HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

May you feel the Lord's loving kindness take you into this new year and propel you forward by His pure Word. Here's hoping I will be a little better at updating our blogs and website. Appreciate you checking in and reading the updates. GOD BLESS YOU.

MERRY HAPPY

We decided to name him SHILOH ETHAN (for those of you who were waiting in suspense).

It's that time again...

Time to admit that I haven't had time to update my blogs or website, and that I haven't really been journaling more than a sentence at a time when I finally get around to it. Blink your eyes and a day, week, month has passed...and now 2013 is already behind us. How gracious and kind of you not to notice I'm slacking.

Here we come JESUS --- HOPE FULL--- Dylan and I, baby and all, casting our cares on you and trusting in you for what comes next. Learning a lot along the way. Letting go of this place. Reaching for you and wanting you to be our All in all. Help us to be HOLY devoted to You.

We appreciate all the folks that call themselves our friends who have been so generous in blessing us with stuff for baby. Overwhelmed and Amazed at the love of God that is poured out through you. We are very thankful for each of you and we truly appreciate all that you bestowed upon us. Lord willing, you received some note of thanks in the mail or otherwise.

While I'm confessing my faults, might as well admit that I have not yet sent out my wedding "THANK YOU" cards to anyone either. (My excuse is passing through a season of grief from my Mom passing a few weeks before the wedding). I am very hopeful one of these days soon you will be before our 3 year Anniversary. *so if you prayed for us, wanted to be there, sent us a card, or were actually able to come* Thank You so much for loving us and caring enough to pray us through so much.

THANKFULLY HAPPY GIVING

I live with THANKFULLY HAPPY GIVING. I am married to him. A dear man of the kindest sort, preferring others first, thinking always of the good of others and the heart of God towards all. Setting his own interest and needs aside to give of himself and make himself available and mindful of others needs and concerns. Genuinely sincerely hoping and praying and paying attention in many of the areas others do not deem important enough to involve themselves, and often neglect because in the end it will not benefit their own self in the least. I am so utterly thankful for my Husband. Dylan has served me far beyond anyone I could have possibly hired to help me these last few months. Where did he learn how to love? I know the answer to that...JESUS. Perfect lover, faithful friend, Redeeming Love, Prince of Peace.

Shiloh is now seven weeks old. Adorable as he can be. Growing in every way. We are packing up and heading out to Savannah, Ga for a week. Our first little road trip with baby. Should be fun! Very excited to see my older sister that I have not seen in almost a year, along with her sweet little blessings (my nieces and nephew). Oh how I've missed them.

My computer does not function anymore, so that is why updates from me are so sparse these days. My apologies. I do what I can when I can nowadays as far as communications are concerned.

THREE WEEKS OLD ALREADY

Shiloh Caspari was born Sept 29th 2013 5:04am  8lbs 8oz . We are still deciding on his middle name. Here's a few pictures til we post other updates. I will eventually post the birth story once I have time to sit down and write it. Let's just say it was long and the prayers of the Saints and the mercy of God was more than enough to carry us through.

Thanks to everyone who has prayed for us and sent us packages and brought us meals and has shown such love for our family. We love you.

JESUS KEEPS COMING THROUGH

Wow the days pass by so fast...we are one week away from the due date. Appreciate all the prayers and intercession for our upcoming reception of our first little one.

So far, have everything we could need and still more coming...

Staying at Dylan's parent's house for now, awaiting the plans the Lord has for us.

We will be posting pictures as soon as we have them. Thanks again for showing us with love and support in this new season and chapter of our lives. Love and miss you all so much.

ANOTHER MONTH HAS PASSED

Left for a few days the first week in August to get dropped off in Knoxville, TN. Michele and I had a pretty good trip there and then she continued on. I spent a few days with my friend Ann and her son Will and their friend Keiji and met their friends Patricia and Frank. It was a restful blessed few days at her house. She gave me a few Chiropractic adjustments as a baby shower gift. Very relieving.

Then I took a bus from Knoxville to Nashville where my friends the Weiberts picked me up and took me to Evansville, Indiana for a few days stay. Overwhelming me with baby clothes and cloth diapers they had collected for me and other things Angie has made.

Spent time with my little Mama friend, Carmen. She is so motherly to me, it amazes me. I love her so much. I am exceedingly thankful for our friendship and close heart connection.

Had an awesome AWESOME visit with my friends Bart and Jeff and Kara! The pure goodness of the Lord moves me to tears and overflowing joy every time. I love them so much.

Enjoyed the road trip and time spend with the Weibert's as always and were blessed to have the time with them that i had. They drove me to St Louis to meet up with Dylan...where we took the moX shuttle back to Columbia.

I am about to be 35 weeks on Sunday... and getting my mind set on what is coming down the road and trying to focus more on what is right in front of me and not be so scattered. Thank you Lord that you are my Abundant Peace.

31 WEEKS

Only a few more weeks to go before we meet the baby. Walking, reading, sitting at Cooper Landing with Dylan, watching the sun go down on the water. 

BABY NOBLE

So we went to Foley Alabama and saw our five nephews there. My beautiful Sister Melanie had her fifth little one JAMES NOBLE CARVER. It was good to spend a week with them. Enjoyed time at the farm in Lillian, Alabama with Leon and Pauline Liechty as well. We sure have missed them. It was So good to be home.

Highlight for me was getting to see my brother Michael. I've missed him so much and my heart was filled to overflowing to see his face and hear his heart. I love him and the journey of his heart and mind is so genuine and unique. The Lord has been faithful to father him all the days.

23 WEEKS ALONG

I have said multiple times I will try to do better at keeping up with this blog. Here's my attempt at keeping you all posted.

At this time I am preparing to go see my sister Melanie who will be giving birth at any moment to her #5 child, they are pretty certain it is a HE. I am very excited to see my other nephews when I come, and very very joyful to meet my new nephew.

Meanwhile, Dylan and I are finding stuff to do in Columbia. Still attempting to visit with family members we haven't seen in a while. We have yet to make any huge public announcements that I am 23 weeks along with our first child. We are not wanting to know the sex of the baby until our precious one is born. Yes, we are both so blessed that the Lord has entrusted us with this little one. wow... it's been an amazing few months of adjusting our minds to the realization of what is born out of living life and loving one another. It's fun to be getting a promotion at the same time. Our names are about to change from Dylan and Marcie to Dad and Mom. The Lord is gracious indeed. His timing is perfect. His ways far past our comprehension. We are about to understand His love in ways we never could have before.

I miss my other nieces and nephews, Kinsley, Reagan, Noah, Audrey, Jackson, and Cole. Hoping we'll see them somehow over the next few weeks over the summer.

COLUMBIA, MO

So we have been here for a few weeks so far, visiting with friends and family. Started job training for 'direct care giver' for some guys with behavioral issues. Learning a lot through the process. Realizing what we are and are not capable of.  Aside from the pending job, I have been working a few days a week helping out in an office setting, assisting an HR person who is very delightful to work with.

TAKING THE CAR APART

Work needs to be done on the car, Dylan's the man to do it!

COUNT DOWN BEGINS

7 days until we leave. Getting the car worked on today. Saying goodbye to a few more friends. Plenty to do. Little time. Pray for us. New Address to reach us:  404 Stalcup Street   Columbia, MO 65203   Our cell phone will begin working again on the 17th. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER MICHELE!

Happy Birthday Michele! The Lord's priceless treasure to our family. I love you so much. Praying that you are overwhelmed by God's great goodness in your life today. I miss you and can't wait to hug you soon.

SO THREE WEEKS AND THEN...

Hopefully hitting the road and heading back to Missouri. Need to have our car looked at. Been having some problems with the transmission.

Gonna start packing and getting ready to leave this place. Getting rid of stuff we don't need. Trying to find owners for some pieces of art. Start gathering together some tupperware bins and getting what we need to take with us in a pile.

Dylan has back to back homework, finals coming up, and plenty to keep him busy until the day we leave. 

GOD'S TIME

I've always been thankful for change. Even if in some way I am unsure or not really knowing what to think...eventually I see things differently and have an increasing hope and great expectation. God's time is perfect. It is a divine interruption of our plans and agendas. It is an opportunity to grasp and take hold of a love that we have never known before.

This month is full of change. No longer working the cleaning job I was. Now I get to clean my own house and do my dishes, and do what needs to get done. I'm going to aim for some more letter writing and getting in touch with those that I have not been so good at keeping in touch with. Hopefully going to make some calls and speak to some people I've been missing...

Hoping to be working from home, or finding a temporary office job, or sell more art --- to keep busy and be saving for summer travels back home.

We're expecting God's time and personal promise to hold us in a season of change and new decision making and it is for sure finding us depending on His strength like we never imagined possible. 

PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR

I guess my prayer would be that I would be slow to speak, slow to get upset, and quick to listen, really listen. That my heart would be so earnestly seeking the Lord that my words and my actions would be reflecting salty light. That my prayer life would more than barely exist, but be richly cultivated and nourished and be lifting others up. The other things that I would ask for would gradually either disappear or come into place, as I cling to the Word of God.