Well Ain't It Good to Know that You've Got a Friend

I would like to introduce you to our good friend Rebecca aka BEX.

Isn't she a beauty!

Ryan and I have known Bex for... well quite a while now. I think I met her about 7 years ago and Ry got to know her a little later.

She has been one of my best friends, confidants, personal entertainer and bridesmaid (the pic is from a fitting session before our wedding).

Expecting our first baby and being on the other side of the world from all our family and close support people has been a source of anxiety for some people over the last few months. I think I had just been psyching myself up for Ryan and I 'going it alone' (in terms of not having those close family supports here) Ryan on the other hand was quietly worried about me being at home alone. As he is self-employed it is quite tricky for him to take time off around the due date (especially as bubs could be early or up to 14days late). He's already taking 3 weeks off in Aug when our mums are here (HAVE I EVEN MENTIONED THE FACT THAT OUR MUM'S ARE COMING!!!).

So Ryan was worrying, as were our parents, and I was just blissfully unaware!

And that was when God decided to insert Bex into the picture. She has just completed a stint in Norway with a group called Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and actually visited us with two others and spent Christmas with us last year. She has decided that Norway, and the opportunity to share God's love through the mission of YWAM, is calling again and so she will soon be heading back there.

To our delight she is going to bypass Nottingham for a little over two weeks to stay with us!

She arrives on our due date (5th July) and will leave for Norway around the 24th. Our good friend is truly an answer to prayer. Not only do we love Bex like a sister, she is one of the most fun loving people I know. She's fab with children - before she went to Norway she was helping our friends Ruth and Brendon as they had just added twin boys to their family. And before that she worked with autistic children. So I will feel completely safe leaving her with our new baby and going shopping. haha not! We'll all go shopping! Oh and did I mention she's a great cook!! I'm going to request she bake her secret-recipe-chocolate-cake every week!

So a big THANKS to the Big G for sending Bex our way. We will be forever grateful.

Can't wait to see you Bex! 38 days to go!

(oh my goodness! that means 38 days till we're due! ahhhhhh! and at the same time YIPPEEE!)