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