I Am What God Says I Am

I am a joint-heir with Christ Romans 8: 17
I am the righteousness of God in Christ. 2 Cor.5: 21
I am the temple of the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor. 6: 19
I am the apple of His eye. Zec.2: 8
I am an ambassador for Christ. 2 Cor.5: 20
I am free from condemnation Romans 8: 1
I am more than a conqueror Romans 8: 17
I am the salt of the earth. Mathew 5: 13
I am the light of the world Mathew 5: 14 & Eph. 5: 8
I am a member of the household of faith Gal.6 :10
I am a branch of the True Vine John 15: 5
I am the will of God James 1: 8
I am in the palm of the Lord’s Hand Isa. 49: 16
I am covered by the shadow of His Hand Isa. 51: 6
I am loved by God as much as He loves Jesus John 17:23
I am in God’s Hand and none can pluck me out John10:28
I am delivered from sin Romans 6: 7
I am free from weaknesses and diseases. Matt.8: 17
I am complete in Him. Col.2: 10
I am translated into the kingdom of God’s Son.Col.1:13
I am delivered from the power of darkness Col. 1: 13
I am accepted in Him Eph. 1: 6
I am dead to sin and alive to God in Christ.Rom.6:11
I am seated in heavenly places in Christ. Eph. 2: 6
I am redeemed from the curse of the law. Gal. 3: 13
I am in Christ. 1 Cor. 1: 30
I am hidden with Christ in God. Col. 3: 3

Recent trip home and 17 Day Diet.

Well, we just got back from a GREAT trip at home! We were there for Justin's brother's wedding. We were there for 10 days. I do have to say though that I am very glad to be back in Virginia Beach where it is a whole lot cooler than it was in Arkansas! Here are a few pics from the wdding:

Now on to this diet mess. :)
Justin and I have started the "17 Day Diet" as of yesterday. It's a GREAT diet that not only helps you loose weight, but keep it off! So far we have done pretty well! We are not allowed to have any sugar, bread, pasta, or any other carb that is not good for you. Eventually we will be able to eat things like whole wheat bread, but for now we have to keep that stuff out of the house! The hardest part has been going to the grocery store. Things I would normally care less about just jump off the isles at me! It's absolutely crazy how my sense of smell has increased and causes me to crave things like bread and sweets. (this only happens at the store!) Tonight I was faced with a cupcake, right in my face! It was aweful! But, I resisted because loosing weight is way more important to me than a sugary high! We are doing this 1. because we both need to loose some weight, and 2. because this should help in the process of getting pregnant. I definately would benefit from a healthier weight and eating habits. I'm looking forward to seeing how much weight we have lost after the first 17 days and so on.

A breath of Fresh Air!

Well, for the last month we've been a little on edge. Justin has had some cyst type things on his arm and back since before we married 4 years ago. They were concerning to me, but him being a man didn't think they were that big of a deal, plus he hates needles and such so he dispised the thought of getting them removed. I have begged him on and off for the last 4 years and when we moved here to Virginia I knew his job would be less demanding and he would have more time to take care of them. Needless to say we made an appointment, had them removed, and then got the test results.
They called it hereditary leiomyoma and said that all 3 places were Atypical and abnormal. They said, and this is the doctor's words exactly: "It's not really cancer, but it's not really not cancer." It is a rare disease that of course as you know is hereditary and it leads to and is associated with Renal Cell Carcinoma or better known as kidney cancer.
It's difficult as a wife, and a young one at that, to hear that your husband could have kidney cancer. I was scared beyond belief! They did a CAT scan and while we waited for those results I was on pins and needles for the first few days anyway. I just began to pray and believe that everything would be normal. Oh, did I mention that his mom passed away of cancer and it began in her kidneys? When we found that information out my heart really sank! But like I said, I knew that God had a bigger, better plan for us than cancer! We both believed that God was going to take care of all this!
Today he had surgery again in the same 3 spots as before. They had to go back in and cut out more chunks to make sure they got all of the abnormal tissue, and guess what............ the CAT scan showed NORMAL kidneys!! You can't imagine my joy and relief, and mostly my thankfulness to God that he did what we knew he would do!

So now, we will wait to get the Pathology report to make sure they got it all. (Please pray that they did b/c I'm not sure Justin can endure yet ANOTHER surgery on those places! His incisions are already about 5 inches long each!) For those of you that knew about this....THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts! I would be so lost without Justin and I'm so glad to know that God still has a plan for us! :)

Just for starters!

I'm really excited about starting this blog! I've always wanted to do one, just never took the initiative to do so! I also wondered if anyone would really be interested enough in our boring little life to read it! LOL Anyways, I'm looking forward to keeping up with this and hopefully can use this is a stress reliever! (Not that being a housewife is very stressful.)
Last week Lindsey, Korey and Shandi came to visit. We had SUCH a great time! It was so nice to have a friend from back home here at my home. I love having people here and I really love having people from back home here. I often wonder when they see my home if they are shocked or if they thought it would look the way it does. And by that I mean decorative wise. Anyhow, we had such a big week. Shandi was ADORABLE as usual! She was so fun at the beach. She had never been before so it was exciting getting to experience that with her. The waves would knock her over and she would just get right back up and say "I love it!" We laughed so much at her! The things that girl says just keeps you in stitches!
My mom, grandma and aunt Hope will be here mid July and THEN, we will be heading home on the 25th of July! I can't wait to come home. We enjoy our time there so much and really love that we get to come home so much more now that Justin is at his new job. I hope we get to see all of our friends and family while we are there!

Baby news:
We are currently doing fertility treatments right now. This past month has been my 2nd month of trying this round. I LOVE my new doctor and she has stepped back and taken a much simpler approach. We have been doing Clomid which is an ovulation stimulant. I had taken shots before that were more stressful and much more abrasive to my body. I feel good about the treatment we are getting now and I really think this new doctor is wonderful!

Well, that is all the news for now! Thanks for reading! :)