The life and stories of a cancer ninja
Family walks are the best! …the more grandparents there are, the more fun the walk is …
Love this picture more than I can say … Chase between his two grandmothers.
Being a kid is the best!
I might miss it …
From,
The Overgrown Kid
**stay tuned for our zoo adventures**
This last weekend, we welcomed Bob’s parents back to Chicago. They are visiting us from Jos, Nigeria where they serve as missionaries with Oasis International.
Over the weekend, Bob and his dad took Darcy and Aidan camping. Stay tuned for a post from Bob on this topic. I’m still unfolding the stories myself. I think the kids were bribed to not tell Mommy everything. No further comment at this time.
Sunday, we finally got some gorgeous weather and a little picnic action going. Plus, a gigantic bouncy-house-thingy (do these things even have a technical name?) … Check it out!
Darcy loved her some “air time”, as did Chase, although he was only comfortable as long as his dad held on to him. I never get tired of watching my husband with the kids … have I mentioned this? [Melt]
Oddly enough, Aid, the general adventurer/wanderer/climber was completely out on this strange bouncing concept and would only ever watch distrustingly from the sidelines with his Grandpa Ewoldt.
[Please note the spectacular safari-style head gear. This is one of my father-in-law’s trademarks … for which I love him dearly. He even threatened to wear it to my wedding. True story.]
More from our week’s adventures soon – even if my kids are getting sick of the camera –
The Mom-arazzi
“Songs for Saplings makes music for kids. We want them to understand who God is and what He has done, as well as what He wants your children to do and to be.”
~from the Songs for Saplings website
A few weeks ago, we had the great pleasure of meeting Dana Dirksen and her family. Dana and her husband James have six kids and live on the West Coast and (more importantly for the purpose of this post) are the creators of “Songs for Saplings” — A musical ministry to help teach children about God. Dana has a great, mellow voice and is gifted on the guitar (parents, imagine a CD for your kids that reminds you of a chill afternoon in Starbuck’s), and her children sing and play (dejembe, keyboard, etc) with her as well.
While the music is good, the lyrics will blow you away! These are such great and strong biblical truths! Kids will hear such songs as “Who is God?”, “Who are the three persons of God?”, “How can you glorify God?”, and much more! These three titles that I just named are just the first three songs on their CD: “Questions with Answers: Vol 1: God and Creation”. Each CD they’ve produced is equally jammed with similarly deep themes.
I feel like this music is suitable for all ages. I really enjoy listening to these and both my 5 year old AND 2 year old love listening and singing along. (The 1 year old likes it too, but he’s 1 and also likes to watch parked cars, so take his interest with a grain of salt)
In addition to providing this amazing music, the Dirksen family has a strong heart for missions and travels internationally to sing and share. According to their website “Songs for Saplings music is currently being used in Bangladesh, Malawi, Romania, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Zambia.” Supporting the Dirksen family and their music is another way to support international missions.
So, whether you “like” them on Facebook,: www.facebook.com/songsforsaplings
Or, go directly to their website: http://songsforsaplings.com,
Check them out!! This family, their music and ministry is worth your time!
**This youtube video is a little funky with it’s images, but it definitely gives you an idea of their style.**
*This post is something that I felt led to write after meeting the Dirksens and hearing a little bit about their ministry. This is not a paid endorsement.