Are we there yet?

Do you remember those days riding in the backseat of the car on long family trips asking "Are we there yet"?  I know I do.  In fact, my brothers would give me the typical "smart alec" responses saying, "We're never there, we are always here."  In many different areas of my life sometimes it seems like I'm never going to get "there."  But I know I need to be patient and take joy in the now.  

These past couple of months have been exciting, busy, and full of emotion.  Amy and I have been challenged in many different ways.  Amy is, according to her doctor, nine weeks pregnant with an expected due date in late May.  We are thrilled and have been waiting and praying for the blessing of children.  Many close friends and family know that we weren't always excited about having children.    We didn't believe that children were a blessing and kept our distance from them because we thought they were annoying.  When we moved out to Indiana, Amy was set on not having children until we moved back to Pennsylvania (which we don't know when or if that is in God's plan for us).  He obviously has a completely different plan for us than we have and His plan is perfect.  The more and more we live by faith and obey His Word (The Bible) the more we are humbled and blessed, and God giving us children is just another example of that.  

The busyness I mentioned earlier lies in all the work we have done in our home and outside (see below), the work I have been doing at church (like directing the Worship Choir at Church of the Good Shepherd, playing drums in the worship band, and writing music), out of church (trying to record an EP with The Good Shepherd Band during the evenings - again, see blog below, and if you aren't sure what an EP is, check out wikipedia), and school work at the university (directing the Indiana University Women's Chorus and taking classes for doctoral work).  

Since I am nearing the end of my course work, Amy's pregnancy comes at a good time.  So far Amy hasn't been very sick apart from having a perpetual cold and feeling worn out.  There is a lot to look forward to and a lot to be patient for.  Pray that God will continue to provide for us and provide me on going work in music to pay the bills.  Continue to check back here for more posts.  I hope to use this blog to put pictures up so you can watch the belly grow.  The picture above was taken just a few days ago in downtown Bloomington at the Irish Lion.  Love to all!