sea change

Sea Change, Catherine Thompson

trying to remain calm amidst the storms.......

most of the storms, when they are not work-related, are from my daughter who dislikes (greatly) the disruption of our routine. she went to bed last evening with tears in her eyes when she realized i really was not going to be able to pick her up from school. with tony being out because of his accident, my husband is the only one who can close up the cafe so she must fen for herself.

and she is not at all happy. and when molly is not happy? well, you get the idea.

please pray that we persevere through the balance of this week without great complication...

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first day i took in a tremendous amount of information. there is much more to this than meets the eye. i took two different tours of the childbirth center and it is simply gorgeous. i sense a bit of (dare i say it?) jealousy over how the maternity patients are treated, even from one of the techs -- she said "they are so spoiled!" to me, and it may be because i am the new girl, but i think all new mamas and their precious ones deserve to be treated like queens because they just did a work of God bringing them into the world instead of deciding otherwise! i said "i do not think they are spoiled so much as they are special..."

gorgeous facility, not at all like the one in the city that i will be working in, but that is okay too. whereever i am needed, i will go.

when i went through the nursery at 3:00 p.m., there was an infant that was delivered at 1:21 p.m. under the warming lights. i looked at his tiny face up close and thought of what sue said -- indeed, i believe i was standing on holy ground. to see this precious and brand-new child, all i could do was whisper "welcome to the world, little bunny, God bless you!" i think i am in the right place and am finally feeling excitement instead of holding back and taking a "wait and see if it really happens' posture. it really is happening. and it is happening to me, to my family. i would rather remain focused on the positive, but need your prayers in order to do so. i can honestly say i believe they sustained me (sustained us) yesterday.

day two, begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. special prayer requested for molly and an additional for max as he is a bit under the weather and will remain home today to watch God-Knows-What talk shows on the television.....