Check out the latest study on chocolate and pregnancy! I was thrilled when I heard this on the radio this morning :)
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioc0zukLqOeatj7-oMX2AfHrW1Ow
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=37858
Have a great day!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The new Mariah Carey Song...LOL
So has anyone heard the new Mariah Carey Song??? It is ridiculous and really not very good when it comes to lyrics. Besides being overly sexual (like most songs now a days), she freaking sings about YouTube...LOL. The sad part is the melody is very catchy and young girls will sing the song and not even realize what it's about. BTW, does Mariah Carey realize that she is not as young as she used to be? If you haven't heard it yet, check it out. I would love to hear other people's reviews. The name of the song is "Touch My Body" and you can listen to it on YouTube.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Headed out of town!
Today the Sheffield Family of 5 are headed down to good ole' Bradenton for a weekend of fun. Our weekend events include, introducing puppy number 2 to the family, golf (for Casey), some beach time, and a baby shower. I am so excited for a little vacation and some time with my family. In fact, this might be the last time we travel down before the baby arrives in July.
We are really wanting to tell my family about the prophetic word we got about the baby being a girl, but because they barely understand what it means to serve God, we are not sure how to even explain that that God told us it was a girl. So this will be a very gender neutral shower. However, we are praying in faith now that our April 30th appt with Dr. Morales, will even further confirm what God told us so we can share the news with my family.
We hope everyone else has a fun and safe weekend!
We are really wanting to tell my family about the prophetic word we got about the baby being a girl, but because they barely understand what it means to serve God, we are not sure how to even explain that that God told us it was a girl. So this will be a very gender neutral shower. However, we are praying in faith now that our April 30th appt with Dr. Morales, will even further confirm what God told us so we can share the news with my family.
We hope everyone else has a fun and safe weekend!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Her name will be Samantha Grace!
So I have to tell you the awesome answer to prayer I got this weekend!
Knowing that we would be having Victory Weekend this weekend, I began to pray for God to do a number of things in our family. I really wanted him to help us work through any last minute issues we have, before the baby comes and stuff like that. Well one of my more specific prayers was related to the sex of the baby. I basically prayed :
"God, I am frustrated that we do not know what we are having yet, but the reality is I want you to tell me, not some ultrasound which isn't usually very clear anyways."
Since they were doing prophetic ministry on Friday night, I was hoping this would be our opportunity for God to tell us. Well the prophesies didn't really start until 9:30 and I knew we could probably only stay for an hour and the focus was on people who have never had a word before. So I decided not to worry about it. If God wanted us to know he would tell us.
Although we did not get a word on Friday night, I was encouraged to feel my baby moving more than ever before during that one hour of prophecy. I could even sense it's excitement for what God was doing for those he was ministering to. This was so encouraging, because I have been continually praying that our baby would feel God's presence even in the womb and that the baby would worship him even now. I truly feel that our child could have a prophetic gifting and a heart for worship.
Well the next morning, I ran into Susan and she told me that she had exciting news. She told me that Pastor Chuck had gotten a word for us, but we left before he could give it to us. She mentioned that it had to do with the sex of the baby, but she wanted Pastor Chuck to talk to me about it. So on Sunday morning, when I saw him, he told me that God had given him a word for our baby and that he wanted to stop us as we were leaving on friday, but he was already in the middle of a another prophecy at the time. I told him that I had heard that he had gotten a word for us and that we were very excited about it, because I had been praying that God would tell us. This is the word he got for our baby:
He said when he looked at us, God showed him a little girl who was dancing and like a root she shot into the ground. He explained that this had to do with the inheritance of the Kingdom of God here on earth. He said that this might have something to do with dance or worship, but he would need to ponder that more.
Although the prophetic word was not long, it was definitely what I had been praying for and it brought so much peace to my heart. As you can see the word very much paralleled the physical manifestation of the baby moving throughout that entire hour of ministry that we were there for. Also I have felt like were having a girl all along, but wasn't sure if that was my own preference or if God was really showing me that. Another random but crazy confirmation that related to this word, was a conversation I had Sunday morning right before I ran into Pastor Chuck. Anna Harrington was wanting to see me and her mom was telling me about how she had been asking about me because she had not seen me lately. Then randomly in the middle of our conversation, little Anna did a ballet arabesque. It was so sweet. So I asked her, "Are you taking ballet?" And she shook her head up and down with such a cute little smile. Her mom then went on to explain that she was in the Wildwood dance program and that it was so great because they don't just dance, but they teach the children how to worship God through dance. My reply to that was, "If we have a girl, I want her to dance and do that program." What seemed like a random convo at the time, turned into further confirmation that Pastor Chuck had truly heard from the Lord and when I explained to him all the confirmations I was having, it encouraged him as well.
Praise God that he speaks through us and ministers to our needs. I am so thankful, for His faithfulness to answer prayer and am so thankful for the gift of prophecy and encouragement I pray more than ever that I can grow in this gifting and that our daughter will operate in it as well.
So like the title says, " Her name will be Samantha Grace!" Samantha is a Hebrew name, meaning Listener of God. How cool is that! I liked it before I knew it's meaning. But now that I know it's meaning, I love it and know that it is the right name for our daughter.
I hope this is encouraging to you and that it builds your faith for whatever you are believing for God to do in your life. No prayer is too simple or silly for God :)
Knowing that we would be having Victory Weekend this weekend, I began to pray for God to do a number of things in our family. I really wanted him to help us work through any last minute issues we have, before the baby comes and stuff like that. Well one of my more specific prayers was related to the sex of the baby. I basically prayed :
"God, I am frustrated that we do not know what we are having yet, but the reality is I want you to tell me, not some ultrasound which isn't usually very clear anyways."
Since they were doing prophetic ministry on Friday night, I was hoping this would be our opportunity for God to tell us. Well the prophesies didn't really start until 9:30 and I knew we could probably only stay for an hour and the focus was on people who have never had a word before. So I decided not to worry about it. If God wanted us to know he would tell us.
Although we did not get a word on Friday night, I was encouraged to feel my baby moving more than ever before during that one hour of prophecy. I could even sense it's excitement for what God was doing for those he was ministering to. This was so encouraging, because I have been continually praying that our baby would feel God's presence even in the womb and that the baby would worship him even now. I truly feel that our child could have a prophetic gifting and a heart for worship.
Well the next morning, I ran into Susan and she told me that she had exciting news. She told me that Pastor Chuck had gotten a word for us, but we left before he could give it to us. She mentioned that it had to do with the sex of the baby, but she wanted Pastor Chuck to talk to me about it. So on Sunday morning, when I saw him, he told me that God had given him a word for our baby and that he wanted to stop us as we were leaving on friday, but he was already in the middle of a another prophecy at the time. I told him that I had heard that he had gotten a word for us and that we were very excited about it, because I had been praying that God would tell us. This is the word he got for our baby:
He said when he looked at us, God showed him a little girl who was dancing and like a root she shot into the ground. He explained that this had to do with the inheritance of the Kingdom of God here on earth. He said that this might have something to do with dance or worship, but he would need to ponder that more.
Although the prophetic word was not long, it was definitely what I had been praying for and it brought so much peace to my heart. As you can see the word very much paralleled the physical manifestation of the baby moving throughout that entire hour of ministry that we were there for. Also I have felt like were having a girl all along, but wasn't sure if that was my own preference or if God was really showing me that. Another random but crazy confirmation that related to this word, was a conversation I had Sunday morning right before I ran into Pastor Chuck. Anna Harrington was wanting to see me and her mom was telling me about how she had been asking about me because she had not seen me lately. Then randomly in the middle of our conversation, little Anna did a ballet arabesque. It was so sweet. So I asked her, "Are you taking ballet?" And she shook her head up and down with such a cute little smile. Her mom then went on to explain that she was in the Wildwood dance program and that it was so great because they don't just dance, but they teach the children how to worship God through dance. My reply to that was, "If we have a girl, I want her to dance and do that program." What seemed like a random convo at the time, turned into further confirmation that Pastor Chuck had truly heard from the Lord and when I explained to him all the confirmations I was having, it encouraged him as well.
Praise God that he speaks through us and ministers to our needs. I am so thankful, for His faithfulness to answer prayer and am so thankful for the gift of prophecy and encouragement I pray more than ever that I can grow in this gifting and that our daughter will operate in it as well.
So like the title says, " Her name will be Samantha Grace!" Samantha is a Hebrew name, meaning Listener of God. How cool is that! I liked it before I knew it's meaning. But now that I know it's meaning, I love it and know that it is the right name for our daughter.
I hope this is encouraging to you and that it builds your faith for whatever you are believing for God to do in your life. No prayer is too simple or silly for God :)
Thursday, April 10, 2008
What a blessing!
So just the other day I had a wonderful conversation with my sister. She has been working hard to plan my family baby shower for next weekend and it has been so much fun because my pregnancy has actually helped us grow closer in relationship. Thank God for that :) My whole life we have never really been close because we are so different, but God has used the new life growing inside of me to bring even more life to my current relationships. How cool is that?
What also blessed me so much, was when she told me the other day that she couldn't believe how well I was handling my pregnancy. I asked her what she meant by that and she basically explained that she had never seen someone handle it so gracefully and without complaint. Now being apart of a spiritual family, I get to see women everyday gracefully walk though their pregnancies and never think twice about it. But I forget that my family has not had the opportunity to see someone walk it out in the right way. So I was so blessed that my family was finally getting the opportunity to see a Godly marriage and family through Casey and I.
Also it was nice to be affirmed that I was pleasing God through my pregnancy as well. I think we all forget that the day to day stuff truly ministers to people, even when they don't see us on a regular basis. I mean heck, my sister only gets to talk to me on the telephone and see pics of me on Facebook...LOL. So you know that it is all God, that her eyes are open to what he is doing in and through my life.
Children are truly a gift from God and in more ways than we even know. I am having great faith that this beautiful life inside of me is going to be a true tool of reconciliation for my family . Not just between us as family members, but between them and God as well!
Praise God!!
What also blessed me so much, was when she told me the other day that she couldn't believe how well I was handling my pregnancy. I asked her what she meant by that and she basically explained that she had never seen someone handle it so gracefully and without complaint. Now being apart of a spiritual family, I get to see women everyday gracefully walk though their pregnancies and never think twice about it. But I forget that my family has not had the opportunity to see someone walk it out in the right way. So I was so blessed that my family was finally getting the opportunity to see a Godly marriage and family through Casey and I.
Also it was nice to be affirmed that I was pleasing God through my pregnancy as well. I think we all forget that the day to day stuff truly ministers to people, even when they don't see us on a regular basis. I mean heck, my sister only gets to talk to me on the telephone and see pics of me on Facebook...LOL. So you know that it is all God, that her eyes are open to what he is doing in and through my life.
Children are truly a gift from God and in more ways than we even know. I am having great faith that this beautiful life inside of me is going to be a true tool of reconciliation for my family . Not just between us as family members, but between them and God as well!
Praise God!!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
A healthy pregnancy and baby!
Casey and I had our appointment this morning and although we didn't find out what we are having, we are ecstatic to know that our pregnancy is going extremely well. The doc said that everything looks great and that the baby is healthy. And at the end of the day that is all we can really ask for. So it looks like rather than stressing out about the gender anymore, we are going to go ahead and register for all the fun gender neutral stuff and be done with it. And if we happen to find out in the meantime, that is great. We just ask that you all continue to pray, as you have been for our pregnancy to continue to be healthy and we look forward to celebrating our new family member in 16 weeks!!! Can you believe that we already only have 16 weeks left!?!?
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