A Look at the Week Ahead II

Another fun week ahead!

Sunday, January 27: Today was a very special day because Aaron baptized Benjamin at church this morning. Last May, Benjamin asked Jesus to forgive him of his sins and to be Lord of Benjamin's life. However, Benjamin hasn't quite been ready to be baptized in front of the whole church. A few weeks ago, he had the opportunity to talk with a friend about the need for Jesus in his life. The friend realized that he didn't know Jesus, so Benjamin talked to him, and Aaron followed up. There were three young boys baptized this morning, one was the friend that Benjamin talked to, one was a boy Aaron led to the Lord during the revival, and the third was Benjamin. We are so humbled and excited that our family got to play a part in eternity!

Today also happens to be Lewis Carroll's birthday (1832). Although we had lots of company (and Sundays are always busy), we drank out of the awesome tea cups (illustrated with the tea party from "Alice in Wonderland") that Aunt Rachel found. Grandparents enjoyed lots of hugs and kisses.

Monday, January 28: National Kazoo Day! How else do you celebrate except with lots of noisy kazoos?!?

Tuesday, January 29: National Puzzle Day! We have a new puzzle (thanks to Nahna) just waiting to have lots of hands working together.

Wednesday, January 30: The Lone Ranger debuted in 1949. We'll watch some of the old shows, and I can't wait for the kids to hear the theme song since we're studying Rossini right now.

Thursday, January 31: In 1990, McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the Soviet Union. So I guess we'll have to swing by McDonalds for a treat on the way to piano lessons.

Friday, February 1: National Bubble Gum Day Imagine being able to chew bubble gum at school while helping a worthy cause! Today children across the country will be doing just that. Kids who donate $.50 or more get to chew gum at school. The money collected is donated to a charity chosen by the school. Our "principal" has given us permission, and we're considering the local pregnancy shelter for our charity (we'll augment our gum money with some baby things, too!). Anyone else want to join us in raising some money?

Saturday, February 2: For Candlemas, I'm hoping to find some beeswax to roll into candles instead of trying to dip the wicks into wax. So far, I've been unsuccessful. If anybody knows where to find the sheets of wax, PLEASE let me know.

Hope your week is off to a great start! We are rejuvenated from all of our celebrating today.