Cavin's Nursery

Its hard to get good pictures of Cavin's nursery because its a pretty small room and the doorway is in a bad spot for picture taking! But these are the best we got. The 4th wall missing is mostly closet doors so we figured we didn't need to put up pictures of them!

Of course we decorated in a sports theme. Both Matt and I love sports and we are hoping Cavin will as well. I saw this bedding and loved its classy look mixed with the sports.

We made the circles out of insulation board so they are "3d" on the walls. This way I can move them as much as I want and reuse them if we ever move.

I love my green corduroy curtains with white buttons on the tabs! Its hard to see their green color in this picture with the sun coming in.

We had a big debate over what to put over the window. Matt wanted to put our house rules there: 1. Love God 2. Love People and 3. Love Sports. I wanted something with a little more meaning!

We decided on Exodus 14:14 "The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still." Here's why.

This is one of my favorite verses out of the Bible. The Israelites had just witnessed God's power through the plagues in Egypt and the miracle of their escape. Now they turn back and see the Egyptian army pursuing them and they immediately forget the display of God's power they witnessed just moments before. Instead of remembering and standing firm in their faith that God will continue to deliver them, they immediately begin to doubt and become fearful.

"10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11 They said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn't we say to you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"

13 Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."

I wish we could have fit all of verse 13 on his wall as well. These verses were my stronghold throughout this pregnancy. Like the Israelites, I often forgot God's power and faithfulness and began to fear and doubt instead. These verses helped me to remember there is nothing I can do but be still, stand firm in my faith, allow God to fight for me, and He WILL-- He HAS delivered me.