There is a very famous restaurant in Stillwater, OK that my family frequents on our trips to my Alma Mater and to see my husband's mother. (mater, mother...ha ha. )
Anyway, the restaurant is Eskimo Joe's. They have the best Cheese fries on the planet and some really awesome sweet peppered bacon. My family loves it and they love Joe, the Eskimo mascot and his faithful dog, Buffy.
On Saturday, I was alone with Aaron for a short while and he asked me what a "Joe" ate. The question puzzled me and I asked for a repeat. Once again he asked "What does a Joe eat?" I am thinking that Joe is a friend, or an animal, or this is an elaborate 7 year old joke. So I ask him to tell ME what they eat in order to ward off getting stuck as the butt of his joke. Aaron, unfortunately, just looked confused and became more emphatic.
"Mom, what does a Joe eat? You know those cold people in fur that live with the polar bears."
I immediately saw the error of our hamburger, cheese fries eating ways. I suddenly realized that Joe's not only causes clogged arteries, but a complete misrepresentation of an Eskimo and the name Joe. My son is doomed.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Moving Right Along
Sarah has officially moved into the realm of full sentences. These aren't great literary achievements, (yet) but she has asked to go to Grandma's house and asked her Baba Golden for a book. In fact, she won't leave his house without a new book. She even said today, "I love Grandma. I love Baba. He give me book. I love Uncle Matt." This morning she told me "I want the black and white dress." Wow!
Don't think the other side of the family has been left out. She has asked for Aunt Margaret, Keith and her cousin Katie. She talks about sledding in the snow over Christmas break and all the family pets. When we left Grandma Stevens house, she wanted to go back and always asks to talk with her on the phone.
I am past counting the amount of words she knows as they are so vast. I know she has a lot left to learn, but man I am impressed. Even now she is sitting beside me "writing" in her notebook. - from left to right and in very English looking scribbles!
Don't think the other side of the family has been left out. She has asked for Aunt Margaret, Keith and her cousin Katie. She talks about sledding in the snow over Christmas break and all the family pets. When we left Grandma Stevens house, she wanted to go back and always asks to talk with her on the phone.
I am past counting the amount of words she knows as they are so vast. I know she has a lot left to learn, but man I am impressed. Even now she is sitting beside me "writing" in her notebook. - from left to right and in very English looking scribbles!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sarah's Words and Phrases
Most people who will read this know that I am an ESL teacher. Therefore, I am absolutely fascinated by the language development happening in my household presently.
Here are some of my favorite Sarah phrases - all in English!
1. That's enough - I wonder why she knows that?
2. I go outside
3. Nee sit down. (nee means you in Chinese)
4. Wash your body
5. Aaron did it
6. butter
7. cookie
8. candy
9. mine
10 No
11. No
12. No and
13. No!
14. Mommy
15. Daddy
16. color
17. Backpack
18. car
19. cat
20. woof
21. dog
Here are some of my favorite Sarah phrases - all in English!
1. That's enough - I wonder why she knows that?
2. I go outside
3. Nee sit down. (nee means you in Chinese)
4. Wash your body
5. Aaron did it
6. butter
7. cookie
8. candy
9. mine
10 No
11. No
12. No and
13. No!
14. Mommy
15. Daddy
16. color
17. Backpack
18. car
19. cat
20. woof
21. dog
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Response to Comment
To the anonymous posted response that told me It wasn't God who brought Sarah to my life.
Who are you and what makes you think that God can't work through people. And no, the donations that were given were all by Christians following God's lead. Not one nonchristian gave to her adoption. The God loving and following Christians gave small amounts that they were led to give and we were given so much more than we needed.
Who else can know all the ins and outs of what was needed for our family but God. Who else could have put the timing together like it was. Who else could have knitted together our family in a time span that allowed me to be okay with all of this.
My strength comes from God, alone. Left to my own devices I could not mother or have the strength to mother these children. Yes, Miracles do happen and they have happened more than once in my life and are key markers that God is real, God cares, and he is active in our lives. He would like to be active in your life as well, all you have to do is admit that you have fallen short and can't live without him. Believe that Jesus is God's son and that he came to die for you because he loves us more than anyone ever could. And then choose to believe and have faith. Choose to learn and follow his lead.
I love my family and friends, but I must say that nothing they could have done would have gotten us to China if God wasn't with us.
Who are you and what makes you think that God can't work through people. And no, the donations that were given were all by Christians following God's lead. Not one nonchristian gave to her adoption. The God loving and following Christians gave small amounts that they were led to give and we were given so much more than we needed.
Who else can know all the ins and outs of what was needed for our family but God. Who else could have put the timing together like it was. Who else could have knitted together our family in a time span that allowed me to be okay with all of this.
My strength comes from God, alone. Left to my own devices I could not mother or have the strength to mother these children. Yes, Miracles do happen and they have happened more than once in my life and are key markers that God is real, God cares, and he is active in our lives. He would like to be active in your life as well, all you have to do is admit that you have fallen short and can't live without him. Believe that Jesus is God's son and that he came to die for you because he loves us more than anyone ever could. And then choose to believe and have faith. Choose to learn and follow his lead.
I love my family and friends, but I must say that nothing they could have done would have gotten us to China if God wasn't with us.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
A Not So Little Miracle
During the course of adopting Sarah, we experienced many little miracles. However, in the midst of working to get her, life was too tumultous to sit and ponder these amazing showings of splendor made by our Creator.
One of them was gathering the money we needed to travel. Anyone who knows me well understands that I worry all the time about money. This is a constant struggle for me and, as usual, I didn't feel monetarily prepared for Sarah.
We needed to take 7,000.00 U.S. currency with us to make our donation to her Chinese Orphanage and to pay all the fees we would need while in China. This was quite a bit more than we had available. At the very beginning, I told Nathan that we couldn't get her without that money and I wasn't putting it on a credit card. Even so, without the money, we stepped out in faith and started our preparation to get our youngest.
We wrote friends and family requesting prayer and a donation if possible. We hoped for something to help us along, and we waited prayerfully and, yes, sometimes panic striken at the thought that we had committed to going to China without all the funds in place. I hoped to just make it to China with enough to survive and get back home safely.
Funds began to trickle in little by little. I kept a running saga in my head of different ways we could scrounge out the money if we needed to, but none of my schemes were needed. Our family and friends honored God with their donations to little Sarah. Finally, 24 hours before our departure date we had 7,600 in our Sarah account! That was 600 more than was needed and gave us a buffer of comfort in case we ran into unexpected expenses. In addition to that we somehow managed to find a little more money for buying gifts. I am still in awe thinking about how the money came together when it was impossible for us to do on our own.
The amount God gave us /was generous and the timing was perfect. God said he would not forsake his people. He remembered our family's dream and He brought a forgotten child half way around the world to a new family who had been longing for a little girl for years.
One of them was gathering the money we needed to travel. Anyone who knows me well understands that I worry all the time about money. This is a constant struggle for me and, as usual, I didn't feel monetarily prepared for Sarah.
We needed to take 7,000.00 U.S. currency with us to make our donation to her Chinese Orphanage and to pay all the fees we would need while in China. This was quite a bit more than we had available. At the very beginning, I told Nathan that we couldn't get her without that money and I wasn't putting it on a credit card. Even so, without the money, we stepped out in faith and started our preparation to get our youngest.
We wrote friends and family requesting prayer and a donation if possible. We hoped for something to help us along, and we waited prayerfully and, yes, sometimes panic striken at the thought that we had committed to going to China without all the funds in place. I hoped to just make it to China with enough to survive and get back home safely.
Funds began to trickle in little by little. I kept a running saga in my head of different ways we could scrounge out the money if we needed to, but none of my schemes were needed. Our family and friends honored God with their donations to little Sarah. Finally, 24 hours before our departure date we had 7,600 in our Sarah account! That was 600 more than was needed and gave us a buffer of comfort in case we ran into unexpected expenses. In addition to that we somehow managed to find a little more money for buying gifts. I am still in awe thinking about how the money came together when it was impossible for us to do on our own.
The amount God gave us /was generous and the timing was perfect. God said he would not forsake his people. He remembered our family's dream and He brought a forgotten child half way around the world to a new family who had been longing for a little girl for years.
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