Saying YES!

Sometimes I wish I followed through more; followed through with ambitions and dreams and followed through on simple things like THIS BLOG! It's so ironic that I so often feel a need for some place to go to be myself. It's here, right here, all set up and ready to go! I hope that I remember that more often then not in the next days and months and years to come. I've said YES to so many things recently that I would have been too intimidated by in the past. I'm proud of myself & ready to document it along the way so that I can look forward to saying yes over and over again to GOD and for GOD!

Who knew that shortly after my last post almost a year ago, I would be expecting another child again. Two days after my 27th birthday celebration in which I celebrated a new pregnancy, I lost that dream. My pregnancy was no longer real. God had surrounded me in the months prior with the people and words that I needed to make it through losing a baby.

Just days after celebrating Christmas, Jesus' birth, I celebrated another pregnancy. My heart was full again & positive that this baby would come into our world and be celebrated and cherished. God had a different plan for our family. I know that He wouldn't give just to take away,  I'm still hurting, but as I heal I feel myself more hungry for His love and more thirsty for His word then I ever have before. That is what God asks from us as we go through trials. 

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.  But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.  That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.  Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

JAMES 1:2-8

Join me as I take the next year to memorize James and see what God has to teach me through this time.

Back!!

Thank you, Lord for iPhone apps!!! Now I can start posting again on a regular basis! Love it!!! Here is a new picture of Jackson, should be sharing his first birthday pictures soon!! 

Such a busy month...

Our family has been so busy the last month and a half and I completely abandoned my new blog life.  I'll be posting stories of our Big Bear trip and other fun weekends soon, but here are some pictures for now! <3

Harvest Season....

I forgot to post photos about my first outing with Jackson!  We went with my sister, Nikki to visit my mom half way between my house and hers which just happens to be a piece of autumn splendor, wine country!  Vineyards for miles is just absolutely gorgeous during this time of year.  It was too early to see the real harvest time, but still pretty none the less!

 Grandma, Mom and Aunt Nikki all with Jackson!  It was so hot out, I didn't want to take too many pictures outside with him.  Next time for sure we'll get some amongst the grapes!

Golden Days...

Be Advised:

I will be absolutely in love with everything about the next 90 days!! The months of September through November are just the most awesome time of year to me!!  The weekend activities are endless; there's  the LA County Fair, the Temecula harvest season, pretty pumpkin patches, good ole fashioned football get togethers & just relaxing at home with the family watching a scary movie on a rainy day!!  The air is crisper, the food is richer and something special is always on the itinerary! To celebrate the first of September and college football season kickin off I baked up a pretty great morning!!

Jax wanted to be apart of the baking process this morning!  These pumpkin nutella swirl muffins came out pretty outstanding!  Recipe is pinned and ready to pull up again soon!  Had country music playing and the Notre Dame game on mute!  That, people, is how you spend a Saturday in September!

The new man in my life....

So after my last post, I spent a day bouncing on my birthing ball waiting to feel enough pain to get in the car and go!  After days of contractions & a little discomfort he came into this world.  Jackson (Jacks) William Gabler has arrived!  We got to the hospital on the 7th at 7 and he was here just before midnight, an earthquake finally shook him out!  Adam and I are adjusting well and in love with our handsome new boy!  He's definitely popular among our friends and family too! Here are a few more pictures.  More coming soon, he'll actually be going on his first major outing to wine country tomorrow and as a good mom I better come home with fantastic pictures!

Coming Soon...

It's 4:24 am and I've been up for an hour or so with contractions!  I didn't think he would come before his due date, which he still might not, but I am getting excited and anxious. I've been doing all the first time mom research for the last hour, making sure what I'm feeling is in fact what I think it is. I really don't want to go to the hospital a billion times before they actually admit me so I think my plan will be to finally try to get some more sleep for a few hours.  Then start timing them when they feel much faster.  In the morning I'll try to send Adam for some last minute items from target.  Take a nice bath when they get a little worse to try to relax, wash my hair so I feel clean and prepared when I'm at the hospital.  Here goes to a healthy delivery and newborn baby boy!