Being Content...

At church on Sunday, my Pastor had a really great sermon on being Content with your life and with what you have. Also to look on the positive end of things rather than focusing on the negative. Are you really content with your life? Yeah, someone will always have a bigger house, or more money, but we really have to be thankful with what God has blessed us with. Recently my brother purchased a rather large home. Molly (my three year old) asks all the time why we can move into a house like his. We have been teaching her that we have to be thankful that we even have a house to live in and food to eat. So many people don't have what we have and would be more than happy with what God has given us. Pastor's sermon really hit home with me. I have been bless with three (and one on the way) great loving kids. So many other women struggle with infertility, which we clearly don't have a problem with! Our house is quite tiny...But it is a house and we have made great memories here and many more to come. So I ask you today...Are you really content with your life and what God has given you. Stop being jealous of what other people have and be thankful that you are alive and be happy with what you have. Don't get me wrong, it is very hard to not focus on earning more money or moving"up" in the world...Just try to be happy with the blessing you have.

Ok, Onto other things. In 9 days (yes I am counting), Dan and I can find out if we are going to be blessed with a fourth daughter or our first son. So many people keep asking me if I am hoping for a boy. This is my answer. Yes, we would like to have a boy eventually, but if God chooses to give us a girl, than that is God's plan for us right now. We are NOT done ,God willing, having children, so I am not concerned with the gender. I just pray that the Baby is happy and most of all healthy. We are still up in the air on names and have also decided that we are not going to share the name or gender until he/she arrives. Although, that may be harder for me than for Dan. I might have to tell someone...Maybe you could be that someone!