Abby was awake and alert through the whole event but didn’t make a peep. In fact, shortly after returning to our seats, I layed her in my lap and she fell asleep. For me, it was quite an experience. Events like this always tend to awaken your senses and stir some degree of emotion, especially when they involve something as precious as a infant and particularly when he or she is your own.

As Abby was drifting off to sleep and the congregation was singing, I felt an indescribable ease come over me and could almost hear God say to me, “Have peace, she belongs to me!” I’m sure there will be plenty of challenges, struggles, and learing experiences as we raise Abby but there will also be at least as many opportunities to grow in our faith and I’m thankful that I know we can count on that peace as long as our confidence is in Christ.

Many of the things I’ve learned over the years have been with the help of information and examples that other people have posted on the web. I hope that posting a few things myself will be of some help to someone. If you do stumble upon the page, download something, and find it useful, let me know. Of course, I’m open to suggestions for improving anything that I post as well.

Instead, I’ll stop complaining and start blogging…Finally! After all, Wordpress is so easy to use and so accessible as open source software, there aren’t any technical barriers. Actually, I’ve been playing around with it for quite some time. The direction the web has gone in the last few years is fascinating and there’s no doubt that the maturity of some of the more prominent open source efforts has had a significant impact. I am also quickly becoming a fan of Joomla!

So, what do I plan to blog about? Obviously, everyone that starts blogging faces that question and I’ve thought a great deal about it…and thought…and thought…and thought. See, there’s another excuse! The odd thing is this isn’t even my first post so to some extent, I’ve already answered that question. It stands to reason that I would post on topics that are related to my own experiences and interests. I think I will also aim to share information that I find interesting and informative, things that are relevant to my life and work, and my thoughts on specific topics.

The bottom line is that I have finally come around to viewing blogs and blogging in much in same way that others did a long time ago. So, I’m diving into the blog pool…come and join me!

I don’t know if the hiatus was a result of the trauma they suffered, their getting used to us and a new caretaking routine, or coincidental and normal. I have heard that hens go through periods where they don’t lay but I haven’t done much research on the matter.

Everyone says that fresh eggs taste quite a bit different and are far superior to what you can buy in the store but we haven’t eaten any yet so stay tuned…

Name: Abigail Eliana Cooper
Weight: 6 lbs., 12oz.
Length: 19.5″

Fortunately, the previous owners left us a couple of good books and thorough instructions for caring for the birds. We’ll let you know how it goes…