The Moody Family: 2010

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Children are a gift from the Lord...Psalm 127:3

To those of you who know us well, you know that we have been quite content for some time with our family. I (Kim) have been very vocal about my thoughts that two kids was plenty for me. Josh has also enjoyed the increasing ease of our growing children (at least they can now feed themselves)! But we know that sometimes God's plans differ from ours. So when I approached Josh before Thanksgiving with a sense from the Lord, we couldn't just dismiss it. I sensed that God wanted to give us another child, as a gift. The sense was that God wanted us to trust him and to know him in a deeper way through this child. After we got over the initial "are you crazy?" reaction, we spent a month praying and seeking God's will about this matter. We both came to the conclusion that it was only our selfish desires (such as the desire for 8 hours of sleep!) that would keep us from trusting Him in this direction.

So our wonderful big news is that we are pregnant again! It has been exciting trusting God with this decision - and honestly, a bit scary, too. I know that many people have 3 kids and more, but I just never thought I would be one of them. So we would appreciate your prayers during these next seven months. Our due date is November 15.

Laura Jane has already put in her request for a sister. She said she doesn't want two brothers. Jeremiah was more concerned with his Easter candy than the baby when we told him.

We are grateful that as we continue to journey forward, we are not alone. We cherish your friendships. If you are considering a trip to the New York area this summer, we'd love to see you!

In Christ,

The Moodys

Saturday, February 20, 2010

February Fun!

Thanks to Daddy, Kim received a wonderful surprise gift on Valentine's Day - A new FLIP Video Camcorder. So now videos are even easier to post for you friends and family that live far away! We have a couple of Jeremiah dancing and being excited about his new underwear. (We haven't started potty training yet, but he is excited!) You will find some pictures of our beautiful children below, too. (I was on my friends' blog - the Millers - and realized that I am not very good at formatting our blogs and making them look nice. I apologize! Hopefully, I can get better and in the meantime, I hope our content makes up for the lack of aesthetics!) We are so grateful for you - our family and friends!