YAY!!! :) Christian James Warner is here! Arrived yesterday at 2:10 pm. 8 pounds 10 ounces!!!
Bigger than my baby Raymond -- which is amazing to me because my older sister is so much smaller than me and so petite!! No wonder this one hurt worse than her first!!!
Christian James is the 2nd son of my only sister - it doesn't seem real. I am just pretending it didn't happen until I get to meet him (which I don't know when that will be).
It is hurting me so bad not to be able to be there to meet, hug and love all over him TODAY!!! (and my sister and brother-in-law too!) When I came down to school in North Carolina I knew it was where God was leading me - I just felt a call to come down here - and once I met Brandon that first week (who is now my hubby!), I knew I had made the right decision - I was on God's path for my life.... but even though I have learned so much and have been able to really mature and grow and become the person I want to be - it doesn't make it any easier to be away from my side of the family. Now that Roxie and I both have kids - it makes it a million times harder. I want to go shopping together for our little munchkins, have lunch dates, have play dates - babysit each other babies! I want to be able to rescue each other when we have one of those mundane yet hectic "i need a break" days!
It just stinks quite frankly -- but I know that God is planning something big and that He will make things work out the way they are supposed to. I'll just keep praying for Him to light my path to help me make the right decisions - and if we are meant to move back up there - I know He'll make it possible - and if they are supposed to come down here - I know He'll give them the options and the 'pull'... so I'm just waiting on Him. I'd rather do things His way then pretend I have control over my life and do it 'my way'.
I'd rather please Him than do whatever I want for myself - I know His ways are in my best interest. Life isn't always about being happy and pleasing myself anyway - although I believe God wants that for us too. I can choose to be happy in whatever circumstance I'm in - but it doesn't mean my circumstances are going to be peachy.
Anyway --- I didn't mean to get into all that - I just wanted to express how absolutely excited I am for Christian to have joined this family!!! I wish him a life filled with purpose, passion, truth, and fun!!! :)
Good morning Randi!! Congrats to you on being an aunt to your new nephew Christian! A new cousin for Raymond!! :)
ReplyDeleteI know how hard it is not to live closer. All of my family live 12 hours away (by car) and one and a half hours by plane. So I miss them and I wish that we lived closer. I wish my son had cousins around.
Thanks for the nice comment you left on my blog. I left an answer there for you.
Have a nice day too,
Hugs,
CAndy
Congratulations on your new nephew!
ReplyDeleteAnd, though completely irrelevant to this post, I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your thoughtful comment on my blog, as well as your sympathy. Thank you.
Hello and thanks for your visit on my blog. Most of my photos is taken in Northern Norway, where I stay in the summer.I've a summer house there. It's 90 miles from where I live now.(nearby capitol Oslo)
ReplyDeleteMy english is not 100%. I speak a little dutch too.
Have a peaceful weekend!
Randi, thanks for visiting my Let Go & Let God post. I'm so thankful it helped you in your situation. Don't thank me, thank God He works all things. I will say a prayer that God will show you exactly how to LET HIM. He not only can, but He will.
ReplyDeleteRandi, you are as sweet as you are beautiful. That is a very rare combination. I am glad God has brought your friendship into my life. What a GREAT GOD we serve!!!
ReplyDeleteMy response to your response to my response to your response. hehehe
I believe God is also fun!