BAPTISM
Today Drum was baptized at church. He did very well. You could tell he thought the water was cold. :-) He is really maturing. Congratulations, Drum, we are so proud of you.
BOOK READING
I've been reading: The Discovery of Genesis: How the Truths of Genesis Were Found Hidden in the Chinese Language. It has been an interesting book about the Chinese language. "China boasts of 4, 500 years of unbroken civilization and the ancient Chinese were monotheist, serving a Supreme Heavenly Ruler, called Shang-Ti." Their beginnings date back to a time after the historical timing of the dispertion at Babel. It is a look at the Chinese language and how the story of Genesis is written in the ideograms of their original language. For example: the Chinese character for "to create" is a combination of the figures for - dust, mouth, movement of life, and able to walk. "Genesis 2:7 states: "Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed (with His mouth) into his nostrils the breath of life: and man became a living being (not a baby, but an adult, able to walk)." A very facinating book to say the least.
Now I am reading another book: Genesis and the Mystery Confucius Couldn't Solve. His mystery he couldn't solve was stated in "The Doctrine of Mean, xix,6" by Confucius, "He who understands the ceremonies of the sacrifices to Heaven and Earth....would find the government of a kingdom as easy as to look into his palm!" At the time of Confucius they had lost the meaning behind the sacrifices they originally did which were begun when Adam and Eve were sent out of the garden of Eden. I am looking forward to learning more... :-)
MISC.
Dunk heads to Dirt Bike School this week and will be gone for 6 days. We are hoping to get caught up on house cleaning, and gardening. "Morning" Sickness has set in and my energy levels have definitely dropped. I've found a very frequent eating schedule definitely helps - as usual. The girls have been re-arranging their room - as usual - and I'm about to put my foot down about any more re-arranging projects. :-)
ENDORSEMENT
Yesterday we went to the Convention Center and helped Mom with her endorsement. :-) Well, we sang and cheered and looked good in red, white, and blue. Dot signed "The Grand Old Flag". Wow, I can't believe how grown-up she's gotten over the past year. Uncle J gave a great speech and then Mom followed with hers. They did a power point with pictures behind her as she spoke. It went so well! The kids loved the end of the ceremonies for the day when they dropped the red and white balloons over the audience and they got to go and pop or collect all they could carry. Dessert had 5!! two in each hand and one carried in the middle. It was so funny. It was so fun to see everyone. What a fun memory!!
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