It’s hard to believe that vicarage is just around the corner! The past few months have unknowingly managed to escape us. Kevin recently preached his last sermon at our fieldwork congregation and as we prepare to say goodbye, we are realizing the gravity of relationships that we have developed in such a short period of time. With sermons, papers and reading assignments still looming overhead, Kevin has hardly begun to mentally prepare for vicarage. Of course, that will all change in the coming week, when we finally receive our location for placement on May 2nd.
I have handed off my monthly design duties for the Seminary Wives Newsletter, but I continue to watch 2-year-old Abby during the week. It is no surprise, though, that my thoughts are centered around the ambiguity of the impending move. Jumping into summer and planning activities for the boys has been difficult with the uncertainty of our near future. So with fewer and fewer tasks remaining on my list of things to do, I stand ready to embrace the impending explosion of cardboard, bubble wrap and packing tape that will undoubtedly ensue!
In the shadow of the big vicarage announcement, Caleb will be soon be finishing his first year of school! (Pre-Kindergarten counts, right?) As parents, it has been SO awesome to hear him share stories of things he has learned and to observe his increasing independence over the past few months. His reading continues to improve and you can sense his enthusiasm to learn by his increased awareness of words around him. In addition, this action-crazed boy can’t resist an opportunity to bust out the front door for a few laps up and down the sidewalk on his bike. He’s quickly becoming a speed machine and he can out-swing many of his 5-year old friends in baseball. In fact, our once seemingly huge back yard can no longer contain the power of that boy’s arm!
As Ethan barrels through his twos, many of his peers are surpassing him in size, though he easily makes up for it in character. His incessant giggling is nothing short of contagious and he can quickly overturn a sour mood with his random spouts of “I love you!” followed by a vigorous squeeze to your leg! One of the fleeting moments we cherish is each night after prayers when we “kiss, hug & rock;” after sharing a kiss and a hug, Mama rocks him in her arms while he recites the words to “Rock-a-Bye, Baby”—anticipating the dramatic “falling” into his bed!
Oh—the clock just turned over! Just five more days now... :)
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