Friday, October 29, 2004
A Pair of Blessings
Welcome to the world, Benjamin Martel and Wesley Charles!
My twin nephews were born around 6 PM CST yesterday weighing in at 3 lbs 12 oz and 4 lbs 14 oz respectively. Mom and babies are doing fine and are thrilled to have this part of the journey over!
Just wanted to let everyone know. Ellie and Greg have been wanting babies for so long. They're here!
My twin nephews were born around 6 PM CST yesterday weighing in at 3 lbs 12 oz and 4 lbs 14 oz respectively. Mom and babies are doing fine and are thrilled to have this part of the journey over!
Just wanted to let everyone know. Ellie and Greg have been wanting babies for so long. They're here!
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
An Update
Well, what can your post contain when you haven't written in over 3 months? I have wanted to, but always feel as though I'm saying the same things over and over. Maybe I should just get over that fear and write anyway. Maybe that's just what I'll do.....
First of all, I need to inform you all that my sister-in-law, Ellie, has been in the hospital for over 60 days now. My brother has been staying there and working from the hospital room. She has reached 34 weeks and the doctors really want the babies to make it to 37 before they enter this crazy world. We're all very excited and eager for ALL the Gardners to be at home and settled....or as settled as anyone can be with TWINS. The boys' names are still a mystery, but Greg has always said he thinks appropriate names would be "Shock" and "Awe."
The job continues to stretch and challenge me. Sometimes I feel like my brain is growing. I do feel like I've come to a sort of turning point; like I have started to gain some tools for the toolbox. Now, when a crisis happens, I don't automatically get thrown into a panic. I'm starting to reach for the tools I've acquired over the past few months AND THEN the panic comes. Really, I feel more confident in my abilities while recognizing how much there is to learn and know.
In the midst of what I would hesitantly call 'job satisfaction', I am contemplating moving back to the Southeast. I knew when I started this job last February that I would eventually end up closer to my family and roots. The seed has 'officially' been planted and now I'm in prayer and thought as to when the timing is best for the move. Waco has become home, and really my first home as an independent adult. There is so much to that and I want the timing to be right. Leaving a community is no small thing; and rebuilding isn't either. The thought of it makes me tired and excited all at the same time.
On a fun note, I have officially created a line item in my budget for concerts. Leigh, Katie and I went to David Wilcox last Friday night and Indigo Girls last night. I had forgotten how deeply good music feeds my soul.
I hope everyone is doing well. Three months is way too long!
Godspeed, everyone!
First of all, I need to inform you all that my sister-in-law, Ellie, has been in the hospital for over 60 days now. My brother has been staying there and working from the hospital room. She has reached 34 weeks and the doctors really want the babies to make it to 37 before they enter this crazy world. We're all very excited and eager for ALL the Gardners to be at home and settled....or as settled as anyone can be with TWINS. The boys' names are still a mystery, but Greg has always said he thinks appropriate names would be "Shock" and "Awe."
The job continues to stretch and challenge me. Sometimes I feel like my brain is growing. I do feel like I've come to a sort of turning point; like I have started to gain some tools for the toolbox. Now, when a crisis happens, I don't automatically get thrown into a panic. I'm starting to reach for the tools I've acquired over the past few months AND THEN the panic comes. Really, I feel more confident in my abilities while recognizing how much there is to learn and know.
In the midst of what I would hesitantly call 'job satisfaction', I am contemplating moving back to the Southeast. I knew when I started this job last February that I would eventually end up closer to my family and roots. The seed has 'officially' been planted and now I'm in prayer and thought as to when the timing is best for the move. Waco has become home, and really my first home as an independent adult. There is so much to that and I want the timing to be right. Leaving a community is no small thing; and rebuilding isn't either. The thought of it makes me tired and excited all at the same time.
On a fun note, I have officially created a line item in my budget for concerts. Leigh, Katie and I went to David Wilcox last Friday night and Indigo Girls last night. I had forgotten how deeply good music feeds my soul.
I hope everyone is doing well. Three months is way too long!
Godspeed, everyone!
