tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67607406684360631102024-02-19T22:41:56.388-08:00The Etherington EndeavorsStories of our everyday lifeThe Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17313393811972358106noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-54828422916020617212015-10-16T13:37:00.003-07:002015-10-16T13:37:55.984-07:00Digging InIt's been awhile since I've written a blog... but the last time I did, I shared with you all that I was learning to seek after Christ with my WHOLE heart. I often felt like I was so unfocused and our everyday was a bit crazy. Thankfully I can tell you today that I feel like the Lord has really worked on me in this way. Nothing major has changed, yet the Lord has given me a calmness that I've been praying for.<br />
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One of the biggest changes I've made is that I now set my alarm for 5 a.m. Yikes! But, now that Cora is sleeping through the night (YAY!) I've decided that I need to make a valiant effort to spend some time with Christ before my day begins. The first couple of weeks it took a major effort to get up and moving, but now it is getting easier and I really look forward to it. I used to try to set aside time during naps, but it was so hard to tune out the dishes, laundry, toys, work.... you get it. So, getting up in the morning seems to be the best time to dig into the word.<br />
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Which leads me to the next thing... DIGGING into the word. I love to deeply study the bible, and yet I fail to do so often. I seem to go in spurts where I just simply read the word, and then in spurts where I want to really dive in deep and fully understand the background. And, I am praying that the Lord helps me to consistently yearn the deep study of His word. Awhile back my dad said in one of his sermons that we can only know God's will as well as we know His word. So that is what I am praying for.<br />
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<i>SIDENOTE: Jensen's Survey of the New Testament is a great resource for studying the bible (There is an Old Testament one as well). I'm also doing a precepts study through church on Philippians and LOVING it. That study is also teaching me how to better study the bible. </i><br />
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<i>And, does anybody do a Bible Art Journal?! Search it on Pinterest and be amazed. I'm thinking about starting one!</i><br />
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Anyways, let me update you all on my kids...because if I don't write it down, I'm bound to forget it!<br />
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Rhett is amazing me with his kind heart. The Lord continues to teach me SO MUCH through this little guy. He loves memorizing verses <i>(no, really, he LOVES it!), </i>doing crafts, going to Kids 4 Truth and making up songs about combines... see below to hear his latest hit. <i>(yikes...)</i><br />
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Case is finally getting teeth. Case got his first tooth in at 14 months, and by 20 months he only had 3. We nicknamed him snaggle tooth for quite awhile as he sported one tooth on top. Now he seems to be getting a couple teeth in each week. Makes night time and diapers not so fun... but YAY for teeth. He loves to watch the most boring show on Netflix called Mighty Machines, which pretty much just videotapes large machines and has random voice overs for them. But he dances and laughs and ooo's and aaaah's over it. He can make some great car sounds, cow sounds, and his personal favorite is the monkey sound.<br />
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Cora is sleeping through the night (YAY!). And, I feel like she is sooo close to giggling... its right around the corner. She has been pretty content and is always full of smiles. The little stinker doesn't take bottles well, though. We are working on that because I want to know I can leave for a couple hours without her starving! Something strange about her... she has a birth mark on her right eyelid, and there is a fairly prominent vain above her left eye that tends to look like a bruise. I get asked all the time if she has a black eye... Guess she's gonna have to rely on eyeshadow when she grows up! And, she is 4 months old as of yesterday, so please enjoy these pictures of my precious little peanut.<br />
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After a seemingly long day with the kids, when I couldn't wait for Grant to get home from work so that I could get a break, and felt a little bit like I was at the end of my rope of patience... Grant walked in the door and Rhett ran up to him and said "Dad, thanks for working so hard for us." Heart melted, frustrations gone. <i>Lord, help me to think that way.</i><br />
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Rhett's favorite (made-up) song... "Nudey Combine, driving in the dark" in his best rock and roll voice. No, I do not have any idea where nudey came from... but he is very fond of that word.<br />
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In his best mom's voice "Cora, not right now, please!" .... I don't know where he gets that from...<br />
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Siren sounds... all day long, siren sounds....<br />
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A conversation after a huge meltdown outside of Hobby Lobby (sorry Mollie!)<br />
"Rhett, how come I couldn't buy you glitter?"<br />
"Because I made Jesus sad"<br />
"What does Jesus want you to do?"<br />
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. Honor my mother and my father..."<br />
One of the first times that he has quoted scripture without any prompting. He loves to work on verses so I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was! So much to learn through this little man.<br />
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And, last but not least (sorry about this one. Grant wanted me to add it..) As Grant pulled out these big gloves that go up to your armpit Rhett asked "Dad, are you going to stick your arm up a deer's bottom today?"... Happy hunting, Grant.<br />
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<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-85207271185864544652015-08-21T18:05:00.001-07:002015-08-21T18:05:31.222-07:00Undivided Heart... And Cora's Room!<span style="color: #373e4d; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am really looking forward to sharing Cora's baby room pictures with you all! But first, this is something I shared with the Moms and Tots ladies today, and is on my heart...</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">You will seek</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-19649A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-19649A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"> me and find me when you seek me with <b>all your heart.</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I don't know about you guys, but for me, this summer was a whirlwind. I don't think I was able to focus on anything clearly. A baby in June and not getting much sleep, the days were filled to the brim and left me exhausted. Don't get me wrong, this summer has been so fun, filled with lots of laughs and play dates and family time. But, do you ever feel like you can't think straight because you've got so many different things you want to be able to devote all of your attention to? I </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">feel like my thoughts end up resembling that of the "If you give a mouse a cookie" book. One thing leads to the next, and to the next, and to the next, until you realize you're back at the beginning again. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">The Lord has been teaching me lots over the summer, and for that I am so thankful. The amount of grace extended to me has been amazing, and I'm so glad it never ceases. Today, He's trying to teach me to seek Him with an undivided heart. It's not bad to have a to-do list and busy days... but when our heart focuses on the list instead of on Christ, then He only has a piece of our heart - and before we know it, our friendship is suffering. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">A verse that I think lays out very simply how we can apply seeking the Lord with all of our heart is 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. </span></span><span class="text 1Thess-5-16" id="en-NIV-29638" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> "</span>Rejoice always,</span><span class="text 1Thess-5-17" id="en-NIV-29639" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> </span>pray continually,<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-29639B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29639B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span class="text 1Thess-5-18" id="en-NIV-29640" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">give thanks in all circumstances;<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-29640C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29640C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." Rejoice, pray, give thanks. That's where I'm starting. If I have a rough day, I will be looking for that part I can rejoice in. I will be praying for Christ's will, and I will be giving thanks for all that He has done for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">The giraffe lamp was on clearance for $10 at Gordmans. It was pink, but I have a slight aversion to pink (not to be confused with coral, which I LOVE, so I painted it blue. The jar was from Michaels for about $5 using coupons. I keep her headbands in it. I made the quilt. And I painted the giraffe painting... I actually painted a set, you will see in the next pictures. I am in love with how they turned out. The picture frames were a 50 cent garage sale purchase that I painted. The C was a couple dollars at Michaels. And the curtains were sheet set from Walmart for $10. I made curtains out of the straight sheet, and I still have a fitted sheet and pillowcase for the twin bed that will eventually make its way into this room!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The diaper changing table could still use some work with nicer baskets down below... but for now this will do. I painted the changing table that I had for the boys white. The yellow table that you can only see a part of was a purchase off of Facebook swap from Jen Subra that I spray painted. The giraffe on the table was yet another clearance giraffe from Gordmans that was brown and orange but I repainted to match her room. The mirror was 50 cents from a 141 garage sale. And the picture with Cora's birth date/height/weight is something that I designed, and used scrap fabric as a mat around it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the other two giraffe paintings that I did. Also, the rolling blue cart was $30 from ikea that I bought on our trip last February and I LOVE it. Right now it just has some books in the bottom of it, and some burp clothes in the metal basket up top. (But Grant wants one for his tools in the garage, and I wouldn't mind one for cleaning supplies that I can wheel around the house... so we may need to get another one...or two) The glider was a hand-me-down from Grant's mom - and it is so comfy for rocking my babes in the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The giraffes in the blue frame are just pieces of scrap fabric that I cut out and taped onto white paper. I love how it turned out. The giraffe coat rack was a purchase from our church garage sale that we did back in 2011 to raise money for our Africa trip, and I believe I paid $15 for it! I've been holding onto it these past four years in hopes of decorating a room with giraffes one day... and now I finally have!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom and dad came over for a fire, and brought along some popcorn to snack on. Mom asked Rhett if he would like some popcorn and he promptly replied "I am a dinosaur. Dinosaurs don't eat popcorn." I guess that leaves more for me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Case has started to sing quite a bit, but he doesn't say many words yet, so when he sings it sounds like he's saying "taco, taco, taco" on repeat. Not sure what it is with my boys and tacos :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When loading the kids up into the van I looked around and didn't see Rhett so I called his name and and found him laying on the ground looking under the van. He popped right up, put a hand on his hip, gave me a proud smile and said "It's okay. I checked the engine. We are good to go."</span></div>
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The past couple of weeks Cora has started showing off her smile. I love seeing those precious baby smiles!<br />
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This makes me think back to when Case first started smiling as well. It is one of the greatest moments with your baby, and the Lord knew I needed the reassurance of a smile the day that Case first showed his off.<br />
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When Case was 6 weeks old he had a little cold. The doctor told us to keep an eye on it and bring him in again if he got worse. A couple days later I hadn't seen any improvement so I scheduled a doctors appointment. As that day went on he got progressively worse. By the time we were sitting in the doctors office I could tell he was having trouble breathing. Before I knew it the doctor was calling an ambulance to transport Case to the hospital.<br />
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We spent the next week in the hospital battling RSV. While at the hospital we also learned that Case had a heart condition called SVT (which he has now outgrown!). We weren't able to hold him and I wasn't able to nurse him for a couple days. It was a long week that worries a mommies heart, but Grant and I felt the Lord's presence during it as well that was able to calm us.<br />
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On one of our last days in the hospital Case was becoming more alert and we were able to hold him again. While holding him he started showing off his smile. And it wasn't just one little grin here and there, which is how I think most babes start off when they smile. Not Case. He smiled nonstop. One of those huge, just can't contain it, smiles. It felt like a sure sign of God's grace. He knew that his smile was just the thing to calm my heart.<br />
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<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-27148108156730201662015-07-22T14:25:00.000-07:002015-07-22T14:25:20.246-07:00Transitioning to Three<span style="text-align: center;">A lot has changed in the one month since Cora has been born. I mean, we now have three kids and officially not enough hands. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">We had lots of friends tell us the jump to three was really hard, and some tell us that adjusting to the second child is harder than the third. We had a bit of a hard time, more emotionally than anything, after Case was born, so I had really been hoping that the transition to child number three would go easier. And, so far, it seems that adjusting to three has gone really smoothly for us. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Grant has been working more, so we've been adjusting to him being gone in the evening. I told myself that I would get out of the house as much as possible while Cora was still little, because if I didn't adjust to toting around three children by myself while she sleeps most of the day, then I'd probably have a harder time trying to figure it out later on. So we do lots of playdates with friends and go to the park often. I've attempted a few Target runs and ran lots of errands. I've had a nerve-wrecking trip to the mall where I lost site of Rhett for a couple minutes. I found him chatting with an old lady about how he was hiding from his mom <i>(Stinker).</i> The poor lady seemed just as frantic as I did about him being lost! Thankfully, there have not been any other moments like that, and I have mastered </span><i style="text-align: center;">(sort of, ha!) </i><span style="text-align: center;">being out with all three. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">At home I have just learned to let her sleep in the back of the house so that the boys aren't poking at her constantly. Rhett really loves her and has been a big helper to me with all of the little tasks around the house, like throwing away diapers, closing doors so that Case can't destroy rooms, and helping empty the dishwasher<i> (those are his favorite tasks, anyways). </i>Case is a major busy body and is always pulling things out of cupboards and drawers and making a mess where you didn't think possible. I have decided that when we don't have company coming and Grant is working, I will just leave the house as is until they are in bed for the night. Gone are the days of picking up the house 15 times in a day. I would rather spend my time giggling with the boys than stressing about the house. So, I'm sorry if you stop over unannounced and our place is a wreck. That is just how its going to be until the boys are a little older and I'm getting a little more sleep, ha! </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Ultimately, adjusting to this little girl in our lives hasn't been nearly as hard as I thought it might be. We love her and couldn't imagine not having her around.</span><br />
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And now for some photo overload of our first month with Cora.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">One of the best mommy feelings ever - holding your baby for the first time!</td></tr>
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HEARD AROUND THE HOUSE<br />
Rhett came running into the living room yelling "Case is a monster!" I replied, "Oh, yeah?" and Rhett yelled back "Yes, a COOKIE monster!" Then Case came running into the living room with a cookie in hand and chocolate all over his face...I'd say Rhett is right.<br />
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The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-71441118414479361522015-07-16T12:53:00.000-07:002015-07-16T12:56:29.195-07:00Thank You to Our "Village"<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone knows the saying "it takes a village" when it comes to raising kids. It is so true, and we are so thankful for our 'village' filled with our family, church family and friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I tackled writing thank you letters. While this can be a time-consuming task, it is one that I have learned to enjoy so much! It is one of the greatest reminders of the love and support that we have around us. You all have clothed my children, fed my family and spoiled us all with great gifts - and for that I cannot say thank you enough!<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i>(Seriously, I can't even remember the last time I cooked dinner!)</i> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">That is not even mentioning the encouragement, tips, reminders and shoulders to lean on throughout this enormous task of child-rearing. All of this has made our transition of two kids to three so much smoother. </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My sister, Carrie always shares the best stories at the end of her letters that she calls "Tales from the Crib". I'm totally stealing that from her only being a little more boring and just calling it "Things heard around the house". I just want to write down all of these funny things that the kids do so that I can look back and remember them for years to come. And, this way, you can laugh along with me!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rhett loves Cora and thinks she can do no wrong. He tells her that she is pretty or beautiful about ten times a day. <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(He also tells this to the ladies at the doctors office and Fareway - I always love the smile that it brings those ladies!)</span> </i>Last week while changing Cora's diaper Rhett yelled out "Mom, even her poop is pretty!" It's bright yellow right now. Gross.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I'm Aaron" Rhett tells us all the time<i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(as in, every.single.time we call him by his name)</span> </i>after watching his cousin, Aaron, play baseball. He thinks Aaron is the coolest. Usually after he reminds us that 'he's Aaron' he pretends to swing a bat and runs around the house.</span></div>
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The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-75285343842384796972015-07-09T19:54:00.001-07:002015-07-09T19:54:37.136-07:00Where We're AtOn days like today, when you hit every end of the spectrum you could imagine, sometimes you just need to write...even if its been over 2 years since you last wrote.<br />
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That's right, last time I wrote on this blog I don't believe Rhett had even turned one yet! My, how things have changed! All three kids are tucked safely away in bed now, and as I recount my day I am so thankful for the Lord and all that he has blessed me with, and taught me over these past couple years.<br />
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This morning was just a relaxing, peaceful morning with the kids. We walked to the park, stopped in to say hi to the grandparents, headed home and had lunch with Grant before he had to take off to work. Then, we took Case in for his first hair cut with Auntie Pam. The kids all did really well through all of this (although we did have to pull out a sucker and some toys for case while getting his hair cut). We came home and there started the chaos. I was planning on just feeding Cora quick, grabbing my husbands phone that he'd left behind when he went to work, and running out the door again. Instead, I dealt with three kids that all had major needs at the same time. One child was running outside screaming, mad and naked (seriously, butt naked), while another was crying as she was sitting with poop all over her and everything in her vicinity, all while the third child had climbed into the bath tub fully clothed, shoes and all.<br />
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45 minutes into this battle, when I was starting to give up hope, the tantrum suddenly stopped. We talked about how we can pray to Jesus when we are upset and need to calm down, that Jesus hears our worries and cares deeply about us, and how Jesus tells us that we need to obey our parents. I'm never quite sure what he takes away from these conversions, so my heart melted when I heard Rhett whispering a few minutes later, "Jesus, help me to be a good boy tonight." Thank you, Lord, for just the thing this mommy needed to hear.<br />
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We all recovered from that hour fairly quickly and headed in to say a quick but sweet hello to Grant during his break, and then head to a good friend's house where we were able to sit on the back deck, watch the kids play, and have some very cherished chat time together. It was like one long, giant sigh of relief that we can get through the chaos of the afternoon and still remember that it was an amazing day that the Lord had made. Ahh. That's when it hit me that I've come a lot closer to my Savior than I was just a couple years ago. Parenting through the tantrums used to leave me feeling helpless and so, so stressed. I've learned now to take a deep breath, deal with it one day at a time, and cast my burdens fully over to Christ. Because as I told my little three year old earlier today, He cares deeply for me, and only He can calm my fears and worries.<br />
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<span style="color: #001320; font-family: Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfeff;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I am staying at home with the kids and figuring out how to be in three places at once, ha! Clearly by my testament of the day, I am a work in progress. </span><i style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Thank you, Lord, for the glimpses of grace that you send my way each day! </i><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I also am still doing some freelance graphic design from home, which I have really enjoyed.</span></span></span></div>
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Case loves all things music and dancing. He is just learning how to test the waters. He is cute and he knows it. He loves food and books, and more food. Today he had his first hair cut - Pam did such a good job with him! Case is almost 18 months old.</div>
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Cora is our sweet little girl. Her brothers love her so much and give her lots of kisses. She has slept well for mommy at night, but during the day wants to be held in order to stay asleep for naps. We cannot wait to see more of her personality as she grows up - it has been a fun three weeks so far!</div>
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<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-15389837356142524092013-03-16T06:22:00.001-07:002013-03-16T06:22:35.403-07:00New SeasonWe have had a cold and snowy past few months and yesterday (March 15, 2013) we were blessed with a 56 degree day. So, of course, we took full advantage of this. Kristin, Rhett and I loaded up the Burley (Rhett's birthday present) and the bicycles and headed down to Gray's Lake! That first or second ride of the season is always a catch 22. It's great to get out and get some fresh air, but it stinks to get all those muscles trained again! We had a blast – we never thought that we would get soaked, but we did due to the fact that all that snow was melting and staying on the trail which left us with rooster tails all up our backs and wet feet. It was so worth it to be riding with the family. <br />
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After this ride I learned that this season I probably won't be riding as fast as I did the previous year, probably won't go on rides as long either, but I already know this season will be my favorite! I can't wait for Rhett to be able to ride with us, to see the country side, to be able to sleep in the fresh air, to be able to laugh at us riding ahead of him, there are so many memories that I hope will be formed this year.<br />
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I'm also excited to ride The Annual Mayor's ride with Kristin and Rhett. It will be awesome for them to ride side by side all the other bikers. <br />
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Here are some pics from our ride. Thank goodness the burley had a cover or Rhett would have been soaked :)<br />
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<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17313393811972358106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-2227690136314127462013-02-21T09:09:00.001-08:002013-02-21T09:09:33.497-08:00Christmas 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had a blast over the holidays with friends and family. Rhett started taking his first steps and also became very good at unwrapping gifts by the end of the holidays. He got bronchitis right before Christmas day - and didn't get rid of it until 3 weeks later.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grant teaching Rhett to eat snow....great.</td></tr>
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The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-2964301605297478012013-02-21T06:31:00.000-08:002013-02-21T06:31:55.331-08:00Rhett 9 &10 MonthsTime has totally gotten away from me! This is just going to have to be Rhett's monthly update, for 9 and 10 months :) I will post soon with Christmas!!<br />
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Rhett has made some major strides in the past couple of months. It was just a few days before Christmas when he mastered the art of going from laying down to sitting up. He also pulls himself up on everything and is usually happy to just stand and pound on our ottoman. The day that Rhett turned 10 months was the day that he took his first steps. Usually he gets so excited after taking a couple steps that he starts laughing and then just lunges forward hoping someone will catch him. Each day since he has gotten more and more daring, so I'm sure it won't be long before he is running! </div>
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He has been giving me a bit of a hard time with eating. He thinks that he is 'too cool' for pureed foods most of the time, and wants to be eating finger foods - but he won't eat any veggies anymore! We have been doing our best to sneak them in there. Right now his favorite food is banana. He loves just about any fruit that we give him, thankfully!</div>
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Rhett has also learned to clap, throw his arms up when you say touch down, and when you say no he will shake his head and laugh (even when we are trying to discipline him - how can you be mad when he is smiling so cute!) He's learning all sorts of things but those are some of his favorites ;)<br />
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The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-51520149309296000542012-11-12T15:52:00.000-08:002012-11-21T08:57:30.758-08:00Rhett - 8 months Sorry I'm way behind on this - having troubles uploading photos so I will post those later! <br />
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Rhett is now crawling ( not off his stomach, but close!) has two teeth and is pulling himself up on everything. He's been so much more content since hs teeth came in. Now we find him constantly getting into stuff he shouldn't! He's crazy but also so much fun right now!<br />
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Grant is a car guy - he always knows everyones cars and recognizes them while we are out and about - so as we were driving up to the building Grant goes "What is my sister doing in town?!" Ha - so he knew what was going on before he walked in the doors, but at least he didn't know before we got to the parking lot!<br />
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Had a lot of fun with friends and family - and Grant finally got the surprise party he had been begging for! Here are some pictures of him growing up for the fun of it :)<br />
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Rhett turned 7 months on Grant's birthday - October 8</div>
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Lets see - He is eating just about everything now, just no meats! We tend to give him very small pieces of things that we are eating and so far he loves everything - maybe he won't be as picky as his father!</div>
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New things he's doing: He can pick up those little puffs and get them into his mouth on his own - such a lifesaver sometimes! Still rolling around like crazy, always wants to be sitting up or standing. He now is pretty steady if we stand him up so that he can hold onto something - he can stand and play on this little table that we got for him and he LOVES it! Still not even attempting to crawl - he never wants to be laying down anymore so I'm pretty convinced that he might end up going right to standing!</div>
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I feel like he gets more and more fun everyday - Love his smiles, squeaks and babbles.</div>
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<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-75628072147096421392012-10-10T13:09:00.001-07:002012-10-10T13:09:21.025-07:00We love you, grandpaAs most of you know, my grandpa butch (dad's dad) passed away a few weeks ago. The funeral was a huge swing of emotions for me - and I have been heavily relying on Christ and His perfect plan these past few weeks. It's amazing the peace you can find in trusting in your Savior. <br />
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Wanted to blog about some of the memories I had with Grandpa to make sure they don't go forgotten. <br />
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When grandma and grandpa lived in Ankeny I loved going to their place - Grandpa would often bring out this huge bowl of pennies and let the grand kids go through them and keep any that were made on the year we were born. This kept us busy for hours -Grandpa was one smart cookie :)<br />
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You also couldn't visit grandma and grandpa without a friendly game of pass the ace - we always looked forward to that when we visited. <br />
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When grandma and grandpa lived in South Dakota it was always the best feeling after a long car ride to run into their house and give them hugs. <br />
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When our family moved back to Ankeny from Pennsylvania I remember getting to ride back with grandpa and grandma. Josh also rode with us. Grandpa gave us a huge cup full of m&ms to munch on during the 20 hour car ride that never went empty :) what was he thinking?!<br />
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When I was about 12 years old I remember staying with grandma and grandpa over the 4th of July. Terri was there, too! Terri had some fireworks to shoot off and one batch of them got a little crazy. One shot right towards grandpa who dove off the steps and another flew towards grandma who was walking the dog along the side of the house :) there was quite a bit of screaming, jumping and laughing going on.<br />
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Grandpa always seemed to be there for the important things while his health permitted. He never wanted to miss out on a thing! He always knew exactly what was going on in each of our lives an every year at Christmas would write a Christmas story that incorporates each of our names several times along with the major things that happened that year - always something to look forward to! <br />
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There are a million little things that were so great about him, too. When we were little grandpa was always singing to us, he loved a mean card game, you could always find him taking an afternoon nap in his recliner with a good sports game on - but of course, don't change the channel! :) <br />
<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-15045125828930917782012-09-11T09:14:00.000-07:002012-09-11T09:14:05.805-07:00Rhett - 6 monthsNew Foods: Carrots, Green beans, peaches, squash, banana and probably more that I can't remember!<br />
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What's New: Got sick for the first time (Boo! Thankfully just a cold), Sitting up without support, changed to two naps a day instead of three (surprisingly this is working so much better!!), and just started feeding him solid foods twice a day.<br />
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Here are some 6 month photos!</div>
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This summer flew by! Here are some photos of our fun :)</div>
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The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-86970637647470132832012-08-22T12:54:00.001-07:002012-08-22T12:54:24.606-07:00Grant's Biking PhotosGrant loves to bike. I do, too, but Rhett has kept me from it for a bit - so I'm slowly starting to ride again. Grant always seems to come back with some pretty neat photos so I thought I would share a few...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite one. Grant took this one morning when he rode his bike to work.<br />
It is the bridge at Gray's Lake.</td></tr>
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The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-27525631373376968722012-08-22T12:22:00.002-07:002012-08-22T13:31:05.260-07:00Rhett - 5 monthsSo, I haven't done this before, but I want to start making note of the new things that Rhett is doing each month. And, I'm late in posting this by a couple weeks. Oops!<br />
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<b>New Foods:</b> Rice Cereal, Avacados and Apples<br />
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<b>What's New:</b> First foods on July 20th, he can hold his own bottle, he has also developed a very high pitched squeal that he does when he is happy and when he is mad (aka ALL DAY!), went to his first baseball game (Woohoo North Polk!), and has decided that none of his naps should last over an hour (Waaaaah!). Oh, and he seems so very close to sitting up on his own - guessing that will be next month!<br />
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By the way, I have started making some baby foods. You can easily save a ton of money doing this, plus it is healthier - win, win! Let me know if you have any questions on how to make some of these - it is as easy as can be!<br />
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<b>Here are the foods I've made so far:</b><br />
Avacado<br />
Banana<br />
Carrots<br />
Green Beans<br />
Peaches<br />
Sweet Potatoes<br />
Butternut Squash<br />
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Planning on making some peas, pears and apricots in the near future :)<br />
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Anyways, Rhett has been sick so I haven't gotten any really good picture of him right at five months but here are some precious pictures of my little man - he's already growing up too fast!<br />
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The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-86560883985638808722012-07-31T15:30:00.000-07:002012-07-31T15:30:30.171-07:00202 DesignsI took about a six month break from selling paintings in my Etsy shop, <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/202designs" target="_blank">202 Designs</a>, so that I could have some time to just enjoy and get used to life with Rhett. Now I'm feeling like I am back in the swing of things and looking forward to adding some new paintings and art prints to the shop! It was great to take a break, but I have missed it a little bit, too.<div>
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<br /></div>The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-45420925425698971392012-07-28T18:05:00.000-07:002012-07-28T18:05:22.389-07:00I Can't Do ThisThis morning Ashley Feldman, Jake Heisterkamp and I headed out to ride on a trail that none of us had ridden before. Our ride consisted of riding the Raccoon River Trail from Waukee to Panora which was 60 miles round trip. On the way to Panora we hauled the mail; we got there quick. The trail was beautiful, it was a covered by green trees, had great asphalt to ride on and when we entered Guthrie County it was paved with concrete, so it was great.<br />
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Once we got to Panora we decided to try a local place to eat which got us to P.J's. That place was great. We actually met the owner of 20 years and then he said that he gave the place to his nephew. So it was great to know who we were supporting. I will more than likely stop next time I'm passing through. <br />
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Well lunch was served and we had 30 more miles to go. On the way back we decided to check out the small towns and just take our time. We had a lot of fun seeing these small towns, and meeting the people. At Redfield we stopped at the Depot, which was great; it had indoor bathrooms and cold drinks. We decided to make a memory........<br />
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After Redfield we only had one more time till home. Made it to Adel and new that we only had 8 miles left. Wow! We all agreed that it was the toughest 8 miles we have ridden in a long time and here is why. Small but steady hill, in the open the whole way and totally in the open to get blasted by that great head wind. I know for me, at three miles in I was physically and mentally drained. I honestly didn't think that I could pedal anymore. We all get to that point and it sucks, because in your head things trickle in to make it even worse. For me I drink more fluids, I keep adjusting on my bike whether it be how I sit, or the position that I'm riding, I'll keep switching from the drop bars to the brake hoods to just sitting up right. It drives me nuts. At this point I knew I only had 2 more miles to go. I had to keep telling me legs THAT I ONLY HAVE 2 MILES LEFT!! <br />
With all that being said, it's great to have your body pushed to the limits, it just makes the next time easier(well you hope thats the case). <br />
To sum up the day, we rode 60 miles on a new trail, beat the rain, the clouds kept us covered, so all in all it was a great ride. <br />
<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17313393811972358106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-54018348605322588072012-07-22T06:24:00.000-07:002012-07-22T06:24:21.727-07:00What fun<br />
Tonight was a lot of fun. I got the chance to go biking with a great group of friends, Adam and his family as well as my brother Nate. We decided to ride the scenic route on the High Trestle Trail. The pay off of this ride is the High Trestle Trail Bridge, which is an AWESOME sight to see! <br />
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Our ride started in Polk City where I got test my Yakima bike rack. We had it loaded to the max!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhett is becoming our little fish! He loves the water!</td></tr>
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<br /></div>The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-63423696312308234842012-07-09T13:58:00.000-07:002012-07-09T13:58:54.668-07:00Okoboji Fun<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Grant, Rhett and I went up to Okoboji for the weekend to visit his family and enjoy the water. I was really excited to see how Rhett liked the water - and I would say it was a success! He LOVED the pool at Bridges Bay and slept most of the time that we were out on the boat. He would wake up every once in awhile to little splashes of water, but he didn't seem to mind - it probably helped cool him off quite a bit! He had fun hanging out on the dock while we were fishing as well. I think Rhett is going to be a little outdoorsman. He seems to be much more content when we are out and about than when we are playing at home.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Grant did the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The University of Okoboji Campus Ride on Saturday. He had hoped to do the 100 mile ride, but with the heat and a few problems right at the beginning he decided that 25 miles would have to be enough. I was actually kind of glad because he had a lot more time to hang out with family this way. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While Grant was on the ride I was able to help paint the tree-carved pelican sitting at the end of Jane and Jeff's driveway. It actually was a fun little project - I'm always up for painting! Then, later that night we went to watch the Dualing Pianos in the green space. They were fun and entertaining - and even got Laura up on stage to do the Hokey Pokey!</span></span><br />
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<div>On a side note - I made these cupcakes last week for Sam's baby shower. I had a blast making them. I designed the toppers, printed and cut out the circles and then glued them onto a toothpick. Pretty easy, but I learned that I am not good at cutting out perfect circles!<br />
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</div>The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-23596995342602127252012-06-14T12:46:00.000-07:002012-06-14T14:00:45.487-07:00South AfricaOkay - Before I start blogging about life here and now, I want to back up to last October and write about South Africa in a nutshell.<br />
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My first trip to South Africa was in July of '09. I immediately fell in love with the kids and when Grant and I got married I told him the one thing that I wanted to make sure we did before we had kids was take a trip to South Africa together. (Not that I think that you can't go to Africa when you have kids. I just wanted to make sure that we could go together and not let the kids become our excuse.) So, when I was 20 weeks pregnant we headed over there :)<br />
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I could not wait to meet the kids and see how things were going at the new orphanage. I thought that the Lord was going to just reteach me the things that I had learned last time that I was there: to find joy even in the hard times, to LOVE on orphans and widows as He commands and to find satisfaction in Him alone. And, while I did get a refresher course on those things, He taught me so much more (but I'll get to that in a second.)</div>
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The boys were busy helping build the house that would be Louie and Amber O'Tools. To me it looked more like they were playing with legos the entire time! I wasn't able to help out with that - but I did get in on a few other things that we did while we were over there: planting a couple gardens for families in Thabong, sharing the gospel with some kids there as well and helping the girls at the village with homework most days.</div>
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As we were there serving I was able to see Grant fall in love with the place the way that I had my first time visiting. It was so great to know that he would finally 'get it'. While we were there we also fell in love with the kids - and the Lord laid it on our hearts to sponsor a girl named Lerato.</div>
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What I believe the Lord sent me over to Africa for this time, though, was to learn a little bit more about the lives of the missionaries over there and to learn how to be a great wife and mother. I was able to see their amazing love for Christ, for the people, and their love and support for one another.<br />
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You see, the boys were out building the house most days, and I wasn't able to help since I was pregnant. So, I got to stay back at home with Amber and 'help' her out with her everyday life. She was such a great example of a Godly wife and mother. I began to realize very quickly that family is the most important part of ministry. Without help and support from each other, neither would be able to accomplish much. I felt like I was seeing a couple working as a team for the Lord in a way I hadn't ever quite seen before - and I am so thankful for that. My challenge was (and is) to be that same support system for Grant with the ministries that we are involved in. Crazy that I had to go all the way over to Africa to learn that - but God had His plan!<br />
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All of that doesn't even begin to tell of all of the things that we experienced and learned while we were in Africa. I could go on and on for hours about the specific ways that the Lord taught me while I was there - and I'm totally willing to share more so feel free to ask. But, for right now I just wanted to share with you that snippet of our trip.<br />
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And, if you want to learn more about Restoring Hope Village, click <a href="http://www.restoringhopeint.org/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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</div>The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-38080018333529180072012-06-13T15:45:00.000-07:002012-06-13T15:45:25.897-07:00Two Year AnniversaryI can't believe that it has been two years since Grant and I got married. Time has flown. We have learned so much together, traveled together, and became a family together. I can't wait to see what this next year has instore.<br />
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I just redesigned this blog based off of this print that I made for Grant and I's two year anniversary. Hope you like it!<br />
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Now, I have a lot of blogging ahead of me to do. I take pictures all day long and I want to start sharing some of them along with the happenings around our place. We will see how that goes :)<br />
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<br />The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404382055430067498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760740668436063110.post-30298348007394289572012-04-14T08:21:00.001-07:002012-04-14T12:12:42.679-07:00ChangesWow it has been a very long time since I have written on this blog. A lot has changed in our lives this past couple of months. Fr starters we have moved out of Ankeny and now live in a great little house just outside of Elkhart, this house has been such a blessing for Kristin and I. We now I have a lot of space that we can make our own, which Kristin loves! This past year in October Kristin and I got the amazing opportunity to take a team to South Africa for two weeks! I could write page after page about that trip, but I will wait till a later date to do that. But in one sentence I can sum it up. God is amazing!Now I'm sure if your reading this then you already know that we have a new addition to our lives, which makes us a family now! On March 8th 2012 Rhett David Etherington came into this world!! That has been life changing for Kristin and I. It's only been a month and we have learned so much. Kristin's natural mother hood has been awesome to see. She is so great with Rhett. I still feel like I have no clue to what I'm doing, so hopefully that will change. I know Kristin and I want to try to keep up on this blog this time! So keep checking back to see how Rhett is doing and to read all about our failures!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlIPuM3ADeuBk1e8r-g_1t79Kny6S12ec0IEk4BMTegTqFGMG88qN_vqfLLxOk7wED2n8K2Oxn-VKZeqBrhC5M6nNJKuXCqtqjE_KFIvA0HjK3f7wAVdDXH1S7Qap2eMUAtiK6qVIFeXK/s640/blogger-image-1793821581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlIPuM3ADeuBk1e8r-g_1t79Kny6S12ec0IEk4BMTegTqFGMG88qN_vqfLLxOk7wED2n8K2Oxn-VKZeqBrhC5M6nNJKuXCqtqjE_KFIvA0HjK3f7wAVdDXH1S7Qap2eMUAtiK6qVIFeXK/s640/blogger-image-1793821581.jpg" /></a></div>The Etherington Endeavorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17313393811972358106noreply@blogger.com2