2007 at 6:20 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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This one, sent to us by Kimm (a regular contributor to Friday Funnies), describes my car knowledge precisely. When I first started to drive I didn’t know which pedal was the gas and which was the brake. Scary, huh?
Have a wonderful Easter!
Janelle
on behalf of Carolyn, Nicole, Kristin, Caly and Tori
What’s a 710??
Yesterday I was having some work done at the car dealer. A woman came in and asked for a seven-hundred-ten.
They all looked at each other, and one of the mechanics asked, "What is a seven-hundred-ten?"
She replied, "You know, the little piece in the middle of the engine. I lost it and need a new one. It had always been there."
The mechanic gave the woman a piece of paper and a pen and asked her to draw what the piece looked like. She drew a circle and in the middle of it wrote 710. He then took her over to another car which had the hood up and asked, "Is there a 710 on this car?"
She pointed and said, "Of course, it’s right there."
Click here to learn the identity of the mysterious 710:
2007 at 2:24 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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I get to be the bearer of some very exciting news for today’s book club post. Sharon James, the author of our current selection has kindly agreed to do an interview with us. What a treat!
Here’s the deal. Instead of us coming up with the questions, we want y’all to do the asking. So decide on a question or two that you would like to ask Mrs. James, hop on your e-mail and send your question to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by April 11th. This only gives you a couple of days, so you don’t want to dawdle. We can’t promise that we will be able to use every question, but we will get to as many as possible. This is gonna be fun!
Be sure to read the Epilogue and Conclusion of the book for this coming week.
2007 at 4:06 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
Recently one of our readers sent us these wonderful thoughts on a quote from Elizabeth Prentiss’s book, Stepping Heavenward. They seemed a fitting post in light of the arrival of baby Tori. Thanks Stacy!
Today was one of those days. One of those days where the caring of my precious children seemed more like a duty than a delight. After a full day and evening of church, and a short night of sleep due to a crying toddler, I was disheartened to find my children did not make up for a late evening by sleeping in. Instead, they were up early and rearing to go! With the duties of a new week awaiting me, laundry and dishes ever plentiful, I was not in the most joyous mood as I prepared breakfast for my family. I murmured a prayer for God to help me and give me grace to be patient and loving with my family as I scraped mashed up banana into the trash can. It was then that the Spirit convicted me of my complaining attitude and self-pity as I remembered a quote from Elizabeth Prentiss that I had read the night before in her book, Stepping Heavenward.
She had just found out she was expecting her third baby and was delighted. Her sister-in-law, however, had a different outlook; much like the one I can be so prone to have.
“She says I shall now have one mouth the more to fill and two feet the more to shoe, more disturbed nights, more laborious days, and less leisure or visiting, reading, music, and drawing. Well! This is one side of the story, to be sure, but I look at the other. Here is a sweet fragrant mouth to kiss; here are two more feet to make music with their pattering about my nursery. Here is a soul to train for God; and the body in which it dwells is worthy all it will cost, since it is the abode of a kingly tenant. I may see less of friends, but I have gained one dearer than them all, to whom, while I minister in Christ’s name, I make a willing sacrifice of what little leisure for my own recreation my other darlings had left me. Yes, my precious baby, you are welcome to your mother’s heart, welcome to her time, her strength, her health, her tenderest cares, to her lifelong prayers!”(Stepping Heavenward, p.228-229)
The world says that children are a burden. The Bible tells us they are a gift from God (Psalm 127:3). The world tells us that our significance is found in making a name for ourselves. The Bible tells us that we are to make God’s name great, in whatever He has called us to do. I need to remember, in however mundane the task, that God has bestowed on me the high and holy honor of raising children to live for His glory. May we embrace our calling as Mrs. Prentiss did, with great joy and purpose, making a willing sacrifice of time, love and leisure for the sake of the precious children the Lord has entrusted to us.
2007 at 9:43 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Steve just sent me some pics from today. Enjoy!
2007 at 6:17 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Hey y’all, sorry for the delay in getting an update posted today. We have been in recovery mode and busy taking care of our girls. Nicole and Tori are doing well and resting up after yesterday’s delivery and subsequent procedure. We simply cannot thank you enough for all of your prayers and encouragement. Your kind words and e-mails have been a blessing to Nicole. I was on the night shift in caring for Nicole last night so I don’t have new pics for you, but I just heard that Steve has been snapping away this afternoon so we should have more for you in the near future.
2007 at 10:06 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Sorry for the delay. There was a small complication. Nicole needed a DNC to remove the placenta. All went well and she is recovering although very groggy from sedation. Your continued prayers are a blessing to us.
Tori is beautiful. She weighed in at a whopping 8lbs 4oz (Chad says that she weighs more than Nicole) and measured 21 1/2 inches long. We are in love with her!
Due to Nicole’s situation following the birth, I don’t have a lot of pics yet. Here are a few to get you started. Many more to come…
2007 at 8:06 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Victoria Carolyn Whitacre entered this world at 6:42 p.m. No C-section needed. Mom and girly are doing great. God is kind!
More details to come…
2007 at 7:18 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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She’s getting ready to push. Please pray.
2007 at 6:12 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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She’s hit transition. Feeling nauseated; got the shakes- all good signs. Still needs to dilate a bit more before pushing. We are getting excited!
2007 at 5:13 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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She is making slow but steady progress. The doc just checked and she is at 7 cm. We will keep you updated.
2007 at 4:39 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Still waiting…no new news. I did find a great candy store on my last exploritory trip. So we are all sugared up (except poor Nicole who is stuck with ice chips) for the next few hours.
2007 at 2:24 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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Baby Tori was not moving fast enough for the doctor so he just stopped by to break Nicole’s water. Epidural is doing its job so no pain. Nicole has made it to 4 cm.
2007 at 12:55 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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The waiting game continues. They just upped her Pitocin so things may start to pick up soon.
2007 at 12:26 pm | by Janelle Bradshaw
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I just scoped out the cafeteria and things look promising. There is a Blimpie Subs (lunch today) and a Starbucks in the lobby. Great start. I went for a Cherry Coke and Sun Chips for my mid morining snack. Oh, Nicole just got the epidural and is now enjoying some ice chips. Nicole wants you to know that the doctor said that she was stellar!
2007 at 10:55 am | by Janelle Bradshaw
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We had a contraction! Well, I should say that Nicole had a contraction. It was rather dramatic. Nicole stood up when it first came on and she almost passed out. The nurse had to use smelling salts and call all available personnel to the room stat! They stopped the Pitocin until the epidural arrives so we are back to laughing and having fun. I got a picture of her right after the contraction along with Kristin fixing her back up before the next one hits.
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