My sincerest apologies for not posting yesterday! Absent-minded it is, I simply forgot it was Wednesday. =}
All-light, to catch you all up on ... Valentine's and The Cousins' Visit! =)
Ah, Andrew was a chum and let me use his cam-er-a to take some festive photos on Valentine's.
{disclaimer: they are by *no* means good - point of fact, I can immediately see at least three things wrong with the photo below - but, I was merely enjoying the use of a camera that focuses and has nice quality. *shing*}
Enjoying The Camera
(unlike me, Andrew does not take to naming his electronics ;)
{ ^ where's Waldo? Er, rather, Andrew? =}
I just love it when It does that! =]
All-light, to catch you all up on ... Valentine's and The Cousins' Visit! =)
Ah, Andrew was a chum and let me use his cam-er-a to take some festive photos on Valentine's.
{disclaimer: they are by *no* means good - point of fact, I can immediately see at least three things wrong with the photo below - but, I was merely enjoying the use of a camera that focuses and has nice quality. *shing*}
Enjoying The Camera
(unlike me, Andrew does not take to naming his electronics ;)
{ ^ where's Waldo? Er, rather, Andrew? =}
I just love it when It does that! =]
Aren't they fun! Given and inspired by Meghan R. M - thanks awfully, Meg. =)
~Awkward Valentine~
Do you see Heidi-girl's height?! Nearly as tall as me. =O But, I am okay with that now. =]
February 17th has been much anticipated, and it did not disappoint! =D
Praise God!
Our leetle Elfy came for a visit!
Evin super looks like Erik did when he was a wee child. =)
The very muchly fun and awesome relatives came for a weekend visit!
Heidi, Olive, Gabby, and Kayla!
{Would you believe it! Gabby - next to Oly - is 14, and Kayla is 12! And it seems that they grow at least an inch in between every time I see them! =O}
Cousin visits are intended for many things ...
listed among them:
Bringing Hamlet and Ophelia to life!
Going Virtually Bowling
(ok, so we were going to bowl; howevah, upon arriving, we were informed that Tivoli's was rented out the entire day ... and that, citizen, is what is known as, Virtually Bowling =)
Playing RISK by Candle-light
It was good to have the Anthony-child in our van again =)
The first thing I said when I saw him was, "Anthony! You're home!"
(for those of you who don't remember or didn't know, he stayed with us for two months last Summer =)
Yeh, we're pretty close. =] And oi, do we miss them!
There are other things that we did together; regrettably, and not regrettably, they were not captured on digital cameras (but believe you me! I shall not soon forget jumping streams and accidentally stepping through the ice with the dear children ;P).
The weather has been particularly obliging this week (apparently the groundhog did not see his shadow ;), and it has been grand to be in the out-of-doors!
I received an email from a friend this week, and in it she gave me a verse:
II Samuel 22:20
"He brought me forth also into a large place: He delivered me, because He delighted in me."
Is that not just the craziest thing?!
He delights in us.
{thanks M =)}
What really gets me, is to think that before the foundation of the world was made, He knew me (along with the other 7 billion some individuals alive today!) and wanted me to be born.
I simply cannot fathom that.
He knew all the times that I'd fail Him; but, He still chose to create me.
How great is our God!
"Don't let anyone else take your job description...do what God created you for!"
Pip-pip,
Phia
Post Script
"Don't let anyone else take your job description...do what God created you for!"
Pip-pip,
Phia
Post Script
Thanks very muchly to those of you who submitted a comment on the last post! Liv was super blessed. =)
