Catch up

Well, Josh and I have been very busy! I've been wanting to update, but didn't want to do it without pictures, so that's the reason for the delay.

WE GOT OUR CRIB!! My mom bought our crib a few weeks ago and we picked up it from Walmart once it came in. Mom was spending some time with us that week, so she and I put it together. We only needed a little help from Josh. It is so pretty. The night we put it together mom and I went to Phantom of the Opera. It was really good! When we left, the nursery still had computer equipment and books and stuff of Josh's in it as well as the wrong dresser. The crib was in the middle of the room. When we got home Josh had moved the dresser in and all the other stuff out. The crib was against the wall and he had "decorated" as well! He put little stuffed animals and pictures everywhere. It was so sweet! He's such an amazing husband and daddy already! Having a room for the baby is making it even more real! I've only got 12 weeks left! The time is flying by! The bedding is white with a pale blue (it has a mint green tint too) and khaki. We plan on painting the walls a khaki to match. NO, we don't know if Thumper is a boy or girl, but we'll add splashes of pink later if we want for a girl!

Last week my uncle, David, came up from Texas. We headed to the beach to spend time with Ricky and Blake. It was so much fun! We hung out on the beach and by the pool. It was so relaxing! None of us wanted it to end! Hopefully this will be a tradition. It was nice hanging out with my uncle and family. We don't normally have as much quality time when my uncle is around and we all enjoyed it! He treated us to dinner and everything!

This week we are going to go to Kernersville and geting some maternity pictures taken! I'm so excited! One of Josh's childhood friends, TJ, is going to take them! He's so creative, I can't wait to see what he comes up with! I hope we can visit with Memaw and other family while we are in town too!

There is Not Enough

All is pretty well in the Robertson household...not much news. It is taking me longer to get caught up on things since I returned from Liberia than I had planned. Being away for three weeks got me really behind on a lot of things. After spending the first two weeks getting caught up on projects I had left in limbo, I have spent the past four weeks not working, just trying to get paperwork and other things taken care of. Not the best thing, since I should be out producing some income!

There were a lot of people who made my trip to Liberia possible (financial sponsors) who have been eager to hear about the trip, so we have been hosting guests at our home to see photos and hear all about the amazing trip. I've even been able to share photos and videos with Prosperity Park Dentistry and Lowes Home Improvement, both who helped by contributing supplies for some of the projects in Liberia.

Now that I'm back in the States, life as usual has begun to take over. It's the curse of living in the one of the busiest countries in America. It seems that we "busy" ourselves with so much stuff that we leave little time for friends, family, and those who do without on a regular basis, whether it is 10 miles down the street, or 10,000 miles away.

I continue to remind myself of the excerpt from the book, "Irresistible Revolution" about God "making a huge mistake". It reads,

I'm convinced that God did not mess up and make too many people and not enough stuff. Poverty was created not by God but by you and me, because we have not learned to love our neighbors as ourselves. Gandhi put it well when he said, "There is enough for everyone's need, but there is not enough for everyone's greed."

I hope this except challenges you in daily life as much as it challenges me.

There is also a quote from the new NOOMA video Corner by Rob Bell, who states,

...but this is ultimately about the far larger truth that if we each don't find some suffering and do something about it, we may become miserable. Our achievement, our education, our wealth, our time and our money; they'll turn on us if we don't spread them around. We leave a corner because in helping save someone else from suffering, we may in the process find ourselves being saved, from indifference, from the inertia of inaction, from taking what we have for granted.

You can watch the entire video here: http://bit.ly/NoomaVideo (thank you Compassion International)
I highly recommend it. The ending has a little surprise.

I conclude with the words of Mother Teresa who said to Shane Claiborne (and to us all), "Find your Calcutta".

Blessings,
josh




PS - If you have visited this blog before, and remember seeing some posts that are no longer posted here, do not be alarmed...we have removed about 10 blog posts because we felt like they could be misinterpreted, and we didn't want to convey anything that was not factual or could offend anyone.