Harvest

Regalo de Cumpleanos

My oldest son has always had a love affair with cats; Cats of any size, shape or disposition have been an irresistable attraction for years. So, when a friend offered him a kitten from his cat's new litter, we had no other choice, but to say yes this time, despite his oldest sister's allergies. Of course, this lovable ball of white fur ALWAYS stays in Ryan's room, hahaha. Welcome Andre.

Hoy, Día Internacional de oración por la iglesia perseguida. Lee aqui. Para todos nuestros hermanos que sufren y mueren en la Africa, la Indonesia, muchos paises musulmanes, y otros lugares. Que encontremos una manera de vivir en paz el uno con el otro; con el amor, la aceptacion y nunca con violencia ni persecucion.
Today is the International Day of Prayer for the persecuted church. Read here. We pray for our brothers and sisters who suffer and are killed in Africa, Indonesia, many Arab countries, and other places. May we find a way to live in peace with one another; with love, acceptance and never with violence or persecution.
Tambien hoy recuerdo las muchas mujeres que sufren a las manos de los hombres en sus vidas(esposos, novios, padres, hermanos). Esta semana otra mujer Iraqi fue matada por su padre porque le creia demasiada cambiada, demasiada occidental.
Today I also remember the many women who suffer at the hands of the men in their lives (husbands, boyfriends, fathers, brothers).This week another young Iraqi woman was murdered by her father who thought she had changed too much, and had become too westernized.

Halloween

FALL

A Season of

Change

El Otonio

La Estación de

Cambio

Storms and Scones

Las tormentas nos hacen gravitar hacia la cocina.
Storms make us gravitate toward the kitchen.

Alli encontramos el calor del horno - mis "scones" o bizcochos, esta vez con trocitos de chocolate.
There we find the oven's warmth - my scones, this time with chocolate chips.

Y la diversion de una recetas nuevas (http://markocook.blogspot.com un plato preparado especialmente por Marco, nuestro chef/cocinero extraordinaire.)
And the fun of new recipes (see Mark's blog for one especially prepared by our chef extraordinaire.)

Lamentaciones

Recuerdo mi tristeza y soledad,

mi amargura y sufrimiento;

me pongo a pensar en ello

y el ánimo se me viene abajo.

Pero una cosa quiero tener presente

y poner en ella mi esperanza:

El amor del Señor no tiene fin,

ni se han agotado sus bondades.

Cada mañana se renuevan;

que grande es su fidelidad!

Y me digo: El Señor lo es todo para mi;

por eso en él confio.

The thought of my pain,

my homelessness, is bitter poison.

I think of it constantly,

and my spirit is depressed.

Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing:

The Lord's unfailing love and mercy still continue,

Fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.

The Lord is all I have,

and so in Him I put my hope.

3:19-22