Well, someone had to do it

I'm off tomorrow bright and eary for the Come Before Winter retreat in Bosina. Tamika let me know about this a few months ago. It is a ladies retreat put on my church members from the US and the only cost to the attendees are the travel expenses to and from the retreat site. We are staying here. I'll be traveling with Tamika by train from Vienna to Zagreb, Croatia, where we will be meeting up with some other ladies to travel the rest of the way to Bosnia. Pleas keep us in your prayers for a safe trip. I am really looking forward the time of Bible study and fellowship, but am already missing Jake and Abby. We have only spent a couple of nights away from Abby since being here, and none away from each other. I think the reality that mommy was leaving finally hit Abby when I started packing the suitcase. She asked why I was taking a suitcase and then kept trying to crawl into it. Just in case you don't have a clue where Bosnia is, I've included a map below. Have a great week.

Window Seat

Here are a couple of pictures I snapped of Abby the other day. She is sitting in the window of our apartment looking over her calendar. Our apartment is on the top floor of our building, so we have windows in the ceiling. Abby loves to look out and see what is going on in the neighborhood.

Hannah update

Here is the latest on sweet, little Hannah. Please keep praying for this precious little girl.

Hannah is doing great! She's off all pressurized oxygen, still require
some oxy, but without pressure behind it. She's not gaining weight
very well, but not loosing either. She's in an open crib and nursing
on demand when I'm here. I think it could be soon when she can come
home...we won't know until we acutally walk out the door because she
could loose weight at the last minute or drop her temp...which would
make us stay, but the light is bright at the end of the tunnel! We
love you all and thank you for all your support and encouragement.

Picnic

Today was a gorgeous day here!!! I can't express enough how glad I am that spring has arrived in Vienna!!! Seriously, during November and December I was pretty sure this whole living in Vienna thing was not going to work out. Vienna is dark in the winter. I mean really, really dark. And cold and dark. If you have only lived in the midwest or south your entire life, you really have no idea what it was like. I know I had no real idea what I was in for. Now, though, it is beautiful here. To celebrate the completely gorgeous weather we went for a picnic in the green area by our house. Hera are a few pics. Enjoy.