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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Arrrrgh!
Latest Painting. Don't hold your breath for the next painting...I have something BIG in mind...it will take me a while...maybe forever.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Prayer
I am forever grateful for the difference 2 young ladies have made in my son's life. They have taught him something that I would have struggled to teach him. Last year, Makaela & Samantha babysat Benjamin many evenings and taught him to pray. Thank you Girls! Here are some beautiful stories that I dedicate to you.
Recently, there was a very contagious virus that went around Benjamin's kindergarten, resulting in the school closing for a few days and many kids missing more than a week of school. We made it through fine, and the situation is thankfully over.
A couple of nights ago, I asked Benjamin if he would like to say a prayer before dinner. He proceeded to thank God for our food and then asked that God help the children with the Hand, Foot, Mouth Virus get better. Wow! The next day, I asked the director at Benjamin's school if they do any kind of praying at school. I told her about Benjamin's prayer. She said they do not pray at school, so that was his own doing. Impressive!
Today, we drove outside of town to a Hindu Holy Place. We saw a few pictures and statues of Hindu Gods laying in or around the river bed. Domnic told us that if a picture or statue breaks, then families may bring it to put it in the river.
Tonight, I asked Benjamin if he wanted to say a prayer before eating. He said:
Dear God. Thank you for the village we saw today. Please help the broken Ganesh statues get put back together...
Amazing!
Thank you Sam & Kaela!
Recently, there was a very contagious virus that went around Benjamin's kindergarten, resulting in the school closing for a few days and many kids missing more than a week of school. We made it through fine, and the situation is thankfully over.
A couple of nights ago, I asked Benjamin if he would like to say a prayer before dinner. He proceeded to thank God for our food and then asked that God help the children with the Hand, Foot, Mouth Virus get better. Wow! The next day, I asked the director at Benjamin's school if they do any kind of praying at school. I told her about Benjamin's prayer. She said they do not pray at school, so that was his own doing. Impressive!
Today, we drove outside of town to a Hindu Holy Place. We saw a few pictures and statues of Hindu Gods laying in or around the river bed. Domnic told us that if a picture or statue breaks, then families may bring it to put it in the river.
Tonight, I asked Benjamin if he wanted to say a prayer before eating. He said:
Dear God. Thank you for the village we saw today. Please help the broken Ganesh statues get put back together...
Amazing!
Thank you Sam & Kaela!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
*bleep*
Last night, Rene and I were watching a travel show. The host was in Italy and eating interesting food. Well, I've watched enough Food shows in India to know that they can say the word beef on TV, even though the cow is considered Holy in India. One of the odd items that the traveler was served on last night's program was Cow Intestines (not 'beef' intestines)...but on Indian TV, they *bleeped* out the word Cow! In addition, many programs on TV have English subtitles, even if the show is in English. Sometimes with the many English accents (American, Indian, British, Australian), this is helpful...even the word Cow in the subtitles was blurred out.
I couldn't help laughing.
I couldn't help laughing.
Birds and the Bees
So, Benjamin & i had our first birds and the bees chat. He was helping me cook some chicken fried rice the other day, which included an egg.
B: Where does an egg come from?
Me: A chicken
B: No, but where?
Me: Inside the chicken
B: How does it get there?
Me: Well....[mom starting to panic at how in depth this conversation with my 3 year old is going to go]...an egg inside a chicken is like when a mommy is pregnant.
B: Then it comes out its' bottom?
Me: Yes, I think so, but I don't know chickens well, so you may have to ask Papa. =)
B: Where does an egg come from?
Me: A chicken
B: No, but where?
Me: Inside the chicken
B: How does it get there?
Me: Well....[mom starting to panic at how in depth this conversation with my 3 year old is going to go]...an egg inside a chicken is like when a mommy is pregnant.
B: Then it comes out its' bottom?
Me: Yes, I think so, but I don't know chickens well, so you may have to ask Papa. =)
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