So the weather is approaching seventy degrees today. Still, some snow is piled on the ground in the shadows in front of the house. Emmett is reduced to this tiny little snowman, still the same shape but now just a small little guy. Still, it's a tribute to the amount of snow we actually got last week that there's any left at all this far along - and certainly with the temperature warming up so much.
Today was a work day for Daddy, and one that lasted all day. Madison returned to tennis, and a bit of that normal schedule we used to know before the winter months kicked in. School went well, as the kids got to go outside and run around a bit for recess.
She also got to enjoy some Valentine's Day candy. Here she is with a chronic case of "Fun Dip Mouth:"
She's in this phase right now where she just loves Fun Dip. So it came to her as a great joy when she received from her friends a whole lot of Fun Dip.
Oh yes. The Valentine's Day candy will last a long, long time.
We had a great Indiana Jones-themed service tonight, as we were going with the Excalibur theme. The end of "The Last Crusade" had characters going after the Holy Grail, and the three traps at the end all had a Biblical significance. Three traps, three points. It made for an interesting night, although we had to do some pretty good editing to make things a bit less scary - for anyone who has seen the movies.
So it was a big day for all of us, just in different directions. Madison starts the day out by telling me, "I'll miss you, Daddy." Melts your heart.
Tonight, Daddy peeked in on her as he got home. She was already sleeping, but as usual, I kissed her forehead - and then joined Mommy in front of the television again to watch the Olympics.
And speaking of which, here's our latest Olympic-themed devotional entry, based on one of the events we saw last night.
In our Bibles, a young guy named David was there at the battle lines, attending to his brothers. He’d been serving all his life, taking care of his sheep and waiting on the sidelines. That is, until one big moment arrived: its name was Goliath. After years of serving and training, it was time for David to prove himself – and did he ever!
At the Sochi Olympic Games, Alex Deibold was ready. After training and serving others for so long, it was time for he himself to shred the competition! The Snowboard Cross Event is a wild race to the finish line, where six racers at a time bump and slide their way to the bottom in hopes of crossing that finish line first. And though the other more qualified racers were wiping out left and right, who was it that wound up on the medal stand for the United States? That’s right: Alex Deibold, that guy who used to take care of everyone’s boards.
Your time is coming too. God said if you were faithful with the little things, He could trust you with the big ones too. Just keep serving, training, and doing your best. Your moment of glory is coming too!
Today was a work day for Daddy, and one that lasted all day. Madison returned to tennis, and a bit of that normal schedule we used to know before the winter months kicked in. School went well, as the kids got to go outside and run around a bit for recess.
She also got to enjoy some Valentine's Day candy. Here she is with a chronic case of "Fun Dip Mouth:"
She's in this phase right now where she just loves Fun Dip. So it came to her as a great joy when she received from her friends a whole lot of Fun Dip.
Oh yes. The Valentine's Day candy will last a long, long time.
We had a great Indiana Jones-themed service tonight, as we were going with the Excalibur theme. The end of "The Last Crusade" had characters going after the Holy Grail, and the three traps at the end all had a Biblical significance. Three traps, three points. It made for an interesting night, although we had to do some pretty good editing to make things a bit less scary - for anyone who has seen the movies.
So it was a big day for all of us, just in different directions. Madison starts the day out by telling me, "I'll miss you, Daddy." Melts your heart.
Tonight, Daddy peeked in on her as he got home. She was already sleeping, but as usual, I kissed her forehead - and then joined Mommy in front of the television again to watch the Olympics.
And speaking of which, here's our latest Olympic-themed devotional entry, based on one of the events we saw last night.
“Suppose you can be trusted with very
little. Then you can be trusted with a lot.” Luke 16:10 NIrV
At the Vancouver
Winter Olympics, Alex Deibold was just happy to be there as a part of the
snowboarding team. His job wasn’t going
out there on the snowboard though: he
was a wax technician, taking care of his teammate’s boards before each battle. He was simply there to serve others.
In our Bibles, a young guy named David was there at the battle lines, attending to his brothers. He’d been serving all his life, taking care of his sheep and waiting on the sidelines. That is, until one big moment arrived: its name was Goliath. After years of serving and training, it was time for David to prove himself – and did he ever!
At the Sochi Olympic Games, Alex Deibold was ready. After training and serving others for so long, it was time for he himself to shred the competition! The Snowboard Cross Event is a wild race to the finish line, where six racers at a time bump and slide their way to the bottom in hopes of crossing that finish line first. And though the other more qualified racers were wiping out left and right, who was it that wound up on the medal stand for the United States? That’s right: Alex Deibold, that guy who used to take care of everyone’s boards.
Your time is coming too. God said if you were faithful with the little things, He could trust you with the big ones too. Just keep serving, training, and doing your best. Your moment of glory is coming too!
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