A Delightful Ending

Ok, so I failed to take pictures of normal life as I promised to do...But here are some pictures of last Saturday's Hispanic Ministry--the last class until September. The children (and some of the adults too) had fun attempting to break this huge pinata. It weighed nearly 30 lbs!



Samaria


Monett, Tabi, Margie, and Alicia


Poor Ximena had her back to the pinata the entire time...she was mostly swinging at tree branches and people. ;-)


Muncie


Abby is Savannah's "favorite" =)


Monett


I'm surprised they got Daddy to take a turn ;-)


The pinata, finally beginning to break apart!


A mad rush for the candy




The little ones were a little frightened to take part of the "rush," but we were prepared for that and had bags of candy already made up to give to them. I think they ate it all that afternoon!

Our days are not empty. We somehow manage to fill them to the brim everyday with activities, work responsibilities and ministries--school work, stretching carpets, washing dishes, cleaning doors, laundry, teaching English, playing with children, setting tables, riding bikes, working at the front desk, cleaning bathrooms, baking cheesecakes, teaching crochet, reading books, shopping for groceries, talking with friends, assisting others with their work projects, playing volleyball (or attempting to play, for some of us), writing letters, playing games, eating ice cream, seeking the Lord... And those are just some of the things we've done as a family this week. ;-)

We've decided that we must either be an unusually boring family (Nate says we're not...thanks Nate =), or we just somehow fail to capture the "beauty and sweetness of everyday life" on camera. With six+ cameras in the home you would think someone would take pictures more often, but not so! We don't exactly like to rely on friends to take all of our pictures for us either (although we sincerely appreciate their willingness and skilled efforts). So we've planned a mission: we're going to see just how many normal, everyday moments we can capture of our work and daily life as a family at ITC...and then maybe we'll have a few worthy enough of sharing with you. ;-)

"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the GOODNESS of the LORD in the land of the living." Ps. 27:13
"Oh how great is thy GOODNESS, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!" Ps. 31:19

"Her children arise up and call her BLESSED..." Proverbs 31:28

A few pictures I forgot to post from the zoo excursion--nothing like penguins, a blue sky, and umm...photoshop. They look like perfect paintings, do they not?