tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:34:07 +0000"...How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" -- Romans 10:15http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)Blogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-2221852238129866293Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +00002009-11-05T05:58:39.539-07:00Oo Blah Dee Oo Blah DahBlogoversaryToday marks my 2nd Blogoversary. Hurrah! Can you hear the trumpet fanfare? ;^) I'm really not very good at remembering anniversaries and birthdays and such. In fact, if it wasn't for that little button over on the left side of the screen, I would have completely missed it! My free time has been seriously limited lately. The kids' school and household chores take up a lot of time by themselveshttp://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/11/two-years-young.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-1019810757610215558Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:58:00 +00002009-10-18T15:28:47.255-06:00StormsHello to all my faithful readers!!! I hope you're both having a great weekend! ;^)Seriously, though, I am still alive and kicking -- doing well with school, home and ministry responsibilities. Life is good! It's been a bit hectic around here, but I've managed to stay caught up on laundry and grading school work. That's an accomplishment for me! My blogs, however, have been neglected. Well, wehttp://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/10/missing-in-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-2672562724587376532Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:16:00 +00002009-10-01T06:35:29.614-06:00FoodHappy BirthdaysI promised a friend that I'd post the recipe for my peanut butter cheesecake a.s.a.p. Here ya go, Tresta!!!This recipe was given to me by my Aunt Nancy and it's been a family tradition for years. I only make it once a year, because it's so incredibly rich!!!You'll need one pie crust of either graham crackers or chocolate cookie crumbs. I do my cheesecakes in a 10" springform pan, but you can http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-my-party-ill-have-pie-if-i-want-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-7558601727592629047Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:11:00 +00002009-10-01T07:15:43.041-06:00Tackle it TuesdayLife in MexicoWe started school on Monday and are getting back into the rhythm of life here in Las Glorias. One of our main projects for Monday was to be cleaning the school shelf thoroughly, but I threw my back out on Saturday night, so we had to put off the serious bending and lifting until Tuesday. No, I have no idea what I did to my back. I think I sneezed wrong or something. Age is creeping up on me. At http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/10/tackle-it-tuesday-more-than-i-bargained.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-1921871547852829645Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-09-23T13:13:49.835-06:00Oo Blah Dee Oo Blah DahToday I'm writing from my new office. I spent yesterday trying to catch up on emails and the miscellany of internet nonsense which had been piling up. I ended up a little frustrated. My computer is in the middle of the kitchen, so I'm very "accessible". That's not necessarily a bad thing. I like to be accessible to my kids and my honey, but well, sometimes I'd rather not be quite so handy. http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/09/office-with-view.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-1827329877013634620Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:35:00 +00002009-09-23T13:06:03.415-06:00Fall Furlough 2009Life in MexicoAnimalsWell, we've arrived home from furlough safe and sound! Hurrah! It's so good to be home! I love exclamation points!!! ;^)We cut our visit in Tucson short by a couple of days when we received a note from our pastor (who was watching our house for us) which sounded a bit...stressed. A lot happened while we were gone and, while I wouldn't presume to say the village fell apart without us, I think thathttp://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-place-like-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-5041727781468254543Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:56:00 +00002009-08-31T22:17:09.137-06:00Summer Furlough 2009StormsWell, I've been a little absent around blogworld for the past week. Our furlough is going well and God is (as always) very good!!!We have a quick prayer request (before I head for bed!). As many of you know, there is a hurricane brewing off the western coast of Mexico. According to the National Hurricane Center (see link to left), Hurricane Jimena is a class 4 (big sucker) headed pretty much http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/08/storms-comin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-6399625837319794661Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:14:00 +00002009-08-11T14:45:22.974-06:00AnimalsFrom the Greek root "saurus" meaning lizard comes the latest addition to our family...Sauris!Here she is getting a bath in my turkey roaster just after Seth bought her.I've just about lost count, but I think this is Seth's 4th iguana. His first, Felicita, was almost 4 feet long when we got her and she escaped while we were gone on furlough two years ago. Next was a young green iguana who didn't http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/08/sauris.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-6090252009295920885Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:30:00 +00002009-08-11T13:13:31.691-06:00Crazy KidsArt and Crafts and Messy StuffLife in MexicoNot a very original title, I know. Sorry. My goal in this post is to share with Grandma and Grandpa what Andrew has been working on. He's pretty excited to have finally finished it!About two months ago, Andrew purchased an old wooden cot frame from one of the brothers in the church and then began saving to purchase camoflauge (did I spell that correctly?) fabric to cover it with. The old canvas http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/08/andrews-cot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-6427202994835887533Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:02:00 +00002009-07-25T23:11:52.702-06:00StormsLife in Mexico...but you could have fooled me last weekend!!!Our family drove to the neighboring city of Guamuchil for a birthday party last weekend. We took Esteban and his family with us, since the birthday boy and girl were his niece and nephew. We are the "adopted cousins". No jokes about red-headed stepchildren, please.Anyway, this is storm season, and we check our satellite feed via internet pretty http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-dont-think-were-in-kansas-anymore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-800670206343449153Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-07-07T15:22:38.451-06:00ParentingMy Walk MondayDoug and I have been leading a parenting class over at the church for the past couple of months. It's been a really great study, although all three of the couples in the class agree that the topics we've covered have been "bien dificil" (VERY difficult!).The book we're using is called "To Train Up a Child" by Mike and Debi Perl. Great stuff!It's been beneficial to us to go through this book with http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/07/character-building-moments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-1029676420938606533Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-07-07T11:04:31.934-06:00health and (ahem) beautyAlright, gotta share this.I've had long hair all of my adult life -- and throughout much of my youth -- and I have never French braided my own hair...until last week. I taught Sarah how to braid ages ago and she learned to do her own hair, but I just figured that was something I'd never achieve. Somewhat like skateboarding or playing drums. Caleb makes both of those look easy; they're not.Living http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/07/not-really-hairstylist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-5603658262620563373Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:44:00 +00002009-06-24T13:47:05.225-06:00Language ArtsHurrah! School's out for summer! Although we really keep learning all year round, the official sit-at-the-table-and-do-schoolwork season is over for a couple of months. (and the crowd goes wild)Here are all the kids with their 100 English From the Roots Up cards. Do they look happy to be done???We began English from the Roots Up in the fall of 2007. Technically, this class should only take one http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/06/english-from-roots-upfinished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-165425360505805747Sat, 30 May 2009 20:20:00 +00002009-05-30T15:05:07.260-06:00My Walk MondayWell, I have neither silver bells nor cockle shells, but my garden is growing quite well, all the same. It tends to do better when I don't mess with it.For example, the happiest plant I have is the zucchini which sprang up all by itself about a month ago. That's one of the benefits of throwing all the compost into the garden area...volunteers!The brussles are doing well, although they aren't as http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-does-your-garden-grow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-8801155999604402295Sat, 23 May 2009 18:13:00 +00002009-05-23T13:41:24.781-06:00Life in MexicoBrick Oven 2My latest major project…Two years ago, a friend of mine, Lupita, gave me a brick oven for my birthday. Sound like a strange gift? Even stranger is that she and her husband came over and actually built it for me. I was so touched!!! You can see that oven here.For various reasons, it didn’t get used as much as it should have. The main problem is where I had her build it. I thought that behind the http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-brick-oven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-2593050975085673405Sat, 23 May 2009 18:02:00 +00002009-05-23T12:13:14.602-06:00Crazy KidsJust had to share this gem today...Yesterday, Caleb and I were sitting on the front patio talking about deep subjects and watching Elvis the Duck waddle around the yard. Caleb said that he had decided on the perfect job for his future.Caleb: I want to have a motorbike with a toolbox on the back. I'll ride around in different countries taking Bibles to villages where they don't have them, and http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-sons-career-choice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-19126967669949282Sat, 16 May 2009 13:54:00 +00002009-05-16T08:14:11.553-06:00MathIn math, Andrew and Evie are learning place value. I'd forgotten that it's a bit of a tough concept, but fortunately I seldom throw anything away and I still had what I created to teach the concept to the older kids.The Place Value VillageWith this visual aid, I teach the concept of borrowing, carrying and place value. We practice writing large numbers and teach how to read them. Each "house" is http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/05/teaching-place-value.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-355232362722972097Sat, 16 May 2009 13:33:00 +00002009-05-16T08:24:10.292-06:00health and (ahem) beautyLife in MexicoAfter posting about how sick I've been -- and then disappearing off the net for a week -- I thought it good to share that we are all once again healthy. Hurrah!!!The day after I posted about antibiotics, my good friend Rachel emailed me and reminded me about the healing powers of garlic. So, instead of buying a round of antibiotics for each member of the family, I bought about 8 heads of http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-health-is-good-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-1801221390988749002Wed, 06 May 2009 23:21:00 +00002009-05-06T17:39:15.398-06:00health and (ahem) beautySoapboxUgh. Here I am on my 4th round of antibiotics for yet another sinus infection. Double ugh. After my boasting in January about the wonders of goldenseal root powder for staving off sinus infections, here I am. Chewing morosely on my words.I'm so sick of being sick. Since we returned from our furlough in March, I don't think we've had everyone healthy at the same time. I could be exaggerating. Ihttp://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/05/one-more-round-of-antibiotics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-5982902159008322581Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:05:00 +00002009-04-28T08:06:19.666-06:00Life in MexicoThis adorable little guy with the eyes that always look surprised to see you and hair that never lays down flat is Ezekiel. He's the 4 month old baby of Sergio and Briseyda -- our church's worship leaders and leaders of ADAPTinternational (a pastoral training program). Precious? You betcha!Ezekiel has been fighting a cold -- like most of the kids in the church -- for what seems like a month. http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-one-instantthings-can-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-6565212621654240413Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:28:00 +00002009-04-26T16:55:13.662-06:00Semana SantaBlogger Friend SchoolMemory Verse: Genesis 20:13 and it came about, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is the kindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.’” (Which, by the way, is a very funny memory verse!)Introduction: Trusted Everywhere (Duracell Batteries) Easy Week. It was supposed to be Nancy’s week, she had planned on posting a http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/04/bfs-131-trusted-everywhere-duracell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-7574844177920846599Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:08:00 +00002009-04-16T13:44:40.861-06:00Blogger Friend SchoolMemory Verse: Judges 4: 8 Barak answered her: “If you go with me, I’ll go; but if you won’t go with me, I won’t go.” 9 She replied, “Yes, I will gladly go with you; but the way you are doing it will bring you no glory; because ADONAI will hand Sisra over to a woman.” Then D’vorah set out and went with Barak to Kedesh.Introduction: Strong Enough for a Man, but Made for a Woman (Secret Deodorant) Ihttp://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/04/bfs-129-strong-enough-for-man-but-made.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-1363037799644586185Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:35:00 +00002009-04-08T11:36:18.888-06:00Blogger Friend SchoolMemory Verse: Genesis 2: 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/04/bfs-128-does-she-or-doesnt-she-clairol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-741428340972165079Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:28:00 +00002009-04-08T22:50:03.067-06:00FurloughWinter Furlough 2009Hey! David and Andrew -- I'll bet you thought I forgot to post about you guys! Not a chance!!!!These guys were in our youth group ever-so-long ago. They were two of the first three missionaries who came down to visit us here almost 3 years ago. David, Andrew and Tyler were sand-shoveling, brick-hauling machines. (Just so you know, we've never worked any team as hard as we worked you guys...http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/04/winter-furlough-epic-part-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066062242455139811.post-6008178925293383924Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:41:00 +00002009-04-02T07:29:34.022-07:00Blogger Friend SchoolThis week we have a guest assignment from Libby at Deep in the MountainsIf anyone else is interested in doing an assignment please email Nancy at nking@hughes.net or Sombra at sombra.wilson@yourlink.ca. We’d be happy to have your assignment ideas to post. Also be sure to come back during the week for a Special Announcement from the BFS staff!Memory verse:"And you will know the truth, and the http://whatbeautifulfeetyouhave.blogspot.com/2009/03/blogger-friend-school-125.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebecca)2