to market, to market to buy a....

since i love market days so much, i thought i would once again share this lovely 'morning of market' with you through pictures. so enjoy:

bed time 2..

...just forgot to add a bit of bedtime at work...the night goes like this (well on saturday)... bath time, p.j.s, teeth brushing, and toilet time! then in to bed for our crazy time of trying to keep 6 little ones semi-still for songs and prayer. and the song rotation goes: this little light of mine, he's got the whole world in his hands (and don't worry, it does include all the kids in the room plus me as well as snakes, bees, monkeys, owls, turkeys, horses, dogs, cats, ducks, etc...), away in the manger, and a nice melody of Alleluia with the smallest child sitting right next to me, eyes closed and hands folded... how precious is that? then prayers all around thanking God for the food, the walk, the park, the moon and stars, and for each one in the room. prayers for mom's and dads and praise to God who is Big and Good!!

bed time

i was going to write the other night about this because it was just so cute and made me laugh. but, since it's been a few days and tonight is a new one, i will add just a bit about bed time (both here at the orphanage i work at) and my walk home with a 5 year old....
so first and tonight and last night... it was nap time first, then bed time, and Laz started with the usual question of wearing a 'dress' to sleep in. now that might seem weird, but i have some big t-shirts that i let him wear for bed since it's been so hot and i just have winder p.j.s at my place. now the other day he did say the big t-shirts, but usually - i want to wear the dress, and by that he means either the green or blue david crowder shirts!!! (good choice i say!) then one day, i brought a little girl home for a nap and to play with us in the afternoon and for nap time, even thought it was super hot - they both were so excited to wear the 'dresses' to bed... but she had a brown one and so i think Laz thinks it's hers and won't wear it - except tonight because the others had been washed and hung out to dry! bedtime is not the only time he wants to wear them, when the little girls talk of wearing them (and they do love that) he wants to too! i really think he just wants to dress up nice too, cause when i pull out a nice button up shirt he just smiles!
now on to a very different subject and yet it still has to do with nighttime... as Laz and i were walking home from work at the orphange, he first was looking up at the starts and then asking were the moon was, but then the questions turned into this: where is santa (mosu)? where does he stay? what are his shoes like? his socks? what does he eat? when does he come? is he sleeping? and what to say to all that??? i don't know! and then i started with he doesn't exist but Jesus does, that is true! but there was a man once name saint nick...he died (said Laz)?
so it was just a funny night and i thought i would share it! noapte buna!

reminder...

during our worship meeting tonight, I was just reminded through a very random story in the bible, that God uses the 'foolish things for the world to shame the wise'. He works in ways we would not and with those we would not choose or in areas of weakness. that way He receives the Glory and we don't and all know it is Him, His work and Him on the move! it just amazes me and makes me smile. it's wonderful to know that the imperfect is used and the simple are chosen. we often feel unfit, or disqualified... but the ones ' less than' or 'not quite up to par', they are maybe the more humble and willing to be used or maybe they are the ones that let the Lord in because they have nothing else, He is their ALL! 'we are weak but He is strong'. He will rise up the lowly and they will be great! 'the first shall be last, and the last shall be first'.and the greatest thing ever is this: 'He calls things that are not, as though they were'! Amin and Amin!!!

kids...why they were created...

...for laughter...

...cuteness....
...funness...
....their love for the simple things in life...
....swinging...
....smallness...
...just because...
...faces...
...and pure hearts.

They were given to us by the Lord to teach and train up in Him, but also as an example for us as to how we are to be... as children....trusting, innocent, full of smiles, real tears (not fake or non), simplicity, hope; full of life and joy! The Lord says this of them "...Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." matt. 19:14

truth

it is for freedom that Christ has set us free!!!!
and he came that we might have LIFE! and have it
to the full... abundantly!
is this the life we live? why are we always struggling with
how we ought to live and continually falling into
old ways? we have new life with Jesus and we are
new creations!
"how great is the love the Father has lavished -[given, or bestowed]- on us,"
if this be true, then why do we often live in guilt,
regret, and condemnation? do we not know or believe
that there is non of that for those of us that are in him?
"our sins have been forgiven on account -[value, paid] of his name!"
we are overcomers, conquerors in him; victorious!
in 1 John it also says:
"I write to you young men,
because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one."
so then, let us live in this freedom and new life that we have been giving...
forgetting what is behind us and pressing forward towards what lies ahead.
joy should be our strength, life and blessings in our words;
gentleness and patience as our mannerisms.
let you eyes be open to behold his beauty - in creation and children; in all things!
let our time be used wisely and the simple, little moments be
cherished and not passed by in our busy lives and constant desire for the next thing.
let contentment fill our heart;
for he has given us everything we need in life and for life.
i have been blessed more then i thought. he is enough.
stand in awe! his grace is enough.
from the rising of the sun until it's going down, let his name be praised!