Prayer Update

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us. I am still struggling with some things, but overall, things have gotten much better. I really appreciate everyone's prayer and support.
Amber

A dollar can buy happiness

If you are 6 years old, and love to talk on the phone, then this little $1 cell phone will guarantee you an hour or two of enjoyment.

Pretty Ruth

It has gotten really expensive to go and get everyone's hair cut, so I took lessons from a friend of mine, and have been cutting the kids hair myself for a few months now.
It doesn't always turn out the way I want, and sometimes we end up with a new style, but it's fun and the kids hold still better for me than they did when it took 30 min per person for a hair cut.
I took this picture this morning of Ruth. I cut her hair a few days ago, and it turned out really well I think. I also love this shirt on her, it was a Christmas gift and while she usually doesn't wear red (blue is her color of choice), she looks GREAT!! (and this has become one of her new favorite outfits)

I went upstairs, and this is what I found

Usually when I send Ruth upstairs after breakfast to get ready for school, it takes 30 min and lots of yelling up the stairs to get her going.
So today, as I was posting the previous blog, I sent her up to get ready for school. Gave her seven minutes to get it all done.
Three minutes in I hear cheering, and pom poms.
So I head up to take a picture of Ruth "getting ready". That usually means she is still in her pj's, on her bed, reading her comic books.
This is what I found instead.
I'm cheering that she was ready to go in time!!

A Ruthie Morning

Here Ruth is this beautiful Thursday morning.

Prayer Update

Thanks to everyone that has been praying for us.
Things are getting better, more back to normal, for which I am extremely thankful.

What Mary made

Here is the Indian Art Mary created today.
She loves bears, and when she found some pottery with bear symbols on it, she knew exactly what she was going to paint.
The line on the left by the bear is meat.
Oh, and the bear has hair, but no ears or tail.