Almost Everything

More dialogue with the 5 year old...Kate and I were going through the Jesse Tree advent, making up for a few missed days. We were talking about angels, and how God sent the angels to the shepherds to tell them about Jesus' birth. 

Kate: "How come God just didn't come down and do it? Why did He send the angels?"

Me: ("They couldn't handle God's glory", "We aren't entitled to know why", or "just because" were the only answers I could think of!) so instead I say: "Kate, I don't know."

Kate: "Well, you almost know everything."

Thanks for giving me a little bit of credit, kid. 

Our Daughter the Scientist

We are learning about water in school this week, and discussing what is a solid, liquid, and gas. 

Me: "Kate, what besides, steam is a gas?"

Kate: "mmmm...Oxygen!"

My job here is done. 

5 Dollars in 5 Days

I'm not sure if many people read the blog, but just in case more random people out there are reading than I'm aware, I wanted to post something really important that's going on in the Upstate today. (This is me just assuming that our friends will read and watch and give!)

Safe Harbor is a 24-hour emergency shelter and crisis line for victims of domestic violence. They provide a safe place to rebuild shattered lives. 

The company Ryan works for, Hill Mullikin, has partnered with Safe Harbor, and at 12:01am this morning, they launched a five day campaign called 5 Dollars in 5 Days. They are asking people to give up 5 dollars from something else this week and give to Safe Harbor. For some it could be a coffee, a quick lunch at Mellow Mushroom, or a few downloads on iTunes. For me, I think it will be taking $5 from a silly stocking stuffer that usually ends up getting eaten in 5 seconds or tossed in the "Happy-Meal-to-Goodwill" box. The video below is a great one that asks the question, "What is $5 to you?" 

Watch the video, click on the link, and choose to make a very small sacrifice for something that is a very big deal.