An icy day

I'm having fun printing off letters for Josiah so I'll need to make this brief.

There was a lot of ice around today.  All of the trees were covered.  My brother's family and my in-laws (and many others) had their power off for many hours but thankfully ours did not go out.  We would go through a lot of oxygen in that amount of time.  

Actually, our power went out for a couple of minutes one day this week.  Due to the recent experience when it seemed like everyone else's power went out around us, I was ready and prepared.  I immediately went to the stroller in my room and grabbed the oxygen tank and went to Josiah's room.  The nurse already had the oxygen tube unplugged from the concentrator and we plugged it in to the tank right away.  This would not have happened so smoothly had the previous experience not happened so I thank the Lord for preparing us.

We realized today that Josiah is too long for his infant car seat.  We're borrowing a large car seat starting tomorrow.  I guess this is another milestone reached.

Graham took today and Monday off of work so it was nice to be together today.  My parents watched Isaac for a little while this afternoon so the two of us could do a little shopping.  We may have also had enough time to visit Starbucks.  Actually, there were no seats available so we had our drinks in the car.  It has just dawned on me now to wonder why a Starbucks would be completely full at 3:00PM on a Friday.

The nurse played peek-a-boo with Josiah by hiding and coming out from behind the crib.  Josiah just loved it and couldn't get enough of it.  He was laughing so much.  He was quite a happy boy today although he also threw up once which is quite odd for him.

I think I may have discovered something interesting (to me) about Josiah's birth.  I'll check my sources and then let you know. 

Thanks so much for all your prayers for Josiah and our family!

Blessings,

Elizabeth

Romans 8:26-27
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.


P.S. We hope you can come to Josiah's celebration!  Please RSVP to the email address prayforjosiah@gmail.com.  Celebration details found below.

Josiah's Celebration Details: 

Who: Everyone is invited; please come and go as you please
What: Josiah's Celebration Open House
When: Sunday, April 14 between 4:00 - 5:00 (singing Happy Birthday at 4:30)
Where: Fellowship Hall at Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly
Why: To celebrate all that God has done in Josiah Faulkner's life.
Refreshments: Birthday cake, punch, coffee, and tea

Please RSVP to the email address prayforjosiah@gmail.com.

Gifts: In place of giving birthday gifts, we would rather this just be a time of celebrating God’s faithfulness in Josiah’s life.  Josiah would love it if you would write him a letter telling him about something good God has done for you.  If that is not something you are comfortable with, please feel free to write him an encouraging letter.  Please send the letters to prayforjosiah@gmail.com.  Children and adults are encouraged to participate though please do not feel obliged to do so.  These letters will be posted at the party (unless otherwise noted) and then put into a book to celebrate and honour God’s love and faithfulness.  We hope to see you there!