Welcome to our new blog! Thanks for going to the trouble of tracking us down here. We appreciate your commitment! Life has continued on as usual. Thankfully we have been getting a fair amount of rain lately. Apparently we didn't get us much rain during the fall as they would like, so every bit we get now is greatly needed in order to assure water for the dry summer months. As I've mentioned before, when it rains here it brings all of the dust out of the air, so in addition to making the ground very muddy it also appears dirty and muddy in the AIR! The picture I've included appears to be doctored up with a sepia enhancement, but I assure you that it was truly that color when we took the picture. Rain is a whole new experience when it is done here. The cars also become very filthy, apposed to the relief that usually comes with rain for saving you a trip to the car wash! However, this is all something that we have come accustomed to in our months living here.
Language is going well. We have had the chance to try out new teachers these past couple of weeks since our normal teachers have been exceptionally busy. It's been fun to glean new things from then since they offer us a different perspective. Getting multiple answers to the same questions here is helpful since everyone seems to have a different answer even to the simplest of questions!
Zeke continues to grow and learn new things. His latest thing has been exerting his independence. He will not let us help feed him anymore, so we have been forced to roll up his sleeves, put his high-chair over a big plastic table cloth and just let him dig in! This is particularly entertaining on pasta nights! We also have had opportunities to let him play with other kids his age. Its amazing to watch him try and figure out how to respond to the other kid and to make choices to either share his toys, snatch them away or just go and find something new to play with; also to be kind to the other boy or to hit him when he makes him mad; and to simply ignore him all together, as if he didn't exist or to embrace this new friendship. So many seemingly simple lessons, yet they are the sort of choices that all of us have to make in one form or another everyday. I just finished reading the book "The Shack." One of the overarching themes, among many, is that of relationship. Just as my son is learning about his first relationships and how to let people (or not) into his world, it strikes me that this is something that we all have both high and low points on through our entire life. Sometimes we really take time to value our relationships and give them proper time and attention, where other times we allow task to take the main stage over people. This is also, I believe, the picture of our relationship with God. It's amazing how there are so many things that we can learn and see played out in the simple interactions of children.
Well, that will finish up our "deep thoughts with Katie hour" today. But stay tuned for more later as God works in my life and that of my family! We have been thinking a lot lately of those we love and miss, so keep us in your thoughts, and just like in our previous blog, feel free to leave your thoughts and comments. We miss you!
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