It's a......

BOY!!!

I will admit, I was quite shocked to see his little winky; I really thought he was a she. Rob was not surprised. Over the last few weeks he's been feeling like we were having a boy. And although, I was surprised, I couldn't be happier to know that I'm having a son. We are thrilled to finally be able to call him by name: Elijah Paul Wiggins. 

We picked these names for very special reasons. For one Elijah was one of the great prophets in the old testament and Paul was the most influential (and one of the first) missionaries of the Gospel of Christ. The names also have great meanings. Elijah in Hebrew means "My God is Yahweh". Paul in Greek means "Humble, small". These are our prayers for our son, that he would serve no other god but Yahweh and that he would stop at nothing to take the Good News of the Salvation of Jesus to all people. 

Needless to say, we are excited to meet our little guy and speak truth into his life. I'll be honest, I can't wait to dress him super cute with his baby polos and button ups. 

Oh and by the way, Happy Easter!! 

Thanks for reading. 

With Love, 

The Wiggins Duo, soon to be Trio

Updates, 6 months in the making

I know I said in my previous post that was the longest I'd gone without blogging. Well, folks, I have now broken that record. It has been just over 6 MONTHS since my last post, and boy! do we have some updates.

Let me first start with our most exciting update. A little over a month ago, we moved into a new apartment. We decided we might be needing a little more space soon, because we are having a baby! Baby Wiggins is due to make his/her grand entrance around September 21st. We are hoping to find out boy or girl on Thursday afternoon. We had decided in November that once we got approved for insurance that we would start not, not trying. By December, we were approved for insurance and decided we would start actually trying. By the end of December, I was pregnant. I guess when it's right, it's right.
We are so excited about this new adventure and can't wait to meet our little one. We're also really excited to be able to call this baby by name. I'm also really excited about our trip to AL in May for a baby shower (and later that week, a wedding. two of my high school best friends are getting married).

Next announcement: Rob has a new job. He doesn't start until the second week of May, but this is preferable with finals coming up. He'll be putting in his two week notice tomorrow. I'm so excited for him. He'll be (at least semi-) using his engineering skills/knowledge. He'll also be getting paid double what he's getting now at the school, so that's definitely a plus.

In the last 8 months we have gotten more and more involved at our church. Rob and I have started helping with kids ministry every other weekend. On the weekends that I am not helping, I am singing with the worship band. We are really loving our church and really glad to be so involved.

We have also, reached our 4 year anniversary to when we started dating. I can't believe that he and I have been together for 4 years. It is totally obvious that we've been together so long. We're starting to turn into one person. Today, for example, Rob and I turned to the exact same passage (simultaneously) in chapel. Later I came home and went for a snack. The first snack I picked up was a can of creamed corn. I put it back and decided to go for some cheese and crackers. About an hour later, Rob came home and went for a snack. He first picked up a can of creamed corn, put it back and, instead, went for some cheese and crackers. What the what?! How crazy is that?
No matter how much alike we're becoming, I am more in love with him than I've ever been. He is such an amazing husband and I can't wait to see him in the role of daddy. He's going to do such a great job leading his children to the throne of Christ.

Well, so far, those are all the updates I've got to offer you. I am going to do my very best to keep this blog better updated. Thanks for still following and not giving up on me. I hope you all are doing well.

With love,
The Wiggins Duo, soon to be Trio

It's Been A Long Time Comin'

Hi folks! This is quite possibly the longest I've gone without blogging. I am so sorry. Please forgive me. I will explain all that has happened in the last 3 months to keep me from blogging.
Bare with me, this is going to be one looooong post.

As you all know, Rob and I moved to Fort Worth 3 months ago. You also know that I started my first full-time teaching job. Well guess what...Tomorrow I'll be starting another new job.

What's new in my life? In the last 3 months I have realized that for whatever reason, I am not meant to be a pre-school teacher. Maybe it was the fact that I was completely unprepared for the type of children I would come in contact with. Maybe it was the fact that I had never written a lesson plan and no one took the time to show me the best way how. I have no idea. Nonetheless, I know I was not meant to be a pre-K teacher. Last Thursday was my last day.

Tomorrow I will begin yet another nannying job. Now this is where I belong. I will be the care-giver to two beautiful children ages 2 and 4. I will take them to and from school. While they are at school, I will go grocery shopping for the family, prepare meals, keep the house organized, basically be a stay-at-home mom for someone else's kids (while getting paid). Yes please! I also have between 2 and 5 hours free to do whatever I need for my own household.
With this new free time, I will finally get to go to Chapel at the Seminary with my wonderful husband. I will also, soon, be leading a Weight Watchers meeting during the week.
I am thrilled to be getting all this free time. I will be working the same amount of hours, but I'll be getting paid more and will get more time during the day to do what needs to be done. What a blessing.

So basically that is what has been going on in my own life. I have a new found respect for people who work 40 hrs/week and a greater respect for teachers. It takes a special breed of people to endure that profession.

What's new in Rob's life? He is developing a deeper understanding of Hebrew, the history of our Christian beliefs, and how to better win souls to the Kingdom, internationally. I am ever amazed at how blessed I am to have this man in my life.
(Side Note): The longer I am married to him to more I understand the Grace of God. I have done nothing to "deserve" such a godly man, but he loves me freely. He chooses to spend his life with me no matter how depraved I am.  (End Side Note).
He has had two mid-terms and is working on his first two papers of the semester. He is over half-way through with this first semester and is growing more, spiritually, everyday. I have never seen him happier and more full of the Spirit. He has been such an encouragement in my life over these last few months of immense difficulty. God is revealing himself more and more to Rob and through Rob.

What's new in our life? We have found a church body! The name of our new church body is Solid Rock Church. It is a smaller body, which is new for us, but it is a thriving/growing body. We have felt right at home with this church since the first day; something we have not felt since our days at Calvary in Tuscaloosa. The preacher, Jason, delivers a solid (no pun intended) message straight from the Word every single Sunday. His preaching is never "topical", but rather "exegetical" (had to use my new favorite seminary word), which means is based directly on a passage of scripture, explaining exactly what the scripture says. When you hear Jason preach, you know it comes straight from his heart. He is passionate and intentional about everything he says and does. Every service is completely Spirit led and Spirit filled. We are totally blessed to have found a home at Solid Rock. 
We have made two great sets of couple friends and look forward to seeing that number grow. These couples we have gotten to know have been such blessings in our lives as well. It is so rare to find couples where everyone gets along with everyone. Thankfully we have already found that here.

Another something new in our life...OUR BEST FRIEND/MAID OF HONOR, ALICIANA, IS NOW LIVING IN DALLAS!!!!!!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY!!!! I absolutely love having her live only 40 minutes away. Another major blessing.

One last thing that is new: I have recently taken up photography. As you all know, I purchased a Nikon d40x while we lived in MS. Since we moved here, I have also taken two photography classes, have moved from Auto to Manual, and have started booking photography sessions for seminary families to get more practice. Once I get permission from families, I will post a few shots on here.

God has been so, so good to us since we moved to Ft. Worth. There have been plenty of hard times, but He has delivered us from those hard times and we have been blessed because of our perseverance. We are looking forward to what God has in store for us on down the road. And, hopefully, I will be able to keep this blog up to date better.

Again, please forgive me for letting so much time pass before updating. I've kind of been huddled in the fetal position under a rock for the last 2.5 months. But I'm out now and I'm ready to enjoy life again.

Thank you for keeping us in your prayers. We love you all.

Sincerely,
The Wiggins Duo