Ocean Bathing

After a much-longer-than-expected drive back to Falls Church today, we're back home from our beach week on the Outer Banks. For our family, it's a highlight every year and this year was no exception. We had beautiful weather, complete with sunrises on the ocean side, sunsets on the sound side and starry nights overhead. The ocean water and sea breeze were as therapeutic as ever and we soaked it all up in much the same way as we do the air on our hikes through the woods.
The older kids were disappointed by the absence of big waves but, with all the turbulence in our lives of late, Christine and I enjoyed the peace and calm. While not surprisingly the time passed too fast, it was a much needed respite from all the weighty medical news and decisions on top of our normal busy routines.

Darcy with her youngest cousin, Trevor

With the bone marrow transplant scheduled for September 18th (just a month away!), the reality of it is sinking in, along with all the preparations - on the home and work fronts - that need to be made.  On Wednesday & Thursday this week I'll be at Hopkins for extensive testing.  Christine and I will also attend a class to prepare us for what lies ahead.  We hope to know a lot more about what to expect by the end of the week.  As always, we continuing to feel blessed by friends and family reaching out to us daily and trusting in God's provision. Thank you!

Ev fighting the waves