Almost done with school

Joshua is very close to finishing another year of school, the 1st grade. He has done so well this year. In his favorite subject, math, he has learned his subtraction tables and addition tables. He can add three digit numbers together, which is his favorite. He has also learned about fractions and all different kinds of measurements. He loves it when we have "Thinking Caps," because they are questions which make him analyze and he loves trying to figure them out. I am very proud of him!

He has done very well with reading. He has read nine books in total and enjoys reading all of the different stories. He started writing in cursive this year and has done very well with that as well.

He learned about many famous men including George Washington, who I believe was his favorite. Currently we are learning about Martin Luther King Jr, and when we are finished learning about him Joshua wants to draw a picture of him. If I can I will scan it and put it on the blog.

Like I said earlier I am very proud of Joshua. He has done very well and enjoys learning. We have had our battles but with God we have overcome them. Joshua is anxious to learn new things in second grade, but he is first looking forward to a break so he can play with his best friend David.

Two precious miracles

Today I went to the hospital to visit my friend who just had a precious baby today. The baby was so tiny and cute and my friend looked wonderful, especially after just having had a baby. I saw anther lady in the room with a small little bundle close to her. It was another little miracle. After a few minutes I discovered that they did not have any water at the hospital, so my friend decided she wanted to go home. Okay, at that moment I was thinking "no way, you just had this baby at 11:00 it is only 4:00, are you crazy??" But I managed to keep my shock to myself and agreed to take them home. As we were packing things up in the truck the family members of the other lady in the room came to me and asked if I would take the baby and the grandma home for them. I asked how the mother was getting home and they said she'd be taking a motor cycle. I said no, that I would wait for her and she could come with me in the truck. Can you imagine having just given birth to a baby and the same day hopping up on on a motorcycle in Togo?

If you have never been to a third world country let me draw you a picture: the roads, especially the one that the hospital is on, is like a dirt biking track in the woods. The road is like a dried up river bed with ruts and rocks in the ground. You can imagine that it would make it very painful for the new mother. So, I became the taxi for two precious little miracles today and the mommas. I hope to visit the other momma since I know where she lives and bring her some soap. I thank the Lord for situations like this. I know it was not mistake. Please pray for my friend, Esther, that I may share with her the truth about Christ and His love.

Bones

We have a neighbor across the street that is retired and who wanders the street because he has nothing to do. Every time he would see us he would ask if we had any work for him to do. We continued to tell him we will let you know if we have any. (Just to let everyone know every week we have people come by asking for work because they need money). One day I had a idea for a job for our little friend. We have a trash mound at the end of our street from all of our neighbors, I asked Jesse if we could give him the job of taking care of the mound each week to keep it off the road. Turned out to be a great thing, no more trash, it gives the man something to do and he keeps the whole road clean, and provides money for him. He is a poor man, but always has a smile on his face, he is so thankful for anything.
Hear in Togo and many other places around the world nothing goes to waste, I never throw out old bread someone will always take it, I never throw out the outside of a pineapple they use it to make medicine, I never throw away chicken bones they will cook them in a sauce and suck the marrow out of them. For dinner other night we had a type of bird it is a guinea fowl it is very yummy, after dinner I put the bones and some meat in a bag with some rice, and brought them over to our little friend. When I told him what it was he bowed almost to the ground and took the bags, he was so thankful for BONES. I have learned many things from this man, he has been a great lesson for our family.
I thank the Lord for His blessings, so that we may help other people.

A fun Sunday

We all had a blast this Sunday. Jimmy and Joshua played for hours while Jesse and I sat on the porch enjoying being dry. Thank you Jimmy for making this day fun for Joshua, he will never ever forget it.

A great place to buy beautiful pictures

Jesse is a wonderful photographer and he loves taking pictures of Gods creations. He is currently selling his photos on www.day6images.com
I am trying to tell more people about this wonderful site. Please go check it out and see what you think.

Three little hoots

I had so much fun doing this page, Joshua had a
lot of fun watching me.
This is Asher, Joshua and David.