life in april.

so this whole "mom" thing hasn't been half bad. (: Harrison is a pretty great sleeper, has been getting better and faster at nursing, and is the cutest little baby in the world! 

I started on his baby book today and I'm excited for how it's going to turn out! hopefully I keep up with it over the next year or two... you know me. (: Here's a photo of Mr. Harrison and how much he's grown over the past 4 weeks!!!!

 

crazy, huh?

If you're reading this please keep us in prayer! I have decided to stay at home with Harrison and Caleb is going to work his butt off for me to do so. I realize what a gift this is to be here with him and take care of him as best I can. Please pray that Caleb would have enough work to support us and that I would be a better blessing to him in this season. I'm not sure how long it'll last but we decided to give it our best try... We'll also deciding what we will do at the end of the summer. We're ready to move on from Bend and have some weddings that we're supposed to be in this Fall (me in my sister's wedding in September and Caleb in a friends wedding in October). We need to make enough money this summer to fly out to both weddings and pay all the expenses that come along with it. (: 

I'm so excited for my sister! She is going to make an unbelievably gorgeous bride! I'm honored to stand next to her and watch her marry the man of her dreams. (: It'll also be her, my brother, and my older sister's first time meeting Harrison... unless Val comes out sometime this summer! very exciting stuff. Anyway, I'll let you be on your way... thanks for visiting!

-sharon

oh, hello.

If you are reading this, I'm amazed! not because I didn't think you could read... but because it's been SO long since I've updated this thing... I thought you may have forgotten about it. (; cause I almost did. 

A lot of my friends have started blogs recently and I figured, "hey! I should update mine so when I follow people they can follow me back." but it's not very enticing when your last post was over a year ago (so sorry). I do realize that you must have some idea what's going on in my life but the blogging world still deserves an update... so let's begin.

ummm.... I'm a mom. 

yes. a. MOM.

 kind of weird to say that, but it's true.

I found out I was pregnant June 19th of last year, it was Father's day, which I thought was pretty special for Caleb... and a cool day for our dads to find out they'd be grandpa's. To be completely honest my first reaction was that of trepidation. I was scared out of my mind! and God bless my sweet husband... he was ecstatic. We weren't planning on getting pregnant, our sweet baby was a surprise from God. I don't know about you but when God surprises me it's kind of scary at first.

Fast forward (from June 19th) 35 weeks and one day... I'm at the hospital having a baby! Going through labor is without a doubt the hardest thing I have ever been through. But it is also the most rewarding thing to go through all that pain knowing you're about to embrace your beautiful baby. It was a very overwhelming experience both physically, emotionally, and also mentally. I can't even describe to you what it's like, you just have to see for yourself.

So now I'm a mother to the most precious baby boy! It's really hard at times but always a joy. (: he's just so stinkin' cute, I can't get over it! Anyway, I think I'll try and keep this thing updated a little more often. I'll do my best not to just chatter on and on about "mom" things... but no promises. (; thanks for reading!

 Harrison Jude

xoxo,

sharon

consider yourself... updated.

Hello dear friends, i figured it was time to give a good update... i can't promise that this will be a long one but i'll try my best. (: 

Caleb and I made it safely to Oregon on the 8th of December. We enjoyed our Christmas up here together, it was fun. Caleb was able to help out with the Christmas music for the church we started going to and I was asked to sing a song. The people here are pretty nice, but kind of a different mentality than Maui... but i guess that's just the mainland in general. (;

We're having fun... Caleb's going up to Seattle today to get our truck. Please pray for his safety as he and our friend Gene are going over the snowy pass. It can be pretty dangerous this time of year. Above is a photo of us when we went to get the mail... and below is a photo of the house our friends are renting (we're splitting the rent), our room is the top left window. (: it's pretty cozy. More photo's will come soon, probably not a ton on here but you can check my facebook.

We've applied at some placed for jobs so we're just waiting to hear back... Mostly we've just been enjoying spending time together and with our good friends the Way's. We don't have much but it's nice to be living simply... hehe. God has been so good and we are so appreciative of all your prayers. <3

Revelation 21:22-27

And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God

gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk,

and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 

and its gates will never be shut by day—

and there will be no night there. They will bring into it glory and the honor of the nations.

But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable

or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of Life.

Inspiration for something Inspiring.

hello loved ones! I need your help.

As you all most likely know I am an avid photographer. Especially as of lately... (: so, with that said, I'm expanding my photographic experience. This coming weekend I have 3 photo shoot's that I am doing and I'm hoping these three will jump start my creativity into a field I want to pursue. So I have two favors to ask those of you who are reading this. 

Would you please keep me in prayer as I'm trying to develop my talent and mature in my passion for this field... and would you possibly give me suggestions for a killer name? 

When I first wanted to become a "photographer" about 6 or so years ago I named my photography, "Eleos Photography." Eleos is the Greek word for compassion. So I still like that name but I'm not sure if that's what I want. I would love to hear some of your suggestions... trying to steer clear of "Sharon McLellan Photography" or something along those lines. Anyway, the reason I'm asking is because I want to start a photo blog and tell you all about my photographic journeys. (: I will name the blog the name I choose. Thanks for your help/interest! Here's a link to ma' flickrrrr.

-sharon-

day off!

hello.

well, today i had the day off... and surprise, surprise, i woke up sick. ): sore throat, head congestion, and runny nose. fun. fun. fun. anyways, i decided to come to church tonight cause i hate being at home all alone at night. i scare myself sometimes, my mind gets the best of me. so i'm at church right now listening to Caleb practice worship with the band. But a lot has been going on lately and i wanted to update all of you on these changes! sound exciting? keep reading...


late last month my parents called all of us to the house for a "family meeting." my dad sat us all down and began to tell us that for the past few weeks they had been praying over an amazing opportunity. Our current Pastor, Dominic Done, has been accepted to go to Oxford, England (where he's from) to continue his education and studies in theology. It's an incredible opportunity for him! So with much prayer and consideration Pastor Dominic asked my dad to step up as the new pastor. My dad is currently the worship pastor and one of the elders at the church, we as a family have been serving at Calvary Chapel South Maui for about 6 years. It's soooo exciting! My mom has always said that she's known that my father is called to be a pastor... we just never knew in what timing it would all come about. of course, my dad won't be continuing as the worship leader but over the past year God has been preparing Caleb to step up and fill the position. craziness. so now i'm married to the worship leader. (: and my dad is the Pastor! hehe. 


please keep my family and the body of Christ in your prayers through this transition. It's an amazing time that I know God has complete control over but when God sees something as good the enemy wants to taint and stir up commotion. So just pray that love and understanding would fill the body and everything would transition smoothly.




you can go to the church website here to hear Pastor Dom's message: calvarymaui.com

i love life.

hello blogging world! 

so sorry it has been awhile since my last post. I don't have internet at my house for the time being and I don't like updating my blog from my phone (it never turns out how i like). sooo yeah. 

First things first... Caleb and I hit our one year anniversary!!! hooray! the year went by ridiculously fast, it was cwazy. we've had so much fun and we're looking forward to many many many more happy years to come. it seems like for now we're going to be here in Maui for a bit. I have no idea how long that is... til further notice, i guess. BUT WE'RE NOT GETTING A PUPPY! ): *sniff* 


So I feel we have finally figured out who we are as a couple! Not completely obviously... I'm simply talking about the tiny department of home decor. We repainted our house to a nice light gray color that looks awesome! it is very tranquil, and easy on the eyes... and super fun to decorate around. We finally picked out photo's to print up and put them in frames, and at the moment we're rearranging our rooms getting them into the exact way we want them. I love change so it's fun decorating and making our home even more so our own. (: 


anyways, I don't want to make this too lengthy. i love you all! thanks for reading. 


-sharon-