We received letters from the two families in Ghana that we support through World Vision. They were thanking us for some small gifts of stickers and other doodads that we sent to them a few months ago. Alec was very excited by the letters, since they answered some of the questions he had asked in the last letter. This prompted him to write a one-page letter back to one of the families asking more questions and telling a little about his own travels. It was wonderful to hear about him getting so excited about something that he wanted to do more writing on his own - rather than having to be prompted and poked into it. That's what I like to think that education can be - in large part driven by the interests of the child. I just haven't seen it happen yet. Hopefully this is the first step in instilling that life-long passion for and interest in learning.
We made home-made pizzas last night. Pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, onions, black olives, jalapenos (for me), mozzarella cheese and freshly blended up tomato sauce & seasonings. Yummy stuff! Gary & Christine and I played a new card game of Gary & Christine's last night called Five Crowns. It's basically gin rummy with a modified deck (no aces or deuces, jokers are utilized, and there is an additional suite - Stars). We weren't keeping score for this inaugural game, but I'm pretty sure that I won. Maybe Christine. But probably me.
As we usually do, Gary and I got involved in a long theological discussion. The four of us also discussed the interesting passage from Ephesians 5 about wives submitting to husbands. Funny how a single sentence can raise such concern and confusion and anger in people. Not us, per se, but more in general.
We suspect that we've seen the last of the really cold weather for a while. That means we'll take the opportunity here in St. Louis to purge some of the kids' winter clothes that they won't be able to wear next year. This will lighten our load a little bit, and allow us to reshuffle our packing job. Non-stop excitement, right?
I have finally caught up with your travel adventure! I've been reading it non-stop over the last 2-3 days starting at the beginning and continuing 'til today. (There's not a lot of interesting things to do while pumping breastmilk and this was on my list of things I wanted to read.) TMI, I know...sorry! Anyway, I love the way you write and I like the subtle hints of sarcasm throughout as well. I think it's awesome that you were able to do this and actually went and did it! If you do find yourself heading Southeast at any moment, let us know...you can have plenty of down time at our place in North Carolina. Stay safe and I'll keep checking in on you!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying! We made a decision not to go to the South/Southeast this time around. If we're still waiting on a Call by the Fall, maybe we'll head out to see you guys. We pray you're adjusting well to the new addition - and that you continue to find more things to do while pumping!
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