Monday, November 25, 2013

Thankfulness

So thankful for this little person!

On Thursday this week, we celebrate Thanksgiving in America.  Why does it take a national holiday to be reminded of giving thanks?  Why can't we give thanks everyday?  Why shouldn't we give thanks everyday?

Yesterday at church, the sermon was about finding joy in scarcity.  The pastor wrapped up a 4-week series from the book of Habakuk.  Chuck Swindoll on "Insight for Living" has been preaching from Job, "What if you suddenly lose everything".  Alistair Begg on "Truth for Life" has been rerunning a series on "Lessons from the Dungeon" from the life of Joseph.  God has been so good in reminding me to be thankful in feast and famine, in plenty and scarcity, in the good times and bad.

So, I am thankful today and everyday!

Friday, November 15, 2013

Home Sweet Home

It has been a whirlwind!  On October 23rd, we officially took ownership of our new home.  The following Tuesday, big truck came to the apartment with big burly men carrying all of our things plus everything in the storage units to the house.  Two days later, I was on my way to an education conference in San Diego.  Phew!

Boxes and boxes...

We've been slowing unpacking.  It's been a long process because of Bun Bun.  Our new house has a total of 4 flights of stairs ranging from 4 steps to 9.  So, someone has to follow Bun Bun around during her waking hours.  With her curiosity, Bun Bun has been exploring all over the house, climbing up and down the steps, opening every door, going into every room, and examining all the details.  Because of that, only one person can really do much work at a time. 

What to do with empty boxes?  Some of them have been turned into Bun Bun's toys.  Daddy created a tunnel for her to creep through.  Into one, we plop her and give her a pen to draw up the inside.  Both of these activities actually help her build up some core strength.  At least for the box, Bun Bun is content and contained, for a little while.
Baby Bunny in a box!  Her hair is now long enough for pig tails, when she lets me fuss with it.

Look at that three-point pen grip!
Box tunnel in the living room

Daddy's work allowed kids in for two hours of trick-or-treating for Halloween.  Baby Bunny dressed up as a monkey.  The hood of the suit has the monkey face, but she doesn't like hoodies or hats very much.
We got to meet with other kids.

While flying out to San Diego, this was what I saw looking out my window.  The dark triangular dot in the middle is some sort of rock formation.  I think we were somewhere over the Southwest at this point.

At some point, some landscapes looked like the Grand Canyons.  They don't look as grand from 30,000 feet above earth.  It was still a spectacular sight!

Another Southwestern canyon shot, with a landscape looking a lot like a giraffe.