Christmas 2004

I LOVE James's face in this picture. He's on the bottom right.

John Newton: The Angry Sailor

I just finished a short little book about John Newton. Who? He wrote Amazing Grace in the 1700's. Ahhhhh.......now you know who I'm talking about! Well Scholastic offered a book through their reading program many, many years. I read it quite a while ago and thought about it for my Class Day Living Books class. Bingo. This book it is well worth the search and the read.
John Newton: The Angry Sailor (Preteen Biography)


Here's a description from the back cover: John Newton hated being a sailor. The ship's officers gave him all the worst jobs, whipped him if the tasks were not done perfectly, and practically starved him while they ate huge meals. John wondered how God could have let this happen to him. Every day he got angrier and angrier with the other sailors and with God. He fought with everyone and stole whenever he got the chance. By the time he was seventeen, he had on of the worst reputations in the whole navy!

John prayed that God would get him off the horrible warship where he worked, but he never stopped to think that God might have other plans. Read about John's dangerous and exciting life at sea and find out what God did have planned for the angry sailor.

Jesse's Ethiopia report

A few weeks ago we went to Jesse's school for his Cultural Anthropology class. He and his peers did a report on Ethiopia and we were able to add the personal touch. The girls and I sang "Bizu" in Amharic for the students. They clapped along with us while we sang.

Getting ready. Jesse's presentation
Us

Pics of Jenny's visit

Addis cornrowed Jenny's hair even though it REALLY hurt.

Sarah and her cute self

She's one in this picture. Isn't she adorable?

More Random Pics

Pt. Loma tide pools
Pacific Ocean

Jesse, Joel & Sarah Joel at the San Diego Zoo

Addis petting a goat at the San Diego Zoo Joel & Addis-He looks thrilled doesn't he?

For Grandma Ferebee from Addis

Random Pics

Christmas tree at Disneyland
The guys at Disneyland last month

Jesse

Sarah and her shirt that Nathan gave her Pt. Loma-Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean Abi Mulu at the zoo. Adah Derartu, Addis Rose and Anna Mihret

Advent Conspiracy

This is on my friend Sarah's blog and it also sums up how we feel.

I Need Africa More Than Africa Needs Me

I saw this on my friend Jenn's blog and it sums up what we have been feeling this Christmas season.

Addis' Art