Monday, September 22, 2008

New babies born in the last 6 weeks

I was thanking God today for all the babies I have prayed for in the last 6 weeks. They have all been born with no complications and are healthy and thriving in godly Christian homes. Each one means so much to us, so I wanted you to meet them.
Kalei was just baptized in our church. Her parents have joined Redeemer since we have been here. Remember the post about the horse race? That's Kalei's dad Crecencio.
My awesome nephew Sam and his beautiful wife Cherie, gave birth to Jolly Samuel. Jolly was my dad's name. Sam and Heather are three months apart and now their babies are three months apart. They live in Fort Collins where Sam is a dentist. Sam is my prayer partner in evangelism. He has the gift.
Parker Kim was born to another family in our church. They live here in Torrance. You have seen pictures of Parker's sister, Lauryn. Out of the five babies born in our church since we arrived, Parker is the first boy!
Mary Gibson Greene was born in Mississippi to Eric and Katy. Eric is a PCA pastor and Troy's brother. Katy was pregant at Troy and Heather's wedding with Grayson and now has given birth to a beautiful little girl. We not only got a fabulous son-in-law when Troy married Heather but his incredible family too. Bailey Rudy was our latest blessing. Patrick was part of our youth group in Colorado. When John left to come to Torrance, Pat and Stacy spent almost everyday for three weeks helping me clean out 27 years of treasures! They live in Colorado Springs. I could have never made this move without them.
So there you have it. My cup runneth over!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

This week with the Rantals

John was blessed to baptize Kalei Dacayanan last Sunday.
He was blessed to marry David and Paula Aldana the day before.
My dear friend of over 20 years from Lancaster came to see me. Her husband Chuck went to be with the Lord 16 months ago after a terrible bout with cancer. We had not seen each other since the Memorial Service. We took a beautiful drive around Palos Verdes and ate lunch at the Trump Golf Course. We laughed and we cried. Sometimes life is just so hard! She is a radiant Christian and I am so that she is in my life. April and Ella came for a visit from San Antonio. April and Chris are dear friends who moved from Redeemer a few months ago. Roger and Christine are Ella's grandparents. Roger and Christine have been incredible friends to us since we have lived in California
Ella napping on the Strand.
I babysat for Irene while she had a doctors appointment. Timothy loved Jenna and Sophie's fishing pond on our back deck.
A close up of Kalei. What a beauty at only 6 weeks.