Let's start blogging!

I'm so happy the blog is finally up!  It's been tough trying to get all the settings and configurations just the way I want it - I am a perfectionist.

Let's start by saying Happy Birthday to my oldest, Ethan.  He just turned 6 a couple days ago!  I can only praise God for the past 6 years of raising him.  From the beginning of freaking out about his eczema to now focusing on growing his character, God has been my strength and comfort.

An area of biggest growth in Ethan.  Ethan has a very strong sense of right and wrong, he used to carry out his own form of judgment upon others even at the age of 4.  However, those judgments were also combined with anger and frustration, which resulted in hurting others.  We believed it is a blessing for him to have this innate character and given the right guidance and nurture, it would become something great.  It took a long time for us to work with him on this and he's been growing more mature in this area.  He can now use words to communicate and work out issues rather than getting into physical fights, most of the time.

Dear Lord, I thank you for blessing me with such a sweet and thoughtful boy.  Thank you for giving me the privilege to raise Ethan to be a man of God.  May your words penetrate deep into his heart, so that he may walk in your ways and not his own.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.