Today was a great day that started with church, which went on into the afternoon, obviously. Madison enjoyed KPJR, and Daddy and Mommy did their thing down the hall with KidPak. Not long until she joins us with the older kids! Today was a good day, although somewhat of a more casual day as far as the skits and dramas go. The message of the armor of God was good, of course. With an "Excalibur" series, you certainly want to do something with a suit of armor.
We got home and had ourselves a delicious lunch. Mommy used avocados for a mayonnaise substitute, mixing it with chicken and putting into a wrap (along with a few other ingredients). It's a work in progress, but so far the end result is pretty good. And pretty filling!
We actually spent a good part of the day watching the Winter Olympics together, the three of us. We seriously had a marathon, watching the men's ski jump, women's biathlon, men's skiathlon, some women's snowboarding, women's speed skating, and women's figure skating as well. Madison was pretty into it, actually. And it was a chance to expose her to some new things - she was practicing her posture for the ski jump, for example. And jumping off the bed. And there was the geography lessons continued. The Netherlands won the speed skating, something they seem to really excel at ever since Hans Brinker. Madison learned where Holland was, and that they always wear orange. She has no idea why they wear orange, of course. Because we don't either. I could find this out quickly for you with a simple search of the internet, but instead I'll say it's because they like oranges so much. Everyone knows that.
*** Okay, so I had to look it up. They wear orange because that is the color of their royal family, the house of Oranje-Nassau. This dates back to William van Oranje. But beyond the royalty, the color is something you wear as a matter of pride in your country. Even though the color itself is completely absent from their national flag. April 30th is Koninginnadag, where everyone in that country celebrates the birthday of a former queen by wearing as much orange as possible, and having insane parties.
There is snow in the forecast again. Tomorrow night, and then a second wave on Tuesday night I believe. This is shaping up to be the more credible threat, with ice and so forth. The end result is getting some more wood tomorrow. And milk and bread. I have no idea why the milk and bread are so important during a snow storm, but we'll have some by gum. Of course, Mommy can't eat the bread. And Daddy can't really drink the milk. But we'll have some!
Madison got to bed on time, sort of. She watched Gracie Gold's excellent figure skating performance, and then it was off to bed. We read from the New Testament some, and she was actually off to sleep fairly quickly. Mommy and Daddy are tired too - Sundays really wipe you out. But we're not going to bed quite yet - there's more snowboarding and the ski slalom next!
Oh, and speaking of which, here's today's entry for the Winter Games devotional. It's been pretty fun coming up with these day-by-day, looking for current stories. Today's story was a unique one:
We got home and had ourselves a delicious lunch. Mommy used avocados for a mayonnaise substitute, mixing it with chicken and putting into a wrap (along with a few other ingredients). It's a work in progress, but so far the end result is pretty good. And pretty filling!
We actually spent a good part of the day watching the Winter Olympics together, the three of us. We seriously had a marathon, watching the men's ski jump, women's biathlon, men's skiathlon, some women's snowboarding, women's speed skating, and women's figure skating as well. Madison was pretty into it, actually. And it was a chance to expose her to some new things - she was practicing her posture for the ski jump, for example. And jumping off the bed. And there was the geography lessons continued. The Netherlands won the speed skating, something they seem to really excel at ever since Hans Brinker. Madison learned where Holland was, and that they always wear orange. She has no idea why they wear orange, of course. Because we don't either. I could find this out quickly for you with a simple search of the internet, but instead I'll say it's because they like oranges so much. Everyone knows that.
*** Okay, so I had to look it up. They wear orange because that is the color of their royal family, the house of Oranje-Nassau. This dates back to William van Oranje. But beyond the royalty, the color is something you wear as a matter of pride in your country. Even though the color itself is completely absent from their national flag. April 30th is Koninginnadag, where everyone in that country celebrates the birthday of a former queen by wearing as much orange as possible, and having insane parties.
There is snow in the forecast again. Tomorrow night, and then a second wave on Tuesday night I believe. This is shaping up to be the more credible threat, with ice and so forth. The end result is getting some more wood tomorrow. And milk and bread. I have no idea why the milk and bread are so important during a snow storm, but we'll have some by gum. Of course, Mommy can't eat the bread. And Daddy can't really drink the milk. But we'll have some!
Madison got to bed on time, sort of. She watched Gracie Gold's excellent figure skating performance, and then it was off to bed. We read from the New Testament some, and she was actually off to sleep fairly quickly. Mommy and Daddy are tired too - Sundays really wipe you out. But we're not going to bed quite yet - there's more snowboarding and the ski slalom next!
Oh, and speaking of which, here's today's entry for the Winter Games devotional. It's been pretty fun coming up with these day-by-day, looking for current stories. Today's story was a unique one:
“Put on the helmet of salvation.” Ephesians 6:17 NIrV
Do you see this helmet? That could have been someone’s head! At the Sochi Olympics, snowboarders were going all out to make impressive runs down the slope.
An athlete from Czechoslovakia named Sarka Pancochova is an amazing snowboarder, and was moving down the slopes pretty well with some totally awesome jumps.
An athlete from Czechoslovakia named Sarka Pancochova is an amazing snowboarder, and was moving down the slopes pretty well with some totally awesome jumps.
It’s just that one jump didn’t go well – she missed the landing, and hit the ground hard, landing on her back. To the bottom of the slope her body tumbled, where she lay still and quiet. It was a scary moment as medics rushed to her, making sure everything was okay.
Ultimately, it was. Clearly, she was dazed and bruised up. But the big thing to note was that helmet. It looked as if the back of it just shattered upon impact!
Sarka’s hopes may have been crushed, but looking back, she’s certainly glad her head wasn’t. It’s a good thing she put on that helmet of salvation.
Each day as Christians, we put on a helmet, don’t we? The Bible calls it a helmet of salvation – and it keeps us from getting crushed too. Sarka was glad she put on her helmet today. It may have taken time to do, but it saved her from harm.
Each morning, we too should take time to put on the whole armor of God, including that helmet of salvation. Guard your thoughts today, and keep them pure as snow. You can soar through the air and nail your landing at the end of each day.
Each morning, we too should take time to put on the whole armor of God, including that helmet of salvation. Guard your thoughts today, and keep them pure as snow. You can soar through the air and nail your landing at the end of each day.
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