Tuesday, March 10, 2015
My three little rewards
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. (Psalm 127:3)
Monday, March 2, 2015
one day of pictures to encompass the month
I was not very prolific with the camera this month. I only found a handful of pictures of Abigail. All taken the same day.
Maybe that is because she has been keeping us on our toes! She is half potty training, but every time I break down and put her in underwear, I live to regret it.
She is also quite a troublemaker at times. She will push her siblings with a laugh on her face as if to see how far they will be willing to ignore her. We are having to address this as well as the new-found shrieking and a new word in her vocabulary-- "stupid."
Other than all the above, she is still quite cheerful. :) She does constantly wake up her siblings early in the morning no matter what time she was put to bed. Every time I see her in the morning she says very cheerfully, "Mommy! I wake up!" (no matter how long before she had woken up)
She still needs her nap. Otherwise the cheery disposish disappears.
Her verbal skills are getting quite good and unfortunately, some of the cute phrases are phasing out but she still has quite a repertoire. One of her favorites right now is "TooRella" (Cinderella)
32 months and counting...
Maybe that is because she has been keeping us on our toes! She is half potty training, but every time I break down and put her in underwear, I live to regret it.
She is also quite a troublemaker at times. She will push her siblings with a laugh on her face as if to see how far they will be willing to ignore her. We are having to address this as well as the new-found shrieking and a new word in her vocabulary-- "stupid."
Other than all the above, she is still quite cheerful. :) She does constantly wake up her siblings early in the morning no matter what time she was put to bed. Every time I see her in the morning she says very cheerfully, "Mommy! I wake up!" (no matter how long before she had woken up)
She still needs her nap. Otherwise the cheery disposish disappears.
Her verbal skills are getting quite good and unfortunately, some of the cute phrases are phasing out but she still has quite a repertoire. One of her favorites right now is "TooRella" (Cinderella)
32 months and counting...
Sunday, March 1, 2015
My evangelistic son
After having a discussion about the mormon temple, David was asking me how we can tell Mormons from other people. I told him there is not an easy way to tell. You have to have a conversation with them and ask them questions. I said, "This is why it is so important to tell other people about Jesus."
I thought nothing more about this.
About 20 minutes later we were in the library. I was searching for audio books for Michael. The kids were impatiently antsy. Out of the corner of my eye I saw David walk off (within eyesight) and "accost" a stranger. This being my son, I did not think much of it. He is by nature extremely talkative and friendly and often strikes up conversations with strangers. I did tell him to leave her alone and come back to my side after I saw her give him a funny look. It wasn't until a few minutes later after we were leaving that one of his off-handed comments penetrated my consciousness. It was then that I realized he had gone up to her to ask her "Are you a Christian?" My sweet son was concerned for her spiritual state.
Later that evening, he asked if he could go up to another stranger at his basketball game and ask her if she was a Christian. How do you respond to that??? I agreed he could. While he might need to learn the time and place for these kind of questions, too many of us never ever ask at all because it is not the "right" time nor the "right" place. I am so thankful to have a son with such a sweet heart for the Lord!
He puts on headphones in the car and tells me he is "connecting" to heaven.
(and even as I am typing this up...David announced to me that he just finished playing God in candyland; and God won! Apparently, he knew God would be proud of him since he gave God a good card to win... :) )
I thought nothing more about this.
About 20 minutes later we were in the library. I was searching for audio books for Michael. The kids were impatiently antsy. Out of the corner of my eye I saw David walk off (within eyesight) and "accost" a stranger. This being my son, I did not think much of it. He is by nature extremely talkative and friendly and often strikes up conversations with strangers. I did tell him to leave her alone and come back to my side after I saw her give him a funny look. It wasn't until a few minutes later after we were leaving that one of his off-handed comments penetrated my consciousness. It was then that I realized he had gone up to her to ask her "Are you a Christian?" My sweet son was concerned for her spiritual state.
Later that evening, he asked if he could go up to another stranger at his basketball game and ask her if she was a Christian. How do you respond to that??? I agreed he could. While he might need to learn the time and place for these kind of questions, too many of us never ever ask at all because it is not the "right" time nor the "right" place. I am so thankful to have a son with such a sweet heart for the Lord!
He puts on headphones in the car and tells me he is "connecting" to heaven.
(and even as I am typing this up...David announced to me that he just finished playing God in candyland; and God won! Apparently, he knew God would be proud of him since he gave God a good card to win... :) )
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