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I've struggled a lot with this concept lately. I had reached the chapter in my devotional The One Year Book of Hope by Nancy Guthrie on "The School of Suffering." As I read through verses saying "we are called to suffer," I became quite
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Today I am officially 6 weeks from my due date and 3 weeks from what is considered full-term. Sounds close, doesn't it? This morning I had a general pregnancy check-up. The heartbeat sounded strong, as usual. My main concern this morning was the braxton hix contractions
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After an exhausting holiday weekend (for me), Elise and I headed out the door this morning for my routine check-up. I was not feeling well yesterday, probably due to all the extra activity and little sleep, but today have felt a lot better. I am still looking forward to
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The rest of the Trip: Saturday, May 5: On Saturday, still at John's Aunt Sue's and Uncle Mark's houise in San Luis Obispo, John helped his uncle lay prepare his floor for wood to be layed down. Sunday, May 6: Elise and I went
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This morning I had an appointment to take the glucose test for pregnancy. Basically this consists of drinking down in one sitting a small bottle of sugar water. Actually I don't know exactly what it is, but that is my best guess. I chose the orange flavor and
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Summary of our trip to Southern California. Friday, April 27: After leaving our house as spotless as possible we headed to Tulsa and checked into the Hilton Hotel at the airport. We left our car there for a reasonable price. Saturday, April 28: We woke up at 4:30 am
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We arrived back safely from our vacation today. I'll update the blog with a review of our trip including pictures later. Tonight, my mind is heavy with other thoughts. I was foolish to think that because I was spending the whole day in airports and on airplanes today
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I visited the doctor yesterday. He wanted to see me even though it was a bit early for an appointment since we'll be leaving this weekend. The good news is that my cervix is tightly closed and everything looks normal. He said the leg pain I've
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Elise and I sat down alone for supper tonight. I debated over getting a book to read while we ate since it was just her and me, but am glad I decided against it as our conversation was quite enjoyable. "I thought we were gonna have a daddy,"
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I thought it was time for a general update of what has been going on in our lives. It's been rather busy here lately. I am finishing up my chemistry labs at JBU. I have 2 weeks left and then I am done. I will not be returning
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Well, I have reached 24 weeks and had another appiontment today. Everything looks good. The baby's heart rate was 145. I remembered my questions for the doctor this time and was satisfied with the answers. We will be on vacation when I would normally have my next appointment,
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Thank you so much for your prayers. Please praise the Lord with us that we have received good news. We saw nothing abnormal with the baby at all. As we drove down the familiar roads to Little Rock, I could not help but remember the many times we had drove