so here we are waiting for another kid to come out and join our crew. i was thinking back to our first experience of this kind. we so badly wanted the kid to come out so we could hold him and play with him and then we realized it is actually easier to eat, sleep, travel, etc. with him on the inside than on the outside. . .at least it was for me. i can't really say which was easier for my wife, but you can check her blog for those details.
tomorrow we go in for an ultrasound and dr. visit. we may continue on to the hospital after that for a soon delivery. our tradition so far is to go to the dr. visit and then go to the hospital for induction. it has been recommended to me that the tool used to break the water looks so much like an orange peeler that perhaps they both could be interchangeable. . .but i won't begin to suggest that i have tried it or ever plan to. it is interesting that such thoughts come up at this stage of the game.
4th quarter of school has just started and it seems like we should be in the last week. seminary semester is almost over. i'm contemplating doubling my credit load next semester. it isn't that i have too much free time or have been bored with my schedule. perhaps the michigan heat is getting to me (i think it was in the 70s earlier this week).
i thought of a great idea the other day, but it wasn't mine.
is it more fun to solve problems or to state problems that we have no intention of solving? 15 years ago i would've thought the former, but my observations since then would contradict that. i am starting to get bothered by the tendency that many have to complain about something that either they have no control over or don't plan to do anything about. since i notice it so often, i am probably guilty of it myself. . .but since i have no intention of solving this issue, i will stop talking about it.
a discussion came up today after hebrew class over the statement in genesis 4:26 that at the time of enosh's birth, people began to call on the name of the LORD. this is a passage that i have wondered about for some time, but have never done any digging on. the conversation centered around whether this was referring to worship or saving faith. since we have no record of adam and eve sacrificing to God or teaching their children about sacrificing, it is difficult to say if/how often the first family engaged in any form of worship after the fall. God certainly set the pattern for bloody sacrifice, but did He give them spoken or written instructions for worship or did He work through their conscience as in other matters? thoughts?
when the baby comes, the announcement will be on the front page of daveandnic.com.
more later. . .
peace and java
