Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sweet Sabbath

"Thanksgiving is a spiritual exercise, necessary to the building of a healthy soul.  It takes us out of the stuffiness of ourselves into the fresh breeze and sunlight of the will of God." 
--Elizabeth Elliot

Flexing my muscles in thanksgiving for:

 

-for strong, happy, and healthy children who adore their daddy

-a splurge of peach cobbler and ice cream to send Aaron off to Bangkok


 
-finding somebody we know down at the wharf this morning to take a copy of the new Lavukaleve prayer back to Marulaon for corrections

-the coolest critter EVER, with a striped face, a turquoise body and orange intestines


-the perfect afternoon to have a farewell picnic at the airport while we waited for Aaron to board the plane

-a hilarious rendition of "mother-may-I" that had the whole family laughing out loud


-a game of hide and seek among siblings

-Naomi, who was strong enough to get out of bed for a little while and come to the airport with us


-kites flying in the wind

-a Skype message telling me Aaron arrived safely in Brisbane, the first leg of his journey

5 comments:

Abi's Blog said...

Wonderful, colorful pictures!
Blessings,
Ava

Nahna said...

What great pictures...I love seeing the kids having so much fun. How about a new picture of you and Aaron when he returns????

Love to you. prayers and hugs.
Mom

The dB family said...

Praying for safety for Aaron and that you have a good week too. So glad that Naomi could get out of bed for a bit too. Do you know what that caterpillar will turn into?

Blessings!
Deborah

The Hibbard Family said...

I laughed at the "orange intestines." Homeschooling keeps our brains sharp to look for those opportunities, doesn't it? I love it!

brian said...

you have a lovely blog, and beautiful children, great job!