Are you not of more value than they?

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil no spin and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?..... For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things...

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow.... Matthew 6:28-30,32-34

Worry is something I am really good at. I worry about to much rain or not enough rain, hurricanes, if I really said what I meant to say, my children, mean neighbor dogs (I got bit the other day and still have a big bruise), the list goes on and on. It gives me comfort to see many verses in the Bible that talk about worry, cause I believe I am not the only one who struggles with it. We all have different worries, we all need to ask God to help us to seek His kingdom and His righteousness and cast our burdens on Him because He cares for us. We are much more valuable to Him than the birds of the air and the flowers of the field.

The flower in the picture above reminded me of these verses cause it only lasts one day, yet it was designed with such beauty. I took these photos in the morning and here is what it looks like at the end of the day...."Are you not of more value than they?" Matthew 6:26

Fishing with the family

Canaan only had school one day this last week so we all went fishing. The sea was so calm. I am thankful cause I easily get motion sickness.

The water is so clear and beautiful. We could look down at some of the coral heads below us and see bright little fish swimming around. But we weren't to interested in them we were looking for something to fry. This is a blue parrot fish. The color is so pretty right when they are caught. And guess what? These fish have pretty blue bones.

Judah loves the ride. Canaan and his yellow tail.
Patient fishermen.
Yourgin is teaching me and the boys how to fish Roatan style. They use a plastic bottle with a fishing line wrapped on it. It is actually very practical. I haven't quit got down how to cast to far, but Yourgin twirls it in the air and lets go and that hook goes way out there, then he sets the bottle down in the boat and when a fish grabs the bait the bottle makes noise, then he picks it up and reels it in. He caught so many fish.
While Yourgin cleaned the fish we went over by the mangroves so the boys could climb around and swim in the shallow water. Look how high they climb!
We caught enough fish that we gave some to two other families and still had enough for 5 meals for us. Yourgin cuts it up, seasons it and divides it into bags enough for a meal, and we put it in the freezer. We had a wonderful day enjoying Gods creation, and spending time together as a family.

Independance Day

September 15th is Independence Day in Honduras. To celebrate they have a parades. We went to three different parades on different days. The small children Kindergarten through 3rd grade from the schools in Coxen Hole, marched on the 13th. Canaan was a part of that march. It was so hot his t-shirt was wet with sweat when we got home. The little girls dress up in fancy dresses, like little princesses. The little boys did what boys do very well.....

Making a lot of noise, beating drums and blowing on whistles. This is one of our neighbor girls, Anita.

On the 14th we went to the parade in Sandy Bay, which is the small town that we live in. The children in this parade were from the Sandy Bay school which is Kindergarten through 6th grade. The day of this parade it poured rain. Everyone just waited for the rain to stop then quick ran out to do the parade.

The princesses represent each state of Honduras

Their shirts, gloves and socks are so white it is amazing.
Lining up for the march.
Umbrellas The drummers had practiced for weeks before the parade, we could hear them sometimes from our house. They did such a good job.We went to one more parade in Coxen Hole. It was on the 15th. It was all of the older kids like high school age. It was a lot of fun. I didn't get any photos on that day. But we enjoyed it so much. It was a wonderful way to celebrate Independence day.

Fishing and Swimming

September has been so hot, so one morning we went fishing and swimming. We didn't catch any fish, though a baracuda did bite and took my hook and bate. Yourgin caught a lobster that he let go because it is illegal to take them from inside the reserve. I took a video of the release so we have proof.
Jordan and Judah had fun running around on the dock, playing with starfish and then later climbing in the mangrove trees.

Sweet Rain

Last night after I wrote we started hearing drops of rain. It was such a sweet sound to our ears. Look how my flowers perked up! Thank you Jesus!
Praise the Lord little flowers!!!

Yourgin and I have come up with a new plan for water. We have tried many things and ways already, we had a well dug, but the sides started caving in and it became dangerous and it dried up in the summer, we have gone to 3 other people with wells to try to get water but they have said no. So we are thinking of making a huge systern out of cement to hold rainwater. When it rains here we often say, "if we only had bigger tanks" as our tanks are overflowing. If we make a huge tank that could last for months it would solve our water problems. We are checking into all the details and we will pray for wisdom. If anyone has any ideas for us we could use input. :)

Hoping for Rain

Well as you can see we and our plants are hoping for rain. It has been so hot and dry. We do not have consistent water, when we run out we have to get it trucked in my some friends of ours, whom we are so thankful for. Yesterday I saw this in the sky and got excited. Sure enough a little rain did come, the boys got so excited anouncing each drop they felt!!! But just as quickly as it came it left and the sun came out again. But I thought of this verse, Jeremiah 17:7-8 "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when the heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit." So we keep hoping. Not only for physical rain but also for our spiritual life to be strengthened, that we will not fear when heat comes, or be anxious in the time of drought, or cease from yielding fruit. We need to keep our roots in Jesus, the One who gives us living water.