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Tuesday, 05 June 2007

Today is Windy and Cold

Here's Logan trying to get out of jail.
This is a nice break from the heat today. All day it has been seeming like it would rain. But, the clouds are holding on like they don't want to let the rain out of their clutches. Those stingy clouds.
We are moving in 2 weeks and I am so excited! Tim will start the police academy and we will be starting a new season of our lives. I feel like we have just reached the top of a long hill and now we are about to go running down the other side to the green hills and streams below. Change is sometimes wonderful.
Praise God for being so loving and kind to me!

Friday, 01 June 2007

This has been a very busy week. Liv and Nathan are staying with me this week and so I am experiencing life as a mother of 3. I love it, but I am glad I haven't reached that point in my life yet. I will be prepared for it in a few years, but for now I am glad that it is just a week. We've been swimming at the Tawlks (thank God for their pool!), and doing lots of fun cooking and playing. Logan loves his aunt and uncle and they love playing with him. Nathan always says "I think Logan is so precious." And Liv is always offering to fold his clothes and watch him. I have got darling little siblings.
Michelle is back in town. Yay! My buddy is here to stay and I am so glad that she is back. She did great in school- and now she's got her bachelor's in English. I am so proud of my friend.
Logan learned this hilarious new trick. Instead of laughing or crying, he has decided to do a fake cough. So, all of his communication is "hack, hack, hack." It looks so funny. I love my baby!

Monday, 21 May 2007

I was raised to look forward to Christ's return. It makes me sometimes have a funny and unusual perspective in life. Like in the area of friendships. There have been people throughout my life that have meant a great deal to me. But, for one reason or another, we haven't remained friends. These people will always be near to my heart and in my prayers. But, I take comfort in telling myself that I might be able to serve along side them in eternity. I tell myself, as my heart aches for friendship lost, that when Christ comes, all will be made right.
Another thought- did you know that the name Mary means mourning? I find this an interesting choice for the birth mother of the Most High. The Bible says that the earth mourns and travails for the return of the King. Should we also be in mourning? Mourning for the loss of souls, mourning for the broken earth, mourning for the crooked ways to be made straight? I love this name. In fact, I wish it was my name. Because I want my life to be always in wait for the finished work to be complete. I want to live in faith, waiting for the Return. Like those Israelites who awaited their promised land, so I want to wait. Never forget and get caught up in my own life. I want to mourn for the brokenhearted, the lost, the angry, the bitter. So many around us are so caught up in their selfish ways it is horrific to realize the futility of fighting for our own rights. We grasp, and strain, and sit so uncomfortably as we wait for the next moment that we must lash out so that we are not trampled. This, to me, is the opposite of mourning and taking up His cross. To really live for the Return of Christ, we must forget ourselves. Call me Mary, for I will be in mourning until I see the fulness of Christ's finished work on the Cross.
Holding my breath for His return...

Tuesday, 15 May 2007

Zoology

Today, on Olivia's fabulous birthday, we went zooing. What a fun outing that involved feeling like a kid again, laughing at an orangutang with dreadlocks, and holding a sweaty baby boy. Going to the zoo is so nostalgic for me. I ran into a girl that I ran track with in high school. We were a part of the 4x1 team together. That is that race where each girl sprints a quarter of the track and passes the baton off to the next chick...We had such fun times. It was neat to see her and I was surprised to see that she actually remembered my name and everything. She was very friendly, which was also a surprise, not because she wasn't friendly in high school, but because not everybody is afterwards. She was very kind and smiley. How refreshing. She grinned as she rang Olivia up for some plastic animals which ended up costing her almost 20 dollars. And she told me that she had graduated from college with a zoology degree as Olivia slowly parted with her money. Apparently my high school friend felt she had to explain the Sac Zoo gift shop job. :) Poor Olivia teared up outside as she realized that she had just spent half of her hard earned money on plastic cheetahs. But that sweet little girl really loves playing with little model animals. I assured her that she would see many more 20 dollar bills in her lifetime and that those toys would be way funner than paper money anyway. Maybe someday she will become a zoology major.

Friday, 04 May 2007

Beach Blonde.

In honor of the many surfing trips we are planning for this summer, I have bleached my hair. I just thought you should all know so that you are not shocked when you see me. Now that my hair is blonde, I can tell that, yes, blondes really do have more fun. It has been 20 hours since I became a blonde and it has been nothing but nonstop fun and games. Ha ha. In case you were wondering why I would color my hair for a specific outing, I will tell you. I really just made up this reason because I have been wanting to go blonde for a while. So, don't worry, I am not as silly as you thought! :)
The sun is peeking out finally and I think I will go on a walk. Good day.