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Davy Bradstreet Donovan
Kristin is currently 20 weeks pregnant with our third daughter. Having experienced two miscarriages, we were keeping kind of quiet about it until now. We had an appointment this morning where we learned that our baby is in fact a girl and is perfectly healthy - you know, for still breathing fluid and stuff.
We chose the name Davy after Davy VanAuken, the heroine in A Severe Mercy - one of our favorite books. The middle name Bradstreet comes from one of my favorite poets, Anne Bradstreet - who, besides being a model Christian woman, was the first American to become a published poet.
I am thrilled, in love, obnoxiously outnumbered, and I feel a little dizzy. Hi, my name is Matt. Will you please knock me out?
The Bible Illuminated →
Anyone taken a peek at this? Though the images presented in the Daily Illuminations often don’t support the text they reference beyond a shallow visual cue, I’m still intrigued.
When I get really busy I start feeling like my kids are in my way.
Today I’m working from home and, for the first time in a few weeks, I can’t wait to close my laptop and play with my girls. Turns out that when I’m feeling tired of my family, the remedy is more time with them - not less.
Why I am thankful for my pastor, Matt Chandler
He is passionate and loves Jesus. He’s a pastor of a very large and growing church and still (by God’s grace, I’m sure) is able to make emails sound personal, let us know we are loved often and misses us when he doesn’t preach. Matt continues to tell us he’s not going anywhere, that he’ll be here for the next 40 years. He makes a big effort to make a big church small. He doesn’t want the Village to be about him or us but about Christ. Nothing is sacred with him - nothing finite that is.
There’s a ton more but I’m (Kristin) is a procrastinator and it’s my bedtime. I hope you win, Matt! We Donovan’s are very thankful for you!
