Mel & Steve’s other kids

****before I get into this post, I need to say this: please pray for Mel. She went into labor again yesterday and we may meet Ginny this week. Medically this is too early, but we are just gonna trust God that HE knows what He is doing. Even if the doctors are confused.**** Some folks [...]

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happy 3rd anniversary

To My Martin, Happy third wedding anniversary. three years ago today we were doing this: and this: and this: These three years have been crazy. Lots of family emergencies. Seemingly endless commutes to and from work, endless piles of laundry, the constant battle to have children. We’ve buried your dad, your aunt and your dog [...]

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Packing a lifetime into two days

How do you pack a lifetime worth of memories into two days? You get very little rest and you come to work tired on Monday. I am seriously sleepy today. We went to Kansas to see Mel & Steve again this weekend. We really adore these two and want to spend as much time with [...]

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don’t arrive at the party too early

Martin and I are going back out to Kansas this weekend to spend more time with Steve & Mel (and Ginny). Mel is currently on bed rest in an attempt to keep Ginny in for a while longer.  We had a scare earlier this week where Mel went into labor, but the doctors managed to [...]

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how to treat others

Do to others as you would have them do to you Luke 6:31 This of course is a great rule to live by in human relations.  But I just discovered that it works really really well on my scanner at work too. First thing this morning our accountant handed me a short document to scan.  [...]

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gratitude (a sigh of relief)

Ginny is staying put for now. That is what I am profoundly grateful for this week. At only 31 weeks and a day old it was still too early for Ginny to consider being born yet, but for some reason she wanted to have an argument about it. She insisted that she really did want [...]

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the final touches

Last night, under the influence of a “the-baby-could-come-any-moment-and-we-are-NOT-ready-yet” style panic Martin and I finished the nursery. It was already mostly done, but it HAD been very unisex. NOW it has gone from a general story book theme, to a Fairy wonderland/storybook theme. I still have a mural I’m planning for one wall, but that can [...]

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cute moments abound

this past weekend Martin started rehearsing his BIG SPEECH. It is very important to him. He wants to get every word right. He wants every nuance and shading of meaning to be perfect. Of course he’s starting just a tad early. This speech won’t be needed for at least 14 years or more. It’s the [...]

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what are the monsters under your bed ?

Under my bed? well right now there are lots of framed photos and unframed artwork. There is also a fairly well used heating pad and a stack of Chemical & Engineering News and Science magazines from last year that I still haven’t finished reading (the ones from this year are still in my desk at [...]

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why did I have to be broken?

Ever been confronted with a big mound of clay and it’s your job to make something useful out of it? the teacher says “today’s project is to make something useful, not merely decorative. Your object can be pretty, but it will have a purpose” So now you sit and think of all the different objects [...]

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