Chilling on a Sunday night

Dear Lil Sprout,

I'm just chilling on a Sunday night, and I thought I'd write to you.  Daddy is over at Uncle Daniel's trying to fix his computer, so I'm bored.  You and I had fun today swimming with Grandma Debi.  I know you'll love going over there to swim when you're on the outside, too! :)  We're going to start you off that first summer when you're only a handful of months old.

I'm glad we're getting some things in order for you.  We picked you a babysitter.  She's the mother of someone with both went to school with, and she's a very nice lady, so I hope that you will like her and be good to her.  I wish so much that I could stay home with you, and sometimes, I already feel guilty that I won't be able to...  Know that I would if I could, but unfortunately, there's just not enough money to do that! :(  But Daddy will be home in the summers, and hopefully, I will eventually finish my teaching degree and be able to do the same.

I've been thinking too, about where Daddy and I were a year ago.  We were living in Columbus, and Daddy thought he was going to be starting his dissertation.  Things happened, and our plans got completely changed and destroyed, or so we thought.  But it turns out that what we found was better.  After a lot of soul searching, we decided to come home to our family and friends.  We decided to go to school at Marshall (I wasn't in school, but I decided to go back when we finalized that we were moving).  We bought our house.  And, dear Sprout, we made you.  We wouldn't have been able to have you at this point in our lives without having our family around to help out with you.  So even though we thought our plans were ruined, it turns out that God had something much better in store for us.  We have a much fuller life now.  I always want you to remember that even when things seem awful or like they will never work out, they will, and sometimes, God has something much sweeter in mind.  Love you, babes!

Love,

Mommy