Illustrations by J

We encourage the girls every so often to listen intently to the sermon and draw what comes to mind. Last Sunday evening J gave us this drawing. We thank God that we see his work in J's heart even now. We are also thankful that she and A see the  daily struggle we have with sin and that it is something they need to bring before the Lord in prayer. A is often more vigilant at it than even myself.

The paper says the following:
"I love you Dad and Mom I love you to(o).
I want to do good things but I can't.
I love Jesus.
Jesus loves me.
Jesus died for us.

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An illustration that J made this evening while watching my soccer game. Brandon and the kids don't always come but it is nice when they do.
The colors of each team are correct. My jersey number is 22. The game was at night. J likes using arrows to get her point across. The text above says "by J, who is 6 years old. I am Megan's kid." She wanted to make sure my teammates knew what was going on.

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And last but not least......nutella!

Sloppy joes, slop sloppy joes.

This past Saturday our church and another church got together for an international dinner. We get together with this church once a month for family fun nights. The churches see it as an outreach opportunity. Something to invite friends to who may not be interested in coming to church.

For our food contribution I decided to go with our American heritage and brought along sloppy joes, homemade mac N' cheese, and chocolate chip cookies.

Three women asked me what the minced meat was and how you were supposed to eat it.

When I said that it was called sloppy joes one lady looked at me confused.
Lady: "Sloppy joes?"
Me:"Yes, we call them sloppy joes."
Lady:"Oh, a sloppy joe is like a windcheater."
Me:"Windcheater?"
Lady:"Yeah, you know like a jumper?"
Me: "Oh right. I have never heard anyone say sloppy joe before."
Lady: "yes, well thats what some would say. That is why I was confused when you told me what you brought."

Sloppy Joe

So there you have it. Confusion over sloppy joes. Just so we can all be clear, here are the names for a warm, long-sleeved garment that you tend to wear in the autumn or winter.

Sloppy Joe = Windcheater = Jumper = Sweater

Or so I am told