"....there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
We are certainly rejoicing tonight over Corban's decision to be baptized! After talking with Rho for several months, Corban has been seriously considering baptism for a few weeks. Before his trip to Tennessee, he had told Rho that he planned to get baptized when he returned. And, he did! We are so very proud of him and his decision to follow Christ.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Welcome Home Corban
Ahhhh, it's good to have our boy home again. We picked Corban up this evening after his 2 week visit with his grandparents in Tennessee. His description to Karis of his time there was, "It was awesome." Indeed, he had a great time with Nan, Pappaw, Uncle Eddie, Aunt Shannon, Cameron, and Matthew. (Thanks to all of you for taking good care of Corban and entertaining him so much!) After his MANY activities while away, I feel certain Corban will be bored in the coming weeks with our usual routine around here!
The top photo shows Corban gathering sticks for a fire while camping. Don't strain yourself, Corban!
This bottom photo is of Corban and his two sweet and handsome cousins, Cameron and Matthew. As an honorary member of the Kuhl clan for the 4th of July, Corban sports the "uniform" for the day. Matching t-shirts rock! :-) (You're the best, Aunt Shan!!)
Friday, July 4, 2008
4th of July
This photo is my 4th of July fireworks show this year. Rho and Karis have gone to enjoy Erie's show while I stay home with Kaela, who has a fever today and really doesn't need to be out late tonight. She happily took a handful of glow sticks to bed with her and wasn't at all upset about not getting to go out. If I remember correctly, she fell asleep during last year's fireworks display! After blogging, I plan to finish the final book in a series by Beverly Lewis. I think I should take a break from Amish fiction soon, as my head is filled with thoughts of Amish-ness. I see people who I think look "plain," consider myself "fancy" as I put in my earrings, and wonder if the Amish ever exercise because they sure seem to eat a lot of pie.
Anyway, the day started with an interesting event. We were all upstairs in my bedroom with the windows open when we heard the clip-clop of horses' hooves. We lifted the shade to see a horse being ridden down our street! I'm pretty sure the man riding was talking on a cell phone. Getting directions back to the ranch maybe. Though Kaela was coughing a good bit, we decided to give her medicine and go ahead with our plan to see Wall-E at the movie theater. We went at 10:30, planning to get home for lunch and rests. The movie was pretty good, even though there was very little dialogue. I think it was hard for Kaela to follow what was going on and she was ready to go home by the middle of the show. After the movie and lunch, Kaela and I took naps while Rho and Karis washed both cars. We putzed around for a while and after deciding that spaghetti just wasn't American enough for the 4th of July, we went to the store for dinner ingredients and came home to cook Boca burgers and corn on the cob.
We're missing Corban as he's still in Tennessee. He called this morning and wished us a happy 4th. He was excited about Uncle Eddie's (my brother) purchase of 2 bags of fireworks that they plan to set off tonight up at his cabin in the hills.
Going now to finish my book. Wonderful gut idea, jah?
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
hellooooooo think you'll ever blog again???
The title for this posting came from an anonymous comment left on my last blog from way back in early June. (Was that you Michelle? Or maybe Jessica?) I've been feeling kind of blah about blogging since summer started, but because someone showed they cared, I'll give a quick run down of June happenings.
June 9-12: VBS at Rocky Mountain. Kids had a great time. I "taught" a preschool class and generally felt overwhelmed by the 20 kids and 10 pre-teen helpers, but all went well.
June 13-16: Trip to Pagosa Springs. On the way there, we stopped in Salida and spent a few hours with my friend Tracey and her family. We arrived late on the 13th and were greeted by Bo and Becky, Rho's parents. Our condo was adjacent to theirs and also to Tuell and Sharla's. Rho and Tuell woke early to go bouldering while the rest of us went to the resort rec center for swimming and exercising. Later, after lunch, the whole group (14 of us) went rafting. I have stolen a picture from my sister-in-law's blog (thanks, Sharla) because Rho and I left our borrowed camera at my friend Tracey's and have no pictures of our time in Pagosa. Our luck with cameras is bad lately, for sure. The rafting was pretty fun, though Karis started out crying because the guide's pre-trip talk scared her. She was convinced she'd fall out of the boat. No one fell out, of course, but we all got pretty wet, mostly from splash fights between the two boats.
On Sunday, we hiked up a trail to a beautiful spot with a great view of the mountains and had a devotional. We got back to the condos for a late lunch and then Kaela crashed for a huge nap. I'm not sure what everyone else did that afternoon, but I stayed in the condo with Kaela and enjoyed the peace and quiet, reading and resting. On Monday, we went to an area called Chimney Rock and did a guided walk through Indian ruins. Rho and I and the girls left for home after lunch, leaving Corban behind with Bo and Becky.
June 18-23: Bo, Becky, Taylor, Jade and Corban arrive late on the 18th after spending some extra time in Pagosa Springs.
June 23-27: Corban and Karis attended another VBS at Boulder Valley Church of Christ and had a great time, again.
June 28: Corban flies solo to TN for a two week visit with my parents. I leave the interior lights on and return to a battery-dead van. I track down a couple of bored Denver cops who kindly get the battery revved up again. (I can't remember a time when I've gone to an airport and NOT had some problem......is it just me??) Rho and Karis leave shortly after I return from the airport for a backpacking/bouldering trip to Mount of the Holy Cross. Kaela and I are alone for a day and a half to do as we please, which wasn't much.
That was June and I can't believe it's July already!
June 9-12: VBS at Rocky Mountain. Kids had a great time. I "taught" a preschool class and generally felt overwhelmed by the 20 kids and 10 pre-teen helpers, but all went well.
June 13-16: Trip to Pagosa Springs. On the way there, we stopped in Salida and spent a few hours with my friend Tracey and her family. We arrived late on the 13th and were greeted by Bo and Becky, Rho's parents. Our condo was adjacent to theirs and also to Tuell and Sharla's. Rho and Tuell woke early to go bouldering while the rest of us went to the resort rec center for swimming and exercising. Later, after lunch, the whole group (14 of us) went rafting. I have stolen a picture from my sister-in-law's blog (thanks, Sharla) because Rho and I left our borrowed camera at my friend Tracey's and have no pictures of our time in Pagosa. Our luck with cameras is bad lately, for sure. The rafting was pretty fun, though Karis started out crying because the guide's pre-trip talk scared her. She was convinced she'd fall out of the boat. No one fell out, of course, but we all got pretty wet, mostly from splash fights between the two boats.
On Sunday, we hiked up a trail to a beautiful spot with a great view of the mountains and had a devotional. We got back to the condos for a late lunch and then Kaela crashed for a huge nap. I'm not sure what everyone else did that afternoon, but I stayed in the condo with Kaela and enjoyed the peace and quiet, reading and resting. On Monday, we went to an area called Chimney Rock and did a guided walk through Indian ruins. Rho and I and the girls left for home after lunch, leaving Corban behind with Bo and Becky.
June 18-23: Bo, Becky, Taylor, Jade and Corban arrive late on the 18th after spending some extra time in Pagosa Springs.
June 23-27: Corban and Karis attended another VBS at Boulder Valley Church of Christ and had a great time, again.
June 28: Corban flies solo to TN for a two week visit with my parents. I leave the interior lights on and return to a battery-dead van. I track down a couple of bored Denver cops who kindly get the battery revved up again. (I can't remember a time when I've gone to an airport and NOT had some problem......is it just me??) Rho and Karis leave shortly after I return from the airport for a backpacking/bouldering trip to Mount of the Holy Cross. Kaela and I are alone for a day and a half to do as we please, which wasn't much.
That was June and I can't believe it's July already!
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