i'm not sure how adam has so much energy after working all night. everyone is just so glad to see each other and i love that our downstairs is one big circle...so chasing is just natural.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
oh so scattered
time for a somewhat scattered post. my thoughts have not been organized lately. i'm at that place in my pregnancy (2 months from being term!) and in the summer (ridiculously hot) that just makes me want to nap all the time and drink lots of cold water. we just finished one of adam's hardest months of training to date and now we are on to night float. my patience wanes, my heart is heavy with sorrow over my own sin that causes a fight before husband and i are even fully awake, my sin that causes me to snap at my children. we fight fear and frustration as tensions mount in our neighborhood and angry words are shouted at all hours of the day and night. we pray for grace, redemption, justice, mercy. on Sunday we sang "This Is My Father's World"
The final verse made me weep and brought a measure of hope and peace to my heart.
This is my Father's world, O let me ne'er forget that thought the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father's world: the battle is not done; Jesus who died shall be satisfied, and earth and heav'n be one.
how quickly i forget Who is really sovereign over all things, the One who will heal racism, the One who will redeem broken lives, the One who has paid the price for my sin and has pointed me in another way...i just need His grace every day to remember and to walk in Him and near to the cross.
i rejoice as changes happen in the lives of family and friends, but saddened as they will be farther from us. my brother moved to India. other dear, dear friends leave the church and still others prepare to move overseas. my life isn't really changing all that much, but it is so sad to say goodbye though we are excited about the Lord's work in and through all of them. a few people have come nearer though...my sister moved back from nyc! other sweet friends are renovating the house next door to us and we are so totally excited about them being so close come fall.
there are some good things about night float:
-i don't have to make the bed (though i actually like that chore) because someone is almost always sleeping in it
-it is easier to share our one car...poor adam has some sort of painful crick in his neck that has made biking rather uncomfortable
-he is usually awake and home to enjoy the kids around the time that i make dinner so that i can do so without the constant removal of hands from hot places, messy places, interruptions to referee various interactions etc.
the hardest part is that there is absolutely no time for adam and i to have a conversation by ourselves until the weekend. but guess what? thanks to my sweet bro and sis-in-law, we are going to skip town for two whole nights at the end of this rotation and before this little one arrives. i am so excited, but i feel like i need to make a list of discussion topics or something so we make the most use of our talking time. i will try not to view the weekend as a business meeting, but seriously, there is SO much to talk about! adam is strongly leaning toward a critical care fellowship after residency and i am supportive, but the decision is so huge and has to be made fairly soon.
our project is trucking along at a snail's pace. my sweet parents came this weekend to work on adam's one day off and adam and dad tiled until midnight.
it still lacks a row and grouting, but progress is slowly being made. meanwhile, we have a toilet in our room waiting to be installed, the sink is stashed in the kids room, tile is spread around the house, sheet-rock and lumber fill our hall and tools are everywhere. adam said if we ever buy another house, it will be new. i think he was being dramatic, but since i really love old houses (even still!) i guess we will just have to make this one work indefinitely.
graham got his first haircut today. it was getting a little mulletish...
both my kids were bald-and i love that-until nearly two.
marit still hasn't had a cut though she wanted one after seeing graham's. she was appeased with a special combing.
we made these cookies tonight since i had to use the oven for dinner anyway. have i mentioned i've been cooking a lot in my toaster oven to keep down the heat in our kitchen since our power bill was staggering last month...just been so hot. i remind myself of my mom when i cook in the toaster-she's resourceful. anyway, the kids love these and they are pretty healthy and they both love to dip their cookies in our milk now. however, graham dips, eats the dry part of his cookie, dips again while the cookie starts to fall apart.
it makes a mess, but just about everything at this stage does. try them out! they make a great midnight snack for dr honey bunny and his pregnant wife who has trouble settling down at night.
here are a few other random pictures from lately. marit still chatters non-stop. sometimes, i have to gently say:"stop talking for a minute so i can make a decision" and graham is quickly adding words to his vocabulary as well. he has been "saying" things for quite some time, but we are finally beginning to understand some of it now. i think this relieves him a bit, though he does have his frustrated moments still. marit too...they seem to face big emotions and need help to learn self-control and cheerfulness. oh my! it can be tedious, but then they both give the best snuggliest hugs. and they enjoy each other so much now (though they need much coaching about kind ways to interact) and they don't seem to know what to do without each other. i hope they are friends forever...a sweet built-in buddy for them throughout life.
ball-throwing pose...he has quite an arm!
The final verse made me weep and brought a measure of hope and peace to my heart.
This is my Father's world, O let me ne'er forget that thought the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father's world: the battle is not done; Jesus who died shall be satisfied, and earth and heav'n be one.
how quickly i forget Who is really sovereign over all things, the One who will heal racism, the One who will redeem broken lives, the One who has paid the price for my sin and has pointed me in another way...i just need His grace every day to remember and to walk in Him and near to the cross.
i rejoice as changes happen in the lives of family and friends, but saddened as they will be farther from us. my brother moved to India. other dear, dear friends leave the church and still others prepare to move overseas. my life isn't really changing all that much, but it is so sad to say goodbye though we are excited about the Lord's work in and through all of them. a few people have come nearer though...my sister moved back from nyc! other sweet friends are renovating the house next door to us and we are so totally excited about them being so close come fall.
there are some good things about night float:
-i don't have to make the bed (though i actually like that chore) because someone is almost always sleeping in it
-it is easier to share our one car...poor adam has some sort of painful crick in his neck that has made biking rather uncomfortable
-he is usually awake and home to enjoy the kids around the time that i make dinner so that i can do so without the constant removal of hands from hot places, messy places, interruptions to referee various interactions etc.
the hardest part is that there is absolutely no time for adam and i to have a conversation by ourselves until the weekend. but guess what? thanks to my sweet bro and sis-in-law, we are going to skip town for two whole nights at the end of this rotation and before this little one arrives. i am so excited, but i feel like i need to make a list of discussion topics or something so we make the most use of our talking time. i will try not to view the weekend as a business meeting, but seriously, there is SO much to talk about! adam is strongly leaning toward a critical care fellowship after residency and i am supportive, but the decision is so huge and has to be made fairly soon.
our project is trucking along at a snail's pace. my sweet parents came this weekend to work on adam's one day off and adam and dad tiled until midnight.
it still lacks a row and grouting, but progress is slowly being made. meanwhile, we have a toilet in our room waiting to be installed, the sink is stashed in the kids room, tile is spread around the house, sheet-rock and lumber fill our hall and tools are everywhere. adam said if we ever buy another house, it will be new. i think he was being dramatic, but since i really love old houses (even still!) i guess we will just have to make this one work indefinitely.graham got his first haircut today. it was getting a little mulletish...
both my kids were bald-and i love that-until nearly two.
marit still hasn't had a cut though she wanted one after seeing graham's. she was appeased with a special combing.
we made these cookies tonight since i had to use the oven for dinner anyway. have i mentioned i've been cooking a lot in my toaster oven to keep down the heat in our kitchen since our power bill was staggering last month...just been so hot. i remind myself of my mom when i cook in the toaster-she's resourceful. anyway, the kids love these and they are pretty healthy and they both love to dip their cookies in our milk now. however, graham dips, eats the dry part of his cookie, dips again while the cookie starts to fall apart.
it makes a mess, but just about everything at this stage does. try them out! they make a great midnight snack for dr honey bunny and his pregnant wife who has trouble settling down at night.
here are a few other random pictures from lately. marit still chatters non-stop. sometimes, i have to gently say:"stop talking for a minute so i can make a decision" and graham is quickly adding words to his vocabulary as well. he has been "saying" things for quite some time, but we are finally beginning to understand some of it now. i think this relieves him a bit, though he does have his frustrated moments still. marit too...they seem to face big emotions and need help to learn self-control and cheerfulness. oh my! it can be tedious, but then they both give the best snuggliest hugs. and they enjoy each other so much now (though they need much coaching about kind ways to interact) and they don't seem to know what to do without each other. i hope they are friends forever...a sweet built-in buddy for them throughout life.
ball-throwing pose...he has quite an arm!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
well-loved
we are well-loved by this mongrel. we call him lummox sometimes. pax has turned into a wonderful pet. maybe my favorite ever and i have had a LOT of pets in my lifetime.
here he is with my sister who just moved back to town. WOOOHOOO!!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
happy birthday snuggle bug!
she was such a perfect little glow-worm baby
early smiles
you look so much like daddy!
such a wonderful big sister!
nursing
you finally got hair!
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marit is three today. she is growing up so fast! i wish i had a recording of all the silly conversations we have all day long. she is such a talker and has lots of questions about things. the other day at dinner she asked "sooo (she uses this teenagery way of introducing many of her questions) what makes you bleed?". we then talked about the blood vessels in the body leaking when something sharp broke the skin. the next day she was talking about it again and she pointed to her rear end and said "when you bleed, your bottom, it leaks." after all, what is the difference in body and bottom?
another day, she was preparing dinner in her little play-kitchen. she brought me a huge bowl of random wooden and plastic foods-you know steak, orange, cupcake-and said "here's dinner, mommy." to which i replied: "thank you so much! what is it?" she thought for a minute, made a serious face and said "just eat it, ok?"
she is growing in independence and in understanding and it is such a joy to see as well! her favorite Bible story to read is the straight up Gospel story of Jesus dying for the world. she often talks about his "booboos" and if asked why Jesus was wounded and killed, she will say something about "to take my booboos away!" it is precious. really. today she let me cradle her in my arms for a few minutes while she chattered and made faces at me and i was reminded of those early days when we had no idea what we were doing as parents (that is still the case on many days!). we are so thankful for her sweet life and for the lessons the Lord has taught us about our own sin and the unfathomable heavenly Father-love He has for us.
happy birthday sweetie pie... love you bunches!
early smiles
you look so much like daddy!
such a wonderful big sister!
nursing
you finally got hair!
.JPG)
marit is three today. she is growing up so fast! i wish i had a recording of all the silly conversations we have all day long. she is such a talker and has lots of questions about things. the other day at dinner she asked "sooo (she uses this teenagery way of introducing many of her questions) what makes you bleed?". we then talked about the blood vessels in the body leaking when something sharp broke the skin. the next day she was talking about it again and she pointed to her rear end and said "when you bleed, your bottom, it leaks." after all, what is the difference in body and bottom?
another day, she was preparing dinner in her little play-kitchen. she brought me a huge bowl of random wooden and plastic foods-you know steak, orange, cupcake-and said "here's dinner, mommy." to which i replied: "thank you so much! what is it?" she thought for a minute, made a serious face and said "just eat it, ok?"
she is growing in independence and in understanding and it is such a joy to see as well! her favorite Bible story to read is the straight up Gospel story of Jesus dying for the world. she often talks about his "booboos" and if asked why Jesus was wounded and killed, she will say something about "to take my booboos away!" it is precious. really. today she let me cradle her in my arms for a few minutes while she chattered and made faces at me and i was reminded of those early days when we had no idea what we were doing as parents (that is still the case on many days!). we are so thankful for her sweet life and for the lessons the Lord has taught us about our own sin and the unfathomable heavenly Father-love He has for us.
happy birthday sweetie pie... love you bunches!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
sick days
we have been laying low over here as the little people have been fighting off a fever virus since saturday. we haven't been sick in so long and honestly this has not been the worst kind. there is no throwing up or congestion. however, it is a little ironic that all the motrin and tyelnol has been recalled and is virtually unattainable. thankfully, a neighbor helped me out once ours ran out. and though it is never fun to be quarantined (sort of) to the house while dr honey bunny puts in a whopping EIGHT overnights (30hr shifts) in addition to the regular hours during his icu month, we are really doing just fine. my heart grieves for dear friends who are facing much greater trials of failing marriages and lost children and i just got a grave book in the mail about the persecuted church. we have much to be thankful for. and these little ones are among the many graces we daily experience. another one being that tomorrow i hit 3rd trimester! goodbye energy, hello HUGE tummy! we are thankful, thankful, thankful. look at these cuties:
1am fever resulted in her sleeping in the papazan chair next to my bed until 9am! talk about sacked out...
sickness always brings bumps in the sleeping schedules...graham took a few of his recent naps with me. i know those days are quickly coming to an end and i want to relish the extra snuggles when i can! he is back to his normal crib routine today thankfully. we will interrupt his sleep again when we take that pacifier away in the next couple months (before or after baby is the question).
they have been doing a lot of this. apparently marit still feels well enough to dress up in a leotard...
marit said "graham, can you doctor me" with some empty syringes...
1am fever resulted in her sleeping in the papazan chair next to my bed until 9am! talk about sacked out...
sickness always brings bumps in the sleeping schedules...graham took a few of his recent naps with me. i know those days are quickly coming to an end and i want to relish the extra snuggles when i can! he is back to his normal crib routine today thankfully. we will interrupt his sleep again when we take that pacifier away in the next couple months (before or after baby is the question).
they have been doing a lot of this. apparently marit still feels well enough to dress up in a leotard...
marit said "graham, can you doctor me" with some empty syringes...
Friday, July 9, 2010
recent roadtrip footage
the kiddos and i took a quick day-trip to a neighboring state for a few reasons:
to visit this glamorous grandma (she's wearing my 17yr old cousin's sunglasses and doesn't she look great?)
to meet this little beauty
to say goodbye (1st goodbye of a few) to the two wonderful people flanking grandma here. my brother and his wife are headed to India to teach music for a couple years.
while we were there, we were graciously welcome to the cookout on July 5th hosted by my cousin and his sweet wife kate
nathaniel is with my scary brothers
the kids had a blast with cousins and 2nd cousins. my grandma has 10 great grandchildren with one (ours) on the way.
though graham did get eaten alive, as usual
and benj got a mohawk
the fam minus the ones who left early with tired small children
of course i didn't take any of these pictures as my hands were usually occupied with little people. my sister-in-law bethany gets the credit. it was a lovely day, though rather exhausting. we are so thankful for dear family.
to visit this glamorous grandma (she's wearing my 17yr old cousin's sunglasses and doesn't she look great?)
to meet this little beauty
to say goodbye (1st goodbye of a few) to the two wonderful people flanking grandma here. my brother and his wife are headed to India to teach music for a couple years.
while we were there, we were graciously welcome to the cookout on July 5th hosted by my cousin and his sweet wife kate
nathaniel is with my scary brothers
the kids had a blast with cousins and 2nd cousins. my grandma has 10 great grandchildren with one (ours) on the way.
though graham did get eaten alive, as usual
and benj got a mohawk
the fam minus the ones who left early with tired small children
of course i didn't take any of these pictures as my hands were usually occupied with little people. my sister-in-law bethany gets the credit. it was a lovely day, though rather exhausting. we are so thankful for dear family.
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