National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Posted by: sarahhweber on: October 15, 2008
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Today (October 15) is the National Day of Remembrance for pregnancy and infant loss. This includes all babies who have died because of miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or any other infant death. Thank you, Angie, for the reminder.
In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day grieving parents all across this nation light a candle at 7 p.m. in their respective time zones to create a wave of light around the world in memory of babies lost to pregnancy and infant loss.I found this rather profound and will be participating myself.
If you have lost a baby (whether by miscarriage or infant death), I want to pray for you. The prayers and support of my family and friends has truly brought me through the grief and the pain. And in turn, I hope this will allow me the opportunity to “pay it forward”. If you have lost a child due to miscarriage or infant death, will you please leave a comment on this post. Whatever information you want to leave is fine, from the detailed to the not so detailed. I just want to know how to pray for you. Also with the hopes that my blog readers would in turn also pray for you.
And to get the ball rolling…. My name is Sarah Weber and I have had 4 miscarriages (all from 4-10 weeks) in the last two years. My husband and I did not name our children as all were surprises :). Despite that, I know that all of my children are huddled at my Father’s feet. We are trusting that the Lord has children for us that will be born into this world for us to love and care for, and are confident that we will meet our other children one day in Heaven.
I will thank you for your willingness to share your pain. It is my hope that you will feel the peace of the Lord overflow your soul as people commit to praying for you. Know that you will daily be in my prayers and thoughts. May the Lord bless you and keep you, may his face turn to you and bring you peace.
Last Minute Pics
Posted by: sarahhweber on: October 13, 2008
I have been so so so busy with work lately, so I apologize for the sporadic blogging. I am starting to get really excited and really nervous! Our final walk-thru of the house (prior to closing next Friday) is this Thursday. Yes, 3 days away! I know that I will have a million pictures to show after Thursday but here are a couple extra of the last minute touches to the outside of our house.
“I am grateful for the lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and floors that need waxing because it means I have a home.” ~Author Unknown
“May the Lord bless all who enter here.”
“Bread - So you never go hungry.
Wine - So your life is always sweet.
Salt - So there is always spice in your life.
And a Candle - So you always have light” From Hal’s favorite movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life”.
We’re getting close, very close. It’ll be nice to have a house to make a home in and some roots to grow deep.
Absent But Not Far
Posted by: sarahhweber on: October 9, 2008
Sorry I’ve been so absent on the blog this week. It’s been a tough week, but the Lord is sustaining me and bringing me hope. Just keep praying.
Here’s some updates:
- Hal and I are having a much needed Date Night tomorrow night. We’ll be going to “Date Night” at Dream Dinners and after that who knows.
- On Oct. 16 at 2:30 pm, Hal & I will have our Homeowner’s Orientation for our NEW HOME!!! According to our builder, they are on punch-out work now and will have it all complete by the end of the week. We are now so close to having the house move-in-ready that I am starting to get really nervous. The orientation is for the builder, our realtors, and Hal & I to go through the entire house and make sure that everything is as it ought to be. This will give them a week to fix anything prior to closing.
- Our closing will be on October 24 at 2:00 pm. We’re still praying that we will have all the funds we need to close on our home and not default on the contract. This is truly scary, except that we totally believe that the Lord has been part of this process since the beginning so we know He will have everything work out.
- I am in frantic mode for work stuff at this point. We’re less than a month away from CFA’s Charity Softball Tournament and I am scrambling to get more teams registered to play! Obviously the more teams the more fun this thing is going to be. We shot video for our TV commercials to air on WMBF News (Channel 10 on cable in M.B.). Yours truly is going to be a star! As they were filming they decided they wanted to do some video of me and Brian’s son (playing a caseworker and foster kid), so now I am going to be in this commercial. EEK!
- We’ll be inviting our families to join us for a Housewarming Weekend November 21-23. Hopefully we’ll have all the major stuff in place by then that weekend (AKA: a refrigerator, blinds, lighting/ceiling fan in the living room, and maybe some paint). After the family weekend we’ll be ready to have friends visit.
Hal and I are in for a busy couple of weeks. Please pray for the things above. Thanks, my friends.
While I’m Waiting
Posted by: sarahhweber on: October 5, 2008
As some of you have recently found out Hal and I miscarried again. It’s been excecptionally frustrating and painful. I have definitely been taking it harder this time around and I have found myself having a harder time with trusting the Lord in this area of my life. Although deep in my spirit I am still in love with the Lord and know that He is still the same yesterday-today-forever, I feel disappointed by Him. I feel let down. It’s been harder to find my feet on solid ground again. The Lord, in his faithfulness, has continued to woo me back into communion with him (for which I am thankful) and has humbled me yet again. I was asking Him to simply remind me that there is a purpose He has in this and that He will remain steadfastly beside me as I walk out this journey. And He did, through a song heard in a movie. This song was played in the middle of the movie “Fireproof” that Hal and I saw on Thursday night. It moved me to tears and I felt that all familiar stirring in my soul to listen up and take in what the Lord had for me in that moment. I wanted to share the lyrics to that song with you. This is “While I’m Waiting” by John Waller. It’s on his CD “The Blessing”.
Beyond reading the lyrics you will definitely want to listen…just click the link below.
I’m waiting
I’m waiting on you, Lord
And I am hopeful
I’m waiting on you, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait.
I WILL MOVE AHEAD, BOLD AND CONFIDENT. TAKING EVERY STEP IN OBEDIENCE. WHILE I’M WAITING, I WILL SERVE YOU. WHILE I’M WAITING, I WILL WORSHIP. WHILE I’M WAITING, I WILL NOT FAINT. I’LL BE RUNNING THE RACE, EVEN WHILE I WAIT.
I’m waiting
I’m waiting on you, Lord.l
And I am peaceful
I’m waiting on you, Lord.
Though it’s not easy
But faithfully, I will wait.
Yes, I will wait.
I WILL SERVE YOU WHILE I’M WAITING, I WILL WORSHIP WHILE I’M WAITING, I WILL SERVE YOU WHILE I’M WAITING, I WILL WORSHIP WHILE I’M WAITING,I WILL SERVE YOU WHILE I’M WAITING, I WILL WORSHIP WHILE I’M WAITING ON YOU LORD.
Needless to say, the lyrics to this song almost literally brought me to my knees and have provided me with the ever important reminder that my God is greater than my pain and my sorrow, my fears and my doubts, even my joys and delights. That even in the midst of my pain it should be and is my honor to worship Him, despite how I may feel. That through the shared honesty with the Lord of where I am and how I feel that an exchange will take place and He will meet me in the trenches. I love that about Him. If you don’t know the freedom that comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ please ask me. Blessings to you tonight.
Fireproof
Posted by: sarahhweber on: October 1, 2008
I know I said I wouldn’t be posting until after the weekend, but I just had to! Hal and I had another great date night tonight. We ate leftovers from last night since we’re going out of town and needed to save some money for that. We ended up going to see the movie, Fireproof. We loved it!
I really enjoyed the fact that they took a good hard look at some pretty typical, hard core issues that unfortunately occur more often in marriages than I wish. Issues like addictions, porn, lust, the desire to “cheat”. I was really impressed at how they showed that the root of these issues comes out of a heart that is not in tune with the Lord. For people like me who have a relationship with the Lord, it served as a fantastic reminder that He must be at the center f all our relationships. Without Him we are destined to fail. I appreciated how they gave some practical ideas as to how we can begin to mend and strengthen our marriages. If you haven’t gone to see this movie yet I definitely recommend it. It’s only playing in select theaters so be sure to check your local theater to see if they are playing the movie.
This movie definitely helped to affirm in my heart what a fantastic husband I have. He daily strives to pursue me and love me and respect me. He puts me first, second only behind his relationship with God. I truly have a wonderful husband that I am so thankful for. And although we have certainly had our share of our low points and “in bad times”, “in sickness”, and “for poorer”, we have always managed to work our way out together. Love you, Hal.
And for more info on the movie you can go check out their website, HERE.
To Home We Will Go
Posted by: sarahhweber on: September 29, 2008
Hal and I decided that since this week is Fall Bike Week here in Myrtle Beach that we would be heading out of town for the weekend. No offense to those of you who participate, but my ears can’t handle it and neither can my patience. Most locals avoid the main roads into the beach if at all possible during these weeks, so we figured we could top that by simply leaving for a few days. 
After Hal and I finish up work on Friday we’ll be heading to Greenville. We’ll be staying with Hal’s parents, visiting with mine on Saturday, going to CRCC on Sunday morning, visiting with Hal’s family on Sunday…along with baby showers and visiting with friends. :) There’s no such thing as relaxing weekends when you’re visiting for only 2 days. But I can say that we are certainly both really excited to head home.
Long story short I won’t likely be blogging this week, so check back with me on Monday for new updates and pics from the weekend. :) Talk to ya later…
Updated Pics of House
Posted by: sarahhweber on: September 27, 2008
I hope all of you enjoyed my previous “Orphan Annie” post! :) If you haven’t checked it out you really ought to scroll down and check it out, you’ll get a kick out of it! Anyway, so today Hal and I headed over to our house to see what all has been done and we were thrilled at all the changes. This will be another picture heavy post…
Here we are posing in front of our fireplace
Here is what our countertops look like. We love them!!
The kitchen. Hal is measuring for a refrigerator which we were able to pick out today. We won’t purchase until closing.
View from the kitchen into the living room.
View into the Master Bath. Our toilet will be behind the wall…I find that amusing for some reason. We’re going to paint this bathroom Valspar’s “Prairie Brush”. It’s this really pretty moss green. Very earthy.
The Master Bath shower and garden tub combo. Hal is happy because he gets the shower, and I’m happy because I FINALLY have a tub I can soak in.
This is a view of the Master bedroom. We’re painting the walls Valspar’s Sage Bud, it’s a very calm sea-blue color. In the tray ceiling at the top of the pic we are painting it American Tradition’s Tropical Bay which is a darker slate blue. It should be a really pretty contrast.
View of the foyer, we have that beautiful new tile in the foyer and they have most of our chandelier up.
View from the foyer into the rest of the house.
This is our great fireplace (isn’t the marble pretty), the big hole is for a TV armoir (which we don’t own ), any ideas on what to do with the cutout on the left of the pic? We will also be painting the living room and thru to the foyer Valspar’s “Shoreline” which is a light golden-yellow. It’ll be a nice neutral to draw all the rooms together.
Here’s a better look at our kitchen cabinets and countertops.
As it stands now it looks like they have to install the screen on the porch, add the outlet covers, install the hardware on the doors, connect the garage door opener to the door, paint the front door, install the dishwasher, microwave and oven/stove. I am sure there are other small things like touching up paint, etc. We are getting so excited! The countdown is on until October 24 for closing!
Little Orphan Annie
Posted by: sarahhweber on: September 27, 2008
So the other day I decided that I wanted to curl my hair. The natural curl that I have goes completely limp here in the humidity of Myrtle Beach. A friend told me that she sometimes uses rags as rollers and that I ought to try it. Last night I cut up some strips of an old unused sheet, got my hair wet and began winding my hair around the sheets. Here’s what I looked like after I finished:
This morning I was very excited about how my hair would turn out. Well, have you ever heard the term “Lil Orphan Annie”? That’s how I felt when I saw this. I basically just laughed my head off and yelled at Hal to come see. It was really a great start to my morning.
Needless to say I am not keeping it like this. Eek, what a mess, but funny. :) Here’s my temporary solution until the house gets cleaned and I can take a shower.
Thought you’d get a good laugh at my expense. Have a great day everyone.
Quick House Post
Posted by: sarahhweber on: September 25, 2008
I’ve been on a blogging roll lately! Just wanted to report some exciting news on our house…the final paperwork for the lender has been approved this morning!!! Talk about a huge weight off my shoulders. We had to have all our paperwork in, our paystubs copied and faxed, proof of insurance, etc. done by September 30 so that we can close on October 24. Beyond receiving confirmation of the completion of our paperwork we also received our official closing letter. The ball is rolling and we’re getting so close to the end! I am so anxious and excited now. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us during this process.
Waiting Patiently
Posted by: sarahhweber on: September 24, 2008
- In: God Moments| Life
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Psalm 40: 1-3, “I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.”
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the Psalms lately, and have really been meditating on this verse. I think often in life we forget that God wants to be intimately involved in our lives. I think we get so wrapped up in the business of life that we forget that we are often called to stop and wait. To stop spinning our wheels and using up all our reserves and getting no where. Sometimes we forget that these valleys and mountains and struggles we face are only part of the tapestry the Lord is making of our lives. I had forgotten lately that my God is a compassionate God that willingly shows grace and mercy to his children when we are willing to wait patiently for him. That He longs to provide his strength and solidarity to those of us who seek it. It bugs me to realize how often I reject his offerings to me. I feel as though I can handle things in my own strength and by my own power, and yet when I fail I wonder where God was in all that. Or I find myself in a place where I don’t want to burden Him with my issues. How stupid is that?! It’s insane how we humans manage to bungle up that which should be simple. I mean seriously, did He not prove over and over in Scripture how much He loves us completely, how much He desires relationship with us and without conditions.
So I’m now returning back to a position of waiting for the Lord. Waiting on Him to direct my life and my path, waiting for the desires of my heart. I believe that He is greater and bigger than all my fears and concerns. Do you?
