Friday, January 18, 2008
Cali's Queen Esther Birthday party!!!
8:41 AM
Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrating the salvation of the Persian Jews from Haman's evil plot to have them all killed. The highest point of the celebration is the reading of the story of Queen Esther. Sometimes it is acted out with costumes or puppets. It is tradition for the guest to use noise makers (gragar as they are called in Hebrew) to make as much noise as possible whenever Haman's name is mentioned in the story. The purpose being to stamp, drown, or blot out Haman's name which comes from the book of Deuteronomy which says, "You shall blot out the memory of the Amalekites (Haman's people) from under the heavens."
Cali turned 4 years old. She wanted to celebrate by being "Queen Esther" at her birthday party. She attempted to share the entire story of Esther after daddy read about the Feast of Purim - but when everyone made so much noise at the mention of Haman she continued to start back at the beginning and couldn't finish... the stomping and shouting were too distracting. : ) She was very blessed by the evening and we were happy to do something for her that she has talked about for months. To God be the Glory!!!
"For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this!!!" Esther 4:14
Friday, January 4, 2008
Brant's 1st Christmas & Dedication
3:36 PM
We spent a week at Pajaro Dunes over Christmas - Brant was in high demand the entire week and loved every minute of it. We think he was disappointed to come home and find that he couldn't be held and kissed every moment. His little life has been given to the Lord many times but his formal dedication was on December 30th. He is doing so well and is so sweet, we feel so blessed and constantly wonder at how much the Lord has chose to bless our little family! Cali tells us often, "Daddy, mommy, we are soooo RICH in Jesus!" and it is true! We are and we see it everyday! We pray that the Lord will continue to abundantly bless Brant's life and that he will give his whole heart and life to Jesus! What a blessing his life is to us! Thank you Lord.
1 Samuel 1:27-28 "For this child we prayed, and the Lord has granted us our petition which we asked of Him. Therefore we have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord. So they worshiped the Lord."
Monday, October 22, 2007
Brant's Welcome Home Party
8:22 PM
On Saturday we had a welcome home party for Brant at U. Jason & A. Jolyn's house. Brant was happy to meet many family and friends. Cali is now VERY proud of her little baby brother and has become very protective of him. Since the party she has assumed a very motherly and protective position in her little brother's life! She wants to help feed him, bath him and make sure that we refer to her as, "Brant's sister". At first Brant was more fond of Cali than she was of him. Cali wasn't so sure she wanted to share her mommy & daddy with a little boy... but now Brant has two "mommies" mothering him every minute!!! : ) We are adding more pictures of them together. Thank you so much for your prayers for our family.
"One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts." Psalm 145:4
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Hi from Brant
2:54 PM
Hi. Last night when I woke up to see mommy she showed me this blog! I like the video of daddy tossing me up in the air. Daddy and mommy told me about my family and friends who have prayed for me and how much Jesus has loved me through them. Cali told me about church, about Jesus, and about many other things that I don't understand yet...! I now say "Da-da". My favorite thing is being outside in our almond orchard! I like to look at the trees and watch Cali run and jump all around me. I love being with my daddy and mommy and sister.
"He will feed His flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to His heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young." Isaiah 40:11
Friday, October 12, 2007
Brant is HOME!
9:04 PM
We arrived home on Thursday at 4:00 pm and went to Grandpa & Grandma's house at 7:00 pm where Cali & six little cousins were anxiously waiting for Brant. We attached videos of this event, Brant seemed very happy to find that he has a sister and likes her very much. He also seemed very happy that he has such wonderful grandparents, fun cousins and sweet aunts. He was very exhausted from the long trip home but definitely seemed to revive at the lively greeting he received in California. He was even giggling while his sister and cousins danced around in the Korean traditional hanbok's that we got them! The flight home was very difficult and long and we could tell that everything is new to Brant but God has given us precious moments with him and he is adjusting well! Brant seems to be content in our home and in his new bed. He loves to cuddle with mommy and loves to laugh and play with daddy and Cali. His foster mother said to Brant's social worker that she will be praying for Brant as he adjusts to his new family. We know all of you are praying too and that God is answering all of our prayers. God is good all the time!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Hello From Korea!
7:07 AM
We have Brant with us but now we do not have the time to add photos and comments! : ) He is doing very good. We feel so blessed by all that the Lord has done for us! We love having him in our arms. We are falling in love with him more and more and it is very easy to see that he fits perfectly with us. He wants to look at Daddy as much as possible but likes to have mommy hold him. He has been so sweet, he likes to snuggle so he reminds us of Cali but he definitely is a boy and likes his toys to bang together! : ) God has blessed us abundantly!
Friday, October 5, 2007
We finally see Brant!!!
2:15 AM
We got to see Brant this morning. His foster mom brought him to ESWS and we were waiting in a little playroom for her to bring him to us. It was an incredibly emotional moment. So much waiting and longing is over... He is so much sweeter and so much more precious than we could have imagined! We spent some time playing with him on the floor while his social worker told us all that he is doing and eating (translated from his foster mom)... We are so in love. Brant seems smaller than we thought he would be - especially after we saw a lot of the other little babies at ESWS. We are very overwhelmed with this beautiful blessing from the Lord! God is good! Thank you for covering this day in prayer for us!
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"Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." Psalm 118:1
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