My Favorite Scriptures

I have two favorite scriptures that I would like to share.

Joshua 1:9
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest.

I have a problem with fear. I have really changed since I became a mom. I have had anxiety and tend to be afraid of a lot of things. I worry a lot and try to remind myself to not worry about things that haven't even happened yet. It is a work in progress.
This scripture teaches me to not be afraid - that it is actually a commandment from God. I do not need to fear because I can have faith that Heavenly Father knows exactly what is going on in my life. knows how much I can handle, and knows exactly what challenges I need in my life to grow.

Doctrine and Covenants 58:26-29
26. For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for his that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.
27. Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and to bring to pass much righteousness:
28. For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward.
29. But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with a doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned.

I need to be anxiously engaged in a good cause daily. Often I waste a lot of time and look back and think about all the good I could have done with that time. I love the first phrase of verse 28; it reminds me that I am powerful and I do have a divine nature and can do a lot of good in my lifetime.

Devotchka

Cesar and I went to see Devotchka on Dec. 30th. They played at Mercury Cafe. The show was so good! (Thanks to my mom for baby-sitting until the wee hours of the morning so that we could go!) They are definitely one of my favorite bands and probably my favorite band to see live. I first saw them 5 or 6 years ago open up for Belle and Sebastian. I really liked them, but didn't think much more about them until I saw one of their C.D.'s at the library one day under the local section. I had no idea that they were from the Denver/Boulder area. Then I started going to more and more of their shows. Since then, they have gotten bigger and are on tour all over the world, so their Denver shows are less often. They seem to always play a Valentine show, Halloween, and New Years show in Denver or Boulder though. Cesar and I went to the valentine show this year too.

Sick again and 10 more weeks!

Wow, I've been sick with the stomach flu three times in less than four weeks! I'm not sure why I've been getting sick so much. I was sick on Christmas (not so bad though), New Year's day (very bad) and then again yesterday (pretty bad).
Yesterday Cesar took care of Eli when he was home and thankfully my mom came over and helped the rest of the day. I was in bed most of the day. I missed going to church and I know Eli missed nursery. Today I feel totally fine again, but Eli has had diaharrea three times already today.
Cesar and my dad drove my Granny back home to Utah yesterday. They will be returning tonight- it was a short little trip.

I am 30 weeks pregnant, so I have 10 more to go! I really don't feel that big yet, but I do have some pretty bad pain. I have round ligament pain in my groin area on one side and it hurts! It hurts to stand up, turn around in bed, walk... I had this pain with Eli too, but only for 2 months. This pregnancy I got the pain way earlier than that! My lower back also hurts sometimes too.

I had an ultrasound the other day and they said the baby looks great! They told me he weighs 3 pounds 1 ounce which is right one developmentally. He still has a lot to grow though in these 10 weeks; I know I'm going to grow a lot bigger too!

I feel him moving around and kicking a lot. It seems like pretty much all day I can feel him. With Eli I remember his kicks hurting towards the end, I hope this baby doesn't kick so hard. So far so good.

I'm getting nervous to have a newborn and a toddler and hope I (and Eli) will handle it okay. Cesar has his Spring Break the week the baby is due so that is a plus.

We still don't have a name picked out. Any ideas (he is a boy)?