Catch up!

Lots to catch up on. I skipped a couple weeks!

First of all, the big drama was great! Thayen was super cute in his costume. For those of you who weren't aware, our church puts on a big drama, "Behold the King," every year around Easter time. It was at the Spokane Operahouse and is free to the community. We were Joseph, Mary, and toddler Jesus. It was fun and even though for the past 3 months I was looking forward to being done with the practices and rehearsals, I was a little bummed when it was all over. We were so blessed to have my mom, Keely & Jarrod come to the drama and stay with us over Easter weekend.

Speaking of Easter, even though the weather was dreary, we managed Thayen's first egg hunt. I put Goldfish, pretzels, animal cookies, and Gushers (yes, those were his favorite, and no, I won't be giving them to him again--BLUE POOP!) in plastic eggs and laid them in the lawn. Once he figured out there were goodies in the eggs, he wouldn't slow down until he had eaten them all... Other than that, we had a pretty mellow day. It's nice to have those days.

By the way, notice Thayen's hand? He literally sucked the skin off of his thumb, so we've been putting a sock on it to give it a break and let it heal. After a week, it's looking much better. He doesn't mind it at all--maybe we'll break him of the habit? I think it'll have to stay on for several more weeks before that happens, but who knows?!

Next up is softball! I haven't played since college and I'm sooooo excited! Our first game is this Saturday--I'll have to remember to bring my camera. I hope the weather isn't gross. It's been windy, wet and cold--miserable! This morning we woke up to a couple inches of snow! What the heck? My tulips are coming up and it's still snowing! I sure hope they survive.

Oh, and I should be faithful to update: My dear friend who I spoke of in the last blog who I prayed over was migraine free for a couple days, which hasn't happened for her in a long time. I'm bummed they are back, but not discouraged. We battle on. "Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.."

I am currently reading "When Heaven Invades Earth" by Bill Johnson. It is EXCELLENT. That's why I haven't blogged in a while--my spare time has been used devouring that book. If you haven't heard of Bethel church in Redding or Pastor Bill Johnson, you gotta get with it! Get your hands on any of his books or go see him speak when you get a chance. His entire church has the healing annointing. I am more than inspired when reading his material; every part of me is intensely affected. My spirit is leaping inside of me... I want to display more of Jesus in every way. I want to move in the miraculous and see the restoration, deliverance, and healing that the church so desperately needs today. It's the beginning of a revival, I tell ya! The bride is being perfected. I'm just so darn pumped!