I am so blessed! God has given Jonathan and I so much! Of course our biggest blessing is little Angel...she is so wonderful. I enjoy every minute I have with her. She is such a good baby, nobody could ask for better! As a matter of fact, while I sit here typing this she has been playing in her playpen and has started to get sleepy. Instead of fussing, she just got her passy, put it in her mouth, and laid down with her little teddy bear blanky (we're in trouble if we ever lose that blanky). It's amazing how much a little baby can teach you about God. I've learned not to take the simple things for granted.
Tonight was the last of a 4 week Bible Study for women at our church. It was a Beth Moore study called "Loving Well"! What an awesome message! I learned a lot and really enjoyed fellowship with other Christian women, something I don't get to do often. I'm a little sad that it's over. Hopefully there will be more to come in the near future. It was nice too because it gave Jonathan and Angel some Daddy/Daughter time, which they have really enjoyed!
This week will be busy. I will be starting my next quarter of school. I am going to be taking a Commercial Law class, which should be interesting and very time consuming. I will definitely need some prayer as I go through this quarter.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Keeping Busy!
Sorry for the lack of posts! I really have gotten behind on keeping everyone updated. Since my last post we have been trying to get well. All three of us have been sick with some viral mess, which just had to run it's course. We are finally starting to get over it completely...I think! I thought we were over it and then it seemed to come back stronger than the first time. Hopefully it's gone for good this time though. Angel is still struggling with some congestion, but I'm starting to think that might be partly allergies (taking after her daddy).
We were suppose to go to the mountains this past week for Jonathan's grandmother's 90th birthday, but due to being sick we decided that wasn't a good idea. So we ended up staying home. We stayed busy here, working on the photography business.
We are still struggling through my new diet. We spent two hours walking through the grocery store reading labels the other night, with much discouragement. We found that there isn't a lot of stuff I am able to eat. It's going to be a huge challenge, but we will manage.
We had an unfortunate thing happen at our house this week as well. One of our birds passed away. We are unsure why she died...it's hard to tell with a bird cause they don't act sick until they are ready to die. We are all a little depressed about the death of the bird. The other parrot we have hasn't said a word since she died, it's the grieving process I guess.
On a good note, Jonathan celebrated his birthday on the 24th. We actually celebrated with his family on Sunday, Sept 23. We had a good time. His sister Hannah had a soccer game, then we went out to eat, and then back to his parent's house to visit for a while. It's always nice spending time with family. We are looking forward to spending two weeks with my side of the family here in a few more weeks. We always look forward to our trips to KS, they are few and far between...which makes them even more special to us. This one will be very special cause it will be the first time everyone gets to see Angel since right after she was born.
We were suppose to go to the mountains this past week for Jonathan's grandmother's 90th birthday, but due to being sick we decided that wasn't a good idea. So we ended up staying home. We stayed busy here, working on the photography business.
We are still struggling through my new diet. We spent two hours walking through the grocery store reading labels the other night, with much discouragement. We found that there isn't a lot of stuff I am able to eat. It's going to be a huge challenge, but we will manage.
We had an unfortunate thing happen at our house this week as well. One of our birds passed away. We are unsure why she died...it's hard to tell with a bird cause they don't act sick until they are ready to die. We are all a little depressed about the death of the bird. The other parrot we have hasn't said a word since she died, it's the grieving process I guess.
On a good note, Jonathan celebrated his birthday on the 24th. We actually celebrated with his family on Sunday, Sept 23. We had a good time. His sister Hannah had a soccer game, then we went out to eat, and then back to his parent's house to visit for a while. It's always nice spending time with family. We are looking forward to spending two weeks with my side of the family here in a few more weeks. We always look forward to our trips to KS, they are few and far between...which makes them even more special to us. This one will be very special cause it will be the first time everyone gets to see Angel since right after she was born.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Anniversary and Business!
It's been a busy week here at the Barnes' residence! I won't bore you with all the details of the week, just some highlights. The best part of the whole week was finally getting to celebrate our anniversary! We let Angel and Daisy spend the night with Jon's parents so we could have a night to ourselves. We had a great time! Although, we found that our conversation always seemed to come back to Angel! We just couldn't come up with anything better to talk about ;-)
We are still struggling with learning my new diet. It's not an easy task. Gluten is hidden in everything seems like. Every time we fix a meal and think we've gotten it gluten free, something ends up having gluten in it. It's a struggle, but we are going to get there at some point...if I can give up the things I like.
We are still working on the photography business and trying to get it up and going! We've really been enjoying working on that, as it is our passion! When you get a chance check out our website at http://www.blazingwingsphotography.bravehost.com/ and our portfolio at http://www.blazingwingsphotography.photoreflect.com/. We are still in the process of updating everything to get it just the way we want it, but you are welcome to check it out and let us know what you think. The scripture we are basing our business on is Daniel 3, when you get a chance take a few minutes to read it! Our goal is to bring glory to God through every part of our lives, including our business! We will be back in KS in October to visit and are going to be available to do some shoots if anyone is interested, please contact me so we can get it set up!
I'm also starting to do some graphic design work, which I am really enjoying as well. I love using my skills/talents for the glory of God, which is what I'm attempting to do! I will have to write more about this at a later time, Angel is needing my attention right now.
We are still struggling with learning my new diet. It's not an easy task. Gluten is hidden in everything seems like. Every time we fix a meal and think we've gotten it gluten free, something ends up having gluten in it. It's a struggle, but we are going to get there at some point...if I can give up the things I like.
We are still working on the photography business and trying to get it up and going! We've really been enjoying working on that, as it is our passion! When you get a chance check out our website at http://www.blazingwingsphotography.bravehost.com/ and our portfolio at http://www.blazingwingsphotography.photoreflect.com/. We are still in the process of updating everything to get it just the way we want it, but you are welcome to check it out and let us know what you think. The scripture we are basing our business on is Daniel 3, when you get a chance take a few minutes to read it! Our goal is to bring glory to God through every part of our lives, including our business! We will be back in KS in October to visit and are going to be available to do some shoots if anyone is interested, please contact me so we can get it set up!
I'm also starting to do some graphic design work, which I am really enjoying as well. I love using my skills/talents for the glory of God, which is what I'm attempting to do! I will have to write more about this at a later time, Angel is needing my attention right now.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Praise and Prayer Request!
Praise the Lord Jonathan's cousin is making amazing progress everyday! A true example of a miracle from God!! As most of you know he has an 11 month old cousin (Hinton) that was involved in a devastating incident on August 29th. This little boy was taken to the hospital having a seizure after suffering major head injury from being thrown by his babysitter. He still has a long way to go, but his progress is amazing and a huge testimony for Christ! I want to thank all of you for your prayers for the family, they are much appreciated!
As for our family, Angel is doing good. I was afraid she was coming down with something when all she did Thursday was fuss, but I am now convinced that it was from her shots on Wed. Aunt Hannah was suppose to babysit Angel Friday night so that Jonathan and I could go out to celebrate our 5th Anniversary. However, since she was so fussy on Thursday we decided that it might not be a good idea to leave her incase she was coming down with something. We are planning to celebrate our anniversary next weekend instead. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and we will get to take advantage of going out on our date...just the two of us! We haven't had a date night since right after Angel was born and we were in KS, Granny and Papa made us go out for a couple hours so they could keep Angel and have a chance to spoil her without us around ;-) Momma has a hard time leaving her little baby girl, especially now after what happened to Jon's little cousin. But I am looking forward to spending some time alone with Jonathan, without the interruption of the little one! Jonathan says we can stay out as late as we want cause Hannah is going to spend the night...we'll see just how long us old fogies can last lol
One other thing I wanted to share, I found out from the doctor that I am gluten intolerant. This is not good news! From what I've found out so far, this is going to be a struggle. I am going to have to be on a very strict diet, which is going to be very difficult. Gluten is in everything. Jon tried to fix me a gluten free meal last night and after he finished working really hard to make sure he didn't use any gluten, he looked at something he used and there was gluten in it. He got an A+ for his effort though! I just ask that you keep me in your prayers as we learn to live with this new obstacle. And we pray that Angel doesn't inherit this as it will make things more difficult for her as she grows up as well.
As for our family, Angel is doing good. I was afraid she was coming down with something when all she did Thursday was fuss, but I am now convinced that it was from her shots on Wed. Aunt Hannah was suppose to babysit Angel Friday night so that Jonathan and I could go out to celebrate our 5th Anniversary. However, since she was so fussy on Thursday we decided that it might not be a good idea to leave her incase she was coming down with something. We are planning to celebrate our anniversary next weekend instead. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and we will get to take advantage of going out on our date...just the two of us! We haven't had a date night since right after Angel was born and we were in KS, Granny and Papa made us go out for a couple hours so they could keep Angel and have a chance to spoil her without us around ;-) Momma has a hard time leaving her little baby girl, especially now after what happened to Jon's little cousin. But I am looking forward to spending some time alone with Jonathan, without the interruption of the little one! Jonathan says we can stay out as late as we want cause Hannah is going to spend the night...we'll see just how long us old fogies can last lol
One other thing I wanted to share, I found out from the doctor that I am gluten intolerant. This is not good news! From what I've found out so far, this is going to be a struggle. I am going to have to be on a very strict diet, which is going to be very difficult. Gluten is in everything. Jon tried to fix me a gluten free meal last night and after he finished working really hard to make sure he didn't use any gluten, he looked at something he used and there was gluten in it. He got an A+ for his effort though! I just ask that you keep me in your prayers as we learn to live with this new obstacle. And we pray that Angel doesn't inherit this as it will make things more difficult for her as she grows up as well.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Hurting and Frustrated!
Angel had her 6 month doctor's visit yesterday! And we all know that this means SHOTS!! She did very well as usual with getting the shots, and she is growing like a weed! The doctor was very impressed with her abilities and advancement for only being 6 months old. So we got a very good report and are continuing to try to get rid of the thrush.
Today Angel is not in such a good mood. She is obviously not feeling well. Being that she is a child that never cries, I knew something was wrong when she wouldn't stop crying at lunch time. She ate a few bites and then went to crying the worst cry she has ever cried. I gave her some medicine to help with the pain from the shots she had yesterday, as well as the teething pain. I finally got her to stop crying by laying her down for a nap. Poor little girl is not feeling well! Hopefully it's just from the shots and teething and there isn't something else going on. I guess time will tell!
Today we had to return the Aspen to the rental place and get our van back. Kind of a disappointment, we really liked the Aspen! Of course who wouldn't rather drive a 2008 Crystler Aspen over a 1999 Dodge minivan!?!
Today Angel is not in such a good mood. She is obviously not feeling well. Being that she is a child that never cries, I knew something was wrong when she wouldn't stop crying at lunch time. She ate a few bites and then went to crying the worst cry she has ever cried. I gave her some medicine to help with the pain from the shots she had yesterday, as well as the teething pain. I finally got her to stop crying by laying her down for a nap. Poor little girl is not feeling well! Hopefully it's just from the shots and teething and there isn't something else going on. I guess time will tell!
Today we had to return the Aspen to the rental place and get our van back. Kind of a disappointment, we really liked the Aspen! Of course who wouldn't rather drive a 2008 Crystler Aspen over a 1999 Dodge minivan!?!
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Vacation!!
Well we are back from a week long vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. I thought we would be able to get online while we were gone, but unfortunately we were not able to. We had a wonderful time as a family...Hated to come back to reality! Angel loves the mountains, unlike the beach...Momma's Girl!!
Let's see if I can get caught up on all the happenings around here. Sunday before we left for vacation Angel's bottom two teeth started popping through the gums finally! She's only been trying to cut them for 3 months now! While on vacation she perfected her scooting around the floor, to almost crawling. She also learned that if she wants to get somewhere fast, the trick is to roll instead of crawl. We noticed that she really can crawl and fast, when there is something she wants that she's not suppose to have...like the dogs rawhide! I guess she figures the rawhide is good for teething. Angel has really enjoyed exploring new things this week, such as new foods. She found that she loves cole slaw, bread of any kind, and her most favorite is cheesecake! This child doesn't do baby food, she only wants what mom and dad are eating. Problem here is that all dad is a meat and potatoes man...good thing mom likes a variety of foods. As a matter of fact, mom found a couple new foods she likes this week. While searching high and low for some okra to fry, we were only able to find some pickled okra...sounds disgusting to me, but it is actually very good. And at the fresh produce market we found the pickled okra, they talked me into trying some peach salsa...it's delicious too!
Along with spending the week watching Angel learn new things, find new foods to enjoy, and resting; we spent some time visiting family. We met up with some family at a place called "Shatley Springs" for lunch...AWESOME FOOD! We had Jon's aunt make us some shirts, mouse pads, coasters, and baby onsies for the photography business. Although we didn't do a lot while on vacation, we did have a great time and got lots of much needed rest! And most of all we enjoyed spending time as a family! We are looking forward to our next week long visit in just two weeks, gotta go back for Jon's grandmother's birthday! And then we will be taking a two week trip to KS in October, which we are really looking forward to!!
Let's see if I can get caught up on all the happenings around here. Sunday before we left for vacation Angel's bottom two teeth started popping through the gums finally! She's only been trying to cut them for 3 months now! While on vacation she perfected her scooting around the floor, to almost crawling. She also learned that if she wants to get somewhere fast, the trick is to roll instead of crawl. We noticed that she really can crawl and fast, when there is something she wants that she's not suppose to have...like the dogs rawhide! I guess she figures the rawhide is good for teething. Angel has really enjoyed exploring new things this week, such as new foods. She found that she loves cole slaw, bread of any kind, and her most favorite is cheesecake! This child doesn't do baby food, she only wants what mom and dad are eating. Problem here is that all dad is a meat and potatoes man...good thing mom likes a variety of foods. As a matter of fact, mom found a couple new foods she likes this week. While searching high and low for some okra to fry, we were only able to find some pickled okra...sounds disgusting to me, but it is actually very good. And at the fresh produce market we found the pickled okra, they talked me into trying some peach salsa...it's delicious too!
Along with spending the week watching Angel learn new things, find new foods to enjoy, and resting; we spent some time visiting family. We met up with some family at a place called "Shatley Springs" for lunch...AWESOME FOOD! We had Jon's aunt make us some shirts, mouse pads, coasters, and baby onsies for the photography business. Although we didn't do a lot while on vacation, we did have a great time and got lots of much needed rest! And most of all we enjoyed spending time as a family! We are looking forward to our next week long visit in just two weeks, gotta go back for Jon's grandmother's birthday! And then we will be taking a two week trip to KS in October, which we are really looking forward to!!
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