Day 225

Hey kiddo! How are things going in your world? Today, was your mommy's midwife appointment. I didn't go to this one, because it was a VERY long visit, close to three hours. One of her midwives is also a homeopath doctor, so she had a visit with her. The first visit is supposed to take a long time so she can learn a lot about you. I don't really know everything about it. I didn't go, because I didn't want to sit through all of it. :)
I don't really know what to tell you, nothing exiting has been going on. Tomorrow we're going to find something for your mommy's birthday. I know we seem very last minute, which we are most of the time, but we generally aren't this late. It's just hard to determine what we should get her this year.
Alexa and Papa started a new route this morning. This is a 2 week route, which is very good. At least it will be the same for a while, it makes the routes go faster.  Saturday should be crazy, because we will have 271 papers! That's the largest route we've had so far. It will be great on payday. I'm learning to love it. In the morning, it's good, but during the day it's not the best. :) Well, I need to clean my room and finish the laundry, I'll be gone all day tomorrow and the weekend is filled, so this is the only time I have. I love you!!!!

Your Sister,
Larra

Day 224

Hey Little One, we just got back from church. The weather was not as chilly, so we decided to walk home. :) We got coupons for ColdStone (a really exspensive ice cream place) buy one get one free, so we decicded to splurge. :) It was delicious.
Church was so good. We were having thanksgiving and this guy shared a verse from Jerimiah that God had spoke to him about. I don't remember where it's at was, but it was "learn not the way of heathen" After that the Holy Spirit led our dad to have a prayer time for the Holy Spirit to show everyone where we had "learned the way of the heathen." Then we just had a testimonial time where we shared what God showed us. It was very powerful, you could feel the presence of God. I love my church. Until God chooses otherwise, I wouldn't want to be any other place. That could never happen in a big 500+ church, it would mess protocal up. ;) At our church we have the liberty to do whatever the Holy Spirit wants us to do. I hope you love it as much as I do. God has blessed us in allowing us to be a part of this church, believe me I've been to a LOT of churches, and I think ours is one of the best. The most important thing is, you find a place where you can hear from God and you go to the place God leads you to go to. If those two things are right you can't go wrong. Wow, I can't believe I'm giving you advice on how to find a church. lol I'm crazy! I'm going to bed, I love you!!!! 

Your Sister, 
Larra 

Day 223

Hey kiddo! It's Tuesday, so you probably know where I am. :) On the bus, I already miss the Go Train. lol It's pouring outside! I never remember an umbrella when it's raining, I bring one sometimes when it looks like it's going to, but when it actually rains, I don't have one! There's some people next to me who are speaking through sign languge. I'm so thankful I can hear, but I've always loved sign language, I think it's beautiful. It's so cool how they can say so much with their hands! (yea, I know I'm weird!;)
There's this song that's been in my head since yesterday. The lyrics are, well, some of them. ;) "...sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayer..." I thought about all the prayers I've prayed for, the ones that have been answered, and most of all the ones that haven't. I thought what it would be like if they had been answered. For a lot of them my life would be jacked up right now. So when you pray and sometimes it seems like God won't answer that prayer, don't be discouraged , because maybe, just maybe there's a reason. God always knows what's best for us. I know times it's hard to see that, but just trust Him. He loved us so much, He sent His Son to die for us, you know why? Because He thought it best to give sin depraved man a second chance. He wanted to give us a chance to accept Him as our Saviour so we could live forever with Him. Last Sunday our pastor ask us to write down a list of since God is Almighty, how does that apply to us. I never wrote mine down, but the first thing that came to was, I can trust Him with my life, and that's good enough for me. Since I can trust Him with my life, I know there's a reason for my  unanswered prayers, and if it wasn't for them, who knows? I just might now be here. God is an amazing God! I love you!! 

Your Sister, 
Larra        

Day 222

Dear Little One, today I went and spent the day with a friend. I had so much fun. She has the cutest little baby boy! I just loved holding him, I can't wait till I can hold you! He was such a sweet little one, he hardly ever cried and was very content! He had the brightest blue eyes. I hope you will be friends with him when you're a little older. He's only about 6 months older than you. :) 
Right now I'm on the train back to Toronto. The train is so much nicer than the subway. :) On a bonus, I got to catch the express train which will take me all the way there with only one stop. :) 
Now that I saw Katie's baby, I can't wait till you come. I hope you enjoy this wonderful, crazy, beautiful, sometimes magical thing God choose to call life! It's an amazing gift, one I know I don't deserve, but I'm so thankful for, I've been blessed, real blessed, and to think in a month or so, I'll have another sibling. God's been good, real good. If I spent my whole life thanking Him, it would never be enough. I hope you get to know the God I serve way better than I do, believe me, it's worth going through the valley for, it really is. I love you little one! 

Your Sister, 
Larra

Day 221

Dearest Little One, today was a beautiful day. I love the weather when it's like this. Plus, it's supposed to be warm all week. I think some Canadians are crazy, some people had winter coats on today! They complain they can't stand the heat (which it hardly ever gets above 85), and the complain when it's cold! They're never happy, I'm like make up yours minds! What do you want? Cold or Hot???!!! lol Well, that's my rant for the day.
We (well, Alexa and Samuel sang, I played the piano) sang this new song. It's really an old song, but it was the first time we'd done it. It was a remix of "Take My Life and Let it be" It's really good. I'm sure it will still be on youtube when you're older. I hope you like to sing. Alexa is really hoping you learn to play the piano. I think I'm going to make you, even if I have to pay for the lessons myself. :) It's an amazing talent.
Church was very good, I wanted to share with you the verse from John 6:68, "Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life." There will be times in your life, where you will stray. I've had my fair share of going astray (nothing I'm proud of), but whenever I come back to the Lord. I feel exactly how Peter feels, "to whom shall we go?" There's no other place I'd rather be. When you're close to Jesus, don't leave, because really, to whom will you go? I love you!!!

Your Sister,
Larra

220

Hey little person! Do you like my newest nickname for you? I rather like it, but I'm crazy like that. lol You REALLY need to learn to settle down a little bit. You move so much we can see your mommy's tummy going up and down! The gadget says you're supposed to sleep more, but it seems like you've kicked it up a notch or two. :) I love watching and feeling you move, but it's rather painful for your mommy.

Micah is very happy, he doesn't have to wear his cast any more. He goes Monday to get it x-rayed to make sure it healed properly. He said it feels weird. I kinda miss it, I know that sounds mean, but you have no idea how hard it is to find ONE pair of black socks on Sunday morning for church. (Once you live here long enough you will realize there is a sock thief that lives with us.) Here lately, I've only had to find one, because he wears a white one with his cast. Oh, well, tis life. 

We (your father and I) did the paper route this morning. I was sooo tired, I barely overcame. :) I thought it would never end, we had close to 240 papers. It's going to look amazing on the paycheck next week though. I go in phases, sometimes I say we're out of our minds, and at other times, I say it's not that bad. Either way our craziness and our normalness (I know that's not really a word, but my brains not functioning to give me the word I'm looking for.) pays bills and puts food on the table. God has blessed above all we could ask or think. As I went grocery shopping with Micah this morning, I couldn't help but praise God for all His goodness. Don't ever forget to praise God for the little things. One thing your mother has always instilled in us, is to be grateful for the smallest things, no matter how significant. She used to tell us, (which here lately it's been true still) when we can have napkins and ziplock bags we are doing good. For a while we had them, and I never really missed them. Then we went a couple of months without napkins and ziplock bags and I realized when we could afford them what a blessing it was. That's just a very small example, but in you life look for the small things. It will make your day! I love you!


Your Sister,
Larra

Day 219

Dear little one, I just got back from the mall with your sister and dad. We've been trying to find your mommy something for her birthday. (don't tell her we haven't found anything yet:) So far, we've come up with nada.... so hopefully, we'll find something next week. It was funny, we were shopping in this one store, and we were talking to the sales clerk, and he trying to get us to buy something. He said, "Parents are so hard to shop for, I never know what to get mine, so I don't buy them anything at all." That cracked me up, I told Alexa we should try that. lol :) I don't think that would go over too well. :)
I was reading in Numbers and the Lord showed me this other verse, it's at a time where Balak wants Balaam to curse the Israelites, but God has blessed them, and has told Balaam not to bless them. If Balaam decides to go against the LORD, then Balak will make him a very honorable man. When Balak sends Balaam messengers this is what Balaam tells them, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own hand; but what the LORD saith that will I speak?" To hear God's voice is very precious and fearful thing, when God speaks He is very serious, so don't take it lightly. I'll never forget what a preacher once said, when God speaks to you, obey the first time, because you never know that might be the last time you hear from Him. Through out your life, you will be offered many things, if you will just go against the commandment of the Lord. Don't do it, it's not worth it. Don't sacrifice the eternal for the temporal. I can't stress enough how important it is to not only stay in touch with God, but also to obey His voice.
In the end of the story, Balaam obeyed the voice of the LORD, and blessed God's people three times. While he may have seemed like this spiritual giant, he wasn't, he struggled just like you and me. Each time he could've turned away and said I'm done, but he went each time to sacrifice and he heard God's voice say no. The third time, it says, he didn't go as the other time to seek enchantments, he set his face to the wilderness, he had made his decision. He never did anything wrong, and he knew from the beginning what was right, but it took Him a while to decide that's what he was going to do. You may come to a point in your life, where you know what the commandment of the Lord is, but you stop just for a second to see if there's any other way. Don't choose the house with silver and gold over the commandment of the Lord. I love you little one!!!

Your Sister,
Larra