So nice to finally have a truly relaxing day. I think this must be the first one I've had in months and months! Since I can never manage to sleep in on a Saturday, I woke up a little early and just chilled in the living room and watched the morning news until Sweet Man got up too. He has a book he has to read for school, so I turned the T.V. off and played on the internet for a while. Then at 10 we headed out the door to get pedicures. :)
Yep, Man got his first pedicure today and he really liked it! If only they didn't cost so much we'd probably go more often. My friend and co-worker gave me a gift certificate to a mani-pedi spa so I could be pampered, and it was much appreciated!! I've been wanting him to get one for a long time now, so I insisted he go with me. It was fun watching him get his hot rock massage pedicure (and watching the lady try to get the calluses off his feet!).
After that, we stopped by mom and dad's for a little bit and then headed home. Other than the pedicures and a rented movie at home, I've done absolutely nothing, and I like it!! Too bad there are 2 laundry baskets full of dirty clothes hollering at me. :( Think I may take a nap now.
~Lisa
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
30 Weeks
Today I feel as though I have reached a milestone. I am 30 weeks pregnant. That means I am 3/4 of the way there, with only 10 more weeks to go. Of course, there is no way of knowing when Sweet Baby A will choose to make her appearance into this world! All I hope and pray for is that when she does choose to be born that she will be strong and healthy, and will go easy on mommy here! :)
So for the past 30 weeks, A's daddy and I have prayed, hoped, and dreamed about what is to come for us. I know we will continue to pray, hope, and dream about what type of person she will turn out to be, what kind of choices she will make, and what kind of impact she will have on others until we draw our last breaths. The responsibility we now have of nurturing and mentoring a young precious soul is so very overwhelming at times. Even with that overwhelming feeling, I take comfort in knowing that our Lord will help us to raise her in a way that He desires as long as we continue to desire and strive to do His will. Many wonderful Christian parents have raised their children in the Lord and their children have turned out to be great workers in the Kingdom. I am so blessed to have been a product of strong Christian parents and am thankful to have my mom as an example of what I hope to be as a mother!
Approximately 10 weeks left to prepare myself for this awesome job I have to do! 10 weeks to pray. 10 weeks to dream. 10 weeks to reflect. 10 weeks to love. 10 weeks until we begin a lifetime of the same.
~Lisa
So for the past 30 weeks, A's daddy and I have prayed, hoped, and dreamed about what is to come for us. I know we will continue to pray, hope, and dream about what type of person she will turn out to be, what kind of choices she will make, and what kind of impact she will have on others until we draw our last breaths. The responsibility we now have of nurturing and mentoring a young precious soul is so very overwhelming at times. Even with that overwhelming feeling, I take comfort in knowing that our Lord will help us to raise her in a way that He desires as long as we continue to desire and strive to do His will. Many wonderful Christian parents have raised their children in the Lord and their children have turned out to be great workers in the Kingdom. I am so blessed to have been a product of strong Christian parents and am thankful to have my mom as an example of what I hope to be as a mother!
Approximately 10 weeks left to prepare myself for this awesome job I have to do! 10 weeks to pray. 10 weeks to dream. 10 weeks to reflect. 10 weeks to love. 10 weeks until we begin a lifetime of the same.
~Lisa
Thursday, May 20, 2010
A Life Cut Short
This past Sunday Husband and I drove out to Palestine, TX so he could preach for the Crockett Road congregation. On our way there we noticed a very interesting statue in a cemetery and decided to stop and look at it on our way home. While walking around and looking at different headstones we noticed one of a young girl who died on her 21st birthday. Yes, this is just an assumption on my part, but it occurred to me that she most likely died while out "celebrating" her 21st birthday. How sad! How sad to have your life cut so short!
So let us just run with this for a minute, let's say she was out drinking alcohol to celebrate reaching the "legal" age... I wonder, how many people were affected by the loss of this young lady? I wonder if they had it all to do over again, how many of them would discourage her from drinking? Would they still have taken her out to party? Would they still have bought her that first drink? If her parents had realized years prior the very real possibility that their daughter could die from a drunk driving accident, do you think they would have taught her about the dangers of alcohol consumption? Do you think they would have encouraged her to just stay away from it? Told her the evils of it? Informed her of all the pain it could cause?
This is just one example of many of how alcohol can ruin someone's life. We all have either experienced or know someone who has experienced the heartache and pain that alcohol can bring. Yet we still try to justify it. We say it is harmless fun. It helps us relax. It helps us forget. It... It... It...
This is what has been on my mind since reading that poor girl's headstone. It wasn't harmless fun, it very much was anything but harmless fun.
~Lisa
So let us just run with this for a minute, let's say she was out drinking alcohol to celebrate reaching the "legal" age... I wonder, how many people were affected by the loss of this young lady? I wonder if they had it all to do over again, how many of them would discourage her from drinking? Would they still have taken her out to party? Would they still have bought her that first drink? If her parents had realized years prior the very real possibility that their daughter could die from a drunk driving accident, do you think they would have taught her about the dangers of alcohol consumption? Do you think they would have encouraged her to just stay away from it? Told her the evils of it? Informed her of all the pain it could cause?
This is just one example of many of how alcohol can ruin someone's life. We all have either experienced or know someone who has experienced the heartache and pain that alcohol can bring. Yet we still try to justify it. We say it is harmless fun. It helps us relax. It helps us forget. It... It... It...
This is what has been on my mind since reading that poor girl's headstone. It wasn't harmless fun, it very much was anything but harmless fun.
~Lisa
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Becoming a Hendrix
I have always thought about blogging but never really figured anyone would read it. Now I realize that may be a good thing. ;) So here we go with my first ever blog post....
I should start by introducing myself. My name is Lisa Hendrix and I have been married to the sweet J.J. Hendrix for almost 11 months (in 2 more days). You may be wondering (doubtful, but who knows?) how this whole 'becoming a Hendrix' thing started. It all started in the summer of 2008. J.J. had recently started going to school with my brother at the Brown Trail School of Preaching. For some strange reason that he'll have to tell, he decided he wanted to get to know me without ever even meeting me. (this makes me smile) So on Sunday, August 3, 2008 he sends me a request to be friends on Facebook. I had heard about him and thought he sounded interesting, so I accepted and sent him a message the next morning. For the next 2 days we messaged each other constantly through FB and then on that Tuesday he called me, we went out to lunch on Wednesday, the circus on Friday, and have never been apart since. It didn't take long at all to realize that we were falling for each other! Over the next few months we met each other's families, fell more in love with each other, and in November he popped the question. I officially became a Hendrix on June 20, 2009.
Now this all happened very fast, even in our eyes, but it just seemed (and still does) right. It is amazing how God provides. I will continue to thank our Father for bringing J.J. into my life and for allowing us to become husband and wife. Not to outdo ourselves or anything, but a few months after getting married we decided that if God wanted us to be parents that we were ready. And it wasn't but a couple weeks later that I took my first at-home pregnancy test and just stood there saying "No Way!" about a million times. J.J. asks, "what does it say?", I respond "no way!", he asks, "so how do you feel about it?", I respond, "no way!". This continued on for about 10 minutes. So here we are, married for 11 months and expecting our first child on August 3, 2010. What is truly amazing about it, to us at least, is our baby girl is due 2 years to the day from the day J.J. and I were "friended" on FB. :) Yes, we're sappy like that.
~Lisa
I should start by introducing myself. My name is Lisa Hendrix and I have been married to the sweet J.J. Hendrix for almost 11 months (in 2 more days). You may be wondering (doubtful, but who knows?) how this whole 'becoming a Hendrix' thing started. It all started in the summer of 2008. J.J. had recently started going to school with my brother at the Brown Trail School of Preaching. For some strange reason that he'll have to tell, he decided he wanted to get to know me without ever even meeting me. (this makes me smile) So on Sunday, August 3, 2008 he sends me a request to be friends on Facebook. I had heard about him and thought he sounded interesting, so I accepted and sent him a message the next morning. For the next 2 days we messaged each other constantly through FB and then on that Tuesday he called me, we went out to lunch on Wednesday, the circus on Friday, and have never been apart since. It didn't take long at all to realize that we were falling for each other! Over the next few months we met each other's families, fell more in love with each other, and in November he popped the question. I officially became a Hendrix on June 20, 2009.
Now this all happened very fast, even in our eyes, but it just seemed (and still does) right. It is amazing how God provides. I will continue to thank our Father for bringing J.J. into my life and for allowing us to become husband and wife. Not to outdo ourselves or anything, but a few months after getting married we decided that if God wanted us to be parents that we were ready. And it wasn't but a couple weeks later that I took my first at-home pregnancy test and just stood there saying "No Way!" about a million times. J.J. asks, "what does it say?", I respond "no way!", he asks, "so how do you feel about it?", I respond, "no way!". This continued on for about 10 minutes. So here we are, married for 11 months and expecting our first child on August 3, 2010. What is truly amazing about it, to us at least, is our baby girl is due 2 years to the day from the day J.J. and I were "friended" on FB. :) Yes, we're sappy like that.
~Lisa
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