March 24, 2013
Hobbit Date
Last night, Jeff surprised me with a Hobbit date! When I came home from the library I found the couch had been removed to make way for a picnic on the floor. Jeff made a fruit salad, roasted potatoes (the kind that you never want to stop eating because they taste so good), a green salad, and bread/cheese/salami sandwiches (my favorite), all of which we chowed down on while we watched the Hobbit. It was so much fun to cuddle on the living room floor among pillows and blankets while watching a movie. Of course we had to take a couple of breaks to take care of Andelyn, but we still had a fun and romantic time together. The best part was the element of surprise. I even knew that he was planning something special for our date that night, but his creativity impressed me nonetheless! I wish I would have taken pictures.With this darling baby girl and a spontaneous husband I'll have to keep my camera close by from now on!
February 08, 2013
Andelyn Dior Beck
She's here!!! And what a journey it has been to get her here!
Our sweet baby girl was born at 31 weeks, about 2 months early, because I developed something called severe preeclampsia. After being in the hospital for a time, I started to get worse, and it was decided that I needed to be induced into labor early before I developed eclampsia. I was induced Thursday night, labored most of Friday, and delivered Saturday, January 26th, at 7:07 am.
Andelyn was born at 3 lbs 14 oz and 17 1/2" long. Just a tiny thing - you could hold her in one hand!
Because she was born prematurely, Andelyn was in the NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit) for a little more than a month. Fortunately, she never had any serious concerns!
Jeff and I were finally able to bring her home last Monday (March 4th). She is such a good baby! She has a very mild disposition. Jeff and I have only heard her cry a handful of times: at birth, during an eye exam, and when she got a shot - but never at home. I'm hoping that it's a habit she'll keep. She is quite an impressive grunter though!
What a joy it is to have our little family together at last! We are a very blessed, very happy, if not a little sleep deprived, family.
Welcome to the world, Andelyn! You are very loved.
Our sweet baby girl was born at 31 weeks, about 2 months early, because I developed something called severe preeclampsia. After being in the hospital for a time, I started to get worse, and it was decided that I needed to be induced into labor early before I developed eclampsia. I was induced Thursday night, labored most of Friday, and delivered Saturday, January 26th, at 7:07 am.
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| Taken right after she was born, in her isolette. |
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| My first time holding her, a few days after she was born. |
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| A life changing moment. |
Jeff and I were finally able to bring her home last Monday (March 4th). She is such a good baby! She has a very mild disposition. Jeff and I have only heard her cry a handful of times: at birth, during an eye exam, and when she got a shot - but never at home. I'm hoping that it's a habit she'll keep. She is quite an impressive grunter though!
What a joy it is to have our little family together at last! We are a very blessed, very happy, if not a little sleep deprived, family.
Welcome to the world, Andelyn! You are very loved.
June 21, 2012
Abraham & Isaac, the rest of the story?
Yesterday, in my Biblical Hebrew class, we discussed the theory that Abraham actually did kill Isaac in Genesis 22. While pondering this theory I found this article and wrote a response to it:
I just went over this chapter in my Biblical Hebrew class in the last two months. My teacher mentioned this theory in our class yesterday, while emphasizing that he was not preaching doctrine, and the more I think about it the more I think it makes sense. Consider afterwards how Abraham leaves the mountain without Isaac, and how Abraham goes directly to Beersheba, not back to Horeb, where his wife is. In fact, his wife dies before he returns to Horeb. Why? In class we joked about how Sarah would kill Abraham if she learned that he had killed their precious son. Perhaps that isn’t completely off. Maybe Abraham didn’t return because he couldn’t bring himself to face her. Now, if Isaac was killed then he must have been raised from the dead, because we know his story later in the scriptures. I believe the strongest evidence that I know of for this is Hebrews 11:17 and 19. This story may be one of those plain and simple truths that was corrupted and lost to us. If this theory were true though, how do you think members of the Church – or anyone for that matter – would handle God commanding a father to sacrifice his son? If this theory is true, then I suggest that it requires a more spiritually mature perspective, of which many of us do not yet have. Our Heavenly Father feeds our spirits line upon line and precept upon precept, baby steps, so that we can fully digest truth and prepare ourselves for greater understanding. For this reason I believe that the full truth of this story is yet to be made known to us.
I just went over this chapter in my Biblical Hebrew class in the last two months. My teacher mentioned this theory in our class yesterday, while emphasizing that he was not preaching doctrine, and the more I think about it the more I think it makes sense. Consider afterwards how Abraham leaves the mountain without Isaac, and how Abraham goes directly to Beersheba, not back to Horeb, where his wife is. In fact, his wife dies before he returns to Horeb. Why? In class we joked about how Sarah would kill Abraham if she learned that he had killed their precious son. Perhaps that isn’t completely off. Maybe Abraham didn’t return because he couldn’t bring himself to face her. Now, if Isaac was killed then he must have been raised from the dead, because we know his story later in the scriptures. I believe the strongest evidence that I know of for this is Hebrews 11:17 and 19. This story may be one of those plain and simple truths that was corrupted and lost to us. If this theory were true though, how do you think members of the Church – or anyone for that matter – would handle God commanding a father to sacrifice his son? If this theory is true, then I suggest that it requires a more spiritually mature perspective, of which many of us do not yet have. Our Heavenly Father feeds our spirits line upon line and precept upon precept, baby steps, so that we can fully digest truth and prepare ourselves for greater understanding. For this reason I believe that the full truth of this story is yet to be made known to us.
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