learning swoop de doos and curlicues

Well, its been too long since I have wrote on our blog! Now on a quiet hot Sunday afternoon, I have some time to catch you up a bit on what I've been doing.
My days fill up fast with laundry, washing dishes, home school, fixing meals, and taking care of the children. I do have a helper who comes two days a week, and she cleans and does other things for me.
One thing I have recently added to my plate, is Thai language learning. It is so difficult, and for every "rule" I learn, it seems there is five exceptions! Often I feel very tired and my brain fried after my hour long class. However, I just started learning the Thai script, and it is exciting to see a bunch of swoop de doos and curlicues turned into real sounds and words in my mind. I praise God, because I dreaded language learning. I felt defeated before I even started, and Martin & I prayed often about it. I am slowly learning how much my Father cares about me!
D. is also learning Thai, and we are excited to see how well she's doing. Our teacher, Ang, comes during the boys' nap time, so it usually works well. Ang is a Christian, and I have been so blessed by her. She gives God all the glory for her ability to teach and thanks Him for the little things, like a cup of water not spilling over our school work. We have so much to learn from these first generation Christians!