Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Howz it?






"Howz it?" is a common phrase you hear in South Africa. We continue to learn a new culture and a "new" language with many different phrases and meanings. Just a few examples would be...rubbish (trash), nappies (diapers), fetch her (pick her up), tekkies (tennis shoes), and whoz on (who's it)? It doesn't take long for the kids to begin speaking with an accent! Recently, while I was going over the B.verses during neighborhood S.S., my friends were making fun of my accent when all the kids carefully repeated the verses in a Southern American accent!

So, what are the kids up to these days? Well, Canon is working diligently through his BJU homeschool 6th grade and doing well. He is also taking guitar lessons that he is enjoying. Isaac is busy with 2nd grade Abeka, but we are looking forward to changing his curriculum next year. He is doing well, but ready for a change. He is still enjoying Cub Scouts and has made a lot of neighborhood friends. Scotland is now reading and continues through some Pre-K workbooks. He will start Abeka 1st grade next year. Eli and Anna Katharine enjoy playing together most days and doing a "little school" when we can! Anna Katharine knows all her colors and is talking like a 3 year old! We see the day of no diapers very soon in our future! Eli is looking forward to turning 4 and will be celebrating with a big party!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Keeping the Dream in Front


Sometimes in life, we must remind ourselves of the promises G. has made us. For Joshua, it was the promise of a land. For us, it may be something else. Nonetheless, the command is the same..."Be Strong and Courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it." Joshua 1:7,8