Smoke

This is a picture of Bangkok a week ago in the Midst of the Bombings.
This is a picture of Bangkok a year ago, during a storm.

Once city. Two different types of Smoke. Oh how much more I favor the latter of the two. How my heart breaks at the protests happening in the middle of the marvelous city that I miss so much.

Thrusting.

I sat and read this and had to blog it. I know it is identical to this post called Coming, but it just is. I ususally skip verses when people write them out, and I didn't want to post it in my facebook status ... but its been over a month and I cant stop thinking and talking about it. I don't normally like the message, but I was reading Sharell's Bible today, and I loved the way it was phrased...

"When my heart whispered, 'Seek God,' my whole being replied, 'I'm seeking Him!' ( Psalm 27:8)

Every other version says "my heart responds." Being a Theology Major, I am not here to argue Translations ... but I really like that it says the whole being replies. How do we get our whole being to reply? Its not just words. We must act upon the seeking and the urging. We can not just respond verbally, but we must be physically trusted forward into the seeking of the Lord.!

#17

Tonight I finished my blanket! I have not worked on it for about two weeks, I was waiting for this last week of school. During needle club this afternoon, Addy showed my how to make a boarder, so I sat for a good two hours, long after the club had broken up so I could finish. I needed to take Angela to work, so I made Katie drive and I finished my last row in my car … I was so excited. I really didn’t think I was going to accomplish this one people. Its big and cozy and everyone wants one, but this first one is for me.

Next I am going to make a circle blanket … doesn’t that sound cool? I mean, seriously … who has a circle blanket?

The colors are Grey, Green and Purple, you cant really tell its purple though.

See how big it is? Fits on my bed, and it kinda matches!

#10

While in California we went to the Beach. It was so cold! Harmony opted not to bring any sweatshirts, because if it was cold enough to need sweatshirts, then we were not staying. Well, we found sweatshirts for the boys once we got there … but Harmony and I did not have any … and the boys wondered why we were leaving so soon!

I ran down to the waves, I touched them with my feet. They were crashing and large and dangerous looking. I don’t think I have ever seen such waves. I did not get in them. But seeing as I don’t think I will make it down to California again this year, I will have to say it counts. I didn’t swim in them, but I touched them… and that is good enough for me … unless I get to go back and actually swim … then I will make a new post.

Santa Rosa.

Two weeks ago I flew down to California to spend time with my Sister and her Family, have I told you what a delight those kids are? Solomon, Benjamin and Ellenor, you make a very proud Aunt! One day Harmony went to take a nap, I opted to take the boys to the park.

Solomon: Mama, I think I would like to show Auntie Heather the rose garden, and maybe we could bring some books and lay quietly in the grass.

Mama: Well Solomon, you would have to ask Auntie Heather.

Me:Solomon, I would LOVE to take you to a rose garden and lay in the grass and read books with you! Benjamin, would you like that?

Benjamin: Yes … if we could have a snack too.

And so we went and smelled the roses. And read books about horses. And laid in the grass. And ate a snack. And had a delightful two hours. How many 4 and 5 year old boys do you know that would enjoy such and adventure?

And Ellenor … she calls me Eegers. We are friends again, before she would call me Grandma when on the phone … now she knows who I am … perhaps my status of favorite Aunt is returning?