Tessa Arrives!

Tessa arrives!
No, we didn’t get a new volunteer. My niece Rachael gave birth to Tessa on July 23. Rachael’s mother (and my sister), who is a midwife attended the birth. One can’t see much of Tessa in this photo, but the look on her big brother’s face says it all. He is not too sure about this new arrival. No doubt he suspects the truth: he will no longer be the center of the universe in his family!

I’m missing my second day of digging this week. In spite of many prayers and attempted good hygiene, I came down with the same intestinal problem Mark had on Friday/Saturday. I’m very glad to have it now and not when we are traveling at the end of the week.