August 23, 2010

• Currently… (Sunday, Aug 22)

  Rhonda wrote this kind of blog entry just recently and i realized that where i dont have the brain power these days to compose intelligent prose on the ‘delights’ of cross cultural living, i do have the brain power to list off a Facebook status type list of our current goings on. Even Josh can manage to write status updates on Facebook, which you’d think could transfer quite nicely to a similar style of post from him… hm. Well, he’s quite overloaded at work these days despite the slow flying time, so i suppose we cant be too disgruntled about that.

  Judah is:
  – playing a lot of Fishing Frenzy and is quite far already – way past the rest of us.
  – just now playing Lego Indiana Jones with his dad.
  – hoping for more Lego type X-Box games for Birthday/Christmas, among other things.
  – just made some new friends who just moved into the ‘hood from the US. Two boys who are ages 4 and 5.
  – piped up in sunday school today that something bad that could happen (during which he could still have joy) was if someone stole him away from his mom…
  – oblivious to the imminent departure of his girls next door.

  Jocelyn is:
  – tired.
  – nervous about her own fears taking root in the mind of her son.
  – wondering how Judah will react when the girls next door are gone.
  – finding myself fighting the feeling that it’s not worth the heartache to befriend a probably great friend if she’s going to leave in a year’s time.
  – in the throes of weaning in preparation for a women’s weekend at the lake to do a Beth Moore series (Loving Well?) at the end of October.
  – SOOOOOOOOOOOOO thankful for my ladies who come every weekday and help with Asher and housework.
  – convinced that being a missionary in Africa with small children is brilliant. The older the children get before you leave for overseas, the more difficult it gets (not easier like most people think).
  – enjoying the new-to-us head light that i bought off Rhonda during these many power cuts we’ve been having recently.
  – has been really enjoying hanging out with the people in my employ. They’re fun people to laugh with.
  – is watching (and learning) Rhonda pack up her house, prep for her leaving Madagascar garage sale, manage her emotions as well as those of her children.
  – not looking forward to the time when we’ll have to do that.
  – excited about the new adventure that it will bring when it finally does happen though.
  – appreciates the many Swiss volunteers who have come to work for MAF in Mada and brought with them loads of Swiss Chocolate. Yum!
  – thankful that the LORD answered my prayers these last few weeks and removed the desire for sweets while i buckled down on my eating and exercising.

  Josh is:
  – putting Judah to bed in the dark because the power just went off.
  – thankful we have a computer with a new battery that doesnt shut off when the power does.
  – enjoying watching the new season of LOST.
  – having chest pains and shortness of breath today… most probably due to all the heavy branches and chainsaw he’s been lifting yesterday and this last week.

  Asher is:
  – 9 months today.
  – apparently pushing out his 4th tooth?
  – a crabby teether.
  – learning how to fall asleep without someone walking or nursing him… his mom is going to ask the ladies not to rock him to sleep now also, which no one but his mom will like.
  – sleeping 6/7pm until 6am with usually one or two wakes during the night. (which his mom thinks is due to the fact that he’s used to being rocked back to sleep by those loving ladies).
  – getting more steady on his feet. Might be walking by 10 months?
  – eating increasing amounts of table foods. current favourites include BBQ’d wieners (or, hotdogs as some people call them), rice with milk, oatmeal, green beans, bread, olives,
  – loving the trucks that his big brother never bothered with at his age.
  – putting everything – mostly dirt and plant leaves – in his mouth.

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