This Week's Photos

The kids and I have spent a lot of time at home since Karis has been sick. I haven't even taken them to a park because I don't want another child to suffer like Karis. Instead, we've taken lots of walks around the block. The girls love riding their bikes and Kyle loves to be outside. I love watching Makena pedal her little legs on her little tricycle!

  

They've been watching lots of TV and playing with the iPad, so I made some moon dough for a little diversion.

The favorite activity by far has been "swimming" at home. We had the tub filled with pit balls, since D and I rarely take baths, so we took those out and filled it with water. The girls were so excited to put on their suits and life jackets -- this is how desperately they want to go swimming! The first day, they spent most of the day in the water.  

As of yesterday, Karis started eating solid food (and a lot of it!). Her sores look so much better. We even lightly flossed and brushed her teeth last night. Still no sign of Makena and Kyle having it. Praise God! It would truly be a miracle if they come out of this unscathed.

We're in!

We had a very successful move. Thanks go out to so many helpers.

• The Lee family and Chad C. for boxes.
• For painting, thanks to Julie, Peter, and my wife.
• Our small group, co-workers, friends, and church attenders for doing the moving and loading of the truck.
• A special shout out to Herb and Peter for not only building the garage shelves but also making sure all the garage items were on shelves so we could actually park in the garage our first night in our new-to-us rental home.
• Another special thank you to Peter for having the ceiling fans installed, buying the garage shelving, garage wall cabinet, and the washer/dryer combo.
• FINALLY, THE BIGGEST THANK YOU FOR MY WIFE FOR PACKING NEARLY EVERYTHING. LITERALLY, NEARLY EVERYTHING!! (I would start to think I was a completely absent husband if I hadn't moved the boxes to the garage, lined up helpers, transferred utilities, got a smoking deal on the rental truck, etc. Notice that I feel that I am now only a slightly absent husband, not completely absent.)

Throughout this whole process, we have realized that God is really taking care of our needs. He puts things in place before we even know we'll need something down the road. Our prayer is that we'll find an ideal roommate to whom we can minister and love. We also hope to utilize our home to serve others. We appreciate your prayers for these last two things. Thanks.

Now hurry and come visit while there is an empty bedroom and bathroom downstairs!