Jonathan is currently working on a new website for the church. I was recently telling an old friend that Jonathan is kind of the resident computer/AV "go to" guy at the church. He has been updating the old web page and serving as the web administrator, but has recently decided to create a more eye-appealing, user friendly version. Jonathan is also currently taking the Highschool boys through a study of RC Sproul's book The Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, during his 6 a.m. Friday morning Bible study. We have an increasing number of boys attending our youth service and Jonathan's Bible study; and, we finally have about 5 girls who are regular attenders on Wednesday nights. Jonathan recently finished teaching a New Testament class for adults during our Life Enrichment Seminars on Wednesday nights, and he will be taking a break for a few weeks, while Pastor Tim teaches. He continues to learn new songs on the guitar, maintains our ridiculously fast growing lawn, devours theological books, maintains his blog http://hiswordistruth.blogspot.com, and is a wonderful husband and Daddy.
As you know, Hannah loves babies. She purcha
sed two baby dolls and a stroller with some of her birthday money, and now my little baby can be seen pushing her little baby down the hallway. Hannah's new favorite phrase is "uh oh" (emphasis on the end of uh), and she wanders around the house saying it for no apparent reason. She is able to utilize the phrase in the appropriate context as well. It has been six long months since those first two teeth appeared, but finally, we have a third tooth!!! Her top, right front tooth came through on Monday, and it appears that the left one is not far behind. Hannah has recently turned into a bathtime maniac. She takes pleasure in playfully running from the bathroom once she is stripped and ready to bathe. She relishes in being "caught." Once in her little blow up tub (inside the big tub), it is like trying to wa
sh a moving target. She has started squirming and scooting all around (literally in circles). It's really strange. She has also decided she wants to learn how to blow bubbles in the water, so she leans all the way down with her arms flung dramatically behind her and blows, but really she ends up inhaling water. She thinks it's hilarious!I am currently project free, with the exception of hemming a new pair of pants. Ever since I zipped through the sixth Harry Potter installment, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (two thumbs way up JK Rowling) in late July, I have been reading non-fiction. So, I stopped by our church library the other day to pick up a couple of "Christian" fiction books and I have had my nose in a book during each "non-mommy" free moment. I finished the first book in a 3 part series, Cape Refuge (by Terri Blackstock), in 24 hours. It was just so fun to get caught up in a great "who done it?". I am still running 30 minutes/2-3 miles a day, but I have found that instead of the quiet meditation I used to enjoy on my runs, I now have Veggie Tales songs stuck in my head! God is currently teaching me patience and providing me with snippits of wisdom, as Jonathan and I learn how to train and discipline a one year old. Yes, that sin nature rears it's ugly head quite early! I continue to serve as the Nursery Director for our nursery and pre-school ministry and I am a blog-aholic!