Too Cool!

My friend, Mr. Yen, passed some Legos on to me recently. They are bigger than bricks! You will see that in the pictures. They also come with Lego nails to help with building. I have been trying them out and they are great! The last thing I have built is my favorite so far. So, I asked Mama to take pictures to share with you all. Here they are:















My VW Bug with trailer.

















Demonstrating the trailer hitch.

















Could you get a close-up the hitch, Mama?


















Mr. Yen ~

Thank you for giving these to me
now that you don't use them anymore.

Isaiah

A Personal Message

Auntie Darla and Uncle David~

Look!! I learned to wink!



















Gabriel took this picture so I could show you.

Thank you for writing me by my dollie picture again. I thought to put this picture up to send you an answer.

Yes, I liked the snow, but it is gone, it is the very starting of summer.

The doggies have not been behaving - that is not good.

I want it to be summer now. I like that it is warm and we can play outside more.

Happy thoughts - Hadassah

Paths of the Lord

"Good and upright is the LORD;

therefore he instructs sinners in the way.


"He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.

"All the paths of the LORD are
steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant
and his testimonies.

"For your name's sake, O LORD,
pardon my guilt, for it is great.

"Who is the man who fears the LORD?
Him will he instruct in the way
that he should choose.

"His soul shall abide in well-being,
and his offspring shall inherit the land.

"The friendship of the LORD
is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them
his covenant."

Psalm 25:8-14
English Standard Version

We were blessed by this passage this week
and wanted to share it with you all.

Birthday Fun

Isaiah (now 8) and Moriah (now 12) were both recouperating from being sick on their actual birthdays - so we gave them a party this last weekend. When Joe and I went shopping for the treasure hunt prizes, we also found these great visors and decided the celebration just wouldn't be complete without them. As it turns out, there were only five varieties - so Joe and I missed out on owning one of these pieces of classy headgear. No, really, we're fine with it - we had reward enough seeing the children sporting them about all afternoon.















Just in case the images are not vivid enough -
there is an Ape (Josiah), Giraffe (Moriah)
Parrot (Gabriel), Fish (Isaiah) and
Sea Turtle (Hadassah).















Embarrassing? Naaaah . . . fun was had by all!

A Sweet Young Maiden . . . .

. . . . is having her birthday today!

Moriah ~

daughter . .

















sister . . .

















and friend (here sharing secrets).

Moriah is turning 12 and what a treasure she is to us! It is hard to believe she is only 12 as she is relied upon by all of us to help keep the household going with her excellent memory, multi-tasking skills, attention to detail, and heart to serve - not to mention that she keeps the cupboard full of yummy baked goods. The men of the house especially appreciate that!




















We love you sweet maiden ~
God bless you as you continue
to grow into a lady well pleasing
to the Lord.

We Have a Birthday . . .

. . . . . we are celebrating here today!

Isaiah has reached the ripe old age of 8. He is, of course, over-joyed with having reached this milestone. Every step closer to the manly age of 12 is exciting. (My how one's perspective changes with time, eh?) Here he is delving into summer watermelon in true boy fashion - from ear to ear.

















Enjoying big brotherhood, Isaiah takes a stroll with Hadassah.

















Here he is pictured in his all time favorite hat. He wears it, literally, every chance he gets. He is a little more conservative with its use since one of his siblings told him constant use would make his hair fall out.

















Holding down the fort!






















Happy Birthday!

What a blessing you are with your cheerful,
helpful ways and ever-ready smile.
You are an encouragement to us all.

We are so glad God gave you to us!

We love you!!

In Darkness?

"The saint's duty is to be still and listen.

When God gives you a vision
and darkness follows,
wait.
God will bring the vision He has given you
to reality in your life
if you will wait on His timing."

Oswald Chambers

God gave David the vision of being king. David waited in the "dark" while Saul sought his life. David refused to raise his hand against Saul, instead he waited in the darkness for God's timing and God brought the vision of kingship to reality in David's life. May we wait with the same courage and integrity through the dark periods in our lives. May we rest assured that the vision God has given us for our families, our churches, our ministries - He will bring to reality in His time no matter how dark the darkness seems. No darkness is so great that His light is not greater. When there is darkness, human nature seeks escape. Instead, let us wait. Let us trust that we will see the light.

Beautiful Feet

"How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace,
who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
Isaiah 52:7

Although communists closed his church, Pastor Lap Ma and his wife still go out to evangelize. Here they are traveling under the cover of dark and swamp to evangelize the neighboring villages. Please pray for this dear brother and sister as they live in continual opposition to the law of their land, risking imprisonment and death to share the gospel. Surely they are walking in the footsteps of the faithful who have gone before us.

(Information gathered from VOM - www.persecution.com)