Snow Man

My mom got a big bowl and filled it with fresh snow . . .
the rest is history!

Surreal

I was at the doctor's a few days ago getting a physical for our next adoption. My primary care physician has always been very professional, but I could tell that something about this visit made him uncomfortable. I handed him the sheet to fill out and he went way out of his way to document that I was in relatively good shape and had no medical conditions preventing me from adopting. At the end of the visit, he said, "you know, this is kind of crazy...I mean, they don't make people who conceive naturally go through all this..."

Amy had a similar experience. Her doctor meticulously filled out all the paperwork and bent over backwards to make sure everything was in order. He said, "it's not my place to decide whether or not you can have a child."

It does seem kind of crazy. Like we need everyone's permission to become parents. Wouldn't it be interesting if every parent was held to the same standards as adoptive parents . . .

Sick & Snowed In

Our master bathroom is being renovated, so we've been staying with my folks for the last week. And it couldn't have come at a better time as I spent all day yesterday back and forth between the pediatrcian, my doctor and the pharmacy.

Annie came down with an ear infection wouldn't go down two nights ago. I rocked her until 2:00 am and them my mom relieved me. She stayed up all night with her! So in the morning, I got her right in to see the doctor who promptly gave her some lovely pink goo that she gets to take twice a day. Apparently it tastes pretty good, because she slurp it down!

After I dropped Annie back at home, it was my turn to see the doc about my chest congestion. Sure enough, it was my annual visit from Mr. Bronchitis so I got my meds and spent the rest of the day in bed.

Thank goodess my folks were around and available to help, because Amy is working all weekend and it would have been just me taking care of Josiah and the sickie. And to make matters just a bit more interesting, we've already gotten between 12-18" of snow and it's supposed to keep snowing all day long. I doubt anybody is going anywhere for a few days.

On-Line Devotionals

In this age of portable technology, I'm more likely to pull up BibleGateway.com on my laptop than pull the Bible off the shelf. This morning I was looking for a good devotional, and I found one that I really liked (especially for today). Check it out!

www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/Crosswalk%20Devo/11625788/

And here's a question: Is doing "cyber devotionals" a bad thing? Is there something inherently more "Holy" in paging through those thin, gold leaf pages of my old Ryrie study Bible? Or can we accept the culture in which we find ourselves and concede that any study of Scripture, on-line or printed, is pleasing and acceptable to God? What do you think?

Wii Fit plus

OK, slightly off topic, but I have to rave about Wii Fit plus. We got the system for Christmas and I'm already down 40 pounds! It's hard to believe this is a video game, but you're so focused on the goal of each challenge that you temporarily forget that you're working out. And it's a chilly 20º here in the Philadelphia area, so it's not like I'm going outside anytime soon. I can put in 30 minutes in the morning before the kids wake up, grab a shower and be ready to tackle the day!

That and a serious dedication to eating better, more nutritious foods (and watching the calories) has been working so far. I'm nowhere near my goal, but I'm moving in the right direction and I feel good about the pace over the long haul.