So the All-Star break is upon us in baseball, marking the half way mark of the season (though it is actually a bit past the half-way mark), and my Giants are looking a bit... well, out of it. But, baseball is in season, and its a great thing to watch. I am watching the Home Run Derby as I write this, and there's just something majestic about seeing a baseball fly that far.

Ian continues to do well. He is no longer first on the list, but he's due for labs here in two days, so we'll see how that goes. We'd love nothing more than to see this waiting stage end and move on to the next stage. We still don't understand why this has been given to use to handle, but we trust that Heavenly Father has plans for us, and we are humbled that he trusts us enough with Ian to give us a trial like this. That's a bit difficult to explain to some people, but it is finally something that I no longer have to ask "Why?" about.

I'm looking forward at this point to my sister's wedding in August for a couple of reasons. First, her husband to be is a good guy, and I think he and Amy are good for each other. Second, my brother will be home from Kosovo. While we talk fairly frequently, I have not seen him now in person for about nine months. Tough when you think about the fact that he is one of my best friends as well as my brother. He's going to come spend a couple days here and we are going to go golfing. He bought a set of clubs and has become more interested in it since he and I went almost a year ago. This is also around the time the Giants will be in Atlanta, and I'm going to go to see the games again this year. Bonds will probably have already passed Aaron by then, but I look forward to being able to watch Major League Baseball. Still working on having someone to go with me, but that will sort out as it gets closer.

If you are interested in a different perspective, check out Elaine's blog. There is a link to the right.