Stephanie! Send me an email at erynnmangum@gmail.com and I'll get that out to you ASAP! :)
I've got one more Holly Jolly Giveaway for this coming Friday!
We had a very laid back weekend. I even got a little bit bored at one point (can't remember the last time that happened) and this was the result:
Yep. Bangs. We'll see how long they stay. ;) We spent Saturday around the house soaking up the last few weeks of college football. Nathan was overjoyed because he got to watch a lot of the Alabama/Georgia game from his favorite place on earth - right between me and Jon:
Afterward, our friends Shannon and Eric had a Christmas party. So fun, but I will say that parties are not what they used to be before we had Nathan.
Not that I would change our crazy son, but I always feel like we need to send an apology gift to our poor hostess when we leave. ;)
Yesterday, we had another day at home after church and then "Unca Bynant" came over and stayed until after dinner. Nathan might have been a little over the moon about this. He loves going to see the extended family at Gammy and Pops' house, but whenever anyone comes to our house, it's like the angels have started singing. Poor Bryant got dragged all over our house looking at every single thing that could possibly belong to Nathan.
I am so proud of my mom because she ran in the Las Vegas marathon yesterday and did great, despite getting texts like this from Nathan:
We try to be encouraging. She did awesome and I'm so proud of her!
We went to Lunch Bunch this morning, ran by the grocery store, I put Nathan down for a nap and got dinner going and I'm finally sitting down for the first time all day. Life is crazy but we are more than blessed.
Please know that even if I don't mention it often, I am still praying for all of you who are waiting for something along with us, especially those of you waiting for a husband or child. There is such an emphasis on love and families and children around Christmastime and I know it can be an extremely difficult, lonely time. I don't want to pop the spiritual band-aid on there so I just want to say I know it hurts and I'm praying for you.
Love to you all!
Thank you for the prayer mention at the end. While we do have our precious Selah Faith, we just had our third miscarriage on Thanksgiving, our second to happen during the holiday season. You're right. It IS hard during a holiday where everyone is so focused on family and children. We are trying to keep our focus on the REAL reason for the season- Jesus- and our own little miracle, Selah. :)
ReplyDeleteOh friend, I cannot even put into words how sorry I am. I am and will continue to be praying for you and that God would bless you with another child very soon. My heart just aches for you, though, because I know that even if/when God does bless you with another, it doesn't replace the one that was lost. I know there are never any right words, but I am praying and anxiously waiting with you for heaven when all of our tears are wiped away and our families are finally complete. Love to you, Beth.
DeleteThank you for the prayer, Erynn. I'm definitely one of those people waiting for a husband... :)
ReplyDeletePraying for you, Alicia! Thank you for your sweet comment a few posts back - prayers are always appreciated. :)
DeleteThank you, Erynn, for your prayers! I am continuing to pray for God's favor for you, too! BTW, was Nathan sad at the Vikings loss to the Packers? ;) Sorry, couldn't resist! On a serious note, I'm so thankful for you and your friendship! Love your bangs!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda!! You are so kind! Sadly, we didn't watch the game on Sunday...but I am curious if he would be able to connect the Vikings on TV with the "Bikings" here. ;) Hope you are having a wonderful week, friend!!
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