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five




























six!














Never has there been and never again
Will there be another you
Fashioned by God's hand
And perfectly planned
To be just who you are
And what He's been creating
Since the first beat of your heart
Is a living breathing priceless work of art and...

I can see the fingerprints of God
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of God
And I know it's true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of God

Just look at you
You're a wonder in the making
Oh, and God's not through, no
In fact, He's just getting started!

miraculous metamorphosis

sorry this is such a
bad picture, but you can
see the orange wings
so well









em showing off her
butterflies and
her fashion
















mad with the
new butterflies


















setting them free

greetings and ...

"salutations"
-mad
it's funny to hear a little one use such big words.

narnian puppy

as many of you know we are huge cs lewis fans. em's read through and listened to the chronicles countless times. mad only has a few more chapters in the last battle. she's loved every second.
em wanted to play a game after dinner the other night. she wanted to be a puppy, mad the princess, n-the king and me, well, i'm always the witch. (i know type casting, ha ha ha) anyway, the puppy continued talking incessantly , so the king said, " i thought you were a puppy. puppies can't talk." our little thinker piped, "i'm a narnian puppy!"

if you're not familiar with lewis' classic tales of narnia you need to know that the animals in narnia can talk; you also need to read the books.

morph

on saturday our
caterpillars climbed
up and rooted themselves
into the "j" position






























a hour later two
jade chrysalis'
formed

now the wait
begins...

a good reminder

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, Amazing grace


The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine

You are forever mine

john newton/chris tomlin

on our shelf

our school books arrived today!
em wanted to start today, but i told her not until august.
she advised me that she will only like math and science.
shocking...

mad didn't look remotely interested.

any guesses which child is most like which parent?

caterpillars and cast free

another
caterpillar
"sweet ruffer"

one of the last
pictures of em
in her red cast













sweetie and
sweet ruffer
eating milkweed
as em lovingly
looks on












cast free

she thinks it's
cool that her
tattoo is still
on her hand.










em's arm is 100% healed. as long as she's able to straighten it out completely within 30 days, she will avoid any therapy. woo hoo! today we went to a party at rec unlimited (a store that sells rainbow swing sets) and she was negotiating the climbing wall and rope ladder and hanging from a bar (the only thing the doc told her not to do) without problems. praise the Lord!

on a more somber note: while walking through the halls of the ped ortho rehab center i was reminded of how God has protected our little ones since before they were born. a little break is nothing compared to what some children/parents face on a daily basis since they were born. the girls are healthy and vibrant. sometimes they are so energetic and enthusiastic i become frustrated, but i should just be thankful.

smoke, swimming and sweetie

our fireworks



















girls looking
on



































watching
the display
from the truck












mad
swimming














em swimming
in our
neighborhood
pool












em's picture
"under the sea"

check out the
sea monster with
fish in it's belly









making "under
the sea"















em with
sweetie the
monarch
caterpillar













sweetie with
yummy
milkweed
















this one speaks
for itself















we had a terrific weekend. first we had a movie night on friday, followed by a trip to the indianapolis zoo on saturday. at the zoo we got to pet sharks. sorry no pictures. it was a spontaneous trip.
on sunday the girls were tired little monsters.

farm living

mad behind
the farm
house














mad with
gramma's
"kitty"
it really
bothered the
girls that the
cat's name is
kitty










em showing her
cast to kitty

kitty is getting
used to the girls
she only bit mad
once









gramma signing
em's cast













out cold









poor em had a high fever most of our trip. but they both enjoyed running in and out of the house whenever they wanted, mooing at the cows, and searching for kitty.

here's a couple picts from the closing vbs program.

veto

again, president bush does the right thing.

he realizes that we don't have the right to "create" life in order to destroy it. life is not ours to do with as we wish. don't be fooled by the rhetoric of certain others running in 2008. i want a president who will put [God's] "ideology before science." what kind of society would we become without moral ideology. if we put science before morals how long will it be before other folks who are no longer viable members of society are just cast away, and what about little children born with downs or other horrible diseases are thrown away. just imagine for yourself how far science can go without a moral compass.

critics also stated that president bush "placed politics before the needs of our families." oh please, what political gain? perhaps spiritual gain, but no political gain. he did what was right in the eyes of God. not in the eyes of men.

good for him.

"are you understanding me?"

this video is hysterical. it comes straight from japan and members of the the ni team.
apparently there are large arachnids in nippon.

last day of k5

em on her
last day of
k5

















getting
autographs














1st annual
k5 picnic










mad w/
dad at the
picnic












three hungry
birds waiting
for us to clear
out, so they could
get their food

if you want a good read

check out the nippon blog on my sidebar.

yummy

try this recipe:
1 package of dunan hines moist deluxe dark chocolate fudge cake mix
2 large eggs
1/2 c butter, melted
1/4 c firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 c semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c chopped walnuts or pecans (OPTIONAL for those who are ALLERGIC or if you are baking and someone ALLERGIC is around)
:-)

preheat 350
stir til blended - cake mix, eggs, melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla
add chocolate chips and/or nuts (which as previously mentioned are OPTIONAL :-)
drop by leveled tablespoon on a greased cookie sheet
bake at 350 for 12 minutes for chewy cookies (they'll still be puffy when you take them out)
or 14 minutes for crisp cookies
cool 2 minutes and remove to cooling racks
store in airtight container

consumed

"i'd rather be eaten by you than fed by anyone else"
hwin upon meeting aslan for the first time
the horse and his boy by cslewis

not just one but two

fractures




the good news:
"i don't have to write!"



















of course she wanted a red cast.

twice as big as the other one

em had a little
accident
yesterday
guess which
arm is injured

forgiven by his love

angels
worshiping
before the fall













satan being
cast out











Jesus
breathing life
into "sinner"











satan tempting
Jesus' new
creation












satan's true
colors revealed
to sinner











sinner realizes
she is separated
from Jesus


















Jesus healing
the blind
(before this
Jesus came to
earth, but i
didn't download
that picture)






healing the
lame














sinner putting
the crown of
thorns on
Jesus' head as
satan watches










satan punching
Jesus













whipping














whipping
from another
angle















hammering
in the nails














arms
getting tired
he holds them
in this position
for 6 plus minutes













sinner sinning
Jesus and satan
looking on











satan

















those healed
worshiping
at the foot
of the cross










coming off
the cross















coming down
still
















coming down
still















after
ressurection
coming back
to forgive
















sinner
about to be
reconciled














yeah!




















the mime
team








a mime from eppic ministries (who wrote forgiven by his love) helped us learn this mime. the teens will be preforming forgiven by his love while in japan in july. check out the nippon blog.
if you ever have an opportunity to see a mime preformed by an eppic team, check them out. i was impressed by the thought process that went into the details of this mime.