SimplistiKate

I am reading "The Fred Factor" and a few quotes jumped out to me, one at the beginning and one to end my writing purge... pg. 14- The truth is that we compete against our own potential everyday. And most of us fall short of what we are capable of doing or being. An excerpt from my journal on Sunday July 8th: I am not an interior designer, or a qualified, registered Interior Designer with the testing and certificate to back me up. But I am an aspiring interior designer that can achieve this status quo starting with my education and work experience. I get down in the dumps because I am not doing any of it right now. Like I feel like I am just procrastinating, missing opportunities, being lazy, not putting myself to use!! I get excited to help people with projects, but don't know how I can fit that in right now. I believe in patience and that I am at a transition period that is not permanent if I don't wish it to be. I think of, why do I have such an exciteme...

As I am reading through Ezra, these verses were referenced (in the foot notes) through out the reading. They are encouraging verses that aid in my perseverance. It makes me think more simply, like I may not be called to some grandiose thing where people acknowledge and praise me for my intelligence, I am more called to the simple act of displaying kindness, and displaying it well. Or the gift of encouragement, and encouraging well. I know people in this world need Christ and his gift of salvation to transform their life, but I also understand that people also need the simple acts of kindness and encouragement to realize there is people that care for them and are rooting for them!! That's all:) Below are the verses that struck this thought. 1 Peter 4:10-13 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift o...

I am currently in the process of reading the book of Ezra. I was motivated to do this because at Orchard, we have been doing a brief overview of the Old Testament events that lead to the coming of Christ, in perfect timing for Easter. Last Sunday Doug Tenson spoke about the "Silent Years" and focused on the book of Esther. The book of Esther is almost like a fairy tale, but what we focused on was that not once was the Lord's presence or name referred to in the book. BUT as the story plays out, his hand is completely involved!! The idea of "The Silent Years" intrigued me, so that's why I decided to look into it further. In doing so, I am intrigued with the book of Ezra (which is located before the book of Esther, but involves happenings during the book of Esther's time). There is so much history to it. I realize I really need to brush up on my understanding of the previous events in the Bible to understand more of its significance. But that is what I love...

Tonight I sat in the grass with Laney as she sat still gazing at the passerbyers, the trees, the squirrels, the wind, etc. as she gripped her apple slice in her hand. I watched as she dropped her apple slice and traded it for a large pine cone that she delicately examined and cooed at before she tasted the piece of nature. She is so funny. Then I watched as she eased in comfort and began slobbering all over the pine cone and waled her voice and hands in excitement. Finally crawling towards a pile of leaves. She loves leaves, especially in this season because they are dry and they tear apart easy. She crawls right towards those leaves, grabs one, maybe tastes the stem, and then rips them apart and throw them behind her. Again, she is so funny, so funny to watch and observe. I love it when she talks. All she says is duhduhduhh, or daadaddda, or squeals, or growls. She is one day over 9 months old. I can't believe she is in my life, I thank the Lord for her, she is so beautiful and en...

I am overdue. 3 days. Only 3 days, but 3 days seems like a lifetime when I have been lugging this mound in front me for 280+ days. 3 days makes me think how many more days will I be overdue. Will it be weeks?! Only two weeks at max they told me they would not let me go over. We have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday where we will probably set a induction date. I don't get excited about this at all. The thought of being forced to make this baby come out doesn't appeal to me. Even though I am doing everything told in the books to get this baby out. It still wants to come on its own timing, and I have to be okay with that because as a mother I want it to be ready when it's ready. Plus I want to roll over in bed or call Luke screaming "I'm in LABOR!!!" aahhhaaa I just think that would be so fun. Anyways, I am 3 days overdue and counting, trying to be patient, it's ONLY 3 days what is the rush??

It is a rainy day here on my 40th week of being pregnant. WOWzaaa as I look back to where I started it is hard to believe that I have been pregnant for 40 weeks and counting. I remember when I was just 6 weeks pregnant, then 13 weeks pregnant, then 20 weeks (half way whoohoo), then into the 30s. Now, it is about that time! I had a doctor's appointment today and there has not been much progress in terms of dilation. But the nurse poked around and asked if I wanted her to "strip my membranes", I thought-what the heck does that mean!? Well basically poke around some more and make me dilate (which at this point I had barely dilated a centimeter). I said sure! Anything to move along the process. After a bit of cramping and pressure she got me dilated to about 2 centimeters. As she was poking around, I was having increase in cramps and pressure so I asked, is this what labor feels like? She stated, this gives you a taste, but it is much more painful. Well, I thought to myself I...

It is the time of anticipation. I am T-7 days (supposedly) from my due date. I am so excited to meet this little one and experience all the precious moments and all the pains. But as I look down at my growing bump and rest my hands along my abdomen, I realize I am going to miss this time of our baby being in my womb. It is such a beautiful, precious, impacting feeling when this something is rolling around, squirming and kicking inside of me! My abdomen changes into so many different shapes as baby is stretching out poking its little hand or foot way to the far ends of my abdomen making it look like a golf ball is stuck in my side. But I love this because I will try to grab it or just rub it to let baby know I want to hold its hand or tickle its little feet! In my head I am encouraging the little one, saying mommy is here, I can feel you!! Or when it rolls into a ball, its back pressing against my abdomen, which makes my whole right side raise into a ginormous off-centered mound. Luke a...