Room Transformation #3 (One step closer)

I completely forgot that we took these pictures last Sunday... I get to share one additional sneak peek! 

Adam deserves such praise for all of his hard work at this stage of the project. I have had a vision in my head of creating a "ledge" out of molding on the one long wall since the beginning of the pregnancy, and on Sunday, he made it happen. I couldn't be more thrilled. Thank you, darling. 

I'm not going to go into any of the little details on this post, but you're going to see some of little things we've been working so hard on...


Here is a shot of the room in complete disarray, and me looking very pregnant.

Again. I was so very excited that all the planning was coming together!

Look at that ledge! I'm so excited! 

Hopefully we will be able to take the final photos on Sunday. I am hard at work on the last details.


Thank you for sharing in our excitement.

Room Transformation #2

These photos are from the nursery painting back in August, but they are the in-between, so they deserve to be posted before the finished product photos. 

You can get a good idea of the space and the beautiful soft "ballet pink" Adam created especially for his baby girl. We couldn't be happier with the end result.

If you look closely you can see the bedding peeking out from under that sheet... and the amazing chair!

Gorgeous! Barely pink. Soothing, inspiring and just the perfect color for all the art that is now on her walls!

We are putting some last finishing touches on the room before taking the final set of photos... but I promise to have them up as soon as possible. 

Oh, sweet girl, we can't wait to meet you.

NYC What is it About You?

Through a few miraculous events and God's generous provision, at 34 weeks Adam whisked me off on one final trip to New York as just the two of us... There are not many places in the states we love more than the city. 

We rode the train there and back and made our only "goal" to expose ourselves to as much art as possible. We rested, ate, walked, visited galleries, and enjoyed a simply exquisite trip together.

Instead of writing about the fabulous time we had, I'll just let the story be told through his photos. Thank you Adam for documenting our trip with such fantastic images. I will forever treasure this trip in my heart.

It was beautiful... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparing to become childlike...

As I near the end of this journey I feel less and less like I am preparing to become a mother and more and more like I am preparing to become childlike.

As Mike Mason says, "Being childlike involves mastering the art, not just of remembering, but of keeping the past so fresh it seems to be one with the present. Children have no past. For them there are no "good old days"; there are only good new days. When things have always been this way there is nothing to which to compare the present. There is no past, there is only now. And 'now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation'" (2 Corinthians 6:2) 

I long to see this world for the first time, through her fresh eyes. Again, Mason says, "A baby is fallen and sinful, but she is also more innocent than her parents. Isn't this because babies have been with God more recently than we have? They have just come from beholding his face."Ah, what a glorious thought!

Oh, this is what I desire. To be taught by my daughter. To see her experience the beauty of this world for the first time, again and again with such delight, and yet to know so much more than I.

As we get closer and tasks are getting accomplished, I find myself caring less and less about the "things" to be done and more and more about preparing my heart for her.

So, yes, there will hopefully be a post this week with nursery updates, because it is truly transforming into a joyful yet peaceful sanctuary, and I want you to be able to share in our excitement! Our pastor once said that, "Joy is Peace Dancing & Peace is Joy Resting". This is exactly the type of room we have sought to create, and by the Lord's grace it is coming together.

I am feeling wonderful. Beatrice is growing and growing and I couldn't be more grateful. Her body is almost completely distinguishable from the outside, which is thrilling and comical at the same time.

I told someone today that I am so curious to know her story, or at least it's beginning. The preparations are almost complete, and so now my darling girl, it's up to you. We can't wait to meet you and watch as the Lord writes the story of your life.

My Beatrice, we continue to pray that you will always be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and that you will hear his voice. That you will be confident in the Lord's calling and that you will truly bring joy to all you meet.

I also hope to do one post on our beautiful trip to New York several weeks ago. But here is one photo Adam took for her nursery while we were there... 

Photos at 36 Weeks...

"On our own we are nothing; all light shines through relationships. We cannot obey Jesus' word to be come childlike without loving an actual child. He or she will be our guide into this forgotten land."

Mike Mason - "The Mystery of Children"