"Oreo" Girls!

We're off again for a few days and will have limited Internet access for a while. Keep up with our Wales girl through the link on the previous post (I couldn't get it to format correctly where you could just click...I'm a computer idiot, but usually can figure things out. Not this time with little people crawling on top of me:))Anyway, here is a pic of what we sentimentally call our "Oreo" girls. Two dark cookies on the outside with light cream in the middle:)They are pretty cute aren't they?!!
Katie is the first awake these days. She reminds us so much of Jason in the way she thinks and processes information. Her mind is working faster than her speech right now which can translate into a frustrated little girl at times. She is very fine motor/detail oriented and doesn't' like to see anything out of place. She'll sit and concentrate for long periods of time with magnets, blocks, pegs, etc. with furrowed brow until all is correct (in her mind anyway). One of my joys is spending extended time in her room with her in the morning...reading, playing, when the rest of the house is still asleep. She is so sweet and loving at that time of day! It gives her uninterrupted Mommy time when I'm not pulled in 30 different directions at once :) Her favorite word is HELP!! Which she shouts with great gusto!
Next to join us is usually Leni. Katie calls both sisters by the same name..LEEEEEN!!!! Leni comes in with her collection of animals and joins the morning party. She is an avid reader and will sit forever listening to her favorite stories. She is very sensitive to the Bible stories in particular and asks for them again and again. Leni is very self-entertaining and I love to "listen in" on the stories she makes up with her toys. Lately she's taken to being Katie's "mama" and will get her up from naps and bring her favorite toys (all unprompted) all the while talking to her like "mama" does. Very cute!
The resident sparkplug, Kristin , is the last one up because she's the last one to fall asleep....go figure:) She is a non-stop bundle of energy that just "keeps on ticking". She helps me so much....it's honestly like having a 10 yr. old in a 4 yr old's body. She loves Polly Pockets, playing babydolls, and her friend Alexis. She's learned to swim all by herself this year which has given her much confidence and independence. It's funny too, because everyone at the pool on our vacation knew everything about us by the time I got to Kristin. This girl can talk!
I've been re-reading one of my mentors biographies "A Chance to Die. The Life of Amy Charmichael" by Elisabeth Elliot. Amy was a missionary in India during the early to mid 1900's. Her passion was rescuing little girls from abuse, neglect, temple prostitution, and the caste system, all the while showing them the almighty God is their ultimate rescuer. Not a small feat in a predominately Hindu society steeped in tradition. This book has many of her notes from her personal journals as well as observations from fellow workers. My prayer is that her vision would be a part of our lives as well as we seek to honor Christ in all we do, with the work God has called us to. The desire to help lost, lonely children in peril burned in Amy's soul as it does ours. Please pray for us that God would reveal more of himself on our getaway and that we would hear clear direction for our family.
That's our update! I have many of you not commenting here but sending comments to my private email which is fine. Keep them coming!I'm debating whether to change the blog format. It's large and pink:) I did that so some of our more "mature" readers could see it better, (we have alot) ....what do yall think?? To change or not?