Answered Prayers and Baby Kicks

This week has been so full of answered prayers! First of all, while we still have a lot of support to raise, a lot has come in this week!! It's so encouraging to see the Lord's provision right before our very eyes. Secondly, I've been able to have some really good conversations with several of the girls I've been hanging out with, and I cannot wait to see the Lord's plan for them as it begins to unfold! So, please be praying for the KD and DDD girls I've been spending time with... that God would do a work in and through them to impact this campus and the world! Also, Derek is busier than ever and is seeing God do so much in the lives of the guys he's been spending time with! He has a new opportunity to do a Bible study with a couple of football players, in addition to the 2 studies he's involved with in one of the freshmen dorms. Praise the Lord! We never would have guessed a few months ago when we moved here that the Lord would allow us to see Him doing so much in such a short period of time! It is so humbling to behold! In baby news, I am now almost 28 weeks along, and our little girl seems to be doing quite well. She's definitely a kicker! Last night we were sitting on the couch and all of a sudden my whole tummy jumped... We just sat there watching her kick for about 10 minutes!! It is amazing how captivated we already are!

Baby Shower!

We had our first baby shower this Saturday in Birmingham, hosted by my sweet friends... Heather, Lucy, Michelle, Hope and Melissa! It was so fun seeing so many friends and our little Aidan is certainly going to have everything she needs!! Derek thought it was hilarious just how many things you can actually get in the color pink! I told him this is just the beginning. :-) I'm so excited to start getting the nursery put together and prepare a place for our little girl. I'm including some pics of just a few of the sweet gifts we've received.

I've been studying Joshua the past few weeks, and it has amazed me at the Lord's meticulous and specific provision for His people. This shower of gifts from our sweet friends and family have been a picture of this to me of how God is daily meeting our needs in great abundance! The Lord is rightly called Jehovah-Jireh, "the Lord will Provide."

Ski Trips and Growing Faith

This past weekend Derek headed up to Ohio on a ski trip with about 23 students and staff from UWG. Needless to say... Aidan and I didn't accompany him on the long road trip. :-) While I spent the weekend with the fam in Headland, Derek took a 1970-something 12 passenger van all the way to Ohio and back. It was a great time of building relationships with the guys he's been investing in. He did decide that skiing is definitely NOT going to be his new hobby! But after many falls and a bloody hand, my perseverent husband did graduate from "ski school" and mastered the bunny slopes! Not bad for an Alabama boy!!
The past couple of weeks has certainly been a time of the Lord stretching our faith in big ways. Our ministry support has suffered as supporters have been unable to give, and we are also trusting the Lord to bring in more support for our increased financial needs with Aidan's arrival in May. With all of this, the Lord is really drawing to my attention how small my faith is! I am seeing more and more how dependent we are on the Lord's daily mercy for our every need. This is true every day of my life, but He is using this time to draw our attention to this truth and to be so very thankful for His constant provision and care for us. We certainly have been blessed more than we could ever have asked or imagined! As the world and our own flesh seek to lure our hearts towards every comfort and trinket this world has to offer, I hope and pray that our hearts will find satisfaction in God alone and be thankful!
I hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day and a wonderful weekend!

Ministry and Make-up

We had our first campus meeting this Tuesday, also known as "The Outhouse." We had about 70 students show up! It was so exciting to see all the students we've been spending time with, as well as lots of new faces. I was able to meet some new girls at the meeting, and we're having lunch this Tuesday. I also got to meet a bunch of the guys Derek has been doing a Bible study with in one of the Freshmen dorms. One of the other highlights of the week was definitely the women's Bible study at our church. We're studying the book of Joshua, and I really enjoyed the fellowship with the other ladies in the group. I'm looking forward to getting to know them better and learning from some women that are further along than I am! On Friday, we traveled to Rome, Ga. Derek had a meeting for work, and I went to hang out with some of the other wives. We had so much fun hanging out and catching up. On a different note, I signed up to start selling Mary Kay this week. I'm looking forward to making a little extra money while working from home. :-) I suppose that's about all going on in the Dobson world this week!