A week ago today I gave birth to my third child. For the first time ever I journaled just before being induced. Here is my journal entry:

This is the first time I’ve ever journaled or written anything down just before giving birth. With my oldest, I was young and scared only 23 and had no clue what awaited me. It proved to be 2 long days in a hospital bed before giving birth to my firstborn, a rambunctious little one.

With my baby girl, I was so excited and anxious to see her I had planned out everything in detail for her, clothes, nursery theme, none of which I thought much about with my son.

With Brady, whose mere existence caught me by surprise I feel so different. Anxious yet in a new way, I’m more prepared more aware and therefore more reflective and introspective. This is after all in my plans the last time I’ll ever experience this. I do not plan to birth anymore children. After all this one took me by surprise. I believe that God has something planned, bigger than my plans for this child, because it was HIS plan. And, his plan are always greater than ours.

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I have so much to say I honestly don’t know where to begin. I’m sure this little update on my family will turn into a series of blog posts since I tend to be long winded.  I am amazed at how I feel today. First day home alone with a new baby, a 16 month old and a 4 year old nad I’m actually not freaking out, I have had a shower and the kids have been bathed, I have actually checked email, eaten and am now blogging, but the best part….. I squeezed into my favorite pre-pregnancy Old Navy Flirt jeans!!! I am rockin’ , but no seriously I am blessed. I fully expected to be a blithering bundle of nerves hiding under the bed by the time my husband arrived here at 4:30 pm today, however it is 2pm and I am sooooo happy and feeling soooo blessed.

Readers of my blog, let me tell you what I am attributing this to.  The power of prayer.  It’s funny, the other morning, in fact the first morning I woke up in  my own bed after spending days at the hospital God put a quote in my mind.  Where else would it have come from? I’ve never read this anywhere that I recall, though for the purpose of not plagarizing I won’t say it is 100% original.  But the quote was

“I do not believe in the power of despair, but I do believe in the power of prayer.”

I didnt’ know at the time what that meant or why I had just all of a sudden had it put into  my mind, but now I do.  God put it there and I prayed that I’d be able to handle all this.  Now, sitting here I feel as though I can. I know I can because PRAYER WORKS and even if I’m the only one praying for me, which I know isnt’ the case, I will NOT despair.

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Brady Cade born Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 9:24 am.  He weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz.  is 20.5 inches long.  Mom and baby are doing well.  Enjoy these shots.

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I think my online friends and followers know me pretty well, but tonight I was putting a few things in perspective and thought I’d blog about it. So here goes:

My #1 passion is ministry and telling others about Jesus. I do this through my ministry to girls and their moms, Beauty by Design Ministries. It’s my first priority after my husband and family.

Next, I am a writer and I have a writing business though I am moving into just “managing this” with a team of talented writers. This is exciting to me. I am looking for an intern currently. Find out more info on my website.

One of my many online hobbies and loves is Wordpress, a blogging platform that I use for ALL of my websites. I do Wordpress installs, tweaking and help for those who want to begin a website, blog or swap to a more user friendly option with tons of cool features.

Finally, I am also a mom blogger, I LOVE blogging and you can read about my everyday life as a WAHM at Life from my Laptop.com and read reviews I do of cool products and services at my review blog. You may even have something you want reviewed. Don’t hesitate to submit it.

I think that pretty much covers “the online me”, which by the way is the same me that is “offline” but most people in my everyday life have no idea how much I juggle.

Of course the above listed things ONLY include what I do online. They don’t take into account what I do offline, parenting, housekeeping, being a friend, being a wife, being a daughter, so much more but hey it’d take all night to cover all that.

By the way, I may not be around for a few days, baby #3 was due today but hasn’t made his arrival and I’m hoping to be induced tomorrow! Doctor’s Appt. at 10 am.

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