Archive for August, 2008

Positive Pregnancy Test

Posted: August 11, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Birth Stories

The day after the home pregnancy test came back positive I schedule lab work at the OBGYN. I was nervous and concerned. The lab workers were so sweet in response to my fidgeting. I told them I thought I had the flu and I was nervous about a potential pregnancy because our three previous pregnancies [...]

Six months pregnant with Tristen

Posted: August 10, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Birth Stories

Six months pregnant, almost seven (our 27th week), its gone by quickly. The progression has been rather uneventful. After 8 weeks of nausea, my stomach settled down. I’m not one that throws up. I was just “yucky” in my stomach all the time. After I figured out I didn’t have the flu (it was flu [...]

Lucia’s Life

Posted: August 10, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Lucia

1969: Born in Erie, Pa on August 23, 1969 at 12:53 pm. 7lb 11 oz 20 in long, head 14 1/2″. My Mom was at Hamot Hospital in room 335 and Dr. Semple-Kinsey did the C-section.  1970′s: Winter trips to Florida! 1974: Began Rolling Ridge Elementary in Erie, PA. Mrs. Smock was my teacher. 1977: [...]

Re-Categorizing My Problems

Posted: August 2, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Devotional Thoughts

Christians are rapidly losing sight of sin as the root of all human woes. And many Christians are explicitly denying that their own sin can be the cause of their personal anguish. More and more are attempting to explain the human dilemma in wholly unbiblical terms: temperament, addiction, dysfunctional families, the child within, codependency, and [...]

Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity

Posted: August 1, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Our Family

As you think of it, please pray for Ansa. As you think of Lucia, please pray for her. Come to think of it, as you think of me, please pray for me as I lead my wife as she leads our daughter through the varied issues of daily mother/daughter relational interaction. Pray that God would [...]