Lucky Charms....

They are a wonderful thing. Frosted cereal (whole grain I might add) with colorful and magical marshmallows! The thing is I never buy this cereal because I will inevitably eat the whole box myself as Tim is not a fan of this sugary creation and because I always feel some level of guilt at buying it. But last night, while food shopping, I overcame the guilt and boldly bought myself a box of Lucky Charms. I have now enjoyed 2 and half bowls in less than 24 hours....still no guilt and I'm enjoying each bite I take. Something so simple and yet an indulgent treat adds just a little fun to the day. So whatever your indulgence looks like...a luscious latte, double stuffed oreo cookies, chocolate chip cookies with peanut butter spread over them (Tim), treat yourself to it today!

The Past 9 months...

        Wow, it has been almost 10 months since we have last blogged. Do you remember the time or times when a person older than you said to enjoy your time while you are young because time just seems to speed up the older you get? There was a time when I heard that and didn't believe it. Now I will confidently say that I do believe it and I find myself saying to those around me, "Where did the time go?" Somehow we have made it to the end of October and I'm staring Thanksgiving and Christmas in the face. But since I love the holidays and time spent with family this is an exciting time of the year.  
Let me try to recap the past 9 or 10 months ~
We have celebrated Tim's little sis getting married and watched as the Shelton clan grew a little more! We have enjoyed back-packing in Point Reyes. We have celebrated birthdays and 25th wedding anniversary's (Congrats again to Aunt Julie and Uncle Rusty!) We have enjoyed vacations and visits with our parents and friends. We have moved across town to a new and cheaper! home. But the biggest change in our lives is that on my birthday, we found out we were pregnant! This was a planned surprise as we were ready to start our family, but just didn't expect God's blessing and timing to happen as quickly as it did! So now, we find ourselves in our new home preparing for a new addition to our family. Cadence Paul Shelton will be arriving sometime in January of 2013! We are so excited to meet him and praise the Lord for a healthy baby and pregnancy so far.
We have continued to see God's faithfulness and love through the stressful times and the joyful times, when money has been tight and we didn't know where we would be moving, with the excitement and nervousness of having a baby...He has been the solid foundation of our marriage and our home. He never ceases to amaze me with His goodness. In a recent youth lesson that I taught we were talking about God's provision and they worded it as God being "outrageously generous." And Tim and I have seen that characteristic of His over and over throughout this year. We give Him all the Praise and Glory!

Back-packing in Point Reyes National Park

Baby Cade! 6 months Pregnant!

    


More to come....