And Baby Makes 4

If you haven't heard yet, we are having a baby!!  While Justin & I are super excited, Landon can't decide if he wants to be a big brother or not and the fact that he keeps catching mommy on all fours in front of the toilet doesn't seem to help.  While I'm praying for a little girl, I will be happy with either, but I think I'll have to start drinking some energy drinks if it's a boy as crazy as Landon or I'll be left in the dust.  I might have to turn into one of those parents who keep their kids on a backpack leash...Eeek!!

In the midst of all the nausea, boy/girl speculation and figuring out to rearrange the house for a new nursery, in the back of my mind I can't help, but think about the possibility of this baby having CF.  With each pregnancy there is a 25% chance that the child will have CF, 50% chance the child will be a carrier and 25% chance that they will not carry the CF gene.  While I pray this baby is healthy and will not have to fight this disease every day, I know that God will not give Justin & I more than we can handle.  I already feel so blessed and humbled that God has entrusted us with Landon's care.  Even though his personality is just beginning to come out I know that God is going to use him in such a great way.  He may not want to be a big brother, but he already has so much to teach a younger sibling.

One thing is certain, come July 5th, give or take a few days, our world is going to be rocked once more as we bring another Jones into this world!!  Everyone brace yourself!!

God is in Control

As Election Day has drawn near I've found myself becoming more and more anxious and fearful of the outcome.  I know that God is in control no matter what happens, but I have allowed Satan to take control of my thoughts and plant this fear and anxiety within me.  There is no issue in particular that I am fearful of other than the unknown.  I will be the first to tell you that I am not informed enough in political issues to be worried about any specific issue.  What's struck me the most this political season is that I don't see how we've gotten to this place where a country that was based on religious beliefs seems to have almost completely turned their back on God.  My heart breaks for our country. 

Before Justin & I married, he had a conversation with one of my uncles where my uncle informed him that something he admired most about me was the ability to see the world in black and white, there's no gray area for me.  As I've grown older, I'm pretty sure this has changed some, but for the most part, this is how I still see the world.  While I know the issues that a politician stand for are important, what more important to me is their heart condition.  I still long to know that the man I'm voting for believes in God, that he sent His Son to die for me and lives his life every day striving to be like Christ.  Maybe my anxiety this election day has stemmed from the fact that I don't believe either candidate believes this. 

So where do I go from here...I begin praying that God will put Christian men and women around our president that can and will influence him to lead our country in the right direction.  Some may think this is ridiculous for me to even think, but if God can keep Daniel safe in a den of lions and keep every hair unsinged on the heads of Rack, Shack & Benny(thank you Veggie Tales!!  This is a lot easier to spell!!), how much more capable is He to put men and women of God in roles as advisers to our country's leader.

"God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we could ever ask or imagine." Ephesians 3:20

While some may feel defeated tonight, we have to remember that no matter how bleak things may look, God is in control of everything!!  It's time to join together and begin praying for our nation, our president and other elected officials and the heart condition of our country!!

I've been sitting here reading and writing for so long that I don't remember what my intent was when I first started writing, but if nothing else, it has allowed me to take a step back and get in God's Word and seek Him for peace to be able to sleep.