Ethan's Letter to Jesus

Ethan was at the park with MyLove and Carmelita and and was talking about all the things Jesus had made. He told MyLove that he wanted to write a letter to Jesus. When he got home he remembered the letter and asked MyLove to write it while he dictated.

Dear Jesus,

I love God. Please make me strong. Help me have some life. Help I have some swords and shields. Help I have strength. Help me grow up fast. Help I have some stuff to keep. Help I have feet all day.

I love you.
Ethan

My Heart is Touched

Yesterday I was taking Martini to school and we were talking about a little girl who rides with us.

"She's not going to school today because she is celebrating a Muslim holiday. They are not Christians, so they don't believe in God."

"Oh."

"So, we can pray for her and her family to know Jesus!"

"Mommy, I know something better."

"What, Love?"

"We can tell them about Jesus!"

My heart was so touched and I told him so. I am inspired by my precious Martini and his candor. I pray to have his boldness and confidence!

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Later on that day, Ethan asked me to transform some of his Transformers and I was trying my best. He kept encouraging me and telling me how great I was doing.

"Mommy, that is great! You are doing the best."

"Thank you, Sweetie. You are so encouraging. I love that."

"Does it touch your heart, Mommy?" (referring to how I had told Martini he had touched my heart that morning.)

"Oh, yes. It does very much."

My precious little ones.

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I went to a women's Bible study last night, and Carmelita was quite difficult for my poor honey. She cried and fussed most of the night. I got home and she stopped crying immediately at my sitting down and having her nurse. She just put her little hands and arms around me and sat there for about 30 minutes! It's usually five minutes or less!

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After I got home and took Carmelita, MyLove mopped our kitchen floor! I am so very ashamed to say that I have not mopped the entire kitchen floor in . . . years! I am not kidding. Spot cleaning is my M.O. Please, after reading this, don't hesitate to come over because I am a bum!!!

Thank you, my Handsome Hubby!

Yellow Teeth and Bad Breath

Ethan was smiling and talking this morning and I noticed that his teeth are kind of yellow.

"Ethan, we need to brush your teeth more. They are looking kind of yellow."

" I love yellow!" he replied.

"Yes, but it's not good to have yelllow teeth. It's better to have white teeth."

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Yesterday, Martini started singing this song:

Breath, Breath
Bad Breath
Who in the world has bad breath.
I do, I have bad breath!
Bad breath, bad breath.
Who has bad breath.
Mine. I have bad breath!

I have no idea where he learned it from or who told him he had bad breath, but it was hilarious hearing him sing this.

Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike has come and gone and we are on the road to normalcy. We praise the Lord for keeping us safe and for all of His provisions. We had leaking in the roof and through windows, some carpet got wet that we pulled back, we lost some shingles on the roof and our fence was almost entirely blown down. Other than that, we faired well. As for the residents at the front of our neighborhood, they look like they were in a war zone. Two residents that we heard of had their upstairs cave in, the sheetrock and everything. Parts of roofes were gone and fences totally taken out. We did really well. We have our power, as of three days ago.

I wish I had taken pictures. I will try to very soon here and post them. Thank you to Dad and Linda for hosting and providing and taking care of us for almost an entire week. You are so precious to us. Thank you to my sister, her family, and my mom for riding it out at our home and sopping up water and taking care of our home as best you could. You're awesome.

I love our family so much.

Thank you to all of you who called me to check up on us and make sure that we are O.K. and thank you to all of you who prayed for us or even thought about us. You are all so dear to us.

The Feltrop Wedding

I have added a new slideshow to the left of the Feltrop Wedding Carmelita and I attended in Missouri with my parents and sister. Here a few pics. Click here to view full album.

Here is the beautiful bride, Mary Feltrop.

My parents with the groom, my cousin, Greg Feltrop.

Carmelita and me.

Greg, Melinda (his sister), Jennifer and Mom "Stayin' Alive!"


Jennifer and our cousin Rochelle.



Papa and Carmelita bonding.

We had a wonderful time and the drive there and back was all worth it. We were so very blessed with precious time with our family and we met some new friends.

Greg and Mary, I pray that your beautiful wedding was just the beginning of a lifetime of love and dedication to the Lord Jesus and to eachother. We love you both!

Busy, Busy, Busy

So many things have been going on and it's been a whirlwind of activity.

* Martini turned 6 years old! My handsome man of the house (when Daddy's not here) is getting bigger and more mature everyday. What a joy he is in our lives.
* Martini started 1st grade at a public school! Getting school supplies, ironing out the logistics and just getting familiar with the school has been huge. What a big deal it is to send your little ones to school.
* Shopping for clothes and supplies for school.
* Carmelita and I went to Missouri with my parents and sister to attend a wedding.
* The kids are in their second month of language classes. They are learning Mandarin and Spanish. They are doing great and loving it.
* MyLove's been so busy at work trying to finish some crucial projects.
* I have been slowly, but steadily working on my NursingCloak and SPIFFE businesses.

I will try to update regularly.

American Champions!

Wooohooo! We are celebrating the win for Liukin and Johnson who won the gold and silver medals! We are satisfied.