Having faith in God....

Today's events have caused me to really delve into what it really means to have faith in God or better yet what it means to trust Him and to not rely on things of this world.

Our latest pregnancy has been a real struggle for me in terms of balancing a reliance on God alone and seeing medicine and technologies as God given things. As most of you know we have had a number of different complications in past pregnancies. As a result we have been seeing all sorts of doctors through out this pregnancy. Along with all of these we have educated ourselves on all of the various issues that we have been facing.

My struggle has been how do I prevent myself from relying on this knowledge (and the doctor's knowledge) and loosing sight of God and his sovereignty. I am not really sure that I have come to an exact conclusion other than to say that I have to learn to live in the gray. I am not sure that there is an exact answer to the struggle other than to always be seeking the answer. Could it be that God is not necessarily looking for us choose which to follow so much as it is that He wants us to be always cognisant of the fact that we do need to be relying on Him. Could it also be that in the process of seeking to do the right thing (through prayer, study and time with God) that we end up doing exactly what He wants us to be doing, which is deepening our relationship with Him.

So here is to living in the gray! :)

Its been awhile

It has been a long time since I have written anything on any of the various blogs that I author. There are a lot of different reasons for this which I you will not bore you with. For those of you who have been faithfully checking on me and my writings I do appreciate it. It is nice to know that someone actually reads these ramblings that I have. I am hoping that I will be able to write more often even though baby Abby's arrival will probably take up at least some of my "free" time.

Bailey Christmas 2009

Here is this year's installment of the lighting of the Bailey household. Enjoy.

Abby J

Just in case you missed it. We are having a girl and her name will be Abigail Jaicee. For those keeping track baby loading is now 65% complete.

Cold Calling for the 21st Century

This is from Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,570493,00.html?test=faces

"7. You'll chat with faceless minions

One new trend regurgitates an age-old concept: On sites such as Omegle.com, you can chat with complete strangers. AOL has provided this capability for eons (isn't that what chat boards are all about?), but Omegle.com puts a random spin on it, pairing you safely and anonymously with an arbitrary total stranger. You can chat with some dude in Norway or Japan in less than 5 seconds.

Why the trend is important: Other than the fun factor, Omegle indicates the final piece in the globalization puzzle."

While I am not personally enthralled with this idea it does seem like there are a ton of evangelism opportunities with this.

Halloween Fun

So the Halloween fun as begun! Here are some pictures from tonight's adventures.

Here is sheriff Woody!


Here is the most awesome Bumblebee!


Here we are collecting candy from some nice businesses in Geneva



When we got home we found a package from Nan, Grandaddy and Mema.

Pink is it!

For those of you who have not heard we have been informed by the medical professional that Hershey is indeed a girl. We have long thought this to be true. We have some new pictures that I plan on posting later tonight. We appreciate all of your prayers during this incredibly normal pregnancy.