Slack city

I am such a slacker! I often think of things to blog about and then never have the time to do it. So, I'm sitting at the hospital on call, with nothing profound to say to save my life, but I decided I simply Must Blog.

Things are going well here, just incredibly busy. Annabel is changing so much each day. She is reaching for things and cooing. I thought- Oh 3, no 4 months is the BEST, now she's almost 5 months and I think No, this is the best! Really, each day gets better and better. My heart is so full of love and happiness when I see or think of her that I think it is going to explode. Being away from her for days at a time at work is very hard.

The Lord continues to bless and challenge me here in Spartanburg. As I have blogged about before, I often look ahead to the M-word and cringe. My lack of faith disgusts me sometimes. Then, I remember God's faithfulness and I rest in it.

The other day, I had a moment of doubt and fear while driving. My radio is broken in my car... it will randomly work for a few minutes a day, but mostly is "dead." During this moment, my radio was working and a song came on by Chris Tomlin called "I will Follow." Part of it says:

Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow you
Who you love, I'll love
How you serve I'll serve
If this life I lose, I will follow you
I will follow you

Follow Him we are doing, all the way to Memphis!

In other exciting news, we took a family trip to Miami to see the Va. Tech/Miami game. Annabel slept on the plane and smiled at everyone in Miami. She did NOT like when Wes dipped her little tushy in the ocean. Mommy quickly came to the rescue. Miami is a beautiful city but there is a lot of emphasis on wealth and beauty. I tasted fried plantains for the first time-- Yummy!! We are so thankful that Nana and Pops invited us along on this fun trip! Go Hokies!

Also, since I have last written, Wes' great grandmother passed away at the age of 102. Sweet Mama Sadie never got to meet Annabel, her great great granddaughter, but she had been saying for quite a while that she was ready for the Lord to take her home. She blessed so many people and was a wonderful person.

Finally, my husband GRADUATED on Monday. He is officially a doctor (of physical therapy). I'm so excited for him. He has worked so hard and is an excellent physical therapist! Thank you Lord for helping Wes find a field he loves doing and is great at! He will take his boards in January then start working! I'm just glad we'll be living off more than love in a couple months!

Merry Christmas from the Laniers to all my beautiful friends and blog readers! I hope to hear from you soon!