Fasting For My Girls

I'm not really sure how to start this testimony of God's goodness to me. I've typed a beginning twice and deleted it twice.

For the last two days my four daughters were on my heart especially regarding their spiritual and mental health. I had been laying my prayers before the Lord and I am here to testify He heard them!

At the start of this 2011 several of us are fasting and praying - individually - but with one spirit. It was not planned but one by one God has been bringing us together to fast and pray before him. We're not public about it, yet, somehow people come to know and almost daily people are added to our numbers.

This evening I was walking through our school and a C.'s class teacher, who is a Christian, stopped me and we talked for a few minutes and she asked how I was. I started to walk away and she called me back.

She said, "I'm fasting too. I started three days ago. I am fasting and praying only for your four daughters." She then asked me not to tell anyone, altho I don't think you count. :)

I have not ceased to be amazed at my God who would love me so much that he heard my concern for my daughters and a day before I even started to pray about it he chose his servant to start fasting and praying specifically and only for them.

Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!

Pix For Grammy

P.

P. in her dress from Grammy.
C. looking sleepy.

G. in her fairy dress from Grammy (and Grandpop, of course.)

P. just because.

E. Doing homework?!

OK, this one takes the cake!

My Little Women

I love being the mother of four girls. I never imagined that one day I would be mother to so many girls, but it's great.

I love it when we all play together and roll around on the bed and try to zerbert each other's tummies. I love it when I say - "Hey, it's the baby's nap time. Everybody out of mommy's room."

Kids are great, but I occasionally need a break too.

Priorities

It feels like I haven't really had a rest since we've been in the US. I personally think I haven't really had a rest since I started having children almost 9 years ago. Now with a 6 month old and a 2 1/2 year old - man. No rest.

I've had to make decisions this time in the US about how to use my time. I've got administrative stuff I'd like to get done; people to contact, things to get sent out, stuff to research. But I find I'm using most of my free time with my four girls and making memories. In my order of priorities, that comes first.

Sleeping Girls

Both G. & P. were sleeping together and were so cute I took a picture, but P. woke up too soon.
Four sisters asleep in a row.

Easter 2009

Yes, the requisite Easter Dress photo for Grammy. Plus this is the first published photo of all four of my girls together.

Girl Pictures - All Of Us

I have been guaranteed by, well, just numerous people that I am having a son this time. (I kind of want to have a girl just to prove them all wrong - Psssth. Anyway, this may be my last chance for all girl shots.

Girl Pictures.

Girls

I snagged these pics off my niece's Facebook. She was here with the team earlier this month.

Goa Girls

Beautiful Girls

3 Beautiful Girls - All Mine!

Finally - Juliana

I wrote in August that my brother and sister-in-law had their first daughter, named Juliana. Here are her first pictures with her cousins.


All that hair...

Sweet

G. came in the house the other night with this in her hand (and mouth.)
Earlier that same day E. came home from school, picked up (a sleepy) G. and G. conked right out.
Little mommy.

Girl's Laundry

As the mother of 3 girls our laundry loads look like this:

White Load

Dark Load

Pink Load

Happy 4th Of July

My Girls

I've never yet expressed how much I love having 3 girls. It's just perfect.

I'm sure if I had 2 girls and a boy or 2 boys and a girl or 3 boys or any other combination of children, I'd think they were just the perfect thing too. But I just LOVE having 3 girls, it's oh so me.

Pictures by Amy. (These are scans the originals are way better.)

Missionary Children

My poor kids.

They get dragged around a lot to many many places - new and old. New people's houses, new Sunday Schools, all kinds of new things. But they adjust so well.

No crying when I leave, no begging me not to go, no whining when they hear. God bless them, they're just happy to play and be around other kids.

It's the "missionary" in them.

I am not exagerating when I tell you that E. can go anywhere - and have a new friend in under 60 seconds. Really.

They amaze me.