I'm not sure why, but for some reason (haha) I haven't been able to find the time to post much lately. hmmm. :D At least I've gotten a few photos up for all of you. Life has been very full these days. In addition to our expanding number of children, and the activity that brings... we have also recently decided to try to sell our house. In this falling economy, we'll soon see how realistic that is. But we are hopeful. We plan (God willing) to move closer to Adam's work so that he can eliminate this ridiculously long commute. Especially in the winter months when the final leg of his commute requires that he maneuver through snowy roads and even shovel the drive to get in when he arrives home at 4am. (He works in Sacramento and we live just above the snowline, about an hour or so away.) So... the new task of my days is to get this house organized, cleaned and ready to show to prospective buyers. Then try to keep it that way while continueing to live with 5 very active boys in the house. (6 if you count Adam) HAHAHA. (Pray for me!!)
Teddy and Endy are still adjusting to being Pelzl's so well!! Their English is expanding every day and they have a great understanding of humor! They love to laugh. They also love the bath, and they love books and they love their brothers. Dad took the older three on a weekend campout with our church and Endy and Teddy didn't stop asking for Nick, Nate, Kaleb and Daddy all weekend. I guess that's a good thing. hmmm. ;)
Kaleb is still with us for the summer and we're not looking forward to flying him back to his mom's in a few weeks. That's always hard! But I know it's just as hard on his mom to have him away most of the summer! (He did get to go back and spend a week with her in the middle of summer. And catch up with his friends of course. That's a necessity as a high schooler.) I suppose this is exactly why God never intended for us to have broken and blended families. The child is the one who spends his time shuffling back and forth, flying alone on an airplane at way too young of an age. (Not that he's too young now, but it was hard at first for my husband and Kaleb's mom to make the decision to entrust him to the flight attendant and wait for the phone call on the other end to let us know the flight attendant safely handed him off. Eeeek!) Thankfully, Kaleb has been blessed with parents who truly love him and work graciously together to make decisions for his benefit. Life is imperfect, so live and learn, and walk in HIS grace.
Our summer freedom is drawing short. Next week starts football season for Nick. He is so excited!! He's been asking and asking, but because of the commitment involved, we've put it off as long as we could. This year we finally agreed to let him give it a try. I so hope he loves it as much as he thinks he will!!! And just a few weeks away is the beginning of another school year. Is it really that close?!?! Yikes! This year all of us will be in school. Mommy as the teacher, Teddy and Endy doing some pre-school and kindergarten activities, Nick in the 5th grade, Nate starting Jr. High, Kaleb going into his sophomore year, and even Daddy is back in school working on his masters. Pray for him... it's been said some of the most stressful times are having more kids, moving, and starting school. hmmm.
For my family and friends who take the time to read my little updates... I want to say thank you. And for those who keep me updated with blogs of their own I want to say an extra thank you!! I truly enjoy reading about the events of your lives. Perhaps the rest of you will consider starting a blog of your lives and families so that the rest of us can be a part of your day by day activities. I would so enjoy that!! Think about it!! ;) Many blessings and love to all of you!!
A Fun 4th of July Weekend
Getting ready to watch the fireworks over Lake Tahoe.
Celebrating with their cousins at Aunt Shawna and Uncle Clint's house in Genoa, Nevada, after a fun day of swimming at their pool.
Teddy and Endy's first time on the go-karts at Nana and Papa's in Wellington, Nevada (That's Teddy driving Papa around the track)
(and Endy riding with Kaleb) They wanted to go again and again and again and again...Are You A Chameleon?
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I don't know why I even saw it. I was "working" (i.e., Facebooking, blogging, twittering, etc.) when it caught my eye. (Do you see it?)
It probably thought it was undetectable.
It was. Almost.
Some slight movement it made grabbed my attention. As soon as I figured out what I was looking at, I grabbed the camera and took its picture through the window. I guess I made a little noise as I rattled the blinds to get a clear shot.
Next thing I knew, it was gone. There wasn't a trace of it having ever been there.
This is what I captured on film (same picture as before, just zoomed in...):
Of course, you knew early on that I was talking about a chameleon. (The title alone gave that away.) What if I was talking about faith, though? Is your faith something that people readily see and identify, or does it blend in?
Sometimes the faith of others is as evident as their bowed heads in a crowded restaurant at mealtime. Sometimes it's murky, at best, when you see a person with a "Jesus fish" on the back of their car acting like Satan himself in traffic.
I want my faith to be obvious. I know it isn't always, but I don't want people to wonder if I'm a Christian or not. I really want to shout without the necessity of speaking that I love Jesus Christ and that He is the source of my joy. But, like the chameleon, my fear, my shyness, my whatever excuse occurs to me that day keeps me quiet. I certainly don't want people to have to really get close to figure out what they are looking at. I want everything about me to show that I am a Christian. I don't want to blend into this world we live in.
As Christians, we don't wear a specific style of dress or always have a certain symbol on our person that identifies us for who we are. It's our attitudes, our words, and our actions that speak on our behalf. In 1 John 3:18, John challenged Christians with this gentle edict, "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth." Jesus asked the same thing of us in Matthew 5: 16 by instructing us to "let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Hiding our faith is completely counterproductive. God wants us to do good works in order to glorify Him. The only way to do that is to let our faith be as evident as the nose on our faces--just out there for all the world to see.
I don't know why I even saw it. I was "working" (i.e., Facebooking, blogging, twittering, etc.) when it caught my eye. (Do you see it?)
It probably thought it was undetectable.It was. Almost.
Some slight movement it made grabbed my attention. As soon as I figured out what I was looking at, I grabbed the camera and took its picture through the window. I guess I made a little noise as I rattled the blinds to get a clear shot.
Next thing I knew, it was gone. There wasn't a trace of it having ever been there.
This is what I captured on film (same picture as before, just zoomed in...):
Of course, you knew early on that I was talking about a chameleon. (The title alone gave that away.) What if I was talking about faith, though? Is your faith something that people readily see and identify, or does it blend in?
Sometimes the faith of others is as evident as their bowed heads in a crowded restaurant at mealtime. Sometimes it's murky, at best, when you see a person with a "Jesus fish" on the back of their car acting like Satan himself in traffic.
I want my faith to be obvious. I know it isn't always, but I don't want people to wonder if I'm a Christian or not. I really want to shout without the necessity of speaking that I love Jesus Christ and that He is the source of my joy. But, like the chameleon, my fear, my shyness, my whatever excuse occurs to me that day keeps me quiet. I certainly don't want people to have to really get close to figure out what they are looking at. I want everything about me to show that I am a Christian. I don't want to blend into this world we live in.
As Christians, we don't wear a specific style of dress or always have a certain symbol on our person that identifies us for who we are. It's our attitudes, our words, and our actions that speak on our behalf. In 1 John 3:18, John challenged Christians with this gentle edict, "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth." Jesus asked the same thing of us in Matthew 5: 16 by instructing us to "let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Hiding our faith is completely counterproductive. God wants us to do good works in order to glorify Him. The only way to do that is to let our faith be as evident as the nose on our faces--just out there for all the world to see.
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