Debates

I've really enjoyed listening to the Republican debates this primary season. It has been fascinating to hear what each candidate's views are and to weigh them with my own beliefs. I'm not going to do a political commentary here because I don't think anyone probably cares what my views are, but I did think I would post a link to the most recent debate in case anyone was interested in hearing the candidates views.

I do think that this is an important election with the state of our economy & the state of our country, so it is good to be educated :)

22 Weeks!

22 weeks! Only (only?) 18 more left to go! Anniston has moved higher up in my belly in the past few days, & she is starting to zap all of my energy away again too. She is wiggling around a lot too!

This week, I started contacting child care places. It looks like my mom-in-law may be able to watch her 2 days a week, so we are exploring both full and part-time options. It is so hard! There are two people I'm talking to about watching her that may be interested and we have a full time application in at Faith Infant Care (they are full right now though and only do full-time). I also just put in a request for information for the county child care center right next to my work. The secular environment is not preferred, but the location is awesome!

And Baby Makes Three!

Well... It looks like it is about time that I start blogging again. For real this time. Our life is about to undergo so many big changes, and it seems appropriate to write the memories down that I will actually remember them. Plus- I've noticed that I've been using Facebook more like a blog and that is probably irritating to my Facebook friends :)

So the first big change? I'm pretty sure everyone in the world already knows, but Nick and I are expecting baby Lees- due May 29th. On Wednesday, we actually found out that baby Lees is actually a baby girl, & we announce that her name is going to be Anniston Gray.

We are overwhelmingly excited & eager as for this journey we embark on as we become parents. We also know that there is so much we don't know and so much we will be learning in the process. We look forward to knowing God more intimately through this journey we are embarking on with Anniston. We have actually already learned so much about our relationship to God as our father as we have began reading books about being a mommy & daddy.

On top of spiritual learning and growth, there is just a lot of 'stuff' we need to get in order. Just to name a few:

• Sign up for childbirth/newborn care classes
• Clean out the garage so that we can put stuff from the current office in there
• Clean out the office so we can change into the nursery
• Assemble the crib
• Acquire items necessary for Anniston's survival & daily needs
• Figure out childcare more concretely
• Figure out my maternity leave
• Etc etc etc

On top of baby things, we are also seeking God's face in his plan for our future, Nick is planning another ministry trip to England in March, & we are actively involved with Faith's college ministry. Life is good and busy! I'm going to update this blog as I get time with progress, growth, God things, & probably baby bump pictures!

Farewell for now! I'm excited to start blogging again.

Lees in England in Pictures

In a few short words... we LOVED England. The people... the ministry... the Franklins.

I owe a long post about it, but maybe my sweet hubby will provide a blog post about it. I'll ask before doing one :)

Here are just a few of the pictures from our trip:

Lees in England According to Facebook

In no particular order...