Isaiah 43:1-3, 7, 10-13

But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior... Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.... “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God. Yes, and from ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
Isaiah 43:1-3, 7, 10-13

Sunday, September 07, 2008

And what do you do when...

Your children take terrible naps and you have a lot of time to kill during the afternoon? This is what we did...

We helped our neighbor, Florencio, and his wife (who attend a local evangelical Quechua speaking congregation) collect all the tarata tree seed pods in our yard. Tarata trees are a type of tree here in Bolivia and the seed pods are used for curing leather. Every year in springtime when they fall off the trees, our neighbors ask if they can come and collect them.





We got out the finger paint (thanks, Laura and Rusty!) and made symmetrical butterflies. My art loving Michaela loved it. I'm going to half to make it a goal to do one artsy craft a week.


It turns out the reason that the girls didn't take good naps is because Eliana was coming down with an ear and throat infection. She ran a mid-grade fever for a couple days before we took her into the doctor - but she's on an antibiotic now and doing much better. Stay tuned for pictures from our church retreat - soon to be posted.
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2 comments:

Angie Washington said...

I hope your sweet baby gets better soon.

5:28 PM
Drew Custer said...

I love the butterflys. I am trying to do some crafty stuff with Hannah but it is so hard to find time. I was thinking that once a week is a good goal too. I've never tried finger paint. How did Eliana do with it? Hannah still trys to eat everything. I can't wait to see the pics from the church retreat.

9:29 PM

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