Saturday Sentiments

Well, it is a beautiful cold Saturday here. Yes, we are not in Houston anymore and we have been experiencing close to record lows here. This morning Blackie's water dish was frozen. The children are going to learn what bundling up means, cause they did not do that much in Tx. This picture is of H bundled up in her flannel nighty.

We have had a dear friend from church staying with us since Wed. evening with her two girls. Her husband went out of town so we asked her if she would like to come stay with us. We had the best time. We homeschooled together, the children played, the mommys worked together, and nursed sick children...yes, sick children. We had a stomach bug go through several of the children. At one point as we were getting one settled after throwing up, another one would come in a say he was really sick. So we have had some rough nights. Thankfully, it was just a 24 hour sickness, but with many children to go through it is still tough. H has not gotten it yet (gulp). We will see if she still comes down with it. B got a mild case one afternoon, not sure if that is it for her or if she might still get it too. It is in the Lord's hands. My dear friend was such a help to me through it, folding laundry, helping me with school etc. Now her little girl was not feeling well when they left today, so it might go through her two girls too. :(

Other than the sickness, we are doing great here. I am reminded again of the Lord's goodness to me this week. I had some good health reports, my husband and I celebrated the 14th anniversary of our engagement, and the blessings all around me abound.

We have been memorizing Ps 34 and singing it in our family worship times in the morning.

"God will I bless all times His praise, my mouth shall still express. My soul shall boast in God, the meek shall hear with joyfulness. Extol the Lord with me, let us exalt His name together. I sought the Lord He heard and did me from all fears delivered. They looked to Him and lightened were, not shamed were their faces. This poor man cried, God heard and saved him from all His distresses. Oh, taste and see, the Lord is good. Who trusts in Him is blessed. Fear God His saints, none that Him fear, shall be with want oppressed. The lions young, may hungry be, and they may lack their food. But, they that truly seek the Lord shall not lack any good."