The List

This year, I said that I wasn't going to make a long list of resolutions and just focus on "Our Daily Bread."  Well, as I laid on the couch to take my daily pregnancy nap... I realized that I haven't even glanced at last year's resolutions to see how I did.  Being the competitive person that I am, a nap no longer took priority and the need to see how many "check marks" I got seemed more important. 

I have to say... I did pretty good.  Most years, by the second month I have already forgotten my resolutions.  I am not sure that this year was any different... after all, I don't recall even looking at this list of "goals" after the 1st part of the year.  So what made this year more successful than others? 

I recall praying about my 2011 resolutions and as I look back today on the list, the ones that I "completed" were not just goals that I set for myself.  They were dreams and desires of my heart.  Things that I was earnestly praying about.  Things that were so meaningful to my heart, that it was more than just a resolution.  It was a prayer request.  So really I didn't complete the "checklist" at all.  My mighty Savior did.  He is the one that made this past year a success and took my requests farther than I could have ever imagined.  So He gets the credit this year... I just made the list. 

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Well, now that I am awake, I might as well go ahead and make a new list. 

God... here you go.  May you take the desires of our heart and multiply it as you see fit! 

1.  Achieve Perfection. 

Not me, but my heart towards the Lord. 

May He mold me and guide me as He has perfectly planned.

2.  Buy a house.

Whether that means renting another year or venturing into home ownership, I pray that God will guide us.

3.  Teach Ej how to ride a bike.

Yes Lord, I need help with this.

4.  Debt Free.

This will come in due time, but I know God has a plan for this in our future. 

And the result... blessing the socks off of people.

5.  Clean less, Play more. 

Especially at the beach. 

6.  Learn how to fish. 

My husband loves it.  So I want to love it with him. 

7.  Build enough courage to pray for strangers. 

Like actually pray with them.  Out loud.

8.  Expand our family.

This should be easy since we are expecting baby #3.  But I want to go deeper...  I want to watch each other expand in our walk with Christ.  Encouraging one another and watching each other grow.

9.  Do a half marathon. 

This one transferred from last year to this year.  Keep trying right?

and finally...

10.  Be healed and whole from Hoshimoto's disease. 

I am firmly believing that God has me on a path of educating me physically and spiritually and that I am already a over comer.

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There you have it! 

What are you seeking the Lord for this year?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Love,

The Nagy Family :)

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Some NEW news!

Writing is like exercising.  You set your mind to something and you go strong for it.  Your excitement surpasses all of the other business you have going on and you make every effort to succeed.  But then... something comes in to your path and knocks you out of routine and before you know it a few days has turned into a few weeks, months even before you recognize that your once excited passion has been bombarded with other life moments.  So what is this thing that has come into our life and suddenly rearranged my days...

Pregnancy. 

Yes... we are expecting baby #3 around July 19th of next year.  We are super excited and the girls are even more excited about the news.  We are still very early, so prayers are always appreciated.  This pregnancy has been very different from the others.  I have been really sick and even more tired, but I honestly feel like the Lord is using this "trying time" to mold and shape me before the baby comes.  I am going to have to learn how to slow down and breathe in life. 

Life is all around us and it is not always found in the cleanliness of our home or the healthy food that we present to our children.  Life is found upstairs in a play room that you cannot see the floor or in the moments that you see one child pray for another child to feel better.  Life is found in the moments you get to spend with the people that you love or when you get to pray for someone unexpectedly.  Life is found even in those moments when you are so nauseous you cannot get off of the couch.  You feed your kids breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner while laying on the couch cuddling with two precious love bugs that don't seem to notice your sickness because that are so enthralled with their time with mommy. 

Besides the sickness and fatigue being different, the news of this baby was presented in a really cool way.  I had never been able to take a home pregnancy test to show that I was prego.  Never worked.  A dear friend of mine prayed one day with me over the phone after I told her that I may be pregnant.  Her words were simple.  She prayed that Wade and I would get the simple joy of reading a home pregnancy test and that we would not have to go to the doctor for blood work.  That very next day, we sat in the bathroom with jaws open looking at those two pink lines.  We were so shocked that we did what only two parents would do.  We went to the doctor to confirm.  I wonder if God was laughing at us... thinking "there I just answered their prayer and they have got to go and get another confirmation."  Thankfully the Lord made us with a sense of humor, so I know He has one. 

We then had some issues with insurance, which caused us to have to postpone our first appointment until we could get things figured out.  I found myself stressing about this and really in a not so good kind of place.  Just before Thanksgiving, I decided that we had to simply give it to the Lord.  He quickly revealed steps to take after the holiday and before we knew it we had our first appointment.  Now waiting.  The appointment was so far out, that I was having a hard time dealing with all the sickness and all I wanted to do was see that precious baby.  I thought about Mary.  How difficult it must have been to know that as a virgin, she was pregnant with a child.  And not just any child, but the Son of God.  I know for myself, I usually do not start showing until week 16-18 (except this time around), so can you imagine having to rely completely and whole-heartily on the voice of God and believe with confidence that you are indeed pregnant??  I mean she didn't even have a mirror to compare her belly from day to day... such faith. 

Then came the ultrasound...  It was funny how Wade and I did not need any direction in seeing what all of the "parts" were of the baby.  I guess after 3 times, it begins to be natural.  Let's just pray that the delivery works out the same. 

So that is the NEW news in the life of the Nagy's.  I am going to try and write more, but until some of the fatigue wears off, I am going to say that if I get the bed made, it's been a good day.  Until then, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  By the way... I plan to look over my last year resolutions.  I may have to squeeze some in before the ball drops.  How about you?

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By the way... I had promised a few of you readers that my lovely husband Wade, was going to share a really awesome story with you about the Miracles of God.  Just one of the many miracles.

But getting my husband to sit down and write a blog is even more challenging than getting a pregnant wife to cook dinner.

So hopefully soon... you will hear this amazing story.

This is a birthday present to Jesus. 

She cracks me up.

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Our 2011 Christmas Card

I hope everyone has a JOYOUS Christmas season and a very happy New Year!

Love,
The Nagy Family

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