Growth

I am very surprised by the early results of the planting project. I am so proud of Anna for taking on the responsibility of caring for her plant. She has done a great job of remembering to water the plant and make sure it gets sunlight. It is so fun to see her get excited in doing this project and I think she's learning just from watching it grow. It is getting too big for the starter cup so we will transplant it into a bigger pot. We will probably plant the sunflower and tomatoes this week. She is such a hands-on learner and very inquisitive.

I can't believe how big Anna is getting. I am so very proud of her. She is a really great daughter and big sister. Recently, she has been coming to Brian and I and telling us, "thank you for being a good papa/mama." Oh, how refreshing to my ears and heart! It is those moments that I cherish, and that encourage me to keep trusting the Lord. He truly is at work in her heart and life. She is so excited to learn how to read and is beginning to sound out three letter words. She is also working on numbers and counting to 20. She especially enjoys having stories told to her. Her favorite one is Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Every time she asks me to tell her that story, I change or add something to the story. She gets a kick out of it!
It is amazing how much love and grace Anna brings to our family.
How wonderful that, "God gave us you!" (the title of one of her favorite books).

Peace and Hope from our family to yours!

"I planted, Apollos watered, but GOD gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only GOD who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are GOD's fellow workers. You are GOD's field, GOD's building...
Let each one take care how he builds upon it."
(1 Corinthians 3:6-10)

Planting project

A few weeks ago, Anna started asking me questions about plants and how they grow. I decided that it would be a fun project to grow something from seeds and let her watch it grow. That is, if we can keep Caiah from dumping it out! We took a trip to the local Lowe's and picked out some tomato, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds to grow. We have not planted them yet because the weather has been very overcast and dreary the past week. As the weather warms back up and the sun reappears, we hope to plant them at the end of this week or the beginning of the next. Maybe we'll even get some tomatoes! We'll be sure to take pictures and give reports on how its going.

Oh, I just remembered why Anna was asking me about plants. She has a book that plays music to nursery rhymes and one of them is:

Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow
Do you or I or anyone know
How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow?

This song is what started her thinking about it. She has been singing it so much lately that I have the song stuck in my head. Whats really cute is that recently when Anna is singing a song, Micaiah will try to sing along too!