I miss my mommy. She is on a cruise in the caribbean with her girlfriends and I am sure she is having a fabulous time. And I am only slightly jealous. Right now she is probably soaking in the sun on the deck reading a 500 page book drinking a Chocolate Banana. Or maybe she is at St. Thomas shopping for some fun jewelry for me. That might be okay.
But I just miss her phone calls to see what I am up to today or whether I will be stopping by this week or whether Charis needs a really cute purple dress from Goodwill. And now on Friday, instead of doing something fun with her I have to clean the house. That is really, really, really sad. She comes home on Sunday and I can't wait.
Maybe next time I should just go with her. Eryka, you can come too because your mom is there too. Then we could drink the Chocolate Bananas. Yeah, that would be good.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Cute Kid
Meeting Granny (my dad's mom) for the first time
Bumming with mama(Please ignore how scary mama looks)
Playing with the "Josh blanket" and eating cardboard
Daddy-daughter time
Check out that hair!Dental Hygiene
Charis has been so intrigued by me brushing my teeth. She sits there memorized while I scrub my teeth. One day, to pacify her while I was doing my hair I gave her my toothbrush. She sat there sucking and chewing away. It was so adorable and disgusting at the same time. (My toothbrush was dripping with her drool when done). So I decided to get her her own toothbrush. Can you believe that they actually make toothbrushes for babies? She loves it. Hey, you can't start too young on teaching good dental hygiene.
Death and Ressurection
This past weekend we celebrated and mourned the death of someone. Most obviously, it was Christ, but it was also the mother of a friend at church. She was a little older than my parents and she has had cancer for the past couple years. The cancer was in remission for a while, but then it came back. It seemed to happen so suddenly. I hate cancer. It seems like it always wins. Even if someone is in remission, it will always come back and take your life.
I was kinda surprised at how it evoked so many emotions in me. I was not close to her or even that close to her son and his wife. But it reminded me of my grandfather, who has been close to my mind these past couple months. I miss him and holidays are not the same without him. I can't wait to see him again and have him meet my little girl. I am so sad that he missed that.
It also made me face losing my parents someday and losing Josh someday. I try to focus on the hope we have in Christ, that I will see them again. But I am selfish and want to be with them forever, with no breaks.
It was so fitting that all of this came out over Easter weekend. I am so thankful for Christ and His unbelievably gracious sacrifice for me and my loved ones. Because of His death I will be reunited with them again someday. So I do not have to mourn as one who has no hope. And not only that, I will be forever united with my Lord. Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow! Thank you Lord for loving me when I hated You and for giving me a full life overflowing with Your blessings.
I was kinda surprised at how it evoked so many emotions in me. I was not close to her or even that close to her son and his wife. But it reminded me of my grandfather, who has been close to my mind these past couple months. I miss him and holidays are not the same without him. I can't wait to see him again and have him meet my little girl. I am so sad that he missed that.
It also made me face losing my parents someday and losing Josh someday. I try to focus on the hope we have in Christ, that I will see them again. But I am selfish and want to be with them forever, with no breaks.
It was so fitting that all of this came out over Easter weekend. I am so thankful for Christ and His unbelievably gracious sacrifice for me and my loved ones. Because of His death I will be reunited with them again someday. So I do not have to mourn as one who has no hope. And not only that, I will be forever united with my Lord. Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow! Thank you Lord for loving me when I hated You and for giving me a full life overflowing with Your blessings.
Good Times with my Girls
VESTIBULE
I had a great and silly time with Grace and Eryka ( and Abi and Mandy) this weekend. We enjoyed some delicious Thai food on Saturday. And Eryka didn't eat the leftovers, so I hope they are still good for me. Then on Monday we stuffed ourselves on Bennigans yumminess and galavanted at Target. Eryka and I also found out that Josh and I have "... imagination". She got this awesome stack of cards from her dad that help you evaluate a person's handwriting to discover things about them. We had fun evaluating eachother and determining that Josh is blunt (like we needed a card for that!). It was so good to hang out with them after being apart for so long. Things are really different from how they were in high school (that is probably a good thing), but I am glad that we are still friends.
Talitha also came home this past weekend for Easter. Man, I miss that girl when she is gone. We went shopping with mom on Friday for Easter dresses and found some really cute ones at JC Penny. Plus she introduced me to this new store called Steve and Barry's. It is a huge department store full of Old Navy type clothes for half the price of Old Navy. I was in heaven. I plan on taking Josh back there this weekend. She also had some fun updates for me about "Jill". Because this is public, all I can say is yea! and continue to put your .... on the line! Love you girl.
I love my girls and I am so glad I got to have fun with them this weekend. Come visit me again soon!
I had a great and silly time with Grace and Eryka ( and Abi and Mandy) this weekend. We enjoyed some delicious Thai food on Saturday. And Eryka didn't eat the leftovers, so I hope they are still good for me. Then on Monday we stuffed ourselves on Bennigans yumminess and galavanted at Target. Eryka and I also found out that Josh and I have "... imagination". She got this awesome stack of cards from her dad that help you evaluate a person's handwriting to discover things about them. We had fun evaluating eachother and determining that Josh is blunt (like we needed a card for that!). It was so good to hang out with them after being apart for so long. Things are really different from how they were in high school (that is probably a good thing), but I am glad that we are still friends.
Talitha also came home this past weekend for Easter. Man, I miss that girl when she is gone. We went shopping with mom on Friday for Easter dresses and found some really cute ones at JC Penny. Plus she introduced me to this new store called Steve and Barry's. It is a huge department store full of Old Navy type clothes for half the price of Old Navy. I was in heaven. I plan on taking Josh back there this weekend. She also had some fun updates for me about "Jill". Because this is public, all I can say is yea! and continue to put your .... on the line! Love you girl.
I love my girls and I am so glad I got to have fun with them this weekend. Come visit me again soon!
Friday, April 6, 2007
Puffs
Charis has recently started eating "Puffs." (I tried Cherrios, but they are a little too firm for her - she would gag - but Puffs "melt in your baby's mouth.") They come in different flavors like Corn, Sweet Potato and Cherry. Below are some pictures of when she tried Corn. They are pretty hilarious. She likes to attack her puffs when she sees them. She will be sitting up and then she will fling herself forward to grab as many puffs are her little hand can hold. Sometimes she would get three of them in her hand, which would freak me out. But her hand and mouth haven't quite figured out how to put all of them in at once, so I don't have anything to worry about yet. Most of the time the result of that attack is pictured above. Pretty funny and pretty cute. I love this kid.
While it may look like she is trying to pick it up with her fingers she isn't that advanced yet. This will frustrate her in a matter of seconds, so she will then suffocate the puff with her chubby hand and ....
... shove the puff and as much of her hand into her mouth as possible and then...
... gag at the taste of a corn puff - oh well!
"Give me some of that drink to get that nasty taste out of my mouth ....... oh yeah, can I have some more corn puffs?"
Monday, April 2, 2007
Passover
As most of you know Josh's family is Jewish (ancestry, not faith). To remember that we often celebrate Hanukkah and Passover. This past Saturday the Huff's had us and some other couples over for the Seder ceremony and a scrumptious feast. Josh's mom always makes delicious Jewish dishes like matzoh ball soup, kugel and latkes. But my favorite part is the Seder ceremony.
His dad has an adapted version of Seder that points out the relevance of Christ and it always amazes me that the Jewish people don't see Christ throughout the entire ceremony. Some background before I continue...
Passover was first instituted in Exodus in correlation to the ten plagues, specifically the slaying of the firstborn. Most of the ceremony points back to the Exodus and the miracles God performed in freeing the Jews from Egypt. Jews have been commemorating this event for thousand of years and it is remarkable how symbols of Jesus are throughout the ceremony.
For example, during part of the ceremony three pieces of matzoh (bread without leaven) are placed in a basket in remembrance of how the Jews left Egypt in haste so there was not any time for bread to rise. The middle piece of matzoh is broken, one part is eaten and the other part hidden until later when it is found by the youngest child (Yeah, Charis found it). Check out the symbolism - three pieces of matzoh (Trinity), middle piece broken (Christ on the cross), part hidden (His burial), and then found again (His resurrection). Also leaven had always been equated with sin in the Bible and the matzoh (Trinity) is without sin. And matzoh has always been striped and pierced, just as Christ was. To bring everything home, Christ celebrated Passover before He went the Garden of Gethsemane and then to the cross. That is where He first instituted communion by taking that middle broken piece of matzoh and said, "This is my body, broken for you."
Isn't all of that incredible! It amazes me to see how completely Christ fulfills scripture. He is the perfect Passover Lamb. I only wish that more Jews could see how Jesus is the Messiah they have been waiting for.
I hope you all enjoy this week leading up to Easter. And I also hope that this has helped you remember what we are celebrating this time of year. Much love!
His dad has an adapted version of Seder that points out the relevance of Christ and it always amazes me that the Jewish people don't see Christ throughout the entire ceremony. Some background before I continue...
Passover was first instituted in Exodus in correlation to the ten plagues, specifically the slaying of the firstborn. Most of the ceremony points back to the Exodus and the miracles God performed in freeing the Jews from Egypt. Jews have been commemorating this event for thousand of years and it is remarkable how symbols of Jesus are throughout the ceremony.
For example, during part of the ceremony three pieces of matzoh (bread without leaven) are placed in a basket in remembrance of how the Jews left Egypt in haste so there was not any time for bread to rise. The middle piece of matzoh is broken, one part is eaten and the other part hidden until later when it is found by the youngest child (Yeah, Charis found it). Check out the symbolism - three pieces of matzoh (Trinity), middle piece broken (Christ on the cross), part hidden (His burial), and then found again (His resurrection). Also leaven had always been equated with sin in the Bible and the matzoh (Trinity) is without sin. And matzoh has always been striped and pierced, just as Christ was. To bring everything home, Christ celebrated Passover before He went the Garden of Gethsemane and then to the cross. That is where He first instituted communion by taking that middle broken piece of matzoh and said, "This is my body, broken for you."
Isn't all of that incredible! It amazes me to see how completely Christ fulfills scripture. He is the perfect Passover Lamb. I only wish that more Jews could see how Jesus is the Messiah they have been waiting for.
I hope you all enjoy this week leading up to Easter. And I also hope that this has helped you remember what we are celebrating this time of year. Much love!
(Forgive me for any spelling errors and inaccuracies, but I tried my best!)
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