I have a problem

Under normal circumstances, I would not be classified as someone with a sweet tooth or chocoholic. I'd rather sit with a bowl of salty chips and french onion dip any day. This pregnancy, however, has brought out this bizarre drive for sweets that I have NO CONTROL over. I have heard others talk about this, but just never got it. Until now. For whatever reason, the 3 o'clock hour is the magical time when my hormones take over and demand sweets.

My sweet of choice: Häagen-Daz's Baileys Irish Cream Ice Cream. OHMYWORD. I remembered the first time I tried it... in college my student union sold it and I would use it as a reward after several hours of focused studying. Have you had it?

A confession: A few days ago I had a moment of desperation. All sweets were GONE from the house. I searched high and low. Then, I realized I had to get creative. I took a couple of spoonfuls of brown sugar, a smidgen of butter and melted them together. Then, I dipped my son's graham crackers in the toffee-like mixture. IT WAS SO GOOD. I don't even want to fathom the amount of sugar that was subjected myself & daughter. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.

[by the way, I had my glucose drink to test for gestational diabetes the other day. Yes, I fasted from sweets and carb laden foods for at least 24 hours beforehand. See, I do have some measure of self control. :) I should get the results back tomorrow... So, these new habits of mine may have to change! ]

legacy

As some of you know, I lost an old friend last week to cancer. Kristi discovered she had stage 4 cancer immediately after the birth of her 3rd son last fall. She fought hard and bravely the last several months, and now she is completely at peace at the foot of our Saviour. This news is so hard, and I join so many in their grief over her loss. Yet, even now God is using her death to draw people closer to Himself. Her life was a huge testimony to God. And this continues with her death. She leaves behind a husband of 8 years, 3 beautiful boys (ages 4, 2, & newborn), and a legacy of a life lived for Christ in every way.

You can read her obituary here - it is so touching and beautiful.

Please join me in prayer for her family and friends.

I could clean the house, but...

Lately, I have been in a reading frenzy. Maybe because my energy level is rapidly dwindling. My dad recommended a series of books by Joel Rosenberg, The Last Jihad, The Last Days, The Ezekiel Option, and next on the list is Copper Scroll. This series has been fantastic. Interestingly, he wrote The Last Jihad, a fictitious book about jihadist terrorists using airplanes to attack US targets AND about the war in Iraq, BEFORE 9/11/2001. His books are fiction, yet they use tons of biblical prophesy. I can't put them down. They have definitely made me take more interest in all news coming out of the Middle East.

I would be in the middle of the fourth book, but had to break since the latest Terri Blackstock book, Double Minds, came out last week and the library will only loan in-demand new releases for 1 week. Not that it will take me that long. :) I love her books!