A shower of many blessings!

This past Saturday, my mother and father-in-law masterfully organized and planned a sweet baby shower!  I was so blessed from many women from our church (women I don't even know that well yet)!  My mentor from college, Meredith Irving, even drove down from Cedarville with her two girls.  We had a great time!!!

Grandma Renner knitted a small blanket for baby and a big blanket for me!  They were beautiful!  We feel so blessed by all the provisions God has given for Baby Lyons.  Even today we received in the mail another blessing which was a reminder to us of God's provision!  Through these past few months we have seen the Lord provide, be our strength in weakness and provide our "daily bread."  Truly!!!  We have been blessed by the saints near and far who have given of themselves and their resources to bless us!

This past Sunday, Michael also taught Sunday School and did an excellent job at explaining the background of the Beatitudes- "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."  Michael challenged us that only when we are truly broken before God with no resources to give- only then can we truly depend and treasure Christ and focus on the Kingdom of heaven and not of this earth!  One gentleman in the class asked how can we truly live these Beatitudes- when are we totally dependent on Christ?  Michael challenged us that only by focusing on Christ are we changed!  We change by beholding Him!  At the end of the class, I was in tears thinking about Christ and what it means to be solely dependent on Him!  I am always amazed at how much God teaches me through my husband!!!

This weekend- we are headed for a little getaway to where else- our own city- mainly because we can't stray too far from the hospital but we are looking forward to getting away from the business and even baby things and focusing on Christ and spending some good quality "us" time before Baby Lyons comes.  I sure hope he doesn't want to come this weekend.  We are grateful for this gift of time together!

Some pics from the shower!!!