Affairs of the heart

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Kristen Page

Christmas seems like a good time to think about our hearts. This fall we learned a lot more about hearts than I ever hoped to learn. It all started with the girl waking up to her heart feeling rushed. One thing…

led to another…

and to another..

…and we eventually learned that other than beating fast at times (tachycardia) there is nothing to worry about.

At the same time we were learning about her heartbeat, the girl was opening her heart to Jesus!

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

This Christmas, we are thankful that the girl’s heart is good! It’s better than good!!

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21

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Posted on December 22, 2014 by Kristen Page

Christmas Muffin

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Kristen Page

The girl heard some holiday music at school last week. She’s been singing All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth since she learned it. I think it’s her favorite because her two front teeth are wiggly and she’s hoping to lose them for Christmas.

one afternoon the girl told me that she really didn’t like “the muffin song”. She said “it’s annoying”. I asked her to sing me a little because I am not familiar with “the muffin song”. She sings “I’m getting muffins for Christmas…”

To the tune of “I’m getting nuthin for Christmas…”

I think we have a new tradition. Muffins at Christmas!

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Posted on December 15, 2014 by Kristen Page

The beautiful girl playing beautiful music!

Some more pictures from the strings concert:

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Posted on December 8, 2014 by Kristen Page

Getting excited!

And learning about the importance of giving.

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Posted on November 30, 2014 by Kristen Page

Excited to try something new!

We took the girl to Millennium Park to take free ice skating lessons.

Our first lesson was that ice is slippery, and skating is hard.

The girl kept trying:

By the end of the lesson, she was skating on her own!

Giving Thanks

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Kristen Page

We have so much to be thankful for! This year we were reminded to give thanks for good health. The girl has been under the weather all week. We even had to cancel our travel plans.
Nurse Amos was quite concerned.

By Thanksgiving day, the girl was up for a craft…

Here is our turkey. It has a snood (with polka dots) and a waddle, and according to the girl:
A turkey is a funny bird
His head goes, wobble wobble
And all it knows is just one word…
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble