Winter

Thansgiving travels

This picture was actually taken outside as it was snowing on Thanksgiving Day. That's a happy Thanksgiving.

Ellia with her Papa

Ellia with her Aunt Carolyn

Laughing with Papa

Ellia nesting on Papa Neil

Ellia and Nana

Hiccups

Christina and Ellia are in Maui right now, finishing up a long stretch of time away from home. Chris finished teaching a retreat for Rise, the young adult ministry of Hope Chapel Maui, this past weekend. I was able to join her there to help out with Ellia and enjoy Maui with them. We had a great time. Chris is such a gifted teacher. God is doing great things with these 'young people' in Maui (many of whom are older than us), and God certainly used Chris as a prophetic voice that opened up Jeremiah 2 and its implications into our identity, security, and satisfaction being found in God alone. I wish I had recorded her talks to share with you. Alas. But I'm sure she'll have more opportunities to share this same message again.

Anyway, we're apart once again (hopefully for the last time for a long time), so I needed to share this video from a few weeks ago that has both of my girls' beautiful voices. Pray for safe travel on Thursday night/Friday morning as they return home. And pray for me as I finish up papers and prepare for their arrival.