My little man is crawling! Can you believe it??? We are so in for it now! It totally surprised me because MC never really crawled, just rolled and then walked early. Wow! Being a mom is so cool!
The little lady is still working on her potty training, although we are getting in the swing of it now. She can sing the whole alphabet now, and is picking up on a new song from something everyday. She also now knows her shapes and we are working on colors. She is like a little sponge. We are having to be way careful of what we say and do around her though, because she is repeating EVERYTHING. She has started saying, "hi, honey!" when Micah comes in the door. "It's ok, little man." to her brother. And one I am not so proud of, "hey, woman!" to her mother! Yeah, we are working on that one. She is insistant on helping fold the laundry, cook dinner, and empty the dishwasher. She thinks she is 20...what a girl!
Micah totally loves his job. He has been really tired lately when he is at home, because he isn't used to the long hours yet. But the job itself is like "playing" to him. He is in such a good mood all the time. God definately formed my man's heart to be here. I am thankful that I was willing to follow his lead and come.
I also wanted to share with you something I learned at Bible study today. We took a look at Drusilla and Bernice. Both women are briefly mentioned in Acts 24-26. There is not much said about either of them, one is wife of proconsul Felix, and the other is consort of king Agrippa. Both women are present during a trial of Paul. And that is all that is said. Now we know that nothing is randomly placed in the Bible, and women are rarely to never mentioned by name without there being a very particular reason...so why these two random names? Well, I learned today, that, based on outside study in the historical account of Josephus, these names were NOT random. Drusilla and Bernice were very important and influencial people. First off, they were sisters, evil, and rivals. Secondly, they were in that all too famous family - the Herods. Yep, they were granddaughters of Herod the Great, nieces of Herod Antipas, and get this, SISTERS of Herod Agrippa: meaning? Bernice was bedding her brother, the king. EEEwe. And both sisters were a part of an extremist anti-christian family. Starting with the slaughter of baby boys under 2 years old, to the destruction and desecration of the Jewish temple. That was them and they were proud. So their mention in this section shows the place in which God had placed Paul during his imprisonment. He was actually able to share the Gospel with these two women! And as we see in chapter 26 of Acts, Bernice had a say in whether or not Paul was found guilty or sent to Caesar with an "innocent stamp." And guess what? God somehow moved in the hearts of these two (the king and his incestuous sister) to cause them to send him away saying they found nothing guilty about him. Amazing. Do you think Bernice ever slept well again after coming face to face with a Christian like Paul? God only knows. But it just shows that nothing in the Bible is insignificant!
Hope you thought it was really cool like I did! I love you all!
2 comments:
I will definitely send you a picture when I get them ordered and in. I'm usually forgetfull about mailing things, but I will definitely try to remember.
Hey that was a way cool lesson. I never knew that about those two women... Very interesting. I am so proud of you and your husband and children. Thanks for sharing your day with us.
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