Elijah: Hey Mommy… you know what it’s like outside today? You know how when you breathe out and something like smoke comes out? It’s like that outside today! Like a dragon blowing smoke. Me and Zeke used to do that. We used to pretend we were dragons. ‘Member Zeke?
Sweet Peas are one of my favorite flowers. So dainty and pretty…just like our little Phoebe. I’ve been calling her “Sweet Pea” since she was a couple months old, because, for some reason, she reminds me of the flower, and I just realized that it’s the perfect nickname for her! Our Sweet “P.”
Here are some pictures of our Sweet “P” from today… (Don’t ya dig the polka dot tights? Anyone know where I could find some in my size?)
Drawing all over himself with a green marker, digging in the dirt with a stick, and you can’t see it in this photo, but he has a band-aid over a big gash on his forehead. Yep, he’s definately two.
Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day! Aye, an’ a fine day t’is me thinks! Ahoy to all ye landlubbers from Russell Red Shark, Gordie Blue Smelt, Jonny Green Guppy and Evelyn Pink Pirana*…
*Wanna make yer pirate names, me mateys? Take yer middle name as yer first, yer favorite color as yer second, an’ finally, choose a fish as yer last!
There’s nothing more aggravating to a blogger than to have lovely bloggable moments, and no way to blog them! Our internet connection has been down for the past week or so. Frustrating! But this is tempered by the fact that it is also free. Ah, well…what can ya do?
So, instead of overwhelming you all with all the cute things my kids are doing, (this includes Phoebe wearing tights in the cool fall weather. Oh my, is there anything cuter than chubby, little, baby legs in pink tights?!) I wanted to post a little bit about the member of our family who gets the least amount of “face-time” on this blog - even though he created it! - Dave, and what he’s up to.
Besides doing lots of music and media related “stuff” for the church, Dave’s vision and passion for the past few years has been to establish a 24/7 house of prayer here at Bethany. He gives oversight to the prayer room and the worship teams. The quote below sums up what BHOP is about.
Bethany is a place where missions and prayer collide. We want prayer to be at the core of all that we do as we train and send missionaries out the ends of the earth. We know that it is only through encountering the Father and connecting with His heart that passion for the nations is birthed and sustained. Bethany House of Prayer is the furnace that fuels our passion for Jesus and for the nations.
It’s a huge undertaking! It’s been a struggle and a challenge mostly because of lack of manpower. But yesterday marked a very exciting day for Dave and his co-workers - the beginning of BHOP’s Staff Internship! 7 young men and women have joined BHOP for the year, and have committed to working 30 hours a week in building the hours of prayer and worship here at Bethany…Awesome!
I had to admire Zeke’s tenacity yesterday afternoon. We had another fall-like day, with gusty north winds. “Canadian air” the weather man said on the news last night. Zeke decided it was a perfect day to fly a kite, so, with Noah in tow, he found his kite and set off, determined to get it in the air. We have a nice big playfield right across from our apartment, and he ran around endlessly with the kite trailing behind him. Of course, secretly, I knew he would never get the kite in the air that way, but who was I to dampen his spirits?! Not to mention the fact that it was entertaining he and Noah, and tuckering them out for bed time! Finally Elijah arrived home from school, and with his kite-flying expertise, off the kite went. Except, shortly after I snapped this picture, Zeke gave the kite-string to much slack, and it ended up tangled up in a tree!
Well, Elijah is feeling much better. He had begun feeling better by Friday evening actually…hooray antibiotics! By the time we got him to see a doctor on Friday morning he looked really, really bad…very pale, and almost green. Poor little guy. For some reason, he is susceptible to strep throat. I’m praying this will be the last time we’ll have to deal with this for a long while!
On a much lighter note, we’re having the most beautiful fall-like weather here. The air is crisp, clear and cool. So refreshing compared to the hot, humid days we were having! I love the Fall.