Birth control will help the economy??

PELOSI: Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children's health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of those - one of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFU_jE9WasM&eurl=http://mommylife.net/archives/2009/01/pelosi_more_bir.html&feature=player_embedded

All I can say is wow! I know several families, mine included, that would never trade their children to be better off financially. There is no amount of money that can be put on the fact that I have Chloe in my life. I think of friends who have made huge sacrifices to have their kids. I am personally thankful for the sacrifice they made because their children hold a special place in my heart. Funny that another country in a financial crisis is encouraging employers to let their people go home early so they can multiply!!(http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/canon.babies/index.html)

God is Good

Yesterday was a stinky day, but God is good. Lots of thing made yesterday just a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. This morning in the shower as I was reviewing why I was still holding on to that day, and God reminded me that for Him the sins that I committed were forgotten because I asked for His forgiveness. I just had to give the same thing to myself. It was done and I needed to move on. One thing that I thought about in the process of dealing through what happened was what if today wasn't any better? What if I had another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? After debating playing hookie and just staying home with Chloe, I decided to face whatever was in store for me today. "This is the day the lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

I know it's only 10:30, but this is a good day and even though yesterday wasn't fun it was a good day because I have so much to be thankful for. I have a God who loves me even when I don't deserve His love. I have a husband who supports and encourages me, and the smartest most beautiful little girl ever. I have awesome friends. I have a job to go to in a failing economy. The list is too long. God is good!

Random Thoughts

So, I have been accused by someone (my husband) of ignoring my blog. Really there hasn't been much to share, so instead of boring my readers with things like what I fixed for dinner last night (amazing scalloped potatoes and ham), I have opted to just remain silent. I decided today I would just fill you in on some random things going on in our lives. Sorry if these just bore you, but they are big things in our house:)

We will be potty training this weekend. I am super excited. Phil not so much. We (I) have opted to try the straight to big girl panties method. So this weekend Chloe will be living in rubber pants while we embark on a great adventure. She has been very interested in the potty for a while, so I know she is ready, it will just be challenging.

On a side note, our friends Jenny and Trevor are adopting! We are so excited for them. They are doing a foster to adopt. Phil and I have discussed this type of adoption before, so Jenny and Trevor's experience has opened up this conversation again in our house. While we don't know what God's plans for us are in this department, we are excited about the possibilities. Please pray that God's plan will become clear. While we know it will be a couple of years before we start to seriously explore this possibility, we are planners and like to know what to expect in the future. Also pray for Jenny and Trevor. They are house hunting and dealing with job issues for Trevor on top of all of this. They have a little boy Noah who will be going through lots of changes this year. Pray that he adjusts well.