Nov 23, 09
Grandpa Joe and Marlene Arrive!
We’re so grateful that Grandpa Joe (my dad) and his wife Marlene are here for a week’s visit. Ella (Eleanor) is named for his mother (my Grandma Klena), so it’s particularly wonderful that he gets to meet her:
Sophia’s having a blast too, of course!
And Sophie had a really fun violin lesson this morning. We just found out that she gets to play a Christmas carol in her violin recital next Saturday. She picked “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and our (wonderful) teacher Miss Laura is going to improvise a duet.
Today I snagged a movie of this portion of their practice because the descant was so pretty:
(The cooing in the background is Ella—she was on my lap as I filmed the movie.)
We were also tremendously blessed last night to spend time with our pastor (Pastor Jason), elder Jeff Laverman and his wife, Amy, and our elder Rich Mattson. They generously gave of their time to shepherd our family and we just can’t thank God enough for them:
Off to orchestra now!
Blessings on your Monday,
Tara B.
PS
We tried to snap a family photo just before we left for church yesterday. It didn’t turn out that great, but here it is anyway:
(Can you tell that Fred and I are in the middle of a big quarrel at that moment? Ahhhh—peacemaking ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. Gotta love it.
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Sophia’s having a blast too, of course!
And Sophie had a really fun violin lesson this morning. We just found out that she gets to play a Christmas carol in her violin recital next Saturday. She picked “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and our (wonderful) teacher Miss Laura is going to improvise a duet.
Today I snagged a movie of this portion of their practice because the descant was so pretty:
(The cooing in the background is Ella—she was on my lap as I filmed the movie.)
We were also tremendously blessed last night to spend time with our pastor (Pastor Jason), elder Jeff Laverman and his wife, Amy, and our elder Rich Mattson. They generously gave of their time to shepherd our family and we just can’t thank God enough for them:
Off to orchestra now!
Blessings on your Monday,
Tara B.
PS
We tried to snap a family photo just before we left for church yesterday. It didn’t turn out that great, but here it is anyway:
(Can you tell that Fred and I are in the middle of a big quarrel at that moment? Ahhhh—peacemaking ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. Gotta love it.
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Nancy
A huge THANK YOU for your continuing transparency with the struggles of a REAL LIFE Christian family! You encourage me (and likely many others) when you blow the dark door off the “I’m the only one” dungeon. You accomplish mighty things for our great God when you help dissolved the barriers of self-pity. May God BLESS YOU today as you live and serve.
Nov 25, 09 @ 04:30:23
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