Time Flies

Time sure has a way of getting away from me. Over the last several months I have been trying to teach my sons is to be content with what the have and to be thankful. It seems that no matter how much time that I give them to play wii or something else that they want to do they always want more. I find that the small lessons that I try to teach my sons are often lessons that I need to learn myself. How often have I gone through life with that same mentality - always wanting more. Being a parent continues to give me a new perspective on my relationship with my heavenly Father.

We finished up our basketball season. It was a successful season - they both scored but more importantly they had a great time. Their trophies are now proudly displayed in our living room.

On Martin Luther King Jr day we went to the Cincinnati Museum Center for the African culture festival. The kids had a blast playing in the various areas of the children's museum and seeing the displays. We got to see some African dancers and singers perform and they even had an Ethiopian "passport" stop where they could smell Ethiopian coffee beans.

The boys spent the month of February in a small group for boys in grades 1-3. It was called Knights of the Round Table and each week their talked about the armor of God. They made a belt of truth, a breastplate of righteousness, a shield of faith and a sword of the Spirit. It was great for them to have this time geared just for them. Throughout the past month we have spent one night a week in a What's a Christian class. Our children's director did a great job in this class presenting the gospel to the kids in ways they could comprehend and I saw their faith and knowledge grow on a weekly basis. Prior to both of these classes they had both expressed interest in being baptized after reading the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. We sat down this past Friday with the children's director to talk this and we will be planning that in the next couple weeks.

Today is Easter! My sons have a deeper understanding this year of what Easter is all about and it warms my heart. They came home from church singing 'Oh happy day when Jesus washed my sins away...I'll never be the same.' Throughout this whole morning I've been more emotional than normal. During worship this morning there were tears in my eyes as I not only thought about the sacrifice that Jesus made on my behalf but of the sacrifice he made for my children that now have their own personal relationship with him. I am so extremely thankful!

We are headed to Disney world at the end of next month. We started a 30 day countdown a few days ago. Each day we are doing something Disney related. So far we have watched Brave, played Toy Story Yatzee and worked a Cars puzzle. I can hardly wait to have see my kids light up as we get to experience the world of Disney. We will also be spending a few days on the beach which will be another first. Loving life!