It's been awhile

i didn't like this space for awhile. it made me nauseous. now that i'm out of my first trimester things are looking a little brighter.

i felt cooped up in my own body! i had ideas and things to write about so my head wouldn't explode but felt too tired and sick to express anything.

so much has happened that i can't keep track of everything. majority all good, praise the Lord.

we're in our new home and things are feeling a little more settled. it wasn't feeling like home for awhile but just recently it's feeling better--not home yet--but better.

summers here which means the kids are out of school, thank God! i needed a break, and i know they did too.

our 10th anniversary is coming up this thursday!!!! i'm not sure what we're doing yet (we both aren't planners:) but spontaneous is the way to go!

yesterday we celebrated father's day and i was reflecting on how God has been so gracious and kind to me. i found an old, handwritten list of all the things i wanted in a godly husband and i dedicated it to the Lord. i prayed over the list and asked God to please answer my prayer. he did! i'll have to share it after our anniversary. on the list was that he'll "love children." pj definitely loves children--you can tell, he wants lots of his own! i love him SO much!

 can't believe we'll have 5 kids!

 foods i'm craving.

 our new living space.

abba and his fam.

V-Day and Updates...

We usually stay home and celebrate altogether, but this time we hung out with the kids, bought some yummy Sprinkles (at a much closer Sprinkles-- at the Grove!) then PJ and I headed to Umami for a hot date night, while our good friend Danny watched our kiddos. It was a much needed date night and burger.

Our lives now...

Story is potty training! 1 pooh accident, 3 pee accidents. When we go out she wears pull ups and she does a pretty good job. A great way to save money since we'll be consuming tons of diapers when baby #4 comes!

Doctor appointment today: Dr. is concerned because she says I don't have enough amniotic fluid. I'll have to be monitored twice a week and see her every week as well. This is definitely different from my previous pregnancies. With Story, she told me I had double the amnotic fluid (Olympic size pool!). If y'all remember, please keep baby#4 in prayer.

Grama is still in the hospital. She is very fragile. We were with her last night and she looked very weak. It'll be one month tomorrow that she's been in the hospital. Please continue to pray.

It'll be 3months since Danika's passing and everyone is still remembering her and missing her like crazy. My brother and sister are so strong in the Lord. I know they have their super tough days, but even then, they still grieve with hope. Videos of her we continue to watch. I personally had a tough week. Please continue to pray for the family, especially my sister Nina, brother Dennis and nephew Niko.

Yek and Reese will be coming to LA soon! Please pray for there safety getting here from Minneapolis

CrossView is a blessing!

Ruby's book is almost done! Crafting with kids looks and sounds so fun! Let's lift her, and the family up in prayer as she finishes and uses it to point to Christ.

Still no name for baby #4-- PJ is sold on Sword, I'm sold on Canon (for boy names). If it's a girl, we think we know but not completely sure. John Park is determine to find us a name we'll love, lol!

If all goes well, PJ will be a workshop speaker at Legacy conference in Chicago! Lord willing, me and baby #4 can accompany him, but we'll see if we'll have a babysitter (or sitters) for the other kiddos : / Wanna come?!

Our friend Sarah from D.C. wrote a great blog post on her reflections when she was single. A good read :)