Embrace Yourself Today

February 8th has long since passed...it is now the 13th...I am beginning to feel like a failure. Why hasn't my body began working to get this baby out? Josh was away at practice and so I decided to drown my sorrows with a hot bath. As I sat and thought about the possibility of not having a home birth as planned due to what could be an induction I began to cry. I had this dream, this vision how how great this birth would be. I dreamed for years of a water birth, a home birth...the relaxing environment a healthy baby...and now I am faced with the potentiality of being forced to deliver in what I consider to be a cold, medical environment. I sat there and cried out to God. For 9 months I had prayed for the perfect day. I prayed the night before labor I would get a great nights rest, and He would wake me with contractions in the early morning around 5:30-6 and that she would be here by noon-1pm...I was CONVINCED she would be here by now. As I cried out I heard God's gentle reminder...

So this past week we had a tough week receiving news of a possible trade that could take place. Our team has lost 3 games in a row and we are without a point guard (ours left for a better opportunity). With all of this going on, and no available Israeli point guards the team was faced with the thought of a trade. There was a team who had asked for Josh...they also had a point guard they wanted to trade/release. The timing of it all was/is horrible being that our daughter is due this week. We are still in somewhat of a limbo, but a more certain limbo of staying here with our current team. We won this last week with God's help and the talent He blessed Josh with! The team considering Josh also won and their point did well...so it seems like trade talk is at a stand still. With our new guy in as our point I think this team will work. ANYWAY....I was really writing to share this clip!!! 1.1 seconds remaining down 2 pts....GOMES FOR THREE.......................... http://www.youtube.com...