Waiting On the World to Change

Not a great picture, but this is what I'm doing right now...enjoying the seasonal favorite Pumpkin Spice Latte at the Starbucks down the road and working on a mailing list for birth announcements. I'm about to go crazy just sitting at home and have cleaned everything I can think of at least twice (ok, maybe not quite...but that whole "nesting" thing has certainly been in overdrive). At Dan's suggestion, I packed up the laptop and headed down the road - and this is so much better! I like when he makes suggestions like this :-)

I wish I had more to update, but we're still just waiting. Yesterday I thought I was actally making some real progress as I had contractions all day that were fairly consistent at about 15-20 minutes apart. Then last night, they seemed to pick up for awhile and were exactly 10 minutes apart for over an hour from about 12:00-1:00am. Then I dosed off and they tapered off, and I was able to sleep through the night. Maybe she needs me to be conscious for this part or something? Who knows. Dan was a little disappointed to have to go to work this morning, but at least he'll get to see Payton Manning play tonight...that's really what I've been holding out for ;-)

I feel like my emotions have been all over the place these past few days with all of this. I fluctuate from excited to terrified to frustrated and everything in between. But in all of it, I KNOW God is with me and I'm praying for lots of peace & patience to get us through these next few days. I'm so ready to finally hold my baby girl, to see her sweet little face and fingers & toes (instead of just feeling them), and I can't wait for Dan to finally get to meet his daughter. And I can't wait to share her with all of you, my family & friends!

This morning I read a passage in Matthew where Jesus talks about his second coming. He tells us to always be ready and waiting, making sure all of the necessary preparations are in place. It made me think about this time of waiting in our lives - these last days & weeks, but also the last 9 months as we have prepared for our daughter. We've worked hard to make sure everything is in place and ready for her arrival, sparing nothing.

I had to ask myself if I do the same to ready myself for the arrival of my King, and if I'm honest with myself I know the answer is no. It somehow doesn't feel as urgent - I tell myself I have plenty of time to talk to that neighbor or spend more time in the Word. But this morning God gently reminded me that we should take just as many pains (and really more) to make sure that we're ready at any moment for our Savior to return and carry us home. Just as I haven't wanted to be caught off guard at the first pains of labor and our daughter's arrival, so should I remain vigilant as I wait for Christ. What a sweet day that will be when he comes to take us home forever!

Just some random thoughts for the day. Thanks for listening :) Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to my latte.