Pics as promise



Morning Cartoon Time



I found mommy's tupperware cabinet

Cleaned it out and now its my hiding place

At mommy's work - working up a storm

My birthday party and dress

Fall Time

I need a hug

Good Morning

I am one year old

Its been awhile.....

With the new addition in the family, 2010 was very busy!  I know I let several months pass since I've last updated. 

Trinity Update:
She turned one in November.  She's walking and playing.  Her smile and laughter just brightens my day!  She has brought our whole family closer together.  She is definitely a gift from God!

Mike:
He's now been working at BevAir since June.  He really likes it and has met some great folks.  He started going to Eternity Bible College online and just finished his first semester this past December.  Second semester will be starting in a few weeks.  He hasn't decided if he is just going for the 2 year degree or the 4 year.  God has been using him in so many avenues....He helps out with the teen group on Wednesday nites at church, He spoke at a benefit show the teens put on to raise money for their mission trip in June, and he will be going this month to Asheboro to speak at a get-together for a group of X-box players.  I can't wait to see what all God has in store for him in 2011.

Me:
Still working as practice manager.  I still yearn to be a stay at home mom and housewife.  I know that God will grant this to me when the time is right.  So for now I patiently (well I try most of the time!!!) wait. Both work and home life have taken up most of my time so life is pretty humdrum for me at the moment.  This can be good though.............

We really haven't set any goals for 2011.....just:
- get healthy!  We both have gained quite abit of our weight back.  It from having such a busy lifestyle that we eat out alot!!
- get closer to being debt free!  (This will help with my desire too!)
- spend as much time as possible with our little girl! (She's growing way too fast!)

I will try to post more as I really enjoy reading others blogs and by posting its a way to connect.  Hope everyone has a great day!  Happy New Year!!!

More pics

Hello!

Papaw and Trinity

Fourth of July - watching fireworks

Thomason Gathering

After bath

Ain't I a cutie!

In my swing

More current pics..........

Such a happy baby!

Ready for church

Read for a day out with Daddy!

Growing up - sitting in a highchair at Macaroni Grill

Tomorrow's a Special Day....Mothers Day!

After years of waiting, I get to expericne this wonderful day for my first time.  It has been a wonderful role that I have got to experience.  I love every minute that I get with her and I thank God for each and every moment of this blessing....

Always so serious!

If your happy and you know.......

I love carrots!!!

I'm ready for summer!

The three of us one Saturday morning

It's been way too long........

I know each time I promise to blog sooner........well its been awhile.  Sorry!

Life just never slows down for anything!

Our sweet girl is now 5 months old and growing like a weed!  It seems every time I blink she is doing something new.  She now has her bottom 2 teeth and we think the top two are coming in but it seems to be taking longer than the bottom ones did.  She is rolling all over the place and will soon be sitting up by herself.  Every workday it is so hard to leave!  But I know she is in good hands....her daddys!

Being which.....hubby's hunt for another engineering job still hasn't turned up anything.  We stay in contact with the recuiters but nothing that doesn't consist of a 2 hour drive or either being away from us for 3 months!  Not an option.

My work however is still going strong!  We will be bringing a new doctor on board in August!  This should give my over-worked doc a break!

All the animals are doing well and we have now laid hardwood floors in all the room but our master bed and master bath.  The weather here seem to go straight from winter to summer!  Next week I'm hoping we get to plant our garden!

Guess I'll go for now....I'm not going to promise I'll be back soon - seems like every time I do...I lie!  So I do know that I have some new pics that I need to upload so maybe............................

Our Little Girl

Here are some new pics.  My husband tries to send me one each day to my work email.  This really helps me to smile on those crazy days.

And this one is of her holding her own bottle!

Awgh!  She's growing up too fast!!

2010............

Every year in December I start thinking about the new year coming up and I write up goals/resolutions of things I want to accomplish for the next year, what I want to do, where I want to improve, etc. I usually focus on four main areas: Spiritual, Marriage/Relationships, Finance, and Home. However I had been struggling on developing any for 2010. I would come up with a list and then threw the list away.

Then last Sunday, our preacher’s wife (Jackie) actually gave a message about “Prayers in Agreement”. (To watch message, click here.) She has asked that we join her each month in praying in agreement with her. Imagine if everyone in church was praying everyday for 30 (or however many days in the month) days for the same thing! Wow! Change would have to take place! People would have to be effected!

Praying in agreement! Since Sunday, I’ve really thought about this and about my “goals” for 2010.

This month’s prayer is that “We pray that we won’t substitute any lesser plans for the plans God has for us”. With Scripture reference being Jeremiah 29:11 and Proverbs 19:21

Today I got up before everyone else. The house is quite….. only the hum of the furnace is going (and the continuous beep of the baby monitor! – which is a wonderful, secure feeling!) I sit here really concentrating on this months prayer and Bible verses.

We pray that we won't substitute any lesser
plans for the plans God has for us.

Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

My first thoughts about the prayer is that in every area of my life (marriage, family, home, work, etc) I know that I don’t want anything less than God’s plans for me…..I want to follow his will!

Jeremiah 29:11 is a verse that I realize I must repeat to myself constantly…. I’m a planner…I really try to “plan ahead” in life. I know that sometimes my plans are not his plans………..Sometimes its just so hard to release this control!

Then when I read Proverbs 19:21……………..I realize that 2009 it was His plans that prevailed! Not mine! I didn’t get half the stuff on my goal list done.

On Sunday, January 04, 2009 I wrote this on a blog post: “I don't even try to know what 2009 will hold for us but we will continue to trust in Him and lean not into our own understandings. I hope you continue to check in with us....cause I know there will be love and laughter and who knows what else this year!!!!!!!!!!”

That post was an understatement!!!

How do I know that God’s plans prevailed………..

• We survived another year on one income! Yeah at times things got tight but that just made us more aware! Aware of our waste, aware of how much money we spend on “stuff” and “junk”, etc.
• One of the greatest events of 2009 was that after 8 years of thinking I was never going to get to experience the miracle of childbirth, on February 23rd I found out I was pregnant! 
• For 9 months I got to “feel” God at work as he created this wonderful little human being in my tummy. I will never forget the first time I felt her move! Even on the 8th and 9th month, when she was “actively moving” and keeping me awake at night– I loved it! I do not understand how you can be pregnant and not believe in God! 
• The second greatest event in 2009 – November 2nd – the birth of our daughter. For someone who had never been in the hospital, never had surgery, nor had any severe pain – my only concern that morning was that I wanted to hear her cry! Then I would know everything was okay! I was not worried about the needles (I have a huge fear!), the cath, the block, the incision (had a c-section)….I only wanted to hear her!! And boy did she not disappoint me! That girl has a set of lungs! I remember Mike coming into the room, kissing my forehead, the doc saying okay…here we go, and then holding my breath and praying! I begged God to take care of her, to be with her, to let her be healthy, to keep her safe! And then that is when I heard the most precious thing…..her cry…well her screaming!!! I immediately started crying and thanking God! I knew all this was because of HIM! She cried (screamed)for the first 2 hours of being born! I was in recovery and could still hear her in the nursery crying! I’m sure not everybody thought that was a wonderful sound…but this mommy sure did! I had 8 years of want and desire built up in my heart and I know who supplied!! God did!!! God took the love of a husband and wife and created the most precious gift in the world…our little girl! Wow!
• There was also so many more things in 2009 that I know God had his hands in….family coming to church, being able to afford to fix up our home, my husband “getting on fire” and raising money for wells, getting to go on vacation with family, Mike getting to go to the Catalyst conference, a wonderful (and easy) 9 months of pregnancy, etc.

But to look back…..No where on my 2009 goal list was any of the above….

• I had hoped we would survive financially but I figured (planned) it would be because of a 2nd income. Not because God would provide! That God would make us aware of the waste we did and we would change our lifestyle.
• I planned on finding a way to add to our little family by either adopting or fostering a child but never did I expect I would be pregnant with one of my own.

It could just go on…and on….


This past December was a busy month for us. We are still learning about being parents (I’m sure this is something we will continue to do for the next 18+ years!) So I was not able to really come up with any list of goals for 2010.

Then listening to Jackie Sunday and studying the first prayer and Bible verses….I realize that I don’t want to quickly jot down some goals/expectations for the new year that I want.

I want to pray about it, to allow God to show me where he wants me to be, where he wants my family to be. I want to “remove” Sherlyn from the equation and let God be fully in control!

So for now…..I do not have a list of goals for the new year! I think this year will definitely be a year of learning and growing – what with the new role of mommy – it’s a guarantee! So you will just have to wait along with me to see what God has in store for us…………..

I do know that God wants me to (1) Grow closer to him and be obedient to him, (2) to concentrate on my marriage and family, (3) to serve and love others, and (4) to be a good steward of what he provides me.

So I guess in a way I do still have 4 areas of concentration….just don’t know all the details or plans. But as I study his word, rely on him, pray and work as a helpmate beside my husband….He will show me His plans! He will show me where I need to be, what I need to change, how I can improve………I’ll keep you posted…………….

Trinity's Christmas Picture

Here is Trinity's Christmas Pictures that we had made......

And this was the only family photo we did the whole time at Christmas...can you believe that???!!!!

And thankfully my mother-in-law thought to take this one as we were leaving Christmas night!!!

Oh well....maybe next year!

Better Late than Never

This was Trinity's first Christmas and I had a blast decorating her room for the holidays.  Here's some pics:


Here is her pimped out Christmas Tree - I used hot pink feather boas as garland.  We bought the tree 2 years ago after Christmas to use in the kitchen (now its Trinity's tree), I got the topper at Dollar Tree - it was silver and I painted it with pink glitter glue.  The silver circles on the tree (don't know if you can see them or not) were braclets that came with the boas (Dollar General in the little girls toy area!) and I had the silver balls last year for the tree.

And here's the tree after "Santa Claus" came with Trinity's loot!

Here is the wreath above her bed - again made with feather boas and I got the "HoHoHo" sign at Dollar Tree!!!

And here is some foam snowflakes (also Dollar Tree) that I hung from her curtain rod with ribbon!

The rest of the house unfortunately didn't get decorated as good!  But we spent most of the time in her room anyway!  Maybe next year the rest of the house will be just as good!!!

Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year From The Thomason's!

2009 was the greatest for us.  We were blessed with our precious gift from God!  Can't wait to see what 2010 holds for her and us!  We feel so blessed! 

Hope you and yours have a safe, fun, and Happy New Year!!!

My husbands blog and Charity Water

We went yesterday and had Trinity's pics professionally made (after Christmas I'll post copies - can't before cause they are Christmas presents for family!)  My husband has however posted one of the pics to a campaign he is working on so I wanted to also post............

Check out that tear on the side!!!!

We had everything timed perfect - diaper change, nap, feeding....and they were running an hour behind!! 

So needless to say by the time it was our turn....well we were a bit fussy!

However, the portrait studio still got some great pics.....we actually like the one with the tear!

Go to my hubby's blog and read about what he is working on...........

Trinity's First Snow

This weekend....we got SNOW!!!!

Here's a few pics:

Daddy and Trinity

Daddy....I'm really not sure about this....

"Big Sis" had to come see what was going on....and of course...grap a quick kiss!
















Mommy and Trinity















It was cold and we couldn't stay out for long....but the other baby got some play time in....

And even more pics........

My favorite pic....Our first family photo:



I had just gotten wheeled out of recovery and they stopped by the nursery. This was the first time that I actually got to hold her.


All bundled up: