I feel like I should post, but not sure what to post............so, this is a personal post instead of directly ministry oriented......
Family: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED that our beloved Miss Bethany (Jie-jie...means big sister) is coming.She will be here a week from Friday..YEAH!! she is going to visit some friends of hers and get over jetlag (easier said than done!LOL!) and we will set up the stuff and what she feels will work for her. Then October 3rd school starts! The boys have been working on reading and math, I just don't have the umpf to do all of it when I get home. I am so thankful for my family. Sometimes I get worried.....my kids, in all reality are behind in comparison with their peers, both American and Taiwanese, in education. Being bilingual is far from easy. I mean, they can read well in Chinese, the oldest two can read in English (when they want something!LOL!)....Noah, well, he is Noah!! But, they are happy (ok, except for the bickering part....I just think my kids bicker more than most ....annoying!!). But yet, my oldest is working!! what started out as a volunteer (well, mommy volunteered him!!LOL!)at a local vet's office, we know the family and they are cool! they love him so much and how he works that they pay him. He turns 13yr old on 9/10 and he has a job!!!WHAHHHHH.....what other kids can do that? My other two are learning things little by little, sure math, they know (especially when dealing with money). Shakespeare and Mozart or all that stuff....no, they currently don't know it.....maybe some day....They are not illerates either....ok, sounds like I am trying to make myself sound good. I am so thankful for my family and my kids. My kids have never complained why they have to be the ones to open the doors at church, turn on all the lights and fans and all that getting ready stuff while mom goes and picks up mommas for church and dad is preaching at another church. They haven't complained why mommy gets busy, why is daddy in China again. They haven't complained (yet anyway), why we have two teen girls living at our house. I love my kids!!! God has given us great kids. When you pray for your own kids, pray for missionary kids.....they need it as much if not more! they, like pastor's kids, share so much of their parents with others, it is unbelievable. Extra prayer for strength and wisdom is greatly appreciated.
On another note, our landlord (our family home) is sick and wants to sell her house. We have no money to buy a house. But we aren't being kicked out right away either, just kinda the....great, when do we look for a house. I love our house right now......Today Luke said a lady who is a friend of our landlord wants to buy it and stopped by today to ask if we were going to buy it. For $250,000US, no...don't think so. We have to find a big house with our budget......so pray for us, do not need nor want this stress at this time.
