I know this is late, but John (along with the whole mission team) arrived home safely Thursday night around 11:00 pm.  I was able to meet John at the airport while “Tio” stayed with the kids, who were supposedly sleeping.  John had many stories to share of his trip to the Dominican Republic and really enjoyed it.  I’ll have to ask him to make a post to tell you more about it.

We’ve had a busy, but good weekend and I am ready to start a new week.  I’ve already fallen behind on my new schedule goals (including time with God each day) so I think I need to rework my schedule yet again.  But I enjoyed church today and was refreshed and encouraged to begin anew this week.  I actually picked up quite a few things in the sermon that I thought could be very useful in my parenting.  Perhaps if I have time I will write a post to share some of them with you.

I also wanted to share one quick prayer request.  Wednesday morning at 9 or 9:30 (can’t remember exactly right now) I will be at my 20 week doctor appointment and will get the ultrasound that scans for any issues in the baby’s development.  You can pray that the doctor gets good pictures and that the baby is healthy and the right size.  We have had no worries so far, and John and I have decided to forgo the extra tests we did last time to check for heart defects unless my doctor here sees anything that concerns him.  I have to admit that there is a bit of me that is worried, and will hopefully rest a bit easier after getting good scan results.