Random Photos

It's hard to believe it's been a month since I updated the blog!! Life at the Horton home continues to run at warp speed. Despite the fact that we try to keep our life simple - limiting our commitments to outside activities, not watching t.v., holding fast to eating dinner as a family in the evenings, etc. - the speed of our life still seems to accelerate proportionally to our age. We're holding on for the ride.

Michaela is thrilled that SLCA (Phil's school) is in a league which, despite the fact that she's home schooled, allows her to compete on the school J.V. volleyball team . After almost 20 years of coaching at the Varsity level, Phil now coaches the Middle School and J.V. teams. He loves teaching the fundamentals of the game AND coaching his own daughter.




Last weekend Phil and I "escaped" for a night away...only our 2nd since Sarah Mei came home from China. Torie came home from college and babysat for us. It was a win/win situation. Our girls were thrilled to spend time with their big sister, and Torie was thrilled to earn some money for babysitting. Sounds like a college student doesn't it!

While home, Torie snapped a few photos of Sarah Mei. The significance of these photos is really the sweatshirt. Phil & I met over 22 years ago on the mission field in Australia. Phil purchased the sweatshirt on that trip. After returning from Australia and deciding we were going to get married (it's a long story!!), Phil gave the sweatshirt to my little sister. She wore the sweatshirt for years and then gave it to Torie...then Michaela...now AnnaGrace and soon Sarah Mei. I think he got his money's worth with that purchase.



Thanking God for my life today and the blessings in it...

"Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol Him, all you peoples. For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord." Ps. 117:1,2