Landon Makes Faces

RaNdOm UpDaTe

so in my previous post i said i would try to update during the first journey camp, that didn't seem to happen...it ended up being a busier week for me than i thought. i actually got the wonderful opportunity to help out in the arts and crafts room with some lovely volunteer ladies here at the camp. it was neat to see the youth actively involved in being creative with their time and enjoying the many crafts that were available to them. most kids these days spend numerous hours on a computer or in front of the tv with a video game, but these kids were happy to be inside playing games like twister or battleship to painting boxes and making bracelets. how lovely it is to see contentment on a teenager's face with something so relaxing and simple. unfortunately, i was only able to help out for one day because the next day my sister and her two lovely children came to visit for the day. having my family here at our home and relaxing with them was so much fun...i look forward to the next time they come to visit. i really should start taking more pictures of my niece and nephew, they are both growing so fast. Daniel Jaden and Lydia Grace are two little people in mine and Jeremy's life that we absolutely ADORE!!! Being and Aunt is an AmAzInG thing! 

Next on our list, in less than 3 weeks...PARENTHOOD. woohooo. Jeremy asked me the other night, are you going to love our son as much as you love Daniel? I replied with...I guess we will have to see. lol. Just kidding. Of course I will love our son, but I know it will be a totally different love than what I have for my nephew. 

***you can find more recent updates come from this amazing site***

Today I am spending the afternoon hanging with my hubby while he works!!! I cannot say enough how truly BLESSED we are to be here at HLC. Jeremy is so happy with his job and I love the fact that I can ride around with him and hang out with him while he works. God is so good to us even though we are so undeserving of such Love. 

We had a doc appt yesterday and all is well...the doc told us that right now he is probably 5 lbs and doesn't look like he will be much more than 7 or 7.5 lbs at birth, we shall see very soon. Jeremy and I had guessed how much we thought he might way, I guess it will be 7.14 and Jer said 10. I think he is crazy!! lol, but it was fun to guess...now that we talked with the doc his guess has changed to 7.2! So unless little man comes early, we will see on July 14th just how big he is going to be. 

Today I put all of our little man's clothes, blankets, burp rags, bibs, etc. in the wash with this special detergent that is supposed to be good for sensitive skin. On the bottle it says #1 Pediatrician recommended so I trust it. Many of you probably already know the name of it, but if not, it is Dreft...we will know very soon if this is the right stuff for our little guy or if he can handle something CHEAPER that would be great too :). It was fun to see all the little outfits and blankets that we know we will be using very very soon. After I get those washed, dried and folded I plan on packing a bag for the hospital for Jeremy and I as well. I figure that now is a good time to be ready for any day now which is what the Doc told us so as of today our diaper bag and our travel bag will be packed and ready to go. 

Well....I guess that about sums up my random thoughts at the moment...maybe more will come later in the week. Jeremy does a much better job at keeping everyone updated so feel free to travel to this site for a more updated version of the Hellums family. 

I pray you all have a blessed day and that God challenges you in a way that you have yet to be challenged. In the mean time, SMILE, if Christ is in your heart notify your face...seriously! You NEVER know who is watching!!!!

God is so Good

HLC & the new Miles auditorium are off to a GREAT start this summer!!! God moved in a lot of lives tonight! Mike Satterfield(the evangelist) "brought it" as always & After Edmund(the band) sounded great!!Thank you Jesus for all you have done tonight and will continue to do throughout the week!! ***special thanks to my husband JEREMY DENIS HELLUMS for allowing God to be our leader and being such a great man of the house so that we would listen to His calling on us being here at Highland Lakes Camp.*** What a privilege and a blessing this calling has been!!! God, you reign!! I pray you all have a blessed week...I will try to update a bit during the week just in case you are curious about Journey Camp 1 with Mike Satterfield and After Edmund

!?!? Ideas Anyone ?!?!

I wanna hear your ideas on choosing a pediatrician!!



Soon enough (in 5 weeks) our little man will arrive and we will need to start taking him to appointments and such, so I thought I would ask you, my readers(all the parents out there), if you have some great advice on choosing one or if you even have ones that you would recommend that would be in the Austin area close to where we live.



All is well with baby and I. He is growing so fast...I think he is just about as uncomfortable as I am, I can tell through his kicks and constant movement. I thought his movements would be slowing down by now but they have not, which is totally fine with me...except for when he enjoys being awake at night much more than during the day, but I hear that is normal and that newborns usually are night owls anyways so God is doing a great work in preparing me to be up partying with the little one. We are still trying to prepare and organize for his arrival and have been blessed to receive some great gifts at the showers we have had recently. When I get the time I am going to post some shower pics for you all to see. We are so blessed with such great friends!! God is so good all the time and all the time, God is so good!!!



Jeremy is still LOVING his job. The place where he serves is so cool...just the other day Jeremy and I were talking about how I always wanted to live on a lake. Little did we know 2 years ago we would be living that small dream of mine now. Highland Lakes is an amazing camp and we have spent this past week going to worship and getting to know the summer mission team staff and everyone is so great. I am super excited to be a part of the PEACE outreach team. It is such a privilege to be on the other side of things here at camp...watching the college students grow and stretch their lives is such a blessing to be a part of. Another exciting thing about camp, the concession stand has finally opened for the summer and I must say I have been wanting a Dr. Pepper slushy since we moved here in April and they are AmAzInG. I finally got one yesterday when my more than awesome husband surprised me with it during a short break he had. :) Thanks hubby!!



That just about wraps up all the thoughts I am having right now...maybe more will come sometime soon.

I hope you are having a blessed day and that you are seeking God in all that you do!!!

8 WEEKS

That is how long we have until we get to meet our little man. Only 8 weeks...wow!! You know they say time flies when you're having fun, well not that I have been having the best time of my life with this pregnancy, but time sure has flown by and quickly for sure. I can hardly explain all the feelings I am having right now as I think about how different our life is going to be in exactly 2 months. I think this blog will be one of reflections, thoughts, hopes and what is to come so sit back and enjoy :)

**Oh, just curious, why don't they call it a 10 month pregnancy instead of 9 months?!?..because it actually is 10 months....just a little side note thought of mine.

Jeremy and I will have known each other for 4 years this month on the 27th. It seems like just yesterday that we met and were making plans for our first date. I remember walking into miles auditorium(the old one) at Highland Lakes Camp and seeing this handsome man on a ladder who actually climbed down and started walking my direction. I like to think I'm a nice, outgoing person so just like any other situation I proceeded to introduce myself and have a conversation with this man. After a long talk that night and exchanging of phone numbers, the man God made for me was brought into my life and little to our knowledge was the road laid down before us to follow. We fell in love very soon and dated for a year and a half before we were engaged. Dating was so much fun! It is such a different thing than marriage. Jeremy was so good at setting up dates and surprises and poems...he was doing a great job winning me over, but I would have married him even without all of his creative efforts. Being engaged was exciting as well...only 5 months thankfully, but a very interesting 5 months it was. Preparing for the wedding, the showers and other stuff. Keeping us both busy and anxious, the day finally arrived when we became husband and wife and an AMAZING day it was and an AMAZING marriage it has been!!!

Wow!!! Time sure does fly!! Jeremy and have been having the TIME OF OUR LIVES!!! Honestly, being married to my best friend is the coolest thing ever. And now to think that our coolest days to come are only 8 weeks away. Recently I have noticed a difference in the way Jeremy and I interact with each other...or better yet, a difference in the way we spend our time together. Thankfully, Jeremy was blessed with an awesome job to serve on the full-time ministry team at Highland Lakes(where we first met) and each day involves something new and different on his list of things to do. Some days I am able to ride around with him while he does his duties and all of the days I have lunch with him. We have been spending so much time together and that time has been so precious and so passionate and I know it is God preparing us for our life to change. A good change for sure, but a change that will definitely challenge us emotionally, spiritually and will be a challenge to our relationship and how we will act with one another.

Thanks to my lovely older and wiser sister( right right) who came in and started talking about whatever, I have lost my thoughts and do not feel like finishing this blog....maybe I can continue it at a later time....

Hope your weekend is blessed and that God is working in and through your life!!! Be Blessed

I'm on a roll...

3 new blogs 3 days in a row. I must be bored or just in the sharing mood I guess. I have to advertise for a photographer...she did a super job with 3 clicks on a camera and I am just amazed at her work. Jeremy and I went to a VIP(very important preggers) shower at the Palmer Events Center in Austin and while there we got lots of goodies and free stuff. Well, this photographer was there and she was taking belly shots and we didn't know we would be taking any pics or my hair would have been fixed with a bit more makeup, but this lady did a great job with us despite the flaws. We got 3 free prints and I am considering taking more with her(have not discussed this with the hubby yet) and I would even like her to take some of our baby boy when he arrives. So, for your viewing pleasure, the photo below is one that she took and I would encourage you to check out her website and browse for yourself. Have a lovely day! God Bless

I'm so excited...and I just can't hide it

Just wanting to share my excitement about my upcoming baby shower(s)!!! For my wedding showers, I was happy to have them but believe it or not I am not big on being the center of attention when it comes to gifts. But, with the baby showers coming I am super excited because it will be things that are for our baby boy and not just for us!! Some items have already been purchased on our registry lists and I am getting more and more excited as the days go by and it gets closer and closer to shower time. With only 3 months to go there is so much it seems like we need to do...the glory of it all, God will take care of it and I don't have to worry about a thing. :) Isn't it nice to serve a RISEN SAVIOR that has EVERYTHING planned out no matter what we do. I love it! Thank you Jesus!! As I am writing this our little man is getting some good kicks in on my ribs, quite a disturbing, yet amazing feeling. I can hardly wait to meet him!!! OK...I should try to get some sleep...something that is getting harder and harder to get these days. Thanks for letting me share my excitement blog!

GOODNIGHT & GOD BLESS

so much to say...

so little time to say it in

Sorry for the delayed bloggage(not sure if that's a word or not). lol. We have been super busy and super lazy(me) and not having internet at our new place yet isn't making this blogging thing much easier. It has been nice to just be away from the internet though...*sigh of relief*...Spending quality time at home with the hubby and no internet is quite enjoyable. Moved to Highland Lakes Camp and Conference Center the first weekend in April and we are just loving where God has us right now. It is so peaceful here and the people are AmAzInG. Could not ask for better friends and "family" oh and our WONDERFUL neighbors, lol. We are just happy to be there and happy to be alive and well.

The past 5 days have been spent playing, laughing and taking care of my nephew Daniel, we love our nephew. He is so much fun but so busy and I am happy to have a break. Not sure if I'm ready for this baby stuff yet, well, i know I'm not ready, but God will allow all of that to fall in place when the time is right for us:). He's pretty cool like that. The next few days I will be spending time with family in the big ol town of Milano, it's relaxing to come to my parents house and just be. Although, I do a pretty good job of just "being" when I'm home. Getting our little place put together has been a job, downsizing and preparing for one of the biggest space takers of our life all at once...I must say we have done a great job and really love our place.

I have entered into the 3rd trimester this week and I am feeling every bit of it. Baby boy Hellums has moved up into my ribs and that is pretty uncomfortable. Still enjoying his kicks all day long and night and laughing when he has the hiccups. That is the weirdest, coolest feeling to feel someone else having hiccups inside of you. Can we say UNEXPLAINABLE?!?! I love it! The throwing up and nausea has not stopped yet...I'm believing I will have it for the entire pregnancy, I mean, why not, I only have 3 months or less left anyways...I have handled it this far, why not take it all the way. UGH! pregnancy! So amazing yet so annoying.

We can hardly wait to see who our little man will look like. From what the sonogram tech said he already has daddy's chin :). I might post some belly pics on here, but most of those pics make it to facebook, since I am hardly ever on this thing. I think I have said enough for now....feel like I am rambling....and I'm starting to feel sick so I better get going.

Hope the update finds you in good spirits and I pray you have a blessed day!!! My husband is the blogger in the family and if you really want to keep up with what's going on in the Hellums' household, you can find all that info HERE

God Bless

I DO I DO I REALLY REALLY DO

Today Jeremy and I are celebrating our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!! This man makes me happier than anyone on this earth. God really knew what He was doing when He created both of us for each other. Since March 10, 2007 I have not stopped loving this God given gift with all of my heart and that love will not stop until death do us part. Today will be a day of relaxing, reminiscing and love love love :). We came across our wedding book the other day and found it empty(almost) so we will be filling it out to the max today adding all the important heart felt details. I have posted a couple of our favorite wedding day pics for your viewing pleasure...

Our lovely milk fountain surrounded by cookies :) yum

My hubby loves taking pics of his bride

**Our daily reminders**

Our beautifully dressed wedding party :) thanks again y'all

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Hellums

My amazing family and I~ our ring bearer was the CuTeSt EvEr~
I guess my dad wanted to seal the deal with some cash!! lol
That cake was a toughy, but we enjoyed it all the same

Hope you enjoyed our pics as much as I enjoyed sharing them with you.

Have a blessed day!!

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Scriptures about LoVe

Here are some scriptures that God has laid on my heart recently about LOVE, hope they touch you as much as they have touched myself. God is really opening my eyes to a whole new level of LOVE and the things in life that REALLY matter. Enjoy...

Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 6:5
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.

Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 17:9
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:19
He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.

Proverbs 22:11
He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.

Zechariah 8:17
do not plot evil against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this, declares the LORD.

Matthew 5:44
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:17
This is my command: Love each other.

Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.

1 Corinthians 13:2
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love.


As Christians we are held to a very high standard...God's standard. We must always be on guard and always show the LOVE of Christ to everyone. If you are a Christian and you say that you are a Christian, then I urge you to begin to live that out in your life...act like a Christian so that God will shine through you and through your daily actions so that the lost world around you will want to follow the same God that you claim to follow. This is a tough battle, but hey, God has already won it for us. I will be praying for you as you walk the Faith and I ask that you would pray for me as well. Christians, we need each other. We need to be Christ to each other, not tear one another down, but rather show LOVE at all times and be there to lift up and get going again. Be Blessed

stay tuned

New blog coming soon about LOVE!!! thats all.(blog will be here as soon as I can gather my thoughts and be able to sit at the computer long enough to write it and not get sick)

Have a great week. be checking HERE for baby Hellums info

God Bless

my husband, the ice hole driver

I just thought of the title and laughed out loud to myself. I really need to find something to do with my time. Maybe get a job or something. But u have to check out my wonderful husband's blog, I really wonder about him sometimes...lol...he rocks.
find it HERE!! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Love you hubby ;)

I LOVE THIS MAN

I am so thankful for you Jeremy and all that you are in Christ and all that you are as a husband. I know you are going to be a great daddy! I LOVE YOU

It's been a while

Hello everyone, I hope this Wednesday is treating you as good as it has been treating me. For the first time this week I have not been sick today, well a little nauseous, but no throwing up which is huge for me. I do know that if by the time we go to our next appointment and the fun of being sick has not ended, I am going to ask the doc to do whatever she can to make it stop. I'm not one to take meds, but if meds are what will help then sign me up. I have a job starting soon and cannot imagine throwing up at work and going about the rest of my day...don't see it happening. So, whatever I can get to help, that is what I will do. Since graduation I have not done a thing and it has been such a crazy time. I try really hard to keep up with my wife duties and clean, cook, love, but when you spend half your day in the bathroom it's hard to do all that. The love part i have down, but the cleaning and cooking is where my wonderful husband comes in. I had no idea just how amazing he is when it comes to taking care of a pregnant woman. I guess I knew I would find out one day, but jut not this soon. I am so thankful for him and his cleaning/cooking skills. His memory, that's another thing, but what can I say, no one is perfect. I am also thankful that we serve a God who is sovereign and that never goes back on a promise and is always with us anytime of the day. God has been the one getting me through each day with or without a smile on my face. He ultimately has been my strength through all of this and I never give Him enough praise. God is really up to something in the life of Jeremy, Kari and Baby Hellums and I am humbly waiting to see what that is keeping in mind that it will be amazing :). When we first found out we were pregnant we couldn't wait to go out shopping and looking around at stuff. So far, we have only purchased one thing, but that one thing will turn into a big part of the decorating of baby's room. We found the perfect bedding for a boy or girl and we both love it so we bought a picture frame to start off, not to mention that was the cheapest part of it so we are hoping grandparents can help with the rest. lol. It feels good having that out of the way...but funny because that is the only plan that we have...what the baby will sleep in. Jeremy and I were just talking last night about how we don't have a plan for this or that or where are we gonna live when our lease is up. And the fact and the matter is...WE DON'T HAVE TO PLAN! ya know? Anytime we plan God usually laughs at us so why plan, just wait on Him to tell us and guide us where we should go. Our plan needs to be to wait on the Lord's plan and right now that is a hard thing to do with a baby on the way, but with help from each other and encouragement to one another this planning thing will all fall into place because like Jeremy always says "it's all gonna work out one way or the other" and he is right! Yes honey, you are right! (you can pay me later for that one, just kidding). So I don't really know where this blog was heading or how it will end, but I'm guessing I just had some thoughts to share and sort of fill you in on what is going on with me a bit. The next month or so looks to be open for me so hopefully I will have time and energy to visit some friends and family I miss dearly and maybe get this house in order..who knows. But if you aren't busy and feel like hanging out in the day, let me know!! I'm always down for manicures and pedicures :) Well, I think that's about all I can think of right now. Who knows, I might get creative and start a blog series...but don't count on it. lol. I just blog for fun and to see what others think or have to say about my thoughts. Blogging isn't as big for me as it is for my hubby, check out here for better blogs and more info on the Hellums' life. Have a great Wednesday!
God Bless