March 2008

We are wrapping up a week of vacationing. However, as is usually the case with vacations I feel more exhausted physically though mentally I feel rested. Corin has been fighting a cold since Tuesday. It really got bad over the last few nights as we stayed with Chester’s Grandma in Palm Desert. We spent the first part of our week in San Luis Obispo where we spent lots of money on delicious seafood and drank coffee. Every night there Chester and I would say how we were going to go to bed early and then we would stay up late watching TV in bed (something we don’t do at home) and chatting.

Chester and I enjoyed sushi with our friends Tori and Nathanael who just moved up to Hume. It is kind of sureal to have two of our closest friends within walking distance of our house. I can’t wait to get home to enjoy their company!

Now it is Easter, and I am thinking of what this day means. I was not able to go to a service because Corin is SO sick and I am also full of sniffles and coughs. I find it humorous that on the day that most of the country chooses to go to Church I am stuck at home. I am treasuring the time to reflect and be with my baby. I am so thankful for what this day means for my life…in this world and beyond.

I am deeply moved by the blessing that I received two months ago. Last night Corin coughed and threw up, and had a very hard time breathing. He could have reacted like the toddler screaming in the parking lot right now (screaming I can hear four flights up). I wouldn’t have blamed him for wailing and crying. Instead he whimpers and then looks at me with his big blue eyes and smiles coyly (if you don’t believe me look at the pictures). He has been fighting the urge to cry and has instead been giving me many smiles. I know this may not last forever but while it is here I am enjoying it immensely. Happy Easter. I am thankful for my salvation, my husband, and my darling little boy.

Here are some pictures of our Staff Retreat…