A Little Goes a Long Way

This whole experience has been more than anything...us seeing such an outpour of support from our friends, family and neighbors (even people we don't know too well). Just wanted to share a few things.




I have this cute little neighbor who came over to talk to us the other day when we were doing some porch sitting. When she realized I'm on bedrest, she made it her mission to bring me lunch everyday. Her and her husband are retired so they are home every day. It is the cutest thing. I mean it's a great lunch everyday...she comes at 12 on the dot with my little paper bag filled with great things like above...bagel pizza, salad, dressing and cherries. Everyday she tells me what is on the menu for the next day and gives me a choice of my side and fruit :)
It's the cutest thing and I've really enjoyed getting to know her and her husband. I hope this is only the beginning of a friendship with them.

So I asked Justin to get me some kind of candy when he went to Walmart to pick up a few things. He got this honkin bag of assorted candy! I was like geez babe...
But hey...go big or go home (as one of my friends always says).
My mom and some other friends have been sending me neat little care packages. It's the highlight of my day and always have fun things in there. This package is from my mom with some food things and a book to read. I've been getting all kinds of cards in the mail with encouraging words in them. Then my sweet friend Leslie sent me a gift card to Barnes & Noble! I was pumped b/c it's always fun to get something new to read and fyi...it's cheaper to order online anyway from B&N, which works for a girl on bedrest :)
Haha..this is another one of my retired neighbors across the street. The other lady who brings me lunch was out of town this past Monday so she recruited this lady...Ms. Amanda to take over that day. She insisted on bringing me Milo's hamburger and vanilla shake and she came over to eat with me. Then she insisted on driving me to the doctor later that afternoon. So sweet!

So these are just a few examples of the love that has been shown during my time off...we feel so blessed to have such a great support system. Not to mention we have been getting dinner delivered 3 nights a week. I can't begin to tell yall how helpful that has been! I know there are many people who have things so much worse and are even more restricted than I am or for much longer time periods. Justin and I are truly grateful for the situation we are in, there are many things to be thankful for...but it still doesn't make it easy. We are determined to do what's best for this baby, but there are times it gets lonely and boring. I try to stay positive and not worry about what is to come. There are still so many unknowns...just try to just stay focused on the task at hand and hold tight to the promises that the Lord is so much bigger than us and is in control. He has a much greater plan and purpose for all of this.