for my power is is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me. We need Christ's power. This power, this "dunamis," is inherent in the very nature of God. It is one of the riches of His glory that is available to us through the Spirit. We need Christ's power to make it through the next few days. We need Christ's power and so we will boast in our weakness.In our weakness, we want to begin to withdraw. We … [Read more...] about “My grace is sufficient for you.
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Would you have ever thought …
that TATTLING was a good thing? These past few days, Katya has become a TATTLER and I'm overjoyed! You see, early on, Katya's mode of coping when things didn't go her way was to withdraw, go to a flat affect, and just accept whatever was happening. For me, the saddest incident happened on our way to church that first Sunday. She was desperately trying to get Polly Pocket's dress on. If you've tried to dress Polly, you know that this is hard. Katya tried and tried. Piper offered to help … [Read more...] about Would you have ever thought …
For now …
We haven't gone to the beach, Washington, D.C., or even Williamsburg. We haven't even been to Monticello, or UVA Grounds, or the Downtown Mall. Mostly our days have been hanging out at home, doing math fact sheets, painting peaches, going to the pool, having dinner on our back porch, watching Pink Panther on YouTube, swinging in the tree swing, reading lots of Dr. Seuss, and riding BIKES! (Thanks, Joan!)"Papa, can you fix my wheel?""This is me with Josiah. He's blowing the driveway.""This … [Read more...] about For now …
Fugitives
This is what the Finleys would be if the children had their way and if Bill and I gave in to our hearts. "Why can't we just keep her?" And you know, I wonder the same thing. I don't understand why adoption has to be SO hard. I don't understand why it has to cost so much money and why there are so many hoops to jump through. Millions and millions of children around the world are languishing in institutions only to be turned out on the street at 15 with no chance for life. Sure, I know that … [Read more...] about Fugitives
Pysanky!
Katya is fitting RIGHT into the Finley Family. Finleys' favorite toys are homemade bows and arrows, mulch for drawing on the driveway, tree swings, and PEACHES. We have late peaches in our backyard. Right now, they are small and green. But, Katya thought they were perfect. So, she comes into the house with a bucket full of these underripe peaches. We cover the kitchen table with newspaper and pull out the paints and all the kids proceed to decorate these peaches. So, when life gives you … [Read more...] about Pysanky!
There are no Cyrillic numbers!
Thank goodness! Okay, so this is probably not happening in EVERY host family's home, but here in the Finley Household, summer school is happening. Today, as ususal, Piper had a math fact sheet to do. Just for fun, I gave one to Katya. Wouldn't you know, she completed it lickety-split! … [Read more...] about There are no Cyrillic numbers!