Whoah! I looked up and it's 6 weeks later already! Oops!
A lot has happened in the last month or so. We bought that minivan--we got a really good deal on a Honda Odyssey from a dealer in Pennsylvania. It has lots of fun features like heated seats and a dvd player, but honestly, the features we've been enjoying are much simpler. My favorite is the functioning wipers and wiper fluid. You just turn them on, and they work. Every time. Amazing. Other things work, too, like the driver's side window--it goes down AND up! And none of the idiot lights ding on the dashboard while you're driving down the road. This is a very luxurious life we lead at the moment :)
Another big thing that happened is I GOT A NEW JOB!!! This is exciting because it means I get to stay home with the baby!!! I can't tell you how long and fervently we've prayed for me to be able to stay home. Pretty much since we've been married, maybe even a little before we were married we started praying for that. It's been a huge priority for us, and we've had no idea how we might manage it. But, God is good, and as usual, He has impeccable timing. This new job is with a company called Health Care Strategies, which does medical review for various insurance companies. It requires a good bit of in-office training which will be conveniently completed about a week before my due date. After that, I never have to go into the office again. I work completely from home on nights and weekends, about 20 hours a week. I already have an office set up in the closet of our guest room. Everything is done on the computer and telephone, so it doesn't take much space, but it does need to be dedicated space. Dan is very handy for things like office-building :)
Which brings me to another huge thing that has happened recently. Dan got his Maryland Home Improvement Contractor's License and has officially started business as Kee Carpentry. It's scary and really fun to watch him stepping out on his own. He does excellent work, and has had people calling him for jobs so that he's getting booked into August now. This is another thing that we've been praying for since I can remember--his calling and his ability to provide for our family in a way that's satisfying to him. I can't tell you how incredibly blessed I'm feeling with how these prayers are being and have been answered, and in such a way that we have to continue to lean on God--none of this is our own doing, and yet the provision remains steady and constant and even abundant despite our circumstances.
And of course, we had a few family events in the past few weeks that have kept us on the go... My aunts threw me a baby shower a couple of weeks ago--it was an absolute joy to be home with the women of Corinth and my family around me all welcoming this little one. We were showered with several hand-made items that will be cherished for many years to come, including some antiques from Dan's babyhood that his mother made for him and his brothers. I can't get over all the time and love that went into those gifts and even just organizing that little get together. It's not easy to do for someone who lives so far away and we are so grateful!
This past weekend we were able to attend the wedding of Dan's brother Pat to his college sweetheart, Meg. It was a beautiful ceremony at Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna, VA. It's always so fun to get to see all of our family and a real treat just to be a part of something so special for two people that we love so much. They're honeymooning in the Caribbean right now--and I'm just a teeeeney bit jealous! Of course Bob and Jordan came to stay with us for Father's Day after the wedding, and they brought Jessie, which of course meant we spent a good portion of our weekend on our own little beach. So, I'm still kinda pink from that, and in a way I got to have a little beach vacation of my own!
So, with the start of a new business for Dan and a new job for me, both in addition to our current jobs and the continuation of projects like the bathroom and office, and all the traveling and visiting, you can see why it's been a while since the blog was updated. I finish working at the hospital on July 6, and Dan finishes his old job this Thursday. We're both looking forward to our West Virginia vacation like a beautiful pool in the middle of a desert. And after that, there's only one big event left to wait for...
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