Tuesday, December 25, 2007

unto us...





Last night, Stephan and I went to an amazing Midnight Mass at St. Ignatius in Baltimore. There was light every where... in the voices of those who spoke, the mezzo-soprano who sang, the priest who lead the mass, and every candle that could be lit was. It was truly beautiful. But it wasn't until we came home, crept up the darkened stairs, and looked upon the faces of our sleeping boys that the light of advent became really meaningful. For unto us this day is born a child..the light of the world, the whole world. From a child. For those in dark times and those in bright light... He is Emmanuel. May he shine for you wherever and however you are today.

We wish you love and peace,

Belinda, Stephan, Joshua, and Caleb....

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

blur

Needless to say, it's been a blur...

... but one of the most beautiful blurs.

Like the dance of winter sunlight on a bright, happy, yellow Penske truck.

Like the dizzy joy of finding an AMAZING Maryland bike trail...

...and the splash of new paint on walls built in 1938.

Like the happiness of pretending, playing, and finding out along the way...

... that even though Africa seems far away, we like it here in Maryland too.

All our love to you--the Baumans

PS: That's the State Capital building above, not quite our house :)