Some May Photos from Home...

Well, just as you would guess, May proves to be the same very busy month for our family that it always has been.  You know, preparing for piano auditions, caddying starting, yard work needing to get done, something with baseball for at least 1 boy daily, open houses starting, nice weather (and people) calling for you to drop everything and just get outside!  And of course, trying to finish school in the midst of it all!  

Kristi was in town for just one or two days en route to
Columbia University (NY), where she is starting graduate school
hoping to pursue a degree in ethnomusicology. It was great
to see her !

Last Saturday, Daniel went out for his first
caddy experience.  He left early, intending to
shadow another caddy for the first time.
So he got out right away, and after they started
one of the men who had a cart decided he wanted
a caddy!  So Daniel caddied without shadowing,
and the generous man gave him $40.00 and an
excellent rating on every category!! God blessed Daniel
with a great start!!

At North Oaks, they wear specific uniforms:
white collared shirt, khaki shorts or pants,
and a North Oaks cap, which the caddy must purchase
for $10.00.  Thankfully, Joseph's cap was like new, and
Daniel got it for $5.00.

Esther got home last Saturday, so we have already had one great week with her!  How nice to have one of the girls here again!  Almost as soon as she got home, she said, "Would you like me to make supper?"  I had it planned, but it was great to have her take charge of it while I got Dad's reports done.  It is truly wonderful to have a family of children who like to cook!!!  I have always been blessed this way! (Boys included!)  


See the bouquet in the picture?  It is one week old today, and honestly, it looks just as beautiful and fresh as it did when I bought it!  Esther said, "It would be great if it lasts the whole time I'm here!"


We only have one month with her home, as she is planning to return to Wheaton to work a summer internship at her home church in Wheaton.  Then she will go directly from that to preparation for her job as an R.A. this next year at Wheaton College.  She is very excited about these different opportunities, and I am confident, that by the Lord's grace, she will do a wonderful job!


Some of the things Esther is doing while home:  Crocheting an afghan (it is a beautiful soft blue color), cooking, reading, Bible study, running, creating the decorations needed for her dorm floor that she will be the R.A. for, spending time with friends, and just hanging out with US!


So....until next time...............