Our sweet kitten is, I guess, no longer a kitten. She is a pregnant mama, getting ready for her babies. We expect to see the the little ones in the next two weeks. I wished I looked that good when I was pregnant ;)
Other randomness...
- Levi insists that he wants to be a girl. He gives all sorts of reasons such as, "I have long hair like a girl," "I want to be like you when I grow up," and my all-time favorite, "The gardener is a boy and he made the flowers go bye-bye so I don't want to be a boy like him." We have gently explained to him that he is a boy, whether he likes it or not, and that he has the body parts to prove it. He said, "God will make my ______ go bye bye and then I will be a girl!"
- The international school started this week and I have been dealing with lots of mixed emotions that I wasn't prepared for. I'll share more as I work through the issues.
- Tonight is date night and I am so excited. We have never had a regular date night and last year I think we had a total of 2 nights out alone all year. This year, we have arranged for someone to watch the kids every Thursday night so we have can time to be a couple. It is hard to give up what little family time we have, but we know that the family will only be as strong as the marriage. Last week we went bowling...I wonder what tonight will hold.
- One thing I have noticed with homeschooling is that the more that I am with my kids, the more they need me. My instant reaction was, "Maybe they are developing an unhealthy attachment to me." And then a still small Voice reminded me that they are 6, 5, 3, and 1 and they should be attached to their mama. That Voice also reminded me that that is how relationships work -- the more with are with someone the more we need them (HIM!) When we go without we start to forget how desperate our need is. I need to do more to develop that kind of relationship with God -- I want to fuel the flames, not let the fire burn out.
- Speaking the truth in love is not an easy thing to do. Keeping quiet is easy. Speaking lies is easy. Speaking the truth with an edge of pride and arrogance is easy. But speaking TRUTH that is motivated by LOVE is so rarely practiced that most of us do not know how to do it. I want to learn. I want love to motivate my words, even words that may hurt. Hopefully words that will heal. I have a long way to go.
- I realized the other day, while changing Katie's diaper, that we are down to one child in diapers. It has been five years since we have had only one and we are hoping that by Christmas/early 2010 we will have zero kids in diapers. That is a crazy thought.
- I sometimes want another baby.
- My favorite thing is seeing growth in myself that I KNOW did not come from anything within me. To know that God is doing work in me, working in areas I have no power to grow in, is an awe-inspiring act of mercy.
- The internet is such a cool thing. I learn so much, from so many people, about so many things. From the internet I have found a therapist for my son, tons of info on homeschooling, information to help me know when these little kitties are going to be born, been able to keep in touch with long-distance friends, have connected with almost everyone I can think of, found opportunities that moved our family to the other side of the world, introduced me to a hobby that has brought me places I never would have dreamed, and so much more. I am an information junkie, so to say I love the internet is an understatement. However, like TV or video games, in and of themselves they aren't bad -- but the effect they can have on people CAN be bad. I need to keep that in mind and am thinking of ways to keep time online in check.
hey, who are you people? I just got this from an old friend Jessica Noble, my wfe and I went to CFNI with her.
We live in Singapore working with a couple of groups.
You guys ever pass through here, pls look us up.
David Hassenboehler
sgdavid7@yahoo.com
Posted by: david | October 09, 2009 at 09:47 PM
Times and Roku is what thye ARE NOT doing by keeping old business models while inventing new ones. Sort of one hand not knowing what the other is doing. Roku rolls out new platforms but hasn't tackled the key question of selling more boxes. You need one for each TV. Why not discount multiple orders for people with more than one TV? Financial Times wants to make online access free or pay depending upon the frequency of use, but it continues to charge customers TWO fees if the customer subscribes to print AND wants an subscription online as well. Do the people in office A ever talk to the people in office B
Posted by: True Religion Outlet | September 17, 2011 at 08:35 AM