Just an Update...

I realized that I hadn't posted in a month or so...I can't say that we have been doing a lot but here a few pictures...

Below are Gunner & Cannon Loftin. You may remember them from November. These twins were in the NICU with Mary Glenn and also their parents are close friends to Shea & I. Also there is a picture of the office girls from a recent Friday when we all wore red for the Heart Association.





The last Saturday in January my sister had some friends over for a bonfire and Shea and his friend Jeremy played guitars. It was ALOT of fun. Shea and Jeremy love to play together...







This past weekend Shea's friend and partner with work got married in Destin. Our friends Lorin & Shawn Jones went with us to the beach and we stayed in a beautiful condo...Thanks David! We had a GREAT weekend getaway. Congratulations to Kyle and Stacie. The weekend was perfect for a wedding...the sun was shining and the setting on the beach was picture perfect. Friday night we had a fun time at Rum Rummers in Baytowne Wharf and Satuday night our age showed as we ate and then went back to the condo!!!! Too Funny!






On a different note lately I have had a lot of people ask how Shea and I are doing and if we have seen the doctor and our plans for the future in regards to children. Shea and I are doing well and we are very fortunate to have the love and support from friends and family. I still have moments, but I think that is normal. I often think of the "what ifs" and it gives me an array of different emotions. What if Mary Glenn wasn't sick and she was with me now...what would I be doing? What would she be like? Or what if Shea and I can't have anymore children...what if the Lord's will is to not have anymore. Or I will hear someone complain about how their child didn't sleep or cried all night...I think to myself if only I had that problem. I want so badly to stop them and say be thankful...but I don't...I keep my comments to myself. When these emotions over take my every thought I turn it over. I can not tell you how many times during the coarse of a day I say..."Dear Lord - HELP!" That is the only thing that I know to do. I ask the Lord to take over and give my mind a rest. I know that God's plan is bigger and better than anything that Shea or I could imagine, but it is still so difficult to accept when I am a control freak. I like to plan it out accordingly and this I can't. Shea and I did go back to see Dr. Benton in January. After discussions with Dr. Benton, neonatologists at Forrest General, and Dr. Perry in Jackson we do not feel that genetic testing is necessary. We will turn it over to God and let him do His work through us. We will have faith in our Lord. The doctors do not feel that I am at any higher risk with a second pregnancy. So...I know what you all are thinking. When will y'all start trying to have a baby. Well, Shea and I defintiely want children soon. I have to give my body time to heal from my preganacy with Mary Glenn. When the time is right we will try and see what the Lord as in store for us. I keep trying to tell myself that the Lord may not want us to have a child...he may have a different plan. So if the good Lord willing...Shea and I will have another baby...when...I can't answer that...just in God's timing. In saying all of this I ask each of you to say a prayer for Shea and I to help us prepare for our future...whatever that may be...

I hope you all are doing well in the blog world.

Much Love!
Bethany

Calling All Prayer Warriors

Normally I would not make a post about something this serious without knowing more details, but right now all I know is that a special family needs prayers!!! Shea's cousins' 4 year baby has been diagnosed of leukemia as of late last night. All of this has happened so fast. Yesterday the mother took the baby to the doctor because of a fever and she had noticed she was bruising easily. Her white blood count was extremely high and they sent them to Jackson immediately. Sometime in the middle of the night they confirmed what everyone prayed would not happened...she does have leukemia. From my understanding they will run more test today, do a bone marrow and in the next few days we should know what stage she is in and what the next course of action will be. I will keep you all posted.

I know that our Lord does not give us anything we can not handle, but right it seems so hard to see this in that kind of light. Pray for peace and comfort on this family...strength for baby Danika as these tests are so hard for children...doctors...and most importantly that this family will turn to our Lord for strength and guidance.

With Love,
Bethany

Girl's Night Out

This weekend our church had a men's retreat with a special guest speaker...Joe Easterling who ministers a church in Thomasville, GA. Well the ladies decided we needed a girl's night out while the guys were away. We met up at Oscar's Mexican Resturant. This was my first time to eat at Oscar's but it was very good.

I must say a special note about this group of ladies. We are all in a Sunday school class together. Some of the ladies here I knew growing up, but most we have met through church. During my pregnancy I was very lucky to have such a strong group of women that love the Lord as much as I do. I feel very fortunate to have such a great group of friends that we can get together...laugh...cry...or just talk! Our Sunday school class is so wonderful and Shea and I could never re-pay them for everything they did during our pregnancy with Mary Glenn. Ladies if you are reading this...I had such a great time Friday night. We must do this again soon. Thanks for being so special to me and I look forward to making many more memories together.

A Nice Deer

One thing some of my blog friends may not know about me is my love for the outdoors. I love to fish and hunt. Growing up my dad always was hunting or fishing during their seasons. So sometimes my sister and I would be lucky to go. Looking back I feel sorry for dad because I know I wasn't the best little hunter...I could never be that still!!! Thankfully Shea enjoys the outdoors too and we can spend time together outside. Usually once a year during the deer hunting season I will go for a few days and hunt. Most of the time it is around Christmas time, but this year it didn't work out. So I got the itch really bad one day and decided to drive over and hunt with dad, Shea, and Danny one Saturday and Sunday. Well it wasn't the best weekend for dad and I, but Danny and Shea had great luck. Unfortunately I do not have a picture of Shea's deer because I left at lunch and he stayed with dad...but neither had a camera. Shea killed an average 8 point and Danny's deer is below. It is a 9 point...22" spread...weighing in around 220 lbs!!! Congrats Danny!

Magdalena Grace Roberts

In honor of sweet Magdalena Roberts a few of us at work wore pink on the day of her funeral as requested by her family. Below are Bridget Lee, Jessica Loftin, and myself. Our prayers will continue for this family as I know too well the days ahead will be tough and prayers will be needed. If you have not read about this sweet baby that changed so many lives please click here visit their website: http://www.noahandjulieroberts.blogspot.com

It's Birthday Time!

Here are a few pictures from our birthday supper. The month of January...all in five days...we have three family birthdays. Terry's birthday is January 10th, dad is January 15th and then I am January 12th. Happy Birthday to me!!!


Terry, Dad, and I


Mom, Georgia, Nannaw, and Jo Ellen

Mouse Play

Ok a little background before this post...I HATE MICE!!!! I am actually disgusted when I see a mouse...they are gross...sneaky...and for some reason I am scared of them. When Shea and I first got married we lived in the house that he grew up in. It is in Bassfield in the country. I would see a mouse and freak out. I will never forget that one time I saw a mouse in the laundry room and I didn't wash clothes for two weeks. Poor Shea. Well when we moved to our new house I thought...new house...no mice...right??? WRONG!!! Now when I post this please do not think our house is nasty because it's not. It is very clean actually...thanks to my friend Vicki who helps clean my house every other week. When Shea and I were cleaning after taking down our Christmas decorations we found mouse droppings in our laundry room. Well of course I made Shea clean out the cabinet...throwing away everything in the cabinet...I know that is a little extreme...but once again I HATE MICE!!! Shea succeeded in cleaning the cabinet where he found two dead mice. They had fallen into a tall vase and couldn't get out. I thought great the mice are gone. Just kidding. Shea had gone to the hunting camp and I was home alone on the phone with my mom when out of the corner of my eye I saw something...my first thought it was a roach...but worse...A MOUSE!! Mom says to let the mouse go hide and when Shea gets home he can put out a trap. So about 30 minutes later I was texting Shea telling him about the mouse when I look up and the mouse is back out...waving at me! I scream and it runs away. Shea gets home and the first attempt to the kill the mouse was horrible...no peanut butter on the trap...but no mouse. We have a smart mouse on our hands. Shea tries again and success!!! Yippee!!! In the midst of all of this Shea is going through our house fixing any little hole they might can get through. Which now people tell me they can come in anywhere because they can make their bodies get as flat as a pancake. Well we set another trap just in case that little mouse had a friend...and guess what...IT DID! We got another mouse. Then Shea was about to leave again to go hunting and the night before I told him I smelled something horrible...is it a dead mouse??? Shea says no. Well by 3:30 the next morning when Shea was leaving the smell had gotten worse and it was in fact a dead mouse. Poor Shea moved the dishwasher...looked in cabinets but he couldn't find it...it must have been stuck in the walls. I must say that the smell was BAD and lasted for like three days! Well we went like a week with no mice until one day Shea and I were playing rock band and another mouse came out. I screamed and the mouse was running in circles. Shea claims the mouse was sick but I don't care sick or not...I want it DEAD!!! So Shea traps the mouse in a closet where we keep the vacuum, brooms, and cleaning supplies. I stare at the door to make sure the mouse doesn't come out while Shea tries to find something to kill the mouse. He finds a mop and starts trying to kill it. I can say this now but at the time it wasn't funny...but now we laugh about it. Here are a few pics of my dear husband killing the mouse...it was priceless!!!



If you look real close you can see the mouse's tail...!!!