what a week

things have been

a little

crazy.

i got a job,

just for the rest

of this year.

being a nanny.

it's been in the

works for a while

and it's all turned

out nicely!

my sister

came to visit,

(taken from my phone)

which was

wonderful.

lots of

family time.

(everyone hanging out at my brother and sis-in-law's house)

lots of rain.

lots of those

tiny snails that

somehow

keep getting in my

back door.

(yuck)

our U2 concert

turned into a

trip to the emergency room.

it was terrifying,

and harrowing,

and the #1 scariest

event of my life.

however,

everything and everyone

(baby and i)

is OK.

i have for you

at last a

"baby bump"

picture that has

been requested

so you can all see

how huge we're getting:

22 weeks along!

i'll leave you

with this quote

from ann kiemel.

(if you haven't read her books,

you should.

right now)

"I love the word impossible

because my God believes in adventure,

and extraordinary mountains,

and He dares to believe in a world

crawling with terrible situations.

He promises to be bigger

than any impossibility

because He is love...

and love always finds a way through,

in time.

love isn't scared.

it builds bridges instead of walls.

it never gives up.

it always hangs on.

it waits with stubborn hope,

strong hope,

sometimes even years".