an explanation.

i have a good reason for being so quiet over here.

meet baby schlax. coming sometime around (& hopefully not much later than) february 16, 2013.

it's been a difficult few months. i had a pretty bad case of morning all-the-time sickness, and didn't see much besides the couch most days. and i seriously had no words, so i pretty much just pretended this blog didn't exist. sorry about that.

but yesterday, i hit twelve weeks. and for the past few days, i've been feeling pretty good. for this, i am so thankful.

well, really, i'm thankful for the sickness and what it means for the baby. it's been reassuring to have such a strong sign that things are going well. but in the midst of it, i found it extremely hard to hold fast to joy consistently. i definitely found myself feeling pretty ungrateful in the midst of such a huge blessing to us. so i spent a good bit of my time feeling discouraged. and nauseous, of course.

but now, i can see fruit. through my weakness & struggle, i find myself filled with a little more joy & contentment in my circumstances, no matter what they might be. i feel like my perspective on life is becoming a little less selfish. and with that, i'm encouraged.

once again, i'm so thankful for grace. for unending grace, despite how easily i forget how incredibly blessed i really am.

oh, we are so excited.

love.