I love you buddy! You are such a gift to our family. We thank God daily for bringing you to us. I sure did enjoy building your special truck with you.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Happy Birthday 'Siah!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Best Day in FIVE Years!
Abby had some much needed surgery last Monday in Birmingham, AL. When I say 'much needed' this is not an embellishment or magnification, Abby has hurt for many years due to reflux. It is much more severe then that occasional spicy meal. It was bad enough to cause her to stop eating by mouth (going on 7 years now).
So why was it the best day in 5 years with Abby? There was no biting, moaning, fussing, and NO HURTING for my girl. I really don't have words to say that describes watching her hurt or the process of a continual surrender of her to the Lord or my gratefulness of a new beginning for her.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Who will we teach our children to worship?
"It is imperative to be clear on this issue. Parenting is not just providing good input. It is not just creating a constructive home atmosphere and positive interaction between a child and his parent. There is a another dimension. The child is interacting with the living God. He is either worshipping and serving and growing in understanding of the implication of who God is or he is seeking to make sense of life without a relationship with God.
If he is living as a fool who says in his heart there is not God, he doesn't cease to be a worshipper - he simply worships what is not God. Part of the parent's task is to shepherd him as a creature who worships, pointing him to the One who alone is worthy of his worship. The questions is not 'will he worship?' It is always 'whom will he worship?'"
Citation: Tedd Tripp, "Shepherding a Child's Heart
Saturday, March 26, 2011
"Did you know spinach makes your eyes see gooder? I don't know if I am wrong or right." Josiah (age 4)
Sent from my iPhone
Thursday, March 24, 2011
"daddy, mama, yiah, abby, papa, ma, afff (for giraffe), ee-ee (for Christy), eeee (for Lee), nona (for connie), maaaa (for Matt), deivi (for david), maddie, hunner (for Hunter), gye (for Gigai), bull (for Bill), pie (for Pipia) " Levi (age 1.5)
"When we play pirates, the young people are good and the old people are bad. No one told me this, I just thinked it up myself." Josiah (age 4)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
(15) Rockets, Reactors and Computers Define the 20th Century A Firsthand Look at the Century's Most Pivotal Innovations
Author: Charles L. Bradshaw
Final Analysis: This book follows the career of Mr. Bradshaw from Tennessee Tech, to ABMA, to ORNL and back to NASA. I myself having lived in Oak Ridge, TN, educated at TTU and worked at MSFC/NASA find this book educational and an overall great read (completed in 6 days).
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Galaga
We are sitting in the Hospital as Abby recovers from her surgery. Patty and I are taking turns having a break. I went to children's harbor (rec center for the families at Children's Hosp), and what did I find? My all time favorite arcade game. I think it is because my dad liked it so much. I played it for about an hour without stopping.
- High Score: 1,001,400 (it only goes up to 1,000,000 then rolls over)
- Level: 117
- Cost: Free, if I paid at a quarter a turn-approx $15.00
I am officially looking for a used Galaga game for a cheap price.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Emergency Dessert!!
Tonight we did not have any ice cream or Breyers as we fondly call it. What should we do? It is Saturday night, we are tired, the kids are in bed, we each have good books.....ahhhhhh. Until I stumbled upon, Nutella Mug Cake. Did we have the right ingredients? Could I keep it a secret from Patty?
Answer: All ingredients except whip cream, I did keep it a secret but she was suspicious.
(14) The Jesus Storybook Bible: The Story and The Song
Final Analysis by Josiah (age 4): I like it that everyone in this bible loves God! I like everything in this story. I don't like their bikes. Do you know why? Because they do not have training wheels.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
How to make soup
Josiah told me how to make french soup
1. salt 41 crackers and put them in the oven at 65degF for 46 hours
2. put 45 noodles in the oven at 65degF for 10 hours
3. put a pot in the oven
4. add 10 cups of water
5. add 65 chickens to the pot, wings are fine but no skin
6. get 2 french beans put them in the pot
7. add 4 cooked carrots
8. add 41 teaspoons of salsa
9. add 9 plain cut up onions
10. 55 pinches of pepper, not pickles because they are too juicy
11. add 60 kernals of corn
Cook soup for 5 hrs at 45degF,
(13) Sheep in a Jeep
Final Analysis by Josiah (age 4): I don't like that they have a jeep and I do like that they are funny. I don't like the bell on the lamb, bells are only for cows.
(12) If I Had a Pig
Final Analysis by Josiah (age 4): I like that there is a pig in a box, if I find it I would read it again.
(10) Pirates, Robbers of the High Seas"
Final Analysis by Josiah (age 4): I like that they have swords and guns and gold. They wear cool hats and pirate patches. I don't like that bad pirates.
(9) Owl Babies
Final Analysis by Josiah (age 4): I liked ' "I want my mommy" said Bill'. I liked their little cute feet. That guy does not look cool, he does not look like batman. I don't like the brown hair on her or green all around her.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
(8) All You Need For A Snowman
Final Analysis by Josiah: I like that he is big and I like his belt. I like that one of the kids has a dog. I don't like wearing Christmas stuff, but I do like wearing a Christmas hat,
(7) Where's My Teddy
(6) The Cat In The Hat
Final Analysis by Josiah: it's funny, he is cute, I like that they have a tennis racket and a bike that has holders. I don't like the fish
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
My dad
My father found out two months ago he has cancer. It has invaded his pancreas, small intestines, etc. He has lost a total of 51 lbs!! He is a strong man of high integrity, great father to me and connie, husband to my mom and fun papa. Josiah prays for him every night. He has a caring bridge site at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/samhull2011
(5) Love You Forever
Author: Robert Munsch, Illustrated by Sheila McGraw
He is perhaps my favorite children's author and beautifully draws a picture of the love between children and parents.
Final Analysis: Buy it, read it, repeat again and again (not really the 'buy it' part)
(4) There is No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
Author: Tish Rabe, Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
What can I say, I work at NASA. I love space! How does he power that spacecraft???
Final Analysis: Cat in the hat! like it
(3) Frog and Toad All Year
Author: Arnold Lobel
These guys are best buds and it is a great for kids to begin to understand knit together friends
Final Analysis: Luv it
(2) The Hungry Thing
Author: Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler, Pictures by Richard E. Martin
Final Analysis: Cute book and fun to read.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
i love this game
it took a while but i solved all levels with 10s
Irene Sendler
Through I have never met her, she has impacted my life. This woman saved over 2500 children from the warsaw ghetto. She put small children in the bottom of her tool box and the larger ones in her backpack. Yes, 2500!
A baby from the 1940s might have married and had children, grandchildren, even great-grandchildren. With a birthrate average of 2.6 in hte 1950's, 2.3 in the 1970's and 2.1 in the 1990's, it is possible that each child saved in turn saved 20 lives. This one woman as of this year could have saved 50,000 people and over 100,000 by next generation!
Her efforts resulted in a severe beating and her legs being broken by the Nazi's! Ironically she was up for the Nobel Peace Prize the same year Al Gore won!
Citations: http://www.jesussite.com/blog/2009/12/the-nobel-peace-prize/,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Sendler
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