So generous ...

Today a few of Mom's friends threw Baby M a shower in my hometown. Several family members and lots of people I knew growing up showed up to celebrate the impending birth of Baby M. It was so much fun to see everyone and get to visit (briefly!) with lots of people.

My mentor growing up gave a short devotional on parenting. Two things she pointed out that I want to remember so I'll record them here:

1. Remember to keep my marriage strong after the baby gets here. I'm sure this will be reinforced at the marriage conference (http://www.familylifecanada.com/) that we're heading to in the next couple of months. We've gone 4 or 5 times now and would highly recommend it to any couple.
2. God has a plan for Baby M and I need to prepare myself for it. I've actually spent some time in the past few weeks reading about Hannah in 1 Samuel, which is a great example of a mother dedicating her child to the Lord.
   

Here's a picture of me, my 2 sisters, and my Mom at the shower :)


And here's a picture where you can see my belly better!


Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!