this year, I am a mother. When I think about the true meaning of Christmas and the story of the birth of Jesus, the meaning is different for me. I think of what it must have been like for Mary, how scary it would be to be giving birth in an unfamiliar place, the weight of being chosen by God to carry his son, and all of the unknowns that come with giving birth to your first child. I cannot imagine being in this position. When I think of the life of Jesus, and his ultimate demise I think of this incredible, sacrificial gift of love. And I think of Mary. Watching her child carry the weight of the world's sin, dying because of love. As a mother, I cannot imagine. When Hannah shows any sign of sadness, discomfort or pain, I can hardly stand it. So when I think of young Mary, holding her newborn son, not knowing the outcome of her son's life; but having incredible faith in God, and his love, it is a true testament to faith. The kind of faith that I strive to have, the kind of faith that trusts, the kind of faith that is comforting, the kind of faith that Mary had, the kind that we are all called to have.

Gimpy

Oliver has been on and off limping for a couple of weeks. At first I freaked out and would check him over to make sure there was no obvious reason for the limping- then he would run off and everything would be back to normal. Then he would start up again- I began to wonder if is something he turns on for attention? I think I'm going to call the vet tomorrow, I will feel terrible ignoring this if it turns out that there is a physical cause, if he is just doing it for attention? I feel bad that my dog feels like he has to gimp around and pretend to be lame in order to get enough attention from me. But if I start to think about there being a physical cause it makes me nervous, it starts my mind down a path that I would prefer not to travel. Honestly I almost hope it is for attention, that is a problem I can fix. If it's his health... he's five years old, and while that's not super old in dog years, he's not a puppy anymore and the thought of him having something wrong with him really bothers me. For now I'll just carry my gimpy little guy to bed and call the vet tomorrow and hope for the best.