Mr. Sandman...

Mom!  This stuff is amazing!

What are you supposed to do with it? 

It's really not the tastiest stuff! 

This is way more familiar territory! 

All we need is....Jack!!

a resourceful child

Mom, before you reach for that washcloth, I've got a new trick to show you!

It's a great trick.  Grandma taught me! 

First, you stick it out a little bit...

Then a little bit more...

A little more...

And finally all the way!  Guaranteed to clean anything off the chin!  

Monkey see, monkey do...my first trip to the zoo!

We took Josiah to the zoo for the first time last week.  It was a blast! Even though he preferred to watch the people more than the animals, we did manage to get him to notice the animals too. 

Where are the elephants, mom? 

Dad?  That's a very strange looking dog. It's not? A bear? Really? 

I want to touch it...

Check it out!  They move! 

Grandma?  What in the world is THAT?!?

Hmmm, which one was my favorite? 

The monkey!  Look what I learned! 

Exhausted. 

Fragile. Handle with Care

The other day, I packed my mother's wedding china into a box and put it in storage.  We can't take it with us when we go, and there's not a chance of me wanting to get rid of it.  So, I packed it up and moved it out of our apartment.  As I did so, however, a series of thoughts passed through my head.  I didn't have the conversation out loud like some people in my family, but I thought it was worth writing out.... 

"I'm kinda sad to be packing this up." 

"I'm glad I have somewhere to store it."

"How long will it be in storage, I wonder?"

"Things are quite uncertain right now, aren't they?"

"Are we sure we can't take this with us?"

"Heavens no! Way too fragile." 

"So is Josiah, and we're taking him."

"He's a lot more valuable too." 

"Are we crazy for taking our son halfway across the world away from dear loved ones?" 

"Yep.  Crazy.  Crazy in love with a God who sent His Son from heaven to earth.  That's farther away than Taiwan."

"Trusting in God to handle my fragile son."

"Josiah is safer than my china in storage."

"Besides, we can't keep him in a box." 

Uh, no mom.  Don't even think about it...