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So in case you didn’t catch that… we are going to be having a little boy in January! We are super excited and can’t wait. We’ve already joked about names and shared lots of smiles.

Since this is probably the only acceptable time to be showing off said child’s boy-hood, check out the ultrasounds!

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The pathetic and half-witted efforts by our fool-in-power, self-promoting, socialist-loving, federal deficit enlarging, grade A+, JACKASS to stem this invasion of criminals and terrorists is literally unbelieveable…. “you couldn’t make this stuff up!”

Imagine if it were your town, or back yard that had these signs in it — the federal government telling you to stay indoors and dial “911″ if you see anything suspicious.  But don’t worry that you can’t go into your own town, city or state for fear of losing your life — our borders are secure!

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We’re pregnant. Again. It was a surprise. Again. Andy had to sell a car. Again.

I’m about 19 weeks and some change at this current date and time. We do not know what we are having yet, but should know on September 7th. That gives me a tentative due date of January 25, 2011, but my due date has moved up twice already because the baby is measuring so big. We fondly refer to our new bundle of joy as “mini-wheat #2″.

We had two scares at the beginning of the pregnancy: #1- I had a CT scan of my head/neck when I was about 5 weeks along (I didn’t know I was pregnant at the time) which can cause for some serious complications. We still will have an increased chance of something going wrong, but my doctor says that if the pregnancy wasn’t naturally aborted that we have a really good chance of having a perfectly healthy child. Our last ultrasound shows a head, body, two arms, and two legs… so far so good! #2- My doctor thought she saw twins on the first ultrasound when I was 8 weeks. We lived in complete fear for another month until the next ultrasound and it turned out there was only one in there.

We are super excited and cannot wait to add to our growing family. Here are some of the ultrasound pictures we have so far. Enjoy!

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This is a powerful video that demonstrates the sacrifice made by our soldiers.

Click here to view the embedded video.

After you clean your eyes, find your nearest soldier or their family and let them know how grateful you are for their sacrifice!

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DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT ABOUT MY MARRIAGE NOR THE MARRIAGE OF ANYONE THAT I AM CLOSE WITH.

MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside
the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed – dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.– At least, in the eyes of our son— I’m a loving husband….

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

A CHRIST-CENTERED MARRIAGE IS A MARRIAGE THAT IS SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME.

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Matthew 19:6

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I think that all of us have faced this conundrum and perhaps you’ve had better luck than me in voicing your feelings… but in case you are like me then perhaps this author’s statement hits close to home for you too…

“There comes a point in everyone’s life where you wonder WHY? There are people who have made imprints on your heart, holes in your back, and of course you’ve done the same to them as well. You miss these people, or person; they had a huge influence on your life…you spend days, hours, minutes, and even seconds thinking about that one person that you know you can’t have. I have come to realize that is just part of life. Each individual is constantly editing, deleting, and adding to their life story. You are living in it. Our lives are filled with chapters, each one with a different purpose and at times a specific person. You may think they are destined to be in your life forever, but the reality is, they’re not. They filled up a great portion of your life, teaching you things that you never thought you knew, and sometimes they even turn your life around. But that’s it, we can’t spend our lives wishing and wondering if the past will re-enter into our present because it won’t. There is a reason they aren’t here anymore, but what’s important to remember is that they were here at one time, and they lifted your soul, gave you love and helped you grow into the person you are…But now it’s time to start a new chapter, find other means of love, and know that no matter what you will always love each other. Suck out the bad times and cherish the good. They are the ones that matter. Never give up on something you know is right, but have the courage to set it aside and let the future take care of it. Love is madness, life is a gift, and people come in and out of our lives only to essentially help mold you into who you are meant to be, and knowing this…well, that has made all the difference.”
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