Hello :) Has everyone voted? I hope so. I was so excited to be able to vote early last week and I am so amazingly ecstatic about the possibilities to come from this election. As everyone has been saying, history will be made, no matter the outcome. I don't really want to profess my presidential preference here, but I cannot resist from making one brief comment about the campaign process. Does anyone else join me in finding it incredibly sad how some people have been vilifying one side or the other? As in, one vote is the "Christian" vote and the other is not? There are actually devote Christians who have looked at the same issues, policies, etc, are well-informed, and have come to different conclusions about who would be the best leader and what policies would be the most responsible. Again, I'm not going to go into my own soapbox here of who I voted for and why, (as I do, actually, respect the different opinions of some of my very dear family and friends), it just makes me very, very sad that this has divided so many Christians.
Anyway, go out and vote, and let's get on with some cute baby photos, shall we? :) Life has been good here for Christian, Will, and I. I finished my application, have sent off about 5 of them (including the ones to Idaho and Nebraska, family!!), and am working on finishing the cover letters for the next 8 or 9. Will has been getting a lot of colds still, but we've been taking him out for walks and trying to distract him as he loves the outdoors... we'll have to figure something else out when winter hits.
Love is in the air and I am absolutely loving being Will's mother. He's such a joyous, content, curious, and sociable boy... I don't know how I could have been as happy without him. It's still difficult, to be sure, from time to time. And, I still think I have a long way to go to be an efficient mother who responsibly uses each moment of each day to the fullest advantage... but, I'm taking it a step at a time. That's all we can ask of ourselves, isn't it? Although I still get caught up in my own issues and stressful events, I still think life is filled with opportunities for us to care for, love, and advocate for others. Isn't that the mark of a Christian? Love. In my field, and in my position as a therapist, I'm often placed in front of a person or family or couple who are going through some of the most challenging situations I can imagine... addiction to heroin, surviving hurricanes and seeing loved ones die, having children taken away from them, infidelity, etc, etc, etc... what do the little annoyances and stressors in my life amount to? Not much, I can tell you that. I am so grateful that my Lord is a Lord of redemption and healing. That is the hope that I cling to.
The many smiles and faces of Will...
Yep! He's not only crawling like crazy, he's also pulling himself up to standing and barely starting to 'cruise'! Exciting :)
...okay, I ran out of time to post more photos...I'll try to do that tonight!
