Gimenez Family Life

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Update on Kami and the new baby....

Nothing.................

It's now 7PM and nothing.........Even though her water broke this morning, she has had maybe 5 contractions. Hopefully things will kick into affect pretty soon!

Baby Coming Soon!

Well, today...Tuesday, May 4th......we woke up, read our Bibles, prayed, ate home-made muffins, and were getting ready for language school.

It all seemed like a normal day when Kami told me that she thought her water broke. After a contraction or two we decided it was time to notify our midwife and have our translators ready to come on a moments notice. We are having the baby with the mid-wife here at home. We put the kids to making sure everything is clean and prepared. (Kami had given them jobs to accomplish...everything is ready and the van is packed (just in case of any problems).

Now it is just a waiting game. I told Kami that she needs to have this baby today (during the day....as in.....don't wait until 2 AM!)

We will keep you posted when the baby arrives!

Monday, May 3, 2010

Joshua is back!

Thank you to all of you who prayed for Joshua on his trip to Nova Scotia! He made it back in today safe and sound.

We want to thank as well, Sackville Independent Baptist Church and the Eastwood family for hosting Joshua and providing for his trip.

Joshua enjoyed the preaching, singing, games, skits, sports time, and church services so much. He even had the oportunity to sing in a men's group in the service's Sunday evening. The Lord worked in his heart and he made some great decisions for the Lord and rededicated some things in his life as well.

He is glad to be home and we are glad to have him back!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Fiddleheads....A New First!

We went to the nature trail/walking park with the girls and Silas on Saturday. (Joshua is in Nova Scotia this weekend) On our way, we saw the fern shoots coming up and I mentioned to Kami and the girls that I thought you can eat these things. As we walked further into the trail/woods, we saw a man picking something on the side of the river. A little further down the trail, I saw a man and a woman picking some items from along the river as well. I went up to the man and asked what they were gathering. He told me they were gathering fern shoots. After a brief description on how to cook them (just like you would green beans basically), they gave us some. Brenna got real excited and started gathering more. Once home, we washed them thoroughly (dirt, pet urine...you never know what could be on them!)

We put them in a skillet with butter and lots of fresh garlic. We added some salt and pepper and sauteed them until they looked tender.

We dished them out........and the verdict???

We all thought they were very good!

When Josh gets back Monday, we are heading back to the park to pick some more. He will love getting out in the woods with his pocket knife and gathering "survival food"!

Family Tips For The Taking:

"I CHANGE NOT".....That is what the LORD tells us in Malachi 3:6. As a child of God, I am able to fully depend upon my Heavenly Father to never change. He is stable, reliable, and always keeps His word and standards! This makes it possible to serve, obey, and have confidence in my God. I am able to succeed and live a true Christian life, not because I am great, but because I have a God who never changes and I know what He expects and how to succeed.

It would be hard to be a Christian if we served a god who changes his mind and flip flops on his laws and expectations. We would never have full confidence in our God nor fully trust Him because we would never know what to expect or what is right/wrong from day to day.

Thus, our children would have the same difficulties if we as parents are not consistent. One of the worst things that we can do, is to flip-flop on our convictions and standards before our children.

Let me explain....we have a rule in our family that we will never watch a movie or read a book with any curse word, no matter how "small" the curse word may be. If at any time, we continue to watch a movie or to read a book that has a curse word, we have just destroyed the "trust" and "standard" that we have set up for our children. Our children will then question in their hearts, all of our other standards, convictions, rules, and beliefs. They will never see them as "Biblical", but rather as "optional". This sets up a double standard or double mind in our home and there will be no consistency. Why does our younger generation struggle with Biblical standards and righteousness today?....Why is it that our younger generation is so unstable today?.....because we have failed to set a Biblical standard that does not change and that they can follow and believe in. Thus they become double minded. The Bible says, "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."

Parents, it is of the utmost importance that we be consistent and Biblical in all things. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might!!!

Prayer Requests & Praises:

Prayer Requests:
1) Please continue to be in prayer for Kami as we continue down the adventurous and trying health issues that Kami is dealing with. The doctors are still searching for answers.

2) Please be in prayer for Victory Springs Ind. Baptist Church. We are praying for one more 'solid' family to join that would be able to jump right in and faithfully help us in the ministries of the church.

Praises!!!

1) Praise the Lord for what God has been doing thus far at VSIBC! We still have a long way to go before the church is self-standing but to be where we are after 15 months is exciting!