[Note and Update: Proof of old age. I wrote this on March 5th and thought I had posted it. Hello! Since I wrote this our baby Teddy has spent 2 1/2 weeks in NICU and came home yesterday. Happy Day!!]
Wow! Where is the time going? It seems like I just post and then the weeks slip by. We have had an eventful few days waiting for a new grandson. Little beggar decided to come 6 weeks early (due April 11 and born February 28) and really put a wrench in his mom and dad's schedule. (Jor and Em) You know how you orchestrate the arrival of a new baby: paint the bedroom, up-date the bedding and find the box of used clothes, buy diapers, stock up on baby supplies.........? Well. They went from bedroom re-do straight to new baby. His name is Theodore Scott Buxton and he is a tiny 6 lbs. 1 oz. Now that sounds not so small, but when 10 pound babies are the norm, he's bitty. Probably be in NICU for a few weeks, so mom and dad will be scrambling to take care of three others and spend time at the hospital. Good thing for help from ward and family. Every baby is a blessing! Can't wait to see our Teddy.
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| BABY TEDDY |
Another big event for us was a baptism for our little branch. There hasn't been a baptism on Amager for quite some time, so the excitement was high. I think half the branch attended in support of our new member (Mads) and the sister missionaries. The branch president welcomed Mads and told him that he was now a part of our family and that we all take care of each other. He told him in his humble way, "You need us and we need you." How true that statement is. Our new convert brought his young adult daughter and two friends. The woman friend cried through the whole program and told the missionaries afterward: "I need to do this. There is just something here." Special day.
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| Sister Ludlow, Sister Holbrook and Mads |
On a sadder note, we said good-bye to our dear friends, the Warnsdorffs, the missionary couple who finished their 2 years in the office. They live here in Copenhagen, so we can still see them, but we have worked with them for 72 weeks, taking care of missionaries, attending the temple and hanging out at the flea markets. It will be a big adjustment not having them around. Very dedicated and so cheerful and positive. And patient. Especially when it came to my trying to speak Danish. Elder Warnsdorf spoke to me v e r y slowly and with lots of hand gestures, but he persisted even when I looked at him blankly and had no clue. Elder Warnsdorf is a 4th or 5th generation Mormon, stalwart, faithful and soft-spoken, Loves to sing and pulls this booming voice from somewhere deep down when the hymns start. And Sister Warnsdorf. She faithfully stood for hours in lines at the immigration office to hand-deliver papers to make sure things were all OK for the missionaries to be legal here. She didn't trust the mail for something so important to the mission. She worried about forgetting something. Lost sleep over it. Dedicated. She is an avid hand-ball fan and gave up her position as the goalie on the Danish National Team years ago when she joined the church because they played on Sunday. She still follows her team, but never watches the games live on Sunday and no one better tell her the score on Monday morning before she gets a chance to watch the game. And, she can host a lovely, elegant Danish dinner better than anyone I know. The missionaries love the Warnsdorfs.
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Us. The Warnsdorfs, Elder Bryner (back), the Kochs and O'Bryants. Farewell dinner for the Warnsdorfs at the mission home. The Kochs are replacing the Warnsdorfs. They are a local couple and will be wonderful. They will be in the office for 2 years, so will break in a new president in a year. We love these people. |
