Reading about Solomon...

This morning I was reading in I Kings 9- talking about when the Lord appeard to Solomon for a second time... I was just thinking and wondering why doesn't the Lord appear to anyone today? Or does he and it is in a different way then he did back in the times of the Old Testament? Or is our faith so weak and our sin so much that the Lord no longer appears to us. And by reading that he appeared to Solomon, I wonder was it visual or did he appear in the same place and Solomon could just hear him speak? Maybe it was through the Holy Spirit. Anyway.. it just got me thinking about our "lack of faith" as a human race. I know there are times where I absolutely know that something is from the Lord- take for instance just little things (money being tight and praying about it and getting a check in the mail at just the right time, or my baby.... I have no ability to even think about the process of my son forming from something that is not even visible to the naked eye and now there is a perfectly formed little person growing in me. I personally can't understand the process and not think it is from the Lord). I don't know why the Lord doesn't visibly or audibly appear to people today, but I know there is a reason and I am sure our faith and belief systems (or lack there of) have something to do with it. I just got thinking about it this morning when I was reading about Solomon.

Well I have to say I love my schedule this semester. I have a lot of time on my hands, which is good for me being in my 3rd trimester. I am getting a lot done right now. It has allowed me to take on the wedding invitations and programs for a girls wedding in December, I have also been able to start working on ideas for invitations for my cousins wedding next August. I just love doing invitations and using my creativity to design what people want for their special day. Now that I am having a baby I have started to create baby anouncements or shower invitations. I have created my own anouncements already I just need to know all the details for it. I also went out and found exactly what I want to create a baby book for the baby. I made a list of all the pages and things I wanted to include in it. This way I can be creative and make the baby book my creation and look the way I want it to look. I am excited to get started on it. Another project I have been working on was to go through all my recipes that are written on loose paper or whatever and I have now put them all on the computer and printed them out on recipe cards, so I can put them in one book and know exactly where they are. Anyway my schedule has allowed me to just have a lot of free time to work on the projects I have not had time for. One other thing I really missed when I would spend every night studying or in school work was just reading a novel. Brad would laugh at me because he would have finished a book and I was only on the second chapter because I would read a page and fall asleep. And the thing I have enjoyed the most is getting to spend time with my mom. We go out to lunch or she will help me find things for the house or whatever. It has just been fun to spend time with her. Anyway all that to say I am completely enjoying my time.

Well as of tomorrow Brad and I will finally be homeowners!!! Everything has finally worked out and we close on our house tomorrow. I can't tell you (actually anyone who has bought a house knows) how stressful buying a house is. At first it was all going so smooth and perfect (in July) but then ended up dragging out until now. I am sure I will write this weekend about the experience and try and include some other pictures once we go over to the house. I can finally get the baby's room started!! I am so excited! Well I guess I better get my day started... I bought a pregnancy work out video called "fit mama" that I wanted to give a try... (this is what I do when Brad is at work). Ha ha.