Monday, 21 April 2008

• Well today we saw the first leaves popping through on the boys trees.  We planted each tree the year they were born.  They are both maple trees but each is a different variety.  Anthony is boasting that his tree is already getting as tall as Christians.  They each have different fall colors too.  Anthony's leaves are large and Christian's leaves are smaller but abundant.  It really suits them quite well.  I think that Anthony with his vivid imagination and drama like actions suit the big leaves on his tree.  Christian is just good at a lot of things.  He always has done well at everything he does.  He isn't usually the best but can keep up with just about everything, just like his tree.  We had a wonderful sermon this week as we are learning about Psalm 139.  We were meditating on being fearfully and wonderfully made and that God has odered our days.  We can surely be much more in awe at His creation of us than any tree no matter how beautiful.  Even our hurts and hard times have molded us into unique creations for His glory. 

  Many of our friends have been quite hard pressed this past year.  It has been quite a time to pray earnestly and lend an ear and encouragement when we could.  There are so many marriages in crisis, uncertainty financially and many who are burdened for wayward family and friends.  We are coming to a time in our lives that taking care of parents and grandparents have become one of the priorities for many of our friends.  May God strengthen us in His power to do His will and make our marriages and families strong.

  This week was my father's birthday.  He has been with the Lord for 4 years now.  It seems like it has gone by so fast.  Much of my days were filled with care for him and my mom at their worst times and it is so sweet to think he is in no more pain and doing what he always wanted; being with our Lord Jesus. Anthony has been anxious to go to his grave.  He is fascinated with cemetaries.  He likes for me to read the names and dates on the stones.  There are two twin brothers that are buried in the same section as my dad.  Though they didn't die together they died just a few years apart, one around my boys age and one in his teens.  That hits my boys pretty hard and my heart as a mom too.  Anthony has been talking about Heaven and Hell quite a lot lately. Christian was talking to him about Christ and what he needed to do to be saved.  Christian said to Tracey "I think I just led Anthony to the LORD!".  It was pretty special.  We are not sure of his full understanding but his heart is tender to want to be with Jesus forever.  I praise the Lord for his Word and wonderful workers at church that faithfully tell the truth of God's love and sacrifice for us.  

  I had the honor of working with some of the teen girls from our church this past few months in vocal training.  They had some really rich music to learn that had beautiful messages of the truth of Scripture.  Music speaks to me deeper than anything.  I love when Scripture is put to music.  It comes alive to me.  I had one gal who had never sung in public before.  She really did a great job for her first time, and she sang with such sincerity and love for the Lord.  I had a few others that have been working for a few years on developing their talent.  They have grown each year.  Two of them scored very well at our Church's talent rally and at the State Talents for Christ.  It was a blessing to hear the results of their hard work and that of many others too. 

  Well it's time to go out and enjoy the beautiful weather with Anthony on a bike ride.  Enjoy Him with me and all He has created; like you!

   

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