Leaving Tomorrow

I am totally unprepared for this trip! Not to mention Mr. A's family arriving late this afternoon! Well, actually I am way more prepared than I was at 8am this morning...as I have finished cleaning the guest bathroom (and our other two, just for good measure), vacuumed, and folded the rest of the laundry. I really should try to mow the yard today, but I'm not sure I'll get to it with oil change, grocery store, swiff.ering, and making up their beds still staring at me! Lest you think Mr. A makes me do all the work, his job is to vacuum the pool and put the sun blanket on after he gets home from work today! That is not a small task! Plus, I do get a nice sense of satisfaction while/after cleaning- I love the way our house smells after I'm done!

I am really looking forward to the time off, though. I hope for lots of quiet time and to come home feeling totally refreshed. I told my mom we're going on a vacation, and she is hilariously excited we're going before our first clo.mid cycle so we can be relaxed for the meds... because we all know being relaxed is the ticket! (I just want to add that she has been awesome about our IF, which I know must be hard after having 4 kids (plus one m/c before me) whenever she wanted. She tries so hard to not say the wrong thing, and for the most part, she does a great job!) (Also wanted to note that I know that stress does play a role in our how body chemistry changes/exists, so I guess there is some truth to the advantages of being relaxed, but of course that is such a cop-out response from those who never struggled to conceive...)

I will definitely be praying for us and all of you during my week off. Praying that God will bless us (all inclusive!) with our first child this summer. Moreover, praying that God will turn our (all inclusive!) hearts to embrace His will for us and our families. Of course Psalm 37 indicates that the Lord will grant us the desires of our hearts, but what are the desires of our hearts, and do they need any tweaking? Of course we all have a burning desire for children that has not been given to us yet. But what about the desires that have been granted? Graceful marriages, safe homes, financial security, supportive families, faithful friends, furry pals, and last but definitely not least, love and mercy of our Savior are desires of my heart that have been granted in a measure I can't fully comprehend. Thank you Lord for granting these desires of my heart, and help me to not doubt Your Word because one desire has not been granted (yet, haha). You do grant the desires of our hearts- help us to see them more clearly!

I'll try to update from the beach next week!