Endurance Requires

...being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience,   ~  Colossians 1:11

In order to patiently endure, you need God’s power and might to do so. 

That’s why it’s so hard. Can’t do in my own strength. 

August 2020

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• Activities during the month of August: Besides our normal activities, my mom visits for a couple days; I see a neurologist about the pain in my left ankle; a prayer team comes over to pray with me; the kids attend a VBS in SC; Ricky meets a mentor for lunch; the Bible study with our Filipino neighbors restarts; Aolani and I go to a new dentist (we both have cavities we were told!); we do EOG testing for both big kids; Ricky joins a neighborhood fantasy football league; we go with friends to their church and meet other friends from Wilmington for lunch; we begin third (Micaiah) and fifth (Aolani) grades; we make a day-trip to visit my paternal grandparents in Greensboro and get to see my brother and parents also; Aolani gets a cavity taken care of; and, we go to our local Farmers Market (we like it!)
• Morgan turned three months and instantly became more interactive and giggled for the first time! Another happy and easy baby! However, I am feeding him with the breast and bottle (breastmilk), which is quite a bit more work than I am used to from nursing only.
• We (mostly Aolani) are “teaching” Raphael: letter-tracing, activities from Slow & Steady, arts and crafts projects, and helping the big kids with their chores :) 

• School verses: Aolani and Micaiah -- Psalm 100:4-5
• Verses I memorized: John 1:11-14

July 2020

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• Activities during the month of July: I have my final postpartum appointment; Aolani has her final tutoring session; my mom visits for a couple weeks to help us get caught up on sleep; Ricky leads a Bible study for our neighbor’s family in the Philippines; we attend a Fourth of July celebration next door; we begin our almost weekly prayer walks in our neighborhood; kids go to JAARS for a play date; finish our James Bible study and break for a month; friends come help assemble a big trampoline from the grandparents; share dinner with neighbors a few times; attend a birthday party for one of Micaiah’s friends; big kids begin taking Taekwondo lessons taught by a neighbor outside; Ricky meets up with a fellow Asburian for lunch; we meet with a friends for lunch on our way to Morganton to visit our close friends, see their new baby, and attend a birthday party they put on for their July kiddos; and, Ricky began our missionary work with the International Media Services department (from home) since we got to 100% of our recurring financial support pledged by the end of June!! It was a buzzer beater!>

• School verses: Aolani and Micaiah -- Romans 8:1, Psalm 100:1-3
• Verses I memorized: John 1:6-10