running home to meet You

this really spoke to me today.
talk about confessions of a wayward heart.
but Jesus keeps bringing us back to Himself. He'll always be home.

Runnin' Home
mercy triumphs over judgement.
and grace covers shame.
in a moment i won't mean this,
but right now i can say
that i'm desperate for You
in the absence of proof.
yes, i'm desperate for You
to change my heart.

Your kindness leads me to repentance.
Your favor lasts forever.
at times i'll trade Your nearness
for a little bag of silver,
but i'm desperate for You.
there's nothing else i can do.
yeah i'm desperate for You
to be my home.

you say Your strength is made perfect in weakness
so i'm runnin home to meet You.
you say that Your love can pierce any darkness
so i'm running home to meet You.
runnin' home to meet You.
runnin' home to meet You.

home.
home again.
it's so nice to be, so nice to be
home.
home again.
it's so nice to be, so nice to be
home.

Listen to "Runnin' Home".
This takes you to the website that has the song. it's on the right side..."Runnin' Home".

Drum Roll Please...

Graduation!
Yep! We did it! I graduated Friday, August 11th from Texas A&M!

(and I continue the awful habit of being unable to keep my eyes opened in a photo)

Yea for baby showers!
My three sisters and three of my wonderful friends recently threw a baby shower for us in Houston! Here are some shots of the fun day!

The Lovely Hostesses: Lindsee, Joanna, Jenny, Sally, Kaye, Mary, & Amy

Yep, it's the Achgill girls...(left to right) Amy, Mary, Kaye, & Sally!
Can you find the non-prego sister in this picture!?!

Look at these skinny girls!!


My Dad gave Jon an AWESOME and VERY practical gift for his journey into fatherhood!
Check out his spray guard!

More pictures to come! Sorry for the delay! I know these are WEEKS out of date!!

Take a good, long look at him...

Laying in bed this morning, having one of my many middle of the night thinking sessions (and I DO consider 6am as "middle of the night"), I was overwhelmed with thankfulness for Godly men...namely my husband, Jon.

We are so blessed (you know who you are).

The world lures our men with fortune, seduction, and sports. And yet, by the grace of God, these men stand strong at our side...loving us deeply and laying down their lives.

I really am so thankful.

And I know it's only Jesus that can take two sin-ridden people and turn them to love, sacrifice, and deny themselves for the sake of one another and the Kingdom.

Single Ladies: Don't even think about it. The sin of settling is dangerous and bears life-long consequences. It's not worth it. It will NEVER be worth it. Turn and RUN.

There's nothing like watching him love me.

The love of my godly man is priceless to me. Thank you Jesus.

Weight Gain - The Daddy Version

I just thought I'd let you all in on how much weight Jon has gained during this pregnancy.

Um.

That would be NONE. Sick isn't it? He's still the hottie I married...muscles and all.

Although I hear that around 30 they start to gain it...at least we've got 8 more years. But for some reason, with Jon, I doubt it'll happen. I hope our kids get his skinny genes. :0)

Speaking of weight gain...

Jon hates shopping. The only thing he enjoys doing while shopping is finding every possible way to make me and others around us laugh. Here is one of his many attempts:


Maybe he was just trying to make me feel better. :0)

Campaign Squeeze

My sister Amy is in Brazil. She returns August 29th at 5am.

Baby Estes MUST wait until she arrives to show his lovely face to the world.

So we're starting a campaign to keep this baby in me until she returns. Campaign Squeeze (short for Campaign Squeeze Your Legs Together) will raise funds for...well, something important that we can't think of right now.

Please make checks payable to "Campaign Squeeze".

Campaign Squeeze
P.O. Box "Coolest Campaign EVER"
College Station, TX 77845

To donate any other cool items like Orchids or Tennis Balls, just leave those on our porch...and hopefully our neighbors (eh-hem) won't steal them.

Oh, and just to show you how cool my sister Amy is, here's a shot of Jon in the cool Footed Sleeper she gave him two Christmases ago. He still cherishes it (as you can tell).


I know you're all jealous. You didn't think they made these in adult sizes DID you? Be friends with Amy and you just might get one for Christmas too!!

Florida Recap (um, I procrastinated on this too)

So I know you've all been DYING to see pics of our FL trip. I guess that's why the phone has just been ringing off the hook.

I hope it was worth the wait.


Yes, this is Butch (our pastor) and Connor (his son).


Meet Jalie's super cute moose (also seen below). It also had a super cute name, but I can't remember it...sad day for a prego brain.


And a beautiful flower that grows right in my sister's front yard.


And one of my favorites, a pic with our wonderful friend Lauri Nevius! Taking this picture was a nightmare...I just couldn't manage to keep my eyes open for a picture. As you can see here, I barely managed to in this one!

New Bible Reading Plan Available

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Procrastination at it's Finest

Anyone who knows me would tell you that I don't procrastinate. Especially not on important things.

Ha.

We've been married since January 1, 2005. It is currently August 15, 2006. We have a baby coming any time in the next month.

And I still haven't ordered my wedding album.

Procrastination? Na.

However, now that I've been threatened, I'm on it. I'll let you know when the job is complete.

Note to Self

Pregnancy Note to Self:

When you already feel as big as a whale and are in fact as swollen as one, spare yourself the disapointment of trying to try on new shoes. At Ross the other day with my sister I spotted some cute shoes and (with no intention of buying them) decided to slip them on. However...the slipping was not so slippery. My foot caught in the entry right below my toes. How sad. Thankfully about the time when you get so, so swollen that you can stand the sight of your lower extremities, the end is near.

Which brings me to my next point.

Baby Estes is DROPPING!! He is, in fact, moving toward the light! Rejoice! The end really is near! Or, as some would say, the beginning is near!