Marvelous storm we're having.

Some things in life are significant. They leave a mark on their surroundings, indelible evidence of their happening. Much like lightning can be seen on a tree trunk years after the strike, or ripples of a tossed stone make their way to the other edge of the pond. Most things, however, are insignificant – not much more than a blip on the radar. Even things that we think are so important at the time fade into the background eventually. Most events/decisions/occasions happen without too much fanfare or affect on the general circumstances of life. Days pass, time marches on, the world turns.

Then again, sometimes that lightning strikes. Lightning strikes don’t bring the whole world to a standstill, but they make everyone in close proximity stop in their tracks. That’s what the news of a pregnancy does. It doesn’t make the evening news, but it changes a handful of peoples’ lives forever.