Passports and Praying

I don’t have anything specifically significant to talk about today, so here are two topics that came to mind that we’ve worked on a bit today.

Firstly, passports. Both Brady’s and my passports and completely expired, past the point of renewal. We figured that one day, we’ll find a great last minute vacation to go on, and then we’ll be screwed. So we’re getting our passports done. Not for the kids yet, though. Laela would sit ok for a picture but Dekker wouldn’t. So we’re starting with ours, since we’re not going anywhere anytime soon, and we’ll go from there. Plus, the kids ones don’t last as many years, so we’re not in a rush. But we’re filling ours out anyway. All thats left to do is ask references, hit up someone to be a guarantor, and then bring them in! Yay us! I’ll probably get the kids signed up for their SIN stuff then too. Double yay!

And next, prayer. Two parts. Part number one is that my girlfriend had a baby girl the other day. She was just shy of 27 weeks pregnant, resulting in a teeny tiny little micro-preemie baby girl. While she looks waaay better than I thought she looked, and she seems to be doing well, she needs lots and lots of prayer! So, if you think of me, think of them, ok? Secondly, something sweet about Dekkr has been that he prays before bed, and has for a while. He thanks Jesus for everyone in our family, one by  one, and anyone else he’s seen that day. Then he asks Jesus to be with him tonight, tells Him that he loves him, and says amen. Its adorable, and while its a memorized thing, I think its still very wonderful and pleasing to God. However, for a week or two now, Dekker doesn’t want to pray anymore. Brady often lets him have his quiet time instead, and just says his prayer for him, but if we push him at all, he really really complains and cries. What do we do, guys?? Have any of you had a similar thing, or just any ideas for us? I respect him wanting to take a break every once in a while, or just the general fact that he goes through stages, but this is something we view as a priority in our house. Any thoughts would be appreciated, as we really don’t want to leave it too long and have him just not want to put in the effort anymore.

On that note, both kids are in bed, tub is run, and bottles just need to be washed before we can start winding down. What to eat for snack – that is the question. I really want to bake cupcakes. Marble ones, I think…