It is a fairly quiet Friday. As it is a Czech holiday week, we didn't have school today making the day feel like a Saturday or a holiday!
The three eldest are at a school retreat and return tomorrow evening. The two youngest are home, but the house is much quieter and calmer with only two kids! I remember the days when I was overwhelmed with two kids. Funny how that has changed.
We are fighting this flu/cold thing and I have been at it for a week now. Last Thursday I woke with no voice and by Sunday I was able to speak a few octaves lower than usual. My voice is back to normal now, just congested. Matt and Nathanael are congested in the same way.
Today is a beautiful sunny day. Believe it or not, Czech can be so cloudy and depressing in the fall/winter. I appreciate the sun a lot!
My niece, Alison, was here from England for the last week. What a joy to have her. She was kind enough to take family pictures for us and so, thanks to her, we have some good pictures for Christmas cards.
What a joy to sit in bed and have extended quiet times the last two mornings. I am reading Ezekiel right now and as I try to imagine those angels with wheels and imagine what he experienced and saw, I am in awe of God who has these creatures and yet we can't always see them. What a powerful God!
As Ezekiel was compelled to speak what he was seeing I think of how brave he was. Yes I know, he was compelled to do so, however I am impressed with his bravery as he didn't know what would happen to him as a result of speaking up. May I be so bold and compelled to speak up for Him, too!
