Another milestone

Posted on November 14th, 2006 by hanfaith.
Categories: Family, General.

Today, my dear sweet Éva passed another milestone in her journey of faith. We were reading Discovering Jesus in Genesis this morning as part of her Bible lesson for school, and had come to Chapter 11, where a little girl accepts Jesus into her heart. Éva’s heart apparently was tugged, as she told me she wanted Jesus to live in her heart too and prayed that “Jesus would clean up the yuckies in her heart.” Tears filled my eyes this morning, as I saw my daughter, who I’ve prayed over for the past 4 years, take monumental steps in her spiritual journey.

Here’s a short video where Éva discusses her faith:

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Jireh’s videos

Posted on November 7th, 2006 by hanfaith.
Categories: Family, General.

Here’s 7-month-old Jireh strutting his stuff.

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What happens when kids use the camera:

Posted on November 7th, 2006 by hanfaith.
Categories: Family, General.

Yesterday, I noticed that our camera card was full… but when I checked for pictures on the camera, all I saw were black screens. After pulling the pictures on to the computer, though, I was able to lighten the pictures and acquire picture proof that somebody who isn’t allowed to touch the camera…….did.

Here’s Éva’s face:

From November 2006

And her shirt:

From November 2006

And here are pictures of her in Seámus’ room in the early morning (double no-no):

From November 2006
From November 2006

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Éva’s Ballet Class

Posted on November 7th, 2006 by hanfaith.
Categories: Family, General.

Check out Éva at her new ballet class at the Metropolitan Ballet Academy. (She’s wearing a black, long-sleeved, skirted leotard with a pink hair bow around her bun)

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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Posted on August 15th, 2006 by hanfaith.
Categories: Book Reviews, Family, General.

It’s three weeks until we move into our new house (not that I’m counting down!), and I’ve been trying to stay busy with my various “projects”.

One, I mentioned below, and Margaret commented on, is Latin. I haven’t learned a new language in about seven years, so this is an exciting project for me. While my memory isn’t as good as it used to be (seems to exponentially decline with the birth of each child), I’m having a lot of fun tackling the translations. In case you didn’t understand my reply to Margaret in the post below, let me fill you in on what it means to be a “Bowditcher”.

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch is one of my favorite children’s books. I read it first when I was a teen visiting my Aunt Margaret. In the book, Nathaniel Bowditch accomplishes great things in the midst of daunting circumstances, by sheer perseverence. He teaches himself several languages, and his work in navigation is still used today. Bowditch “sailed by ash breeze” - i.e. “rowing” instead of sailing. After reading the book, my aunt and I decided to become “Bowditchers” and teach ourselves various things. My first project, was studying architecture. I then progressed to filling Bowditch books (composition books given to me by my aunt) with my next Bowditch project - drawing. I still have those notebooks!

A couple of years ago, my aunt published one of her Bowditch projects, aptly named The Bowditchers. The story follows a family with five children who also form a Bowditch club and strive to accomplish various things over the course of a year. I’m still anxiously awaiting a sequal (hint, hint)! The Bowditchers is next on my list of chapter books to read to Éva. We’ve been reading through the All-of-a-Kind Family books together. Great fun!

So this post is in a way, a thank-you to my Aunt Margaret, who inspired me to try new things, and still inspires me to “Carry On”.

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