Birthdays, cereal, and cute kids

[ For some strange reason, this scheduled post, did not get posted. Oh well, here it is]
This is really a "part two" of my previous post .
So, earlier this month our church had it fall FIC Conference, which was held all the way up in Conroe.

This was a short stretch to drive, for all the people who live in Conroe, but not so much for all of us Spring folks. Now, it was convenient for us, cause it gave us an excuse to stay with our dear friends the Hoods, in their new house!

Which is quite lovely!

Mia and Mia, or " the Mia's"!

Nate, being a little man!

So, after the conference, we had a "surprise" party for my Dad! I say "surprise", because we had several leaks-- particularly little kids and emails-- but in the end it was all good!

You may be wondering what's the deal with the cereal, well, it Dad's idea. He had mentioned a while back that it would be a neat idea, for a party, to have everyone bring their own cereal. And that's exactly what we did! Everyone enjoyed everyone else's cereal, and we supplied the milk.
It was a hit!

Eva! Look at little yummy arms and hands!
I just had to add her in.

Sophia, showing us her acrobatic moves.

"Looking out to sea!"
or
"Watching the approaching danger!"
or, just daydreaming at the same time. :)

A sweet friend in Austin, had a surprise party that we had to go to, a couple Saturdays ago.

Mushrooms, birthdays, and baby Eva

Well, let me update you'll about our past couple weeks...

"Your dinner!"

Dommy giving his cheesy smile for the meal.

Baby hands are SO precious, as well as the whole baby!

A Sunday, or so, ago, we had the privilege to ride in a certain somebody's Mustang convertible!
I know, "sweet ride", that's what I said too.
Thanks Naquins!

Though this picture doesn't quite capture it all, but there was this beautiful morning mist, that I just had to capture.
It looked like I was in some ethereal world.

Okay, last month, it had to do a experiment in Biology with mushrooms. And it just so happened that some mushrooms had grown in our yard. So, with gloves and plate, I picked one of the mushrooms. I was going to remove the cap (the umbrella part) from the stipe (the "trunk" part) to collect some Basidiospores, and put under a microscope. I was trying to gently shake them from the cap, but what started coming out instead, WAS NOT little seed-like thingys. Suddenly--or maybe it just seemed suddenly-- all these little maggots started seeping out of the cap! Okay, roaches are one thing--though Mica would disagree with me---but maggots are just...just gross!!! Amusingly enough, Mica found it all fasinating, while I was completely grossed out, but she persuaded me to get one and look at it under the microscope. It was actually pretty cool to see the maggot's organs--the light from the microscope, made its body transparent--moving (of course, after a while of the maggot being squished in a slide, its organs stopped moving).
Thank you Scott's for letting me borrow your microscope!

Eva, very thoughtful and pensive in the outside.
More to come!

God The All

O God whose will conquers all,

There is no comfort in anything apart from

enjoying Thee

and being engaged in Thy service;

Thou art All in all, and all enjoyments are what 

to me Thou makest them, and no more.

I am well pleased with Thy will, whatever it is,

or should be in all respects,

And if Thou bidst me decide for myself in any affair,

I would choose to refer all to Thee,

for Thou are infinitely wise and cannot do amiss,

as I am in danger of doing.

I rejoice to think that all things are at Thy disposal, 

and it delights me to leave them there. 

Then prayer turns wholly into praise,

and all I can do is to adore and bless Thee.

What shall I give Thee for all Thy benefits?

I am in a strait betwixt two, knowing not 

what to do;

I long to make some return, but have nothing to offer,

and can only rejoice that Thou doest all,

that none in heaven or on earth shares Thy honour;

I can of myself do nothing to glorify Thy blessed name,

but I can through grace cheerfully surrender soul

and body to Thee,

I know that Thou art the author and finisher of faith,

that the whole work of redemption is Thine alone,

that every good work or thought found in me

is the effect of Thy power and grace,

that Thy sole motive in working in me to will

and to do is for Thy good pleasure.

O God, it is amazing that men can talk so much

about man's creaturely power and goodness,

when, if Thou didst not hold us back every

moment, we should be devils incarnate. 

This, by bitter experience, Thou hast taught me 

concerning myself. 

~The Valley of Vision

Filmodus Operandi Website

Dear Readers,

I am very pleased and excited to announce that the film I worked on this summer, Filmodus Operandi, has just launched our new website! Check it out at heednoriches.com. There will be a new blog post every Saturday evening, so be sure to check back weekly!

In Christ,
~Micaela Marques
Producer, Filmodus Operandi