Teaching a child....

You probably know the verse, if not...Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. and also...Ephesians 6:4 (NIV) Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

These are things on our mind already. As we have been praying over this daily, I received something just so wonderful and sweet from my brother. My 5 yr old nephew, Elijah, is such an adorable little fellow with such a great heart. And he composed his own song, my brother added the guitar in the background. Check it out. What a great example! You will absolutely love it!

http://travelingalong.com/node/71

How Amazing....

Psalm 139:13-16
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

How amazing is our Lord! Wow...I have known this for almost all my life and then almost 7 years ago now...I knew it in a more real way. The kind that only comes from a true relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And now, at this time in my life, wow, I see it ever again...and am so amazed again. Why are we amazed? We know He is wonderful. His works are wonderful. And something new takes place and our eyes are opened once again!

As most of you know, we are expecting a baby. Our first and we are so excited, so anxious, a little nervous, ....you name it, we are. Excited for what the Lord has done..He has blessed us with a child. Simple..He has done it. And we are thankful. Anxious...all the FIRSTS...such as the First sight of a baby in my stomach, the First movement, the First hiccup, and of course the First day we see him or her! We are anxious for them all. And a little nervous...we pray that the baby will be healthy, we pray we will be the Christian parents God calls us to be, we pray that we will know how to discipline in the right way, we pray that he/she will come to know God as his/her Savior, we pray for their future. I'm sure these are all the same things that all parents go through....but these are our thoughts. And they are all new.

I wanted to share it with you....to share our excitement, to share our nervousness, and to share our prayer requests. We love you and look forward to seeing you (our friends and family) soon, as the Lord permits.

By the way....it is so exciting to lay awake in the morning and to feel this child (as big as my hand now) and to know their is a child breathing inside with a heartbeat as the Lord is knitting him/her together. And the Lord has seen the baby already...knows its days just like He knows ours. Amazing.

Are you amazed? That's how wonderful our Lord is.....

Pictures of our families together at Christmas

1 - Dad, mom, Narcizo and myself at a restaurant in Charlotte.
2 - Mom and I hosted a Christmas meal for our families together including turkey, ham, dressing and all the fixings. (L-R Dad, mom, Narcizo, his brother Francisco, his mother Andrea, his brother Celestino and daughter Marisol, wife Aurora, other daughter Andrea.
It was wonderful time together. And Narcizo did lots of translating!
3 - The Alvarez family
4 - Mom, Narcizo and my sister Teresa
5 - My uncle Tommy and aunt Marie with Narcizo and I.

ok, so its been awhile...

We have just gotten settled back in and been passing out flyers to let our students know we are back and ready for classes. Thank the Lord, He has sent them back to us pretty fast. So, we are back at work and more students are coming daily for help with schoolwork.

I will be posting pictures of our break with family and friends but first, we must show you this one set of pictures that we just love!!! You may not be able to tell what it is but just use your imagination and know we are waiting to see another photo.... This is at 14 weeks!