Marevelous images I hope never to forget

Yesterday when I got to Jadon's school I showed up during his recess, during which I saw he was playing happily with classmates on the basketball court.  As an adult not allowed to stay on the playground, I retreated to the central quad where we're allowed to eat lunch with our kids, & I wondered if he would notice I was there.  I watched from afar as several kids started filing toward the lunch area.  I got distracted & looked away for a moment, when I heard a "Dad!  Dad!" accompanied by a boy running toward me with a face of delight.

This morning, Evangelina was blowing kisses & doing the ASL "I love you face" (both hands, thumbs on ears while rocking side to side) from her seat as I was saying goodbye to her through the class window.

well, I guess it IS round...

This past weekend we spent some time in Marina del Rey for a meeting, & it was a challenge (as usual) to remind our children that these trips are generally outside of our own budgets, & rather are covered benefits from Daddy's work -- a gift for our family to enjoy each other in the comfort of nice amenities.  

The kids like playing in the lobbies of nice hotels, & the Marriott in MdR did have a pingpong table, a pool table, bean bag toss, & tic-tac-toe for people to play.  

What did Evangelina want to do?

"I want to play in the electric zero."

I didn't know what she was talking about until she brought me to the electric revolving door.

Response re: Wonderly and oddful

This is why the word of God says children are a gift from the Lord. They cover our sins with grace! I'm grateful for the kind words but like Paul I am the chief of all sinners. If only gray hair were all that was required 😉 tell him thank you and remind them that the Holy Spirit who lives in me lives in them working in them that which is pleasing to his will. Blessings Ray

By the way I think oddfull is probably the more accurate description. 

Wonderly and oddful

Earlier today we were talking about hair color, and Evangelina started saying that we could dye our hair if we wanted.  I told her that we didn't need to do that, and I mentioned how Pastor Ray said he used to dye his hair until he realized that his gray hair was a crown from God (from Proverbs I think), after which he just left it natural gray.  Jadon thought a bit & said, "Really?  Pastor Ray is so godly."

A moment later Jadon asked, "Dad, is there such a word as 'godful'?"  

I said "no" of course, and Jadon quickly said, if "godful" was a word then Pastor Ray would be very godful."