Revolving Doors

I feel like we are stuck in some revolving doors lately... mostly at the doctor's office. I think they are getting tired of seeing us. And the worst part is that all these visits and none of them have been emergencies or sickness related. Today is my turn for the 6 week after having a baby check-up. Yippee. With Abby's birthday and annual well child exam falling into the mix, we've been to the doctor's office 5 times in the 5 weeks we've been home with Olivia.

The other revolving door is unplanned and sometimes sad trips down toward Hastings. Our last unplanned trip was the middle of the night ambulance ride/chase to take Olivia to DeVos Children's Hospital, which in the end was a very good thing. Tomorrow will be the unplanned trip to attend my Great Aunt Barbara's funeral. I was thinking last night about what a great example of Godliness she was to those of us fortunate enough to know her. In all of my memories of her I could not think of one time where I felt she was unkind or uncaring. I hope someday when people are thinking back on my legacy they can say the same about me. There aren't many people I know that I don't have any "bad" memories about. And I'm sure someday I will see her in Heaven - there is no doubt in my mind that her faith was in Jesus Christ for salvation and that she served Him faithfully in her lifetime.

So tomorrow I will cross my fingers and take my first extended road trip with two small girls. Hopefully one will sleep most of the ride and the other will watch her dvds. And we are very excited for Olivia to get the opportunity to meet more of her wonderful family. So to those of you in Hastings, we will see you soon. Poor Steve will have to entertain Maize until Friday.