Justification

I am learning that I don't HAVE TO provide an excuse for everything I do. I have always "shared" how I was feeling or why I was doing what I was doing. I think it helped me connect with another person and feel justified (just in case they wanted to judge me). However, I realizing that it is okay not to tell/share/give explanation. In some instances, it is okay to do something or be a certain way and not explain it at all. Afterall, we are to be finding our identity and our confidence in the LORD, not men. Galatians 1:10 says, "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ."


We have been on the go. I am attempting to get used to being up, doing some cooking, eating out, putting on some makeup, socializing, running our household. (Some of it seems a little ridiculous since I am just going to go backwards) It feels good, though, to be somewhat normal before we transition to having another member of our family. Anyway, between Lily's birthday celebrations, her graduation, and other social and household commitments, I woke up exhausted today. I am allowing her to watch TV and play on her Leapster all day. She played in her room for awhile. YES, we are just being bums. Well, not totally, but somewhat.


I am attempting to keep up every day on our Trifle Recipe Cards (triflerecipecards.com) orders. I am paying bills as they come in. Mom and Matt are keeping laundry caught up. I am attempting to keep the house in order. Why? All in hopes that it will make our time at the hospital more peaceful.


It is a peculiar time waiting on the arrival of a baby. Do I get groceries to make dinners next week? Do we make plans to do playdates with friends? Do we go to the lake? Today, I decided I probably need to go ahead with somehow obtaining groceries (I have not gone to the grocery yet due to it being so overwhelming). I probably should go ahead with making plans for a normal week next week. There is no point in lingering around in boredom. Lingering while waiting will, I think, only make us all stircrazy.


I have a list of jobs we need to accomplish. They don't HAVE TO be done before the baby comes, but I think we are going to work on them this weekend. Some baby related. Some not.


Pictures of graduation.