Well, lots has been going on around Patrick Farms! The house is getting closer and closer to being completed. The painter came in and took care of everything in just 3 days. He will come back this next week to paint the trim and interior doors. He may also stain the cabinets. That would be a great load off of us if that works out. The brick is almost completed and the fireplace will be in soon. Thank you God for providing us this opportunity just in time for the precious miracle growing inside of me.
Speaking of "Poot"; I had another small scare this past weekend. Nothing major, just more spotting, but this time it lasted for 2 fulls days. Before it was less than a day, so I was kind of worried. I wasn't able to talk to my actual doctor since Monday was a holiday, but the nurse on call said if I didn't have pelvic pain then everything was OK, just to put my feet up and rest. I didn't have pelvic pain, but my back was having spurts of pain, which I was concerned was back labor. Thankfully by Tuesday morning both had passed. Again, thank you Lord for that blessing.
Jody, Katherine, Caleb, Porter, and Anna Kate are with the Patrick's again this week. It has been so great having them around. I feel like I am finally able to get to know them even better. We have always lived at least 5 hours away from each other, so this has been very refreshing. I just love this family that I have married into. I could not have asked for better in-laws all around. Again, thank you Lord for the family I was born into and the family that I married ... I am truly blessed with the relationships and friendships I have from all sides.
Now on to something that has been on my heart lately. Discipline. How self-disciplined are you? It is so easy for us to look into other people's lives and tell them what habit they need to stop or what they need to start, but what about our own lives? There are many things I know I have lost discipline for since becoming pregnant (working out - I can still do it to a certain degree, I have just lost the routine; quite time - I still have it, but it almost seems to be patterned now and quick). There are always areas in our own lives that we can become better disciplinarians of. I challenge you to look at your life and see where some discipline action could occur. "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7
Now on to the fun stuff ... pictures!
CR isn't too sure about this bathroom. I told him to just wait until I could finish my magic! I'm excited! I think it looks fun. :) The back wall where the mirrors go is a shade darker than the other walls.
I am super pumped about the shower! They still need to come in and wipe it all down (those are the smudges on the wall), but I am really pleased with how the tile came out.
Ceiling in our bedroom.
Soon to be "poot's" room!
Ceiling above the eating area ... I got my red in there!
And I got my red in the laundry room! Maybe it will make doing laundry even more fun!
Yesterday my sister turned the big 3-0. What an exciting time! Go out there, believe and achieve! We love you E!
A good friend of mine made me a card with this verse on it and I thought it was very appropriate for our child ... "I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him." 1 Samuel 1:27 As you all know, CR and I prayed for a child since we got married and tried for about two years. In God's grace and wonderful timing, He blessed us with "Poot". This weekend my sister Elizabeth, sister-in-law Shannon, and wonderful family friend Michele Rod threw me a wonderful shower. Of course it was western themed and they out did themselves with some really creative decorations and goodies. It was such a blessing to see some family that I had not seen since Christmas, and some friends that I had not seen in over a year. Of course there were some that did not make it that we missed, but the friendship, fellowship, and food (oh the food!) was supercalafragalisticexpealidocious! Thank you girls for the shower and thank you Michele for opening up your beautiful home! CR and I are truly, truly blessed. 
