Oh, Come let us Rejoice!

Hello dear friends. It has been a while since my last post... and a lot has happened. Jacob and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We spent the day with family and friends. We looked back and reflected on all of the things we have to be thankful for... and boy was there a lot. One of the things we are most thankful for this year is becoming pregnant. Jacob and I learned on October 19th that we are expecting a baby on June 29th, 2011. We are both very excited about this little miracle. I am currently 13 weeks pregnant. We will find out whether we will be blessed with a boy or a girl on Jan. 24th.
Our December has been filled with the craziness of the holidays. Work has been very busy for both of us and combined with the task of Christmas shopping and all that goes along with the holidays, we haven't had much time for much else (not to mention, I'm EXHAUSTED!).
This month we also lost someone very special to us. My grandpa, William Clarence Barbee, passed away on December 14th. His health had been declining over the past few weeks/months. He fell the weekend before and broke his hip and ended up getting pneumonia. He was 95 years old when he went home to be with the Lord. He packed a lot into those 95 years and I feel so blessed to have had him in my life for the 26 years that I did. He was a wonderful grandpa and will be greatly missed. We did get a chance to tell him that we are expecting, although, I'm not sure if he understood what we were telling him... whether he did at the time or not doesn't matter, I know now that he is watching over me and this baby. Heaven is a brighter place now that they have him as an angel.
Jacob and I are currently in Mississippi visiting his family. We arrived on Wednesday and will be leaving on Sunday morning to return home. We have really enjoyed spending time with his family. We don't get to see them often, so when we do it's a special treat.
I want to wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas! Remember... Jesus is the reason for the Season.