the streets of hoopla..............

last night, after having devotions, max was asked to pray.
his prayer went something like this....

"Dear Lord. Thank you for this day. thank you for our food. please be with the people on the streets of HOOPLA that have no food today.....(there was more but i was laughing so hard, i missed the end).

so when he was done, i asked him where HOOPLA was, thinking it was a new country (ya, i sucked at geography!) they were learning about at school. in his most serious face he said, "i couldn't think of another street name so i made one up".

i think that one made God chuckle too!! :)
out of the mouth of babes...

Please Pray......

For those who don't know, my parents are in china, doing God's work. the job that they have embarked upon is a risky, yet life changing for those on the other end of their 'gifts'. their trip got off to a rocky start with my dad being very sick. he was down for a few days, they went to work, then mom got it. thankfully, hers didn't last as long. they are now both feeling better and have set out to do everything in their power to do what God has called them to.
yesterday they took a day off and took a ride on a junk boat and i'm sure did some shopping. great shopping there!! :)
we would covet your prayers as i know my folks would too. specifically, pray for safety in traveling, eyes to be closed when needed and opened at the right time.
we are so proud of them.
they should be home on saturday. we've missed them SO much around here!
if you have any questions, you can email me. that seems to be a better way to talk about this. 3littleliks@clearwire.net
it's now 1;30 am. i guess i should start thinking about going to bed.
nighty.night! :)

Party grill night!!!

almost 2 years ago, after having a 'party grill' party with friends, i decided to invest in one of our own. well, this afternoon, i dusted it off and a party was had!!
the boys thought this was the "COOLEST THING EVER"!!! normally, i would have cut up chicken, steak, lots of veggies but since it was a last-minute party, we made do with what we had. pancake mix, eggs, mushrooms, ham, cheese, french bread, pizza sauce and pepperoni. oh,the things that can be created with just a few ingredients!! (i'm liking this cooking thing). max was the bravest of the group. big shocker coming from the boy who LOVES food! he has some unidentified combinations on his plate but who cares, he ate it. :)
sam suggested that we make this our Sunday night tradition! it was unanimous!!

One of lifes MOST PRECIOUS sightings......one of my boys reading the BEST book ever written!