Random #4
A week and a half ago, I spent two nights away from my family (except Noelle) to go to Minnesota, to see my grandma who was at death's door. We rejoice that God has allowed her, after all, to live a bit longer--she is still in the hospital but no longer in ICU. I'm glad I went. Not only did I get to see my grandma again, but also we had some good visiting with my mom, my aunt Pari, Uncle Trevor, and my cousins Brooks, Heather, and Pari Beth.
My nephew Tyrel was baptized on February 18th, the day after I got back. We had a good number of visitors at church for the occasion, and afterwards a big dinner at Isaac & Heather's, which was very good.
Ash Wednesday service was at Emmanuel this year, and was well-attended, as was also the soup supper beforehand. One of the things I loved about our Lenten mid-week services last year was the time of eating and fellowship at the soup suppers.
Forrest and I are giving up sugar and coffee for Lent. Giving something up really helps to remind me how human and subject to my own selfish desires I am--all day on Thursday last week, all I kept thinking about was what kind of treat sounded good. Although discouraging, it's also a good thing to be reminded of how weak I am, because then I really just fall into the arms of God and rely on Him to be all I need. I agree with Forrest and Rachel: Lent is a very important time in our church year and life, for redirecting, repentance, and drawing closer to God.
Yesterday we took a walk--going up to Wellesley, over to Monroe, and then back down and over. We saw our first robin of the year in Aunt Billie's yard, and just a couple houses down, there were about 10 to 15 robins, all flitting about in leafless trees. The kids did really well, although Noelle got scared by something almost halfway through the walk and I carried her in the sling the rest of the way. About three blocks away from the Garland Theatre, we could smell the popcorn....we were really hungry by the time we came home.
Noelle had her first birthday last Friday. We had a party for her, with her Grandpa, Grandma, aunt & two uncles on one side and an aunt and uncle on the other side, four cousins, and her friend Lily and parents. It was fun, and she had a good time; she napped through dinner, but was awake for strawberry shortcake and presents. She and Lily and Esther had a little "tea party" with Lily's metal tea set, water, and toddler cookies earlier in the afternoon also.
Noelle is talking more. She now says "Tsee" for cheese (sometimes I'll ask her, "Are you hungry?" or "Do you want a snack?" and she'll smile and say either "num!" or "tsee!"), and "Tsees" for Jesus. She has said "yeah" a few times, which is really cute.
My husband and I have matching cornrows. (Nathan asked, "What's a cornrose?") I think I might take mine out tonight, though, because they're starting to look really frizzy at the scalp. My hair isn't nearly as thick as Forrest's, and since it's longer and thins toward the tips, they look a lot more sparse than his do. But it's been fun. Lynné and I were talking about how it would be cool to put Forrest's hair in cornrows, so on Friday morning she called up and asked Forrest, "How about I do your hair today?" It took her about 3 hours, 31 braids, of which I did maybe 3; she did the rest. But afterwards I kept looking at his hair and wanted to do it to my own hair--so I spent Sunday afternoon off and on doing my own.
We got to play Lynné and Youssef's Wii the other day, and had a blast. Now we're actually considering getting our own. Good-for-you entertainment, in my opinion, since it gets you up & moving to play Wii Sports, and it's a lot more oriented around people having fun together rather than by oneself.
Well, that's about all I had to say. I'll close with some pictures from last night:
Forrest's hair
My hair
Noelle loves brushing her teeth!
David brushing his teeth.
My nephew Tyrel was baptized on February 18th, the day after I got back. We had a good number of visitors at church for the occasion, and afterwards a big dinner at Isaac & Heather's, which was very good.
Ash Wednesday service was at Emmanuel this year, and was well-attended, as was also the soup supper beforehand. One of the things I loved about our Lenten mid-week services last year was the time of eating and fellowship at the soup suppers.
Forrest and I are giving up sugar and coffee for Lent. Giving something up really helps to remind me how human and subject to my own selfish desires I am--all day on Thursday last week, all I kept thinking about was what kind of treat sounded good. Although discouraging, it's also a good thing to be reminded of how weak I am, because then I really just fall into the arms of God and rely on Him to be all I need. I agree with Forrest and Rachel: Lent is a very important time in our church year and life, for redirecting, repentance, and drawing closer to God.
Yesterday we took a walk--going up to Wellesley, over to Monroe, and then back down and over. We saw our first robin of the year in Aunt Billie's yard, and just a couple houses down, there were about 10 to 15 robins, all flitting about in leafless trees. The kids did really well, although Noelle got scared by something almost halfway through the walk and I carried her in the sling the rest of the way. About three blocks away from the Garland Theatre, we could smell the popcorn....we were really hungry by the time we came home.
Noelle had her first birthday last Friday. We had a party for her, with her Grandpa, Grandma, aunt & two uncles on one side and an aunt and uncle on the other side, four cousins, and her friend Lily and parents. It was fun, and she had a good time; she napped through dinner, but was awake for strawberry shortcake and presents. She and Lily and Esther had a little "tea party" with Lily's metal tea set, water, and toddler cookies earlier in the afternoon also.
Noelle is talking more. She now says "Tsee" for cheese (sometimes I'll ask her, "Are you hungry?" or "Do you want a snack?" and she'll smile and say either "num!" or "tsee!"), and "Tsees" for Jesus. She has said "yeah" a few times, which is really cute.
My husband and I have matching cornrows. (Nathan asked, "What's a cornrose?") I think I might take mine out tonight, though, because they're starting to look really frizzy at the scalp. My hair isn't nearly as thick as Forrest's, and since it's longer and thins toward the tips, they look a lot more sparse than his do. But it's been fun. Lynné and I were talking about how it would be cool to put Forrest's hair in cornrows, so on Friday morning she called up and asked Forrest, "How about I do your hair today?" It took her about 3 hours, 31 braids, of which I did maybe 3; she did the rest. But afterwards I kept looking at his hair and wanted to do it to my own hair--so I spent Sunday afternoon off and on doing my own.
We got to play Lynné and Youssef's Wii the other day, and had a blast. Now we're actually considering getting our own. Good-for-you entertainment, in my opinion, since it gets you up & moving to play Wii Sports, and it's a lot more oriented around people having fun together rather than by oneself.
Well, that's about all I had to say. I'll close with some pictures from last night:
Forrest's hair
My hair
Noelle loves brushing her teeth!
David brushing his teeth.
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