Saturday, March 29, 2008
a faith building story and some Derek to go with
This family is an example of faith lived out, not valuing their own lives over faithfulness, willing to sacrifice self for others, primarily their own child. And they give the glory to God.
Why are we so faithless when it comes to these situations, acting like the mother's life has more value than the child's? They both have value, seek to save both, which is what this family did. check out these two news spots, and the husband's blog below. Why is it that when a father dies in war to save and protect his children he is called a hero, but when a mother becomes pregnant at the cost of her own health or life even, she is called foolish? Or her husband is blamed for being a jerk? God is the one who opens and closes the womb, he gives children, husbands don't. "Am I God who has withheld children from you?" Jacob speaking to Rachel when she had said "give me children or I'll die"
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1010330.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6038739
http://cfhusband.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
getting settled
In response to Kathy's questions:
No we didn't do the painting. I believe most of it was done by Evie and Marion, two sisters and daughters of our pastor, one of whom lived in the apartment with her family prior to us. I am very thankful for it being nice already and that I don't have to lift a brush!
I am getting used to Michigan. At first the grocery store was annoying, trying to find things and them not being where I would think. But after a few trips, made without being rushed, I can get around. I really love the variety at this major grocery chain here, they have everything! They are kind of like Walmart, except more thoughtful. They have a lot of variety which includes specialty items, they carry all kinds of natural foods like you might find at a health food store, but they are scattered all through out the store instead of in one natural area. http://www.meijer.com/home.jsp
I pretty much can find my way around now. I do confess that I've taken a few long ways or detours, but I am learning.
We did get a family doctor last week, it was way easier here than in NY! When we got one there we had to go meet him and get physicals etc before he would accept us as patients. But here we had to make just one phone call. :) I don't plan on seeing him much anyway, so I don't mind not knowing him.
Sewing room photos will come, I just haven't taken them yet.
Today I am doing laundry at my friends the Eshelmans' house. I usually do projects while I'm here, such as cutting out dresses or hats or what have you, the kids really like to watch and to help by doing small jobs for me (rolling lint off or throwing scraps into the trash). But today I forgot my cutting mat. Oops. So I am forced to have time to email and blog. :D It's not sunny today, but it's warmish. I think I might take a walk.
No we didn't do the painting. I believe most of it was done by Evie and Marion, two sisters and daughters of our pastor, one of whom lived in the apartment with her family prior to us. I am very thankful for it being nice already and that I don't have to lift a brush!
I am getting used to Michigan. At first the grocery store was annoying, trying to find things and them not being where I would think. But after a few trips, made without being rushed, I can get around. I really love the variety at this major grocery chain here, they have everything! They are kind of like Walmart, except more thoughtful. They have a lot of variety which includes specialty items, they carry all kinds of natural foods like you might find at a health food store, but they are scattered all through out the store instead of in one natural area. http://www.meijer.com/home.jsp
I pretty much can find my way around now. I do confess that I've taken a few long ways or detours, but I am learning.
We did get a family doctor last week, it was way easier here than in NY! When we got one there we had to go meet him and get physicals etc before he would accept us as patients. But here we had to make just one phone call. :) I don't plan on seeing him much anyway, so I don't mind not knowing him.
Sewing room photos will come, I just haven't taken them yet.
Today I am doing laundry at my friends the Eshelmans' house. I usually do projects while I'm here, such as cutting out dresses or hats or what have you, the kids really like to watch and to help by doing small jobs for me (rolling lint off or throwing scraps into the trash). But today I forgot my cutting mat. Oops. So I am forced to have time to email and blog. :D It's not sunny today, but it's warmish. I think I might take a walk.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
our home
This is the entry way, if you go right you are in the living room, if you go left you are in the bedroom. As you can see we have a new MI plate that is still new and not used. :D I'm sorry to disappoint you with this link, it isn't anything, but I can't easily make it go away, so it is here. Also, apologies for the underlining on the next paragraph, same story there.
The door on the right is a closet, my closet. As you see, I FINALLY hung the lovely print that my friend Jennifer gave to me.
This is home of our PC, and the door goes out to the entry way and living room.
The door on the side is my sewing room. Its really a closet. I will get photos, sometime. Directly right of my sewing room is a closet that Shawn uses, and we use for coats and things. The color in the first photo is best, I couldn't get my camera to adjust to the light from the window in the other ones.
The kitchen was being used by me when I decided I should get some shots before the sun went down. My ironing board and cutting mat get put away, sometimes. :) Here are Kathryn's two plants. I didn't kill them!! I call them Matt and Gabe. :) They were given to her when her first two babies were born and she couldn't take them when she moved.
Amanda gave me this print, she loved it very much but knew that she couldn't use it for some time. It goes well with my wine glass print that she also got me a long time ago, and with the baskets Jennifer gave me, one is hanging above the vanity (!!??) in the kitchen, it's a bit crooked.
The bathroom isn't quite this purple, thankfully. It's HUGE. The curtain from our bedroom in Albany works well with the colors in the bathroom, so it's pretending that its a shower curtain. It's not.
The big mirror made it without breaking! This mirror was harvested from our old apartment. It is so heavy I didn't know if we'd be able to find a place to hang it. We did.
The door on the right is a closet, my closet. As you see, I FINALLY hung the lovely print that my friend Jennifer gave to me.
This is home of our PC, and the door goes out to the entry way and living room.
The door on the side is my sewing room. Its really a closet. I will get photos, sometime. Directly right of my sewing room is a closet that Shawn uses, and we use for coats and things. The color in the first photo is best, I couldn't get my camera to adjust to the light from the window in the other ones.
The kitchen was being used by me when I decided I should get some shots before the sun went down. My ironing board and cutting mat get put away, sometimes. :) Here are Kathryn's two plants. I didn't kill them!! I call them Matt and Gabe. :) They were given to her when her first two babies were born and she couldn't take them when she moved.
Amanda gave me this print, she loved it very much but knew that she couldn't use it for some time. It goes well with my wine glass print that she also got me a long time ago, and with the baskets Jennifer gave me, one is hanging above the vanity (!!??) in the kitchen, it's a bit crooked.
The bathroom isn't quite this purple, thankfully. It's HUGE. The curtain from our bedroom in Albany works well with the colors in the bathroom, so it's pretending that its a shower curtain. It's not.
The big mirror made it without breaking! This mirror was harvested from our old apartment. It is so heavy I didn't know if we'd be able to find a place to hang it. We did.
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