August Update

Well, it has been a while since I last made a post - mostly because it felt like I didn't have much to say. However, now that I am writing, I realize how much has happened over the summer. Dan and I are settled into life here in Hershey.

Dan is doing a wonderful job at the med center and is slowly feeling more confident in his duties and more assimilated into the team. I am so proud of him and feel blessed to be able to be at home during this time. I have realized that, given some time, I am very capable of keeping a house clean, cooking meals, and making sure there is food in the house (something that didn't always happen in Philly!!) I do think that life is best enjoyed at a pace quite a bit slower than what we were doing in Philly.

This is not to say that we do not miss Philadelphia. We do look back on our two years there with a smile on our face - thinking about our little apartment and all of our friends and church family. We are planning a visit soon and I look forward to catching up with people and worshiping at CVC.

We have slowly been developing a sense of community and friendship at our new church in Hershey - Hershey Evangelical Free Church. We made the tough decision not to go back to our old church in Harrisburg because we realized that worshiping within our own community was very important to us. We have been blessed to maintain our friendships from Devonshire while making new relationships at E-free.

My work situation has been interesting. I originally thought that I would go back to work part-time but quickly realized that it was not what God had for our family and that I needed to be more available for our son when he arrives this November. (In case you haven't heard yet, we are naming him Levi Daniel). However, this does not mean that I am stepping out of my field completely. It seems as though God has opened doors through our church for me to minister to the relational and emotional needs of others in a ministry type setting (and even get paid a tad for it!). I will work a few hours a week but mostly keep myself available to my family. Dan and I both feel a great sense of peace over how this has all worked out and know God is leading us in these decisions.

Levi is kicking me more these days and Dan has been able to feel him. We are 26 weeks along and have a doctor's appointment in two weeks along with an ultra sound to take another look at Levi's brain and development. It is so wonderful to feel him move around inside of me and I get so excited to meet him (but I worry a lot about it too!). However, I know that God has blessed us with this pregnancy for a reason and He will prepare us and give us strength to be parents. I have posted a picture of me and my belly at 21 weeks - I'll try to get an updated shot posted soon.