Baby PopTart- coming soon!

I am going to be an aunt- again! New life coming to the world, always makes me think of this sculpture- Michelangelo's Madonna and Child. On display unassumingly in The Church of Our Lady, Bruges, Belgium. It was a happy accident we stumbled across it, and it left an indelible impression. Powerful, serene, stunningly beautiful.

So, as new life grows, I think of the greatest gift any mother ever gave- her child for the eternal salvation of the world. Luckily, my dear sister will only be required to change diapers (yuck), clean up throw up (ewww), suffer sleepless nights, terrible twos and even terribler (pardon my grammar- or lack thereof) teens. I wish her joy, patience and an occasional pedicure to retain her sanity!

I love you PopTart!