Saturday, September 25, 2010

Twenty-One


Josiah, 21 years old and Lord of the Flames. Josiah is majoring in Business and Marketing at  Angelo State University . He's a "super Junior" this year. He'll be a Senior by next semester and will graduate in December 2011.  We miss you son.  


Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Today

Feeling a great need for an endorphin boost, I headed for the gym at 7:00 a.m. Yes, on SATURDAY.   I was getting there after an hour of sweat....but knew that a trip to Hirohata Onsen would ice the cake, so to speak.  WOW - did we have RAIN as I left the onsen. I had so much fun trying out my Japanese phrases (Good morning, Wow, rain....bad weather isn't it.....are you fine.....thank you very much"....that I stopped at our favorite bakery on the way home to try out my phrases again. LOL  Hey - I've been WAITING to be able to talk about the rain. ::snort:: 



From there I came home and we delivered a couple of baked items.  We tried out a new to us shopping spot.

Around 2:00 p.m. we realized we'd not had lunch...or some of us hadn't. We tried a restaurant that Akikosan had recommended. Unfortunately, the photo of our "rice burger" didn't turn out. It was good.

 We headed for Homac to find "stuff" for Prince Charming......yes, the frog has a name. Alas, we could find no live crickets....and I'm not sure where else to look around here....I'm not sure Japanese families keep pet frogs? The kids continue to hunt up insects. I wonder if he'd eat spiders? We have LOTS of live spiders.

I've been thinking a gold fish would ease the cravings for a pet around here....this was tempting but I wasn't sure if it was a fresh or salt water fish....is it a species or a gravely ill gold fish? 

No Crickets, but a new habitat for Prince Charming. 

I'm finding it increasingly hard to resist seeing if the old "put a frog in a pan and gradually raise the temp" thing is based in fact....but I wouldn't do that....not really....just makes one wonder when there's a frog above the kitchen sink. ::snort::

We're really, really tired. We're going to sleep early.....and we'll be ready to begin another week by Monday.

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

An Unwelcome Sight!



 Across our yard, over the fence, through the cabbage patch....see that blue speck? OUR SHED!

Arielle, Nolan, Zander and I were quite the sight for passing drivers who always seem curious to see what the Americans are up to. 


It was staked down. The plan now is to buy more stakes, stake it down again.....AND...get big bungee cords and run them over the top of the shed from one fence to the other......unless it blows to North Korea tonight. 

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~

Living all of life before the face of God...

Twenty-Two Noisemakers



As a whole, the Japanese people are reserved, quiet and polite...but the stores are often noisy.....there were far more than 22 machines in this grocery store...but here are 22 slot machines.


Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Twenty-THREE.


Stalking mailboxes...I trained them well. Krista joins the countdown today in position 23. She is 23 years old and is also a senior at New Hope Christian College. She sent me a 21 too in case I forgot her age again. ::snort:: 

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Very Random Thoughts

Wednesday - Three medical appointments for Jared. Skype with Mike. Discussions on how the travel arrangements for my upcoming trip to TX will go.  Bible study prep. Internet shopping for cheap tickets.  Gym. Emails with regional ladies for various projects. Jared is ill on top of all the other health things going on.   School. Mini-meltdown  - so much stress - God's got it. I just need to keep resting....rest....rest...rest...and let Him carry it. Made dinner. BED. 


Thursday - Tryst - worship in the Tent of Meeting. Gym.  Hit the 20 lbs down mark today - 40 more to go. One appointment for Jared. 


"Rest, De'Etta....I've got it." That's right, sweet Jesus, thank you for the reminder. 


Regional Skype. God on the move - the enemy's been defeated...gonna lift our voice in victory....gonna make your praises our loud....shout onto God with the voice of triumph...we lift Your name up!  Oops - where WAS I?  Radiologist was trying to reach me all day via the chapel. Our phone reception is the PITS out here. Seems that Jared needs another immediate ultrasound....tomorrow. Three appointments for Jared tomorrow. He jokes he should move in to the clinic. I offer to pitch a tent for him. ::snort::  Handled a variety of PWOC things.  No school today. Didn't meet with my MOPS play group today as I simply couldn't do anything which wasn't "essential". ::sigh::  No school today - WAIT TABLE SCHOOL and Stacia DID Bake Brownies for Benji and the B family.....Twenty-four days...maybe I can crawl away to a cabin in the woods with a nearby onsen.....in 25 days....


"Rest, De'Etta. Do you trust Me?" yeeeesss, yes, YES - I do.  That's right.....YOU'VE GOT THIS. NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN OUR HOME, JARED'S HEALTH, OUR SCHOOLING, ASIA REGION  that will SURPRISE YOU...You know when Michael will be home...and You know that more than Michael I need to enter into Your REST.....I'll rest. I will.  The "to do" list will wait for tomorrow. Tonight, I will worship and lean back as a child whose fussed herself out and REST. 




Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Twenty Four Brownies


Baked for Benji and the Beasley family.  (It was so messy cutting them that we made another pan to take to the Beasleys and will just eat those mangled ones ourselves). LOL 



Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...