Welcome to my first blog of 2013. My goal (high and lofty), is to post once a month. As much as I would like it believe I can do that, we know the truth of it. For crying out loud - it been 5 months since I posted!! How the heck did that time past so quickly?? We certainly have been busy: school, church, baby, trips, all sorts of stuff. After hearing that Jared's Dad had cancer we decided to take some extra trips to MI to visit with family. Usually after our July visit, we don't go back until Christmas, but last year we went at the beginning of Oct, for Thanksgiving, and again at Christmas. It was a strange Fall because of all the traveling. We flew twice (a huge blessing of Jared's dad's church!!) and drove for Christmas. What fun it is to travel with 4 kids. :) All in all they did well though - and our trip back a few weeks ago was SO much better than last year (see earlier post on the drama of that road trip!). Being back in MI so often sure made me wish we were closer. However, as I have been thinking for awhile now, the longer we are out here - the less likely it seems that we will ever leave. That being said, Jared still thinks Pfizer won't be here in 5 years, so who knows what will happen after that. I do have to say that I am very content here. In fact, I'm pretty happy. I love my church friends, and am so grateful to have then in my life. I love that our children are memorizing scripture through our church's youth group and that God has used me to start up the Hidden In My Heart ministry. We met in the Fall and in 8 weeks 20+ people memorized over 160 verses total. I'm excited about people getting excited about God's word! I'm doing another "session" this Spring. I have been plugging along in my memorizing too, and am working on James right now. Along with that, I've just started a Rev5elation study (by Beth Moore). I think its going to be really good, and I especially love that Jared and I are going through it together! We haven't done a Bible study together in a very long time.
Over the past 5 months I am realizing how much the kids are changing. Zane is so big already (7 1/2 months!), has 2 teeth, is babbling, sitting up and starting to use his "pincher" skills. It has gone by so quickly. It is very strange to think that he may be our last baby. Eben is changing before my eyes. He has grown up so much and sometimes I look at him and wonder who he is. We've had our struggles over the past 5 months for sure. God has been working in me to change the way I respond to Eben. Regardless of his actions, I have the power (through Christ) to react in a way that honors God. And that, my friends, is what I've been working on. It is a challenge, but I have seen "good fruit" and that is encouraging for sure! Oh those girls! They crack me up - especially Nora. She is always saying funny things that catch Jared and I off guard. Just the other day she said, "when I'm grown and if I have 4 kids, I'd be freaking out". What a nut! And a few weeks ago she asked me to get her water (that was closer to her than me) and I told her that she could get it. Her response? "You have legs, HELLO!!". Definite attitude in that one! I hauled her into the bathroom and tried my hardest not to laugh while telling her that was not acceptable. Oh boy. She may just give us a run for our money! Aliza continues to be our gentle spirit, who loves Zane and talks about God often. I just love it :) I am excited to see what God has planned for that one!
Well, this is a poor summary of 5 months, but for the sake of boring you with much more - I'll stop here.
Zane - 6 months
Iron man with a frog and two fairies :)
Merry Christmas from the VH kids :)
Nora and Aliza playing in their new princess comforters
Family photo from the session we did in MI last fall
January 2013 - Zane, 7 1/2 months
And maybe, just maybe, you'll check back in before March and I'll have another post! Miracles happen!!
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