Baby V. is a ....

We found out the gender of this sweet little one inside my belly the Friday before Christmas.  It was such a sweet gift and the suspense and surprise was just perfect.  We had an appointment Friday afternoon and decided not to find out in the room with the ultrasound tech. We had her write it down on an envelope and give it to us to open when we were alone. After the ultrasound, I took the tightly sealed envelope in my purse, went and got my hair done, then met Brian at home.  All the while, he was texting me like mad because he had gone back to work and simply couldn't wait to find out!  He asked if I had opened it already..oddly, I was more OK with waiting than he was.  Our plan was to go to dinner and open it together then.  Well, I made it home and upstairs to change and that was basically it.  We both really wanted to know.  right now.

We opened the envelope and discovered that Baby V. is a...

GIRL!

Oh, we're so over the moon excited.  We honestly were indifferent whether we had boy or girl, but now that we know the gender it all just feels so much more real and wonderful.

Ah, Shucks

Well its kind of a downer when you go and announce you're coming back to the blog-world then spend another 3 months doing just the opposite!  I realized its truly been too long when I just started typing in "www.vee..." and it didn't even appear in my history that I haven't cleared out in months.  Sad indeed.  But, hey, we all get fresh, clean starts right?

There's truly so much that I've missed sharing with this little space on the internet, and I think I'm finally at a place where I may be able to let my grip on things loosen and just be open.  Anyways, I don't think God calls us to be silent, or to hold things so closely to ourselves that we aren't letting others in (well I let most "in real life" friends in, but you know what I mean).  Last year was a rocky year for this little family.  It had some of the highest highs and the lowest lows I've ever experienced in just 12 months.  You know what's amazing? It all turned out for the good.  One of my biggest fears was lived for 7 months (still deciding if I'll elaborate more on this in the coming months), but also one of my biggest dreams was realized.  

Would you like to hear about that big ol' dream?  Many of you have already seen the photo below that we shared on Facebook, but for those that haven't, here you go!

This is me with our little babe at 18 weeks.  That's 5 weeks ago.  Oh boy do I have so many things to share with you in the coming days.. baby V's gender, our nursery plans and progression, dreams we have for this little one and so much more. While I'll try not to bombard with too much BABY(!), I have to warn, it might come on strong. At first.  Then, I'll back off :)  Please forgive me in advance, but we're SO EXCITED!  

I'm back!

Guess what? I'm coming out of hiding.  Well, I haven't really been "hiding" for the past few months, but I've definitely been avoiding this really public place/life called blogging. Its been a roller coaster of a year, but all in all, I can confidently say God is good and I love the journey He's taking us on.  I hope to pop back in within the next day or so to share more, but for now I just hope you are having a marvelous day.  I hope that you know that if you're going through something tough, that everything really is going to be OK.  That we have a big God that has our backs.  All. the. time.

Trust

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There's some big things happening at the Veeck household friends (no we're not pregnant!).  But, we are trusting God for some things in our future that are out of our control. But, you know what?  I have no fear.  Simply trust.  Trust that the word he's given us is sound and comes from the goodness of who He is.  And I trust Brian, the one who has been a rock through these past few months while we've been in a season of change.  

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7

More for your *almost* Friday

I've stumbled upon an artist, Marc Johns, and I'm happy I did.  Bet you will be too!

Thursdays

Need a way to taper off any grouchiness or stress?  Look below.  These are dogs.  And it makes me laugh and realize how life really can't be all serious all the time.  Sometimes I need to lighten up and humor is just the thing to trigger it :-)

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p.s would you?  

No Words

It has been too long... I miss this little space.

Do you ever have a day (or weeks/months) where you just have no words?  There's so many thoughts and emotions all wrapped up that it's hard to articulate?  These past few months, I've been blessed greatly.  But, it's also not been without trial.  I hope to share more soon ( I really do! ) but for now, I'll leave with some pictures.  Because honestly, I have no more words.