My Father...

This past Saturday I met my...this is hard to say...I guess you could call him my dad but I've always referred to him as "sperm donor"...for the first time. From the moment my mother told me he showed up at my grandmother's to the very moment I sat across from him and even just a few days ago, I had no idea how to feel. All that kept going through my head was "Why? After 26 years 10 months and 7 days would you decide to show up now?" I've made almost every possible "big" move in my life. Graduated high school, two college degrees, a good job, career based certification, a home, a husband. As a matter of fact I was doing just fine with believing you'll never be around...real talk.

But while I was on this rant I asked God to please help me put these events into perspective. Father I need to know how to feel, why I feel, and should I feel! And so he proceeded to help me realize all that I have done in my life. The reason why there were some people there and others weren't (even if they were a parent). He topped it off with this song. It's been on my phone for over a year now and I never actually listened to the lyrics. But when I did, a whole new world opened up for me and I realized that I was never alone...better yet I was never without a Father because He was ALWAYS there! Then I began to think of how far I've come without an earthly father and it finally made sense. This whole time I'm thinking of myself as this less privileged child because I didn't have two parents when in fact I was blessed with the greatest parent anyone could ever have. The One who adorned me, my Father, He was and He is! :-)

What was even more inspiring was when I tweeted a "Thank you" to Fred Hammond for creating such an awesome song, he replied with a stream of tweets that explained his story behind it. His father died before he could meet him. His pastor encouraged him to write a letter to his dad explaining his feelings about him not being there. A month later he read this letter, but instead it was to an empty chair. Wow...



"My Heavenly Father has always been there. For my earthly one was gone, yea. He's taken care of me, and I only want to be just like Him."

*No baby blog today Angel. Just mommy's testimony...

Thanksgiving Weekend

Naturally this holiday allows us the opportunity to reflect on the things that we are grateful for. Some examples: car, house, job, toe nail polish...you get the idea. But after attending church service on Thursday morning and hearing an awesome word from one of the presiding ministers helped me realize that there's much more to the story of being grateful for your hair brush. In short, the HOPE that God has given us as his children and followers far surpasses anything that we could ever possess on this Earth. He went on the explain that we hold three very important and non simplistic things: Power on this earth (to live righteously and witness to others), inheritance in heaven (a seat near the throne when we leave this earth), and finally Hope! (that no matter how cruel this world gets or how bad we think it is, as His children we are promised much more). This was so profound to me. I thought WOW God, out of all the things I could think of to be thankful for, you give me HOPE and that's something I can keep no matter the state of the economy, or if my house, car, job or all my family is taken away. So with that being said, there is nothing wrong with thanking God for all of what He has done and given you...shoot I thank Him for something as small as a piece of gum before I eat it lol. But we should continue to realize what really afforded us the things we are thankful for...and that is HOPE!

Baby Blog:
Entry Two:
Well Baby Montgomery, just like I told you in the first entry. Every family function never ends without a sly remark, statement, or question about your arrival. Your Granny (Montgomery) is the main one who will not give up. And so on Thanksgiving day while we're all enjoying a meal together she decides to point out the lyrics of one of the gospel songs playing that states "Be fruitful, multiply." She then blurts out in the middle of dinner..."Adaiha you hear what this song is saying? It says be fruitful and multiply!" I know, inappropriate! Your Daddy meanwhile continues to stuff his face. It's all in good fun. She's excited knowing that you will be joining us at Thanksgiving one year soon. She'll just have to hold tight for a little while longer. :-)
Your Granny Montgomery clearly can't wait to meet you my little Angel! Lol

My journey begins

Ok, so I should have started this a while ago. Probably back when I was getting married, studying to be certified, planning a honeymoon, and buying a house all at the same time. But recently I've felt the need to express myself a lot more than even then. So much so to the point where my husband has recently stated that I talk to much 0__o. When I really take a minute to reflect on where my life has ended up I can't help but first and foremost thank Jesus! If it were not for my Heavenly Father I would not have any of the wonderful things that I have always prayed for. He has given me new life, a husband whom I love beyond any descriptive words, my own home, a job I can't complain about and so much more. I'll save the rest of my testimony for a later post :-)
I'm hoping this new blog helps me to illustrate and work through this new path of life I've begun. From being a wife to owning a home and living with a man for the first time in my life this has been and will continue to be quite interesting!
Also I will try to end each post with a "baby update." So here's the first one...

BABY BLOG:
Entry One
Prepping for little man (as your dad already affectionately calls you) or mini Me!
Since May 2, 2010 we haven't been able to leave one family function without being asked when we are going to have a child. I swear someone even asked us on our wedding day! Well great news!! Daddy and mommy will begin saving for your arrival at the top of 2012. Although mommy is the cr
azy planner daddy seems to believe that its not necessary to save every penny. I think by now we both agree that we couldn't possibly prepare for how much you will cost us BUT we're excited and ready to take on whatever Angel God blesses us with.
Can't wait to meet you my little Angel!! :-D