Intro

We named our blog “Raising Mustard Seeds” after the famous parable in Matthew’s Gospel. We had some mustard seeds of our own laying dormant in our hearts, and finally, the year before our marriage, we began to let those seeds grow. Our journey with Christ hasn’t always been easy, but it has bore more fruit than we could possibly imagine. And through the mustard seeds He planted in our hearts, He opened them to receive little mustard seeds of our own…

While Jesus in this parable is talking about how faith and our relationship with God should grow from something very small to something mighty and powerful, it’s applicable to our children as well. It is our hope that through prayer and proper parenting, our children will grow from small and helpless (tiny mustard seeds) to being mighty in Christ, so that they will be shining lights in the world and people will come to “dwell in the branches” of their faith.

So, this is our little space in the big internet where we will share our most likely crazy experiences as we start our family and we hope those who are close to us will enjoy laughing at us and with us, and maybe even learn something new :)

Friday, January 25, 2013

Our lives together so far...

Hello everyone from Christopher, Rachel, and Gianna!


Although lacking a little bit in sleep, the past week has been incredible! To sum up, Gianna was obviously born early, we were totally unprepared, Chris had the flu, I was recovering from some pseudo-flu/upper respiratory business, water birth is awesome, heart shaped uterus complicates everything, my mom is my Grandma hero and we would have been totally lost without her help this week, etc etc etc. There were some posts in progress, like the last mysteries of the Rosary, week 38/39 update, and keys to a happy/healthy pregnancy that obviously didn't happen as a result, but hey, life happens, and it's pretty stinking good.

Gianna is literally the most perfect baby in the world and we've been having a blast getting to know her and giving her lots and lots and lots of kisses!

We're in the process of putting together the birth story from both of our perspectives, but in the meantime, wanted to share some pictures we've taken over the past few days with you. Hope you all enjoy!




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