I found these pics on my memory card today.
My guess is Faith.
My guess is Faith.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Created a Monster
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
This Little Boy of Mine.
I was looking back at old posts-I'm trying to reorganize the 'ole blog and I noticed I never really talk about Diezel except for his past medical issues. I started to think why that is.....He is a joy. He has such a sweet spirit. Yeah, he has his moments (don't they all:) It seems though no matter what he does or does not do- He fits perfectly in our family. He's quite content doing his own thing. He's funny. He rejects unwanted affection and runs away when I reach for a hug, but he's quick to laugh with all his heart when I snatch him up in spite of it. He has stolen my heart. He knows how to work his little eyes to make me swoon. Yeah, he spits. Wants water all the time. Has no control over his bowels. Fights intensely for toys. Cries for whatever object someone else has, but his heart, his deep down self is amazingly beautiful. I look at him and can't help but to smile. I look at him and I see a winner. A fighter. A champion. An over comer. Diezel has fought for his life more than once and every time God plants a vision in my heart of the man this little boy will become.
The Master Sorter
This is a fun activity Lukas loves to work on. Sorting puff balls using a clothes pin. Helps with hand eye coordination, fine motor skills, sorting, sequencing. All for $3.00. We bought everything at the dollar store.
Working hard.
He was so proud of himself.
He then went on to help sort his sisters' interlocking cubes for their math lesson.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Different
It never ceases to amaze me how different all my children are.
For fun I went around and took a photo of each kid seconds apart.
1 was drawing.
1 was helping build our new swing set.
1 was watching a video.
1 was throwing rocks on their head.
1 was creating the mother of all messes.
1 was editing their own video game.
Which kid was doing what?
For fun I went around and took a photo of each kid seconds apart.
1 was drawing.
1 was helping build our new swing set.
1 was watching a video.
1 was throwing rocks on their head.
1 was creating the mother of all messes.
1 was editing their own video game.
Which kid was doing what?
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Chain of Good Mail!
How fun.
It continues.
Good mail.
It started here.
Went here.
and now
Enter the contest here
Thompsons2China
So exciting.
They're Here!!!!!
Our David and Sheku bags arrived today! So exciting. What are David and Sheku bags?
So glad you asked.
Read here and here.
And then thank her for being willing to sell them and ship them.
So glad you asked.
Read here and here.
And then thank her for being willing to sell them and ship them.
These wonderful bags are presents for a couple of beautiful young women Graduates I know. What a better gift-Than one that helps another.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Kids Making a Stand
I got this email from a kid at school. I love it when kids make a stand to make a difference
Dear friends of Heritage Academy,
As many of you know, I was in charge of installing the flagpole on the new church property last year. I am grateful for the freedoms we have under the Stars and Stripes, especially in light of the extremely hostile position much of the world has toward Christianity. Yes, there is a lot that needs fixing in our country, but we can still be proud and thankful that we live in the “Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” Thousands and thousands have given generously, some even sacrificing their lives, to buy the freedoms we enjoy.
For these reasons, I took on the project of installing a flagpole outside the Grace Bible Church building. I want never to forget that our freedom to assemble is a precious gift.
As it stands today, the flagpole is installed and we have the ability to fly our flag during daylight hours. However, flag etiquette does not allow flying of the flag at night unless the flag is adequately lit. Currently, no one is in charge of raising or lowering our flag on a daily basis. My plan is to install a light at the base of the pole so that the flag can be flown all the time as a testimony of patriotic appreciation. In order to accomplish this, I need to raise funds both to finish paying for the flagpole, as well as purchase a light-sensitive spotlight and the hardware needed. The total amount that I need to raise is $900 dollars.
If just 36 individuals or families would participate in this opportunity with no more than $25.00 this project could be completed and the American flag could be flown at Grace continually. Please make your checks out to "Grace Bible Church" with attention "flagpole". Any extra money will go towards the building fund.
Would you be willing to stand with me to fund this project?
Thank you for your consideration,
Matt Hawkins
Dear friends of Heritage Academy,
As many of you know, I was in charge of installing the flagpole on the new church property last year. I am grateful for the freedoms we have under the Stars and Stripes, especially in light of the extremely hostile position much of the world has toward Christianity. Yes, there is a lot that needs fixing in our country, but we can still be proud and thankful that we live in the “Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” Thousands and thousands have given generously, some even sacrificing their lives, to buy the freedoms we enjoy.
For these reasons, I took on the project of installing a flagpole outside the Grace Bible Church building. I want never to forget that our freedom to assemble is a precious gift.
As it stands today, the flagpole is installed and we have the ability to fly our flag during daylight hours. However, flag etiquette does not allow flying of the flag at night unless the flag is adequately lit. Currently, no one is in charge of raising or lowering our flag on a daily basis. My plan is to install a light at the base of the pole so that the flag can be flown all the time as a testimony of patriotic appreciation. In order to accomplish this, I need to raise funds both to finish paying for the flagpole, as well as purchase a light-sensitive spotlight and the hardware needed. The total amount that I need to raise is $900 dollars.
If just 36 individuals or families would participate in this opportunity with no more than $25.00 this project could be completed and the American flag could be flown at Grace continually. Please make your checks out to "Grace Bible Church" with attention "flagpole". Any extra money will go towards the building fund.
Would you be willing to stand with me to fund this project?
Thank you for your consideration,
Matt Hawkins
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Beautiful Specimen
Beautiful? isn't?
We have lived in this home almost 5 years and every year I walk around the four acres scouting for this plant. I have never seen it on our property until yesterday. And it's EVERYWHERE!!!! I have a nice specimen out my front door by the brick walkway. Little ones shooting up all the way to the pool in the grass. They line the driveway. I'm slightly freaking out. If you haven't already guessed it....Yep. It's Poison Ivy!
We have lived in this home almost 5 years and every year I walk around the four acres scouting for this plant. I have never seen it on our property until yesterday. And it's EVERYWHERE!!!! I have a nice specimen out my front door by the brick walkway. Little ones shooting up all the way to the pool in the grass. They line the driveway. I'm slightly freaking out. If you haven't already guessed it....Yep. It's Poison Ivy!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Undocumented Memories.
This morning I had the privilege to attend the Faith Girlz mother/daughter conference with McKayley. We had a wonderful time listening to Nancy Rue speak, doing crafts, and just hanging out.
Adam took the other kids to our local Fair Trade Shop- The Mustard Seed- this morning for
"Bang a Drum Against Poverty". A free music class to raise awareness.
So I sent him with the camera instead of taking it with McKayley and I. It wasn't until he got there that he noticed there wasn't a memory card in it.
Bummer.
Two great events. Two different memories created. No pictures of either one.
I think blogging has made me a camera/picture nut. If I don't have documented evidence then I have to rely on my memory- Which with six kids is something I keep losing at an alarming rate.
Adam took the other kids to our local Fair Trade Shop- The Mustard Seed- this morning for
"Bang a Drum Against Poverty". A free music class to raise awareness.
So I sent him with the camera instead of taking it with McKayley and I. It wasn't until he got there that he noticed there wasn't a memory card in it.
Bummer.
Two great events. Two different memories created. No pictures of either one.
I think blogging has made me a camera/picture nut. If I don't have documented evidence then I have to rely on my memory- Which with six kids is something I keep losing at an alarming rate.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Never Easy
to watch a friend continue down a path that leads to death. A path that I myself, if not by the grace of God would have taken.
A friend- Father of two, Grandfather to a sweet girl ended his life this week.
I watched you walking.
Alone.
And in the Dark.
I tried to go after you.
Alone I came back.
I sent a friend.
He followed you.
He whispered your name.
He never left you.
He wanted to carry you.
But
You kept walking.
Feeling Alone.
And in the Dark.
A friend- Father of two, Grandfather to a sweet girl ended his life this week.
I watched you walking.
Alone.
And in the Dark.
I tried to go after you.
Alone I came back.
I sent a friend.
He followed you.
He whispered your name.
He never left you.
He wanted to carry you.
But
You kept walking.
Feeling Alone.
And in the Dark.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Steffany....
is thinking about a child, a woman, a man, a mother, a father dying alone, scared and in pain right now. This second. As I type. Due to AIDS. Not Curable, but treatable and preventable. Today is national prayer day. It is World Aids Orphan Day. I'm Broken. I'm ruined, but I know and believe much can be done. On our knees. Using our hands. Our voices. To make a stand. Educate yourself.
Selective Compassion
How is the homeless guy down the street any different than the man lying in the road in Ethiopia?
My heart has become hardened and selectively compassionate. I drive by a man holding a sign and my heart starts to justify looking the other way. I think, "He's lazy."
"If I give him money he'll just buy drugs or a bottle of liquor." "Why won't he find work?" "I bet he has a place to live and is just wanting a free ride".
These are just some of the thought that race through my heart as I try to avoid eye contact.
The thing is- I used to be him. I was homeless for a time. I fit all the stereotypes. Did my choices/circumstances make me any less in need of compassion?
What about the man lying on the street in Ethiopia.
Do his circumstances make him more worthy of my compassion? Why is it easier for me to show Christ's love to him? Somehow do I feel like he's more worthy? Maybe I feel he didn't have the opportunities the other man had. Maybe he's living generational poverty and was born in to his circumstances.
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother." Deuteronomy 15:7
Proverbs 21:13
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:17-18
The truth is neither is more "deserving" of my compassion. If I look into both of their eyes- I will see the face of God looking back at me.
I must live a compassionate life- Not selectively, but completely and pleasing to my Father who loved me and shined His face of compassion on me.
My heart has become hardened and selectively compassionate. I drive by a man holding a sign and my heart starts to justify looking the other way. I think, "He's lazy."
"If I give him money he'll just buy drugs or a bottle of liquor." "Why won't he find work?" "I bet he has a place to live and is just wanting a free ride".
These are just some of the thought that race through my heart as I try to avoid eye contact.
The thing is- I used to be him. I was homeless for a time. I fit all the stereotypes. Did my choices/circumstances make me any less in need of compassion?
What about the man lying on the street in Ethiopia.
Do his circumstances make him more worthy of my compassion? Why is it easier for me to show Christ's love to him? Somehow do I feel like he's more worthy? Maybe I feel he didn't have the opportunities the other man had. Maybe he's living generational poverty and was born in to his circumstances.
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother." Deuteronomy 15:7
Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:17-18
The truth is neither is more "deserving" of my compassion. If I look into both of their eyes- I will see the face of God looking back at me.
I must live a compassionate life- Not selectively, but completely and pleasing to my Father who loved me and shined His face of compassion on me.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Oh Happy Day
I woke up to a new email from Gedese and Alebachew this morning. It's a happy day in the Boster house when we get pictures of this precious family.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
So It Continues.
The unexpected/good mail is continuing a forward movement.
Go here to Sarah's blog to enter the contest.
Rules are simple.
1. leave a comment
2. If you win- send some unexpected/good mail to someone else via a giveaway on your blog.
How fun. I hope this keeps going.
Monday, May 4, 2009
For All You Jody Landers Lovers Out There
Sorry Jody....I couldn't resist.
She is exactly how I imagined.
Beautifully unique.
Quietly wise.
Perfectly humble.
Jody.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Refreshingly Exhausted
I'm back from the Orphan Summit. Wow. I met amazing women. Was inspired, challenged and encouraged by them all. I look forward to sharing more....
But I came home to Lice.
Yes, again!!!!
Off to wash, comb... then wash some more
But I came home to Lice.
Yes, again!!!!
Off to wash, comb... then wash some more
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Winner is.......
David and Sarah - You are the winner of good mail.
Your name was chosen randomly out of a brown paper bag:)
Email me at
bostermama@gmail.com w/ your address. I want to put it in the mail before I leave for Dallas on Wed early in the morning.
Thanks everyone who participated. I love this stuff.
Your name was chosen randomly out of a brown paper bag:)
Email me at
bostermama@gmail.com w/ your address. I want to put it in the mail before I leave for Dallas on Wed early in the morning.
Thanks everyone who participated. I love this stuff.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
One of My Favorite Blogs.
I love this blog.
She is fresh, honest, funny, encouraging and has such a sweet spirit. She loves God and her family in such a genuine and humbling way.
I was blessed to meet her on a recent trip to Phoenix.
Go read her blog. Be prepared to laugh out loud and be encouraged.
Just wanted to share her with you all.
She is fresh, honest, funny, encouraging and has such a sweet spirit. She loves God and her family in such a genuine and humbling way.
I was blessed to meet her on a recent trip to Phoenix.
Go read her blog. Be prepared to laugh out loud and be encouraged.
Just wanted to share her with you all.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Unexpected Mail and a Giveaway!
We got a surprise package in the mail filled with treats for everyone. It was sent by Grandma Jo.
It made our week.
There's something about unexpected mail that brightens your day.
Not the kind that makes you go- "I owe what?" or "What are you trying to sell me!"
Good mail. The kind that makes you feel loved. The kind that puts a smile on your face. Unexpected.
So here it is...
I want to mail you that kind of mail. It will be a small care package- one that will hopefully brighten your day.
The only rule.
After you leave a comment you'll be entered into a random drawing;
If you win- You need to be willing to send some good mail yourself.
That's it.
Contest ends Mon at 6:00pm.
It made our week.
There's something about unexpected mail that brightens your day.
Not the kind that makes you go- "I owe what?" or "What are you trying to sell me!"
Good mail. The kind that makes you feel loved. The kind that puts a smile on your face. Unexpected.
So here it is...
I want to mail you that kind of mail. It will be a small care package- one that will hopefully brighten your day.
The only rule.
After you leave a comment you'll be entered into a random drawing;
If you win- You need to be willing to send some good mail yourself.
That's it.
Contest ends Mon at 6:00pm.
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