9yr old boy writes book on dating. this is too good.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7887000/7887032.stm

i'm thinking of buying this book for all my single friends. hope they get it before Valentine's tomorrow.

Is the 3rd like the 1st?

I have now entered into the last trimester, actually I think I have been in it for a week or two. I am pretty much exactly 7 1/2 months pregnant. It's hard for me to keep up with the weeks and months and where I'm at, but I know it won't be too much longer now till this baby boy arrives. I have been feeling tireder and last night I felt like I had gone back to the 1st trimester for about an hour. Laying in bed trying to fall asleep I suddenly became nauseated and miserable. Tyler got home and got me some pretzels and made me feel better. I think I just didnt eat enough yesterday or something. I have been drinking a glass of milk every night before i get in bed though, but I guess baby was hungrier and the milk didn't satisfy him. :)
I am just hoping and praying this 3rd trimester isn't a repeat of the 1st. We'll see what happens...

Preaching and teaching, that's what we do...

I have 3 more months of teaching left. It feels like 3 months will be forever. I have noticed lately that my heart is already at home. I wake up each morning and pray: "Lord, help me enjoy this day in Bovina and delight myself in You today. Help me to enjoy my students and teaching still." I am so ready to start nesting and being a mother. Although, I will admit I am somewhat nervous, I am more eager than anything! I have to remind myself to be content in the circumstances that are present and not hope in the future, because if the Lord wills I will do this and that...and only if He wills. I trust in His soverignty and goodness, knowing that today is what He has given me and for today I will work unto Him and for his names sake, that I may be used in this moment to bring Him glory and shine His brillant light to these students and co-workers He has put me with day after day. May I not just endure these next 3 months, but enjoy them knowing I'm doing the Lord's will.

Tyler, on the other hand, can't get enough of preaching and sermon prep. He LOVES preaching through Mark and is learning so much himself. I am so proud of him. May the students that hear him hear the Lord's word and the gospel so clearly, and may the word be real to them in their hearts and draw them to Christ.

Fuel 02.04.09

Growing Fame pt.2 (Mark 1:35-45) from Tyler Hicks on Vimeo.

Jesus is continuing to grow in fame with every person who hears him or is healed by him. Everyone is after him, but Jesus knows the importance of alone time with His father.

We've been married for 2 years!

We celebrated our two year anniversary yesterday. We were married Feb. 3, 2007. It doesn't seem like it's been 2 years already! Tyler surprised me when I got home from work with white roses. They are very beautiful and made me so, so happy. I love roses, especially white ones and they're special because I carried white roses the day we got married.
We are planning on going to Lubbock this weekend and go to the drive-in movie there, do some baby shopping, and go to our good friends son's 1 yr. b-day party.

Landry Brooke=The cutest baby girl in the world

I thought I'd show everyone how much my niece has grown since the last picture I posted of her. My sister puts pictures and videos on picasa web album for me since I never get to see her. She is around 9 months old now and will be 1 yr. old when Griffin's born. It's really hard not living close by my family, and now that my sister and I have and are going to have kids I know it will harder. But the Lord's good and His plan is perfect and I know Tyler and I are suppose to be in Clovis right now. I just hope our kids will know one another well even if we don't ever live close by.

Fuel 1/28/09

Growing Fame (Mark 1:16-34) from Tyler Hicks on Vimeo.