Life Update – Babies, Conferences, and Books

For those who are interested, a bit of an update on me at the moment.

The Good and the Bad
So the main thing dictating my life at the moment is my pregnancy. I'm at 19 weeks and the baby, according to all the tests so far, is doing great. I go in for more tests and a level 2 ultrasound in a couple of weeks, and yes I want to find out the gender. The severe morning sickness has eased up a bit. At least my doctor isn't threatening every time I see her to check me into the hospital and not let me out until the baby is born anymore. I can still barely eat and have been told to eat immediately whenever anything sounds vaguely appetizing. It is a very strange way to spend Lent – under doctor's orders to give into all my cravings. I still have severe dizziness and vertigo and can't do everyday tasks like driving or shopping. I am having issues with pre-term labor again as well, but am being monitored and getting rounds of shots to prevent the extreme issues I had with Emma. Luckily no forced bed rest (yet), but I have had to drastically alter my lifestyle. Which brings me to …

The Disappointing
Because of all these ongoing pregnancy issues and at the advice of my doctor I've had to cancel travel plans. That means I won't be able to attend either the Emerging Women Convergence gathering nor The New Conspirators Conference, which I am incredibly disappointed about. I was scheduled to lead a workshop at The New Conspirators conference on women in the emerging church and I feel bad about having to cancel my involvement. I'm thankful to Kathy Escobar who stepped up to take my place leading the workshop. I was really looking forward to attending and meeting some of the people gathering there for the first time and am frustrated that health issues are standing in the way.

The Exciting
I saved the really exciting news for last. Some of you know this already, but I am now officially writing a book on justice issues for IVP. Basically the idea of the book is to examine how we can seek justice and love others in our day to day lives. I'm taking very specific issues to serve as examples and giving practical suggestions and biblical guidelines for how we can engage with them. Many of the topics will be things I have mentioned here on the blog, but of course presented in slightly more constructive and less ranting formats. Anyway, I'm excited about the opportunity and wanted to share with everyone what's in the works. I promise to post updates as I move forward in the whole process.

So that's me at the moment, well that and being obsessed with the unfolding Lost storyline. Just thought I'd let you know.