Tom is visiting us at Faith too. He gets to stop by sometimes in between stops. He is very busy tonight, so he can't stay. It's cold!

Aleya is making faces for us!

Here is Oscar! Aleya is beginning her photography career with this photo!

This is Kayren and Lorien posing for a picture that I used in a presentation for Faith Academy. They really do study together on Spanish!

Kayren is "enjoying" her geometry today.

Kyrie is applying to Taylor, Bryan and Grove City. She is trying to figure out which one to go to!

It's about 5 degrees outside in this picture. I am watching the quiet pond from inside the West Des Moines library. I am warm and sipping hot coffee and eating nuts and dried fruits.

It is so peaceful!

And yet - some children in the other end of the library seem to be getting tired of how long their mother is taking picking out books, so they start playing tag. The librarian is not happy. Librarians never seem to be happy when children are playing tag in their library. My girls would love to sit here all day and read, but we need to go, so off to work and school.

Sunday we had a wonderful sermon on Romans 5 and the peace that comes with Christ. It is good to know that real peace comes with Christ and not with silence and a snowy pond.