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5 weeks to go…
I suppose there’s been a countdown clock going for a while, but today I hear it ticking pretty loudly. 5 weeks to go… 35 days… 16 more work days in my office… holy cow. It’s like you spend your whole pregnancy thinking this is taking forever – and then all the sudden it’s almost over and the overwhelming feeling of all that’s left to do engulfs you. I’m there. As I write this I’m hanging out in a hospital waiting room as my husband is in surgery to repair a hernia (a new occupational hazard, I suppose). And so hopefully our household has no need for heavy lifting for a…
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Today was a Good Day
Today was an awesome day. The kind of day that makes you stop and think; to reflect on life and what’s really important. I can count on one hand the number of days I’ve had that have impacted me like today. Today my cousin and her husband brought home their two little boys, Nathaniel (6) and Elijah (3), from Uganda. Today these little boys left a life as orphans to come home to a family that loves them more than they will ever know. Today these boys came to a place where they won’t be hungry, or lonely, or forgotten. Today these little boys started their new life. As I…
