I wanted to say that I am almost 23 weeks pregnant and that everything is going well with me and with the baby. Yes, we found out that we are having a girl! Her name will be Cate, since Kurt has been wanting to use that name from the beginning. He has been very patient, waiting through 2 other girls until now!

 One of the books I read recently was Think Like Jesus by George Barna. Here’s a quote that I thought summed it up nicely . . .

 "A biblical worldview is thinking like Jesus. It is a way of making our faith practical to every situation we face each day.  A biblical worldview is a way of dealing with the world such that we act like Jesus twenty-four hours a day because we think like Jesus."

And lastly, I received another book, Love in the House by Chris and Wendy Jeub, for Mother’s Day. It is written by one of the families that was shown on TLC’s recent series, Families by the Dozen. A lot of the Jeubs’ story was edited out of the TLC show, so this book helps to tell a more full version of what’s happening in their lives.

I really enjoyed the emphasis on making sure your children know that you love them and making sure you stay away from legalism. The practical advice that stuck with me the most is the idea of practicing the behaviors that we want the kids to do . . . like sitting still and quiet in church or behaving politely at the dinner table.

Overall it was a very encouraging read and I’d recommend it to any mom