Some may think that this is petty, why should I rejoice so much in a material object? Well, until you are in this situation you may not fully understand. (or maybe I'm just too carnal) The Lord has seen fit to bless us with the money to fix our minivan and it is back in our driveway now!! I'm so glad after all this time to finally have a vehicle that fits our family (for now)! When the transmission died we had no money to fix it and did not forsee having any in the near future either. So the van just sat in our driveway for quite awhile. But through our loving family, we recieved enough gifts for Christmas that it added up to almost what we needed to fix the van!!

I have alot of vehicle related things to praise the Lord for lately. Not only did He allow us to get our van back, He also protected me and the children from a bad accident. I was driving my husband's station wagon when the brakes completely went out. By the grace of God it did not happen when I was going down our hill or in the midst of traffic. I was able to turn off to a side road and allow it to coast until I was able to put it in park. So we are down to one car again. But I am perfectly pleased!! The lord blessed us with our van and with safety, what more can I ask for?

I also have to praise Him for our littlest blessing growing inside of me. I went to see the midwife yesterday and heard the heartbeat loud and clear. It was like hearing beautiful music. My baby is healthy and safe and I praise my God!! I will be 24 weeks tommorrow, so the baby is a little over a pound and about 8-10 inches crown to rump. Only 16 more weeks to go until we see this new part of our family face to face!!!

We certainly do have so much to praise the Lord for!!