Although the boys told Santa that they wanted a huge huge flashlight (Abe) and transformers (Sol), I told Solomon today that I was going to write him and tell him that what they really needed was socks – and that I was going to send this picture along as proof (don’t ask me how I got him to pose!). And yes, he DID wear these to church today, because in deed!, we need socks worse than I realized!
We also have been practicing for the Tiny Tot Nativity at church.
And then there was the impromptu “Hey sit down here and lets get our picture taken in attempt to send out Christmas cards once in our lives (So people, my parents, have evidence that we actually do have a little baby girl since she is up in her bed sleeping whenever anyone comes over)! Too bad my head is cut off, I like this ones composition better than the one we actually went with…. you’ll have to wait to see that one in the mail.
One thing I have been able to contemplate, with Arley being home now, is helping out at Solomon’s school. I am actually acting on those thoughts and will be helping out with present wrapping tomorrow because Arley has the day off and I don’t feel that I NEED to (I still want to of course) spend every spare moment with him in fear that he will be heading out of town for the week at any moment. I am excited about that. I stopped at the school last week to drop some things off and Solomon’s class was going to lunch so I was able to go and sit with him while he ate. It was fun to see his best buddies (from afar – his teacher does a great job of mixing boys and girls in line and keeping ‘kindergarten cliques’ from forming) and hang out with him for a while.
Arley’s job is going well. He is getting a lot more hours than we had anticipated for these few weeks of training, which is a big praise! He has also been able to do an orientation for the house across the street, so he can pick up hours there when they need help which we also didn’t think would happen before his training was completed. He would also be able to do orientation in Park Rapids for a house there, but it would put him over his 40 hours so he has to wait until next pay period. I am so enjoying having him home too! I didn’t realize how ‘unsafe’ I felt with him gone so much. Not really unsafe, but on guard maybe? I feel so much more at ease and unstressed with him home.
Abraham has another ear infection. The doctor used the words, that is one NASTY REALLY BAD ear infection, so I am thinkingit is pretty bad. His right cheek is swollen and red (you might be able to see in the picture above) but he is being a champ about the pain. I know it hurts but he doesn’t complain about it, or he hasn’t figured out how to complain about it. I’m sure it won’t take to much longer before he figures that one out 🙂 They put him on chewable antibiotics though which is GREAT! It seems that I am always short of the liquid stuff, like I give them too much each time and then I am one or two does short and have to go get another bottle. I am so glad that the doctor asked which I found prefer! Yeah for chewables.
Eden has gotten her third tooth now. She is doing good at sitting up yet she still has not even attempted rolling over. Not that I am worried, I just think it a little odd as Abe was wanting to get all over the place and would try harder to get there. She is doing good in the cloth diapers and they are getting easier to ‘assemble’ for us. She is going in to get her third round of rotavirus in a couple weeks and at that time, we will talk to the doctor about getting something for the plane ride to help calm the kids and make it a pleasant experience for everyone… as pleasant as a plane ride could be to Africa!
I have been arranging our trip this Feb. and starting to get a list of things we still need. I have been going through a great bible study by Priscilla Shirer; “One in a million”. It is about getting to enter into your promise land of milk and honey and what is holding you back from experiencing God and his miracles in every day life. I have discovered that it is really hard for me to fully TRUST God. The knowledge and the ‘right words’ have always been there, but until this study, I hadn’t realized how I have been holding back. I am excited to see where this will take me. I pray that I don’t ask questions like Moses did and be more like Joshua and just do what God asks and reap the benefits of my obedience and my TRUST.
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