Sunday, November 6, 2011
Illustration
She continued to cry and fuss, all the while pushing her diaper farther from her with her tiny little feet. After only a few moments, she reweigh the consequences and decided that she did want her diaper on. "You said, no diaper, and you took them off. I can't help you right now, I have Eliana in my lap. I'm sorry Baby Girl, you'll have to wait." Well, you'd think that I had told her that I was going to kill her, because if she could get any louder, she did, and then she arched her back like some kind of gymnastics move. Then it hit me...
How many times do we has God's children tell him, "NO this or NO that!" and then when the consequences come, we try to back track. We throw temper tantrums, although they are often shrowded in "spiritual prayer requests", or framed by "seeking God. What is really happening, if we are brutally honest with ourselves and others, is that we are in rebellion and simply need to obey Him. I need to reflect on how I "arch my back and scream and God." We should truly look at contentment and evaluate when we say, "No" to God.
Finally, Esther's "saviour" came to her rescue. Daddy, got a new diaper and gently placed it on Esther and then took her in his arms to give her "cuddles and loves." She needed to spend time with her daddy being loved and cared for and has since gone about her day happy and content. Praise God for our saviour who loves us and wants to share His daddy with us.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Saddening
Are we so in love with Christ that we can't wait to tell everyone we meet.
I was on a plane ride from Argentina to Miami back in 1998. I was pleased to see that I had an isle seat on a VERY FULL flight. I placed my things up in the overhead bin and settled into my seat. Then I smelled it, the woman's perfume. I have a very sensitive nose and strong smells can give me a headache or make me nausious. Well, needless to say as the night flight wore on the strength of the perfume smell disapated and I was able to sleep a little bit. However about an hour and a half before landing in Miami, the woman got up to use the rest room. When she returned I was OVERWHELMED with a second perfume scent.
This has often brought back Bible passages that speak about being a sweet smelling aroma to the Lord. How about sharing Christ that way? Are we sharing Christ, but sharing Him in a way that is like wearing a little bit of perfume and not bathing in it? I for one want to be a pleasant aroma to those around me to allow people to see a difference in my life rather than being immediately put off by my scent before I even make it to their "front door."
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Amundson Anthem April 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
A new experience...
- Check me into the hospital. (Our Blue Cross Blue Shied covers 100% of all in patient stays over 24 hours.)
- See the doctor and then determine the next course of action.
That next course of action had 3 options.
- Pass the stone naturally.
- Take out the stone surgically.
- Use sound waves to try to break up the stone so it would pass in smaller pieces.
So we waited 24 hours so see if anything would happen and so that I could have meds to dull the pain.
Sunday came with no new results and due to the meds, I felt absolutely fine. So, now back to the options. Because we weren't for sure that any of the medical options would be fully paid for and we're so short on monthly support, we decided to wait again until Monday AM to call the insurance company and get approval for the needed procedure/surgery.
Monday AM - Doug called the insurance company and all would be paid for. Next step, determine whether I would qualify for the sound wave procedure to break up the stones. (The stones have to show up on an X-Ray to be eligible for this procedure.) Well, guess what... NONE of the 5 showed up on X-Ray, so we had eliminated option 3. Option 1 was a painful option and one that with twin 2 year olds really wasn't an option due to the sudden onslaught of pain that could occur with no one here to help me.
Therefore, we went ahead with option 2 and on Monday at 12:00 PM I had the stone trying to exit my body, removed. Was it painless? NO and I did it with very little pain meds. I wanted to stay awake for the process so that I wouldn't have to deal with the anesthesia's after effects, and have the chance of going home on Monday night. However, due to continued pain after the procedure I did have to stay the night on Monday.
Tuesday AM I was able to come home and see my little girls. It took a few more days to feel completely back to normal again and I still have some pain now and again, but for the most part, I am FINE.
I am thankful for MANY things including...
A Chilean friend who came and cleaned my house.
The 8 fellow ABWE missionaries who helped us by either watching the kids, making us a meal, or both during the past week.
Having GREAT insurance that has said they will pay for everything!!!
That for now the count is... 1 down 4 to go!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Our Newest Family Picture
Clockwise - Heather, Eliana, Esther, Doug, Hannah, Caleb