Milestones

We've hit some milestones in the past couple of weeks. Some just growth, others glad to have made it!

* C turned 6 months old.

* C is fitting 12 month sized clothing that J was still (just) fitting at age 18 months!
* J has been weaned from a bottle at bedtime - at last!  We celebrated big boy status when the bottles were ceremonially put in the dumpster by going to the park.

* C has started solids.  Rice, oatmeal and apple so far.

* N has finished his first year of PhD classes (the 2nd semester is over but the summer holds 2 field exams and a language exam)
* J is wearing big boy underwear - and we are still working on avoiding accidents.
* April is staying with us for a couple of weeks.  She's finished her first PhD year too.

The Word of the LORD

I had to smile today.  There's nothing like some literal scripture reading :o)

Our lease is up for renewal in July and we just received a notice about this and a rent increase.  We decided to renew it for 12 months, despite the remote possibility that we would need to break the lease and move somewhere cheaper if N's contract in NZ is not renewed after January 2013.

In my prayer time I was seeking confirmation of the decision and God spoke pretty clearly.   The assigned psalm in my devotional today was Psalm 16, verses 5, 6, and 8.  Even v.7 is relevant!  The passage reads:

5. The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.

6. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.

[7. I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.]

8. I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. [my emphasis]

Had I gone searching for something to back me up, rather than just asking God to confirm or deny the decision, I may be accused of proof-texting!