Borrowed Breath

…boy!
We had our 20 week ultrasound today.
Everything looks good and healthy. And we found out that we are going to have a son.
We are so excited!

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On the evening of October 30th, 2009, we were about 6 weeks into our second pregnancy. We had been trying for about a year and a half to get pregnant since we lost our first baby at 10 weeks to a miscarriage on Father’s Day, 2008. So we were very thrilled, but also cautious and nervous.
On [...]

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Things are going to be a bit different for us in 2010.

We are due June 20th.
This definitely falls under the category of “Good Stuff.”

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I am thankful for a wife whose love for me is deeper and richer and fuller than I can comprehend. Oh, how I love that woman.
I am thankful for a roof over my head, a warm home and for food in the pantry.
I am thankful for a wonderful family.
I am grateful for another Thanksgiving with my [...]

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…and carrying a 33 pound pack for three miles yesterday and three miles today made this very clear. Now these 6 miles were not on flat terrain. We went up and over a mountain and down into a valley yesterday. And today, we climbed out of the valley and then up and over that same [...]

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Well, this summer flew by. And I didn’t get in any hiking this year. So tomorrow morning, a few of us are driving upstate to hike a part of the Loyalsock Trail in Sullivan County. The temperature up there tonight is in the 20’s. But by the time we get up there tomorrow, it will have [...]

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On Saturday morning, Naomi Faith entered our world.

Congratulations, Tim and Jen!
We love you guys and are so happy for you.
Here are the proud aunt and uncle:

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This morning, we are driving down to Baltimore to support a friend of ours who is running the marathon. And from there, we are driving to Lancaster to Michelle’s mom’s for the 1st birthday party of our niece Olivia. We will be spending the night at Michelle’s mom’s and then going to Grace Baptist Church [...]

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Happy birthday, my dear Michelle.
You mean so much to me.

I love you.

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Well, on Tuesday, my nose started running like a fountain. I figured it was just my allergies acting up. But by the end of the day, I was wondering if I was getting a cold.
Wednesday morning, I woke up with a definite head cold and called in sick. I took a lot of vitamin C  [...]

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