Swine Flu

Scratch that last post, Anna and I are positive for H1N1. Feeling horrible, will post tomorrow. Keeping up NaBloPoMo though!

Sickness

Thank you to all of you who have been praying for our family while we have been sick! You all are wonderful! I think I see a light at the end of the tunnel (go to the light. . .oh wait, not that light!) Ryan is feeling better each day and having more energy. The girls still have a cough, but no fevers and are back up to almost full energy. I thought I was going to die yesterday, or maybe I just wanted to. It was awful! I could hardly move. Today though my whole head is draining so I think that is a good sign. I had enough energy to do the dishes and clean the bathroom (fun, fun!) My sweet Rylie girl disinfected all of the doorknobs and light switches for me.
This is not fun, but I appriciate all of the kind comments and prayers! Thank you all!

Interesting Question

"The critical question for our generation-and for every generation-is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ was not there?"
---John Piper, God is the Gospel

Cute Girl

Sick

I don't have much to write today because all four of us are sick and miserable! Fevers, body aches, chills, sore throats, coughs, etc. No fun!

Two of my favorite pictures from this summer:

Conviction

"We've conditioned ourselves to hear messages without responding. Sermons have become Christian entertainment. We go to church to hear a well-developed sermon and a convicting thought. We've trained ourselves to believe that if we're convicted, our job is done. If you're just hearing the Word and not actually doing something with it, you're deceiving yourself."
--Francis Chan; Crazy Love