Despite the kids all having colds this past week, we've all been excited about the couple appearances of snow! Some of the highlights of the week included....
Playing outside; making African murals for school; having a mini baby shower for Amy -- and giving her Tivo; taking naps (well, at least Colsen did); and playing Qwirkle with a few different groups (pictured is Dan and Amy).
And, completely unrelated to the cold, and thankfully, also unrelated to colds, our church service today was really cool. The Spanish church plant connected with our church met with us today (usually they meet at the same time, but down the hall), so many of the songs, Scriptures, words, etc., were done in both English and Spanish. It was so moving to be singing words like the ones from "In Christ Alone"...
What heights of love, what depths of peace,When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!My comforter, my all in all—Here in the love of Christ I stand.*
...all in Spanish! As the worship leader said at one point, it's just a very minor glimpse into what it will be like someday to hear God praised in all different languages by all types of people. Considering how exciting this morning was, I think that day will definitely be amazing.
*A close translation is:
¡Qué alturas del amor, qué profundidades de la paz,
cuando se calman los miedos, cuando los strivings cesan!
Mi comforter, mi todo en todo-
Aqui' adentro el amor de Cristo que estoy parado.
(I wish I could say I memorized this this morning... but really I just looked up the translation again. :) )
Playing outside; making African murals for school; having a mini baby shower for Amy -- and giving her Tivo; taking naps (well, at least Colsen did); and playing Qwirkle with a few different groups (pictured is Dan and Amy).
And, completely unrelated to the cold, and thankfully, also unrelated to colds, our church service today was really cool. The Spanish church plant connected with our church met with us today (usually they meet at the same time, but down the hall), so many of the songs, Scriptures, words, etc., were done in both English and Spanish. It was so moving to be singing words like the ones from "In Christ Alone"...
What heights of love, what depths of peace,When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!My comforter, my all in all—Here in the love of Christ I stand.*
...all in Spanish! As the worship leader said at one point, it's just a very minor glimpse into what it will be like someday to hear God praised in all different languages by all types of people. Considering how exciting this morning was, I think that day will definitely be amazing.
*A close translation is:
¡Qué alturas del amor, qué profundidades de la paz,
cuando se calman los miedos, cuando los strivings cesan!
Mi comforter, mi todo en todo-
Aqui' adentro el amor de Cristo que estoy parado.
(I wish I could say I memorized this this morning... but really I just looked up the translation again. :) )
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