We are very proud of the triplets. Each one has his/her own strengths. One of Aussie's is the ability to speak with the Chinese he meets. For example when they eat in Chinese restaurants, Aussie always impresses the waiters and waitresses with his Chinese.
It is strange hearing that language and seeing it coming from this little strawberry blond guy with the green eyes.
All three triplets started Chinese when they were four. Mason dropped out after the first year.... Ashley after the second, but Aussie keeps it up year after year. It is paying off. I'm hoping that in some way it will serve him well in the future.
In the news... I guess all of you know by now that we have too many troops at a time when the world is 'at peace' , so our president has deemed it necessary to cut the ranks. Oh doesn't that make you feel safe? Well, me neither. At least I was a little uneasy until I finished my Bible lesson for Ladies' class earlier this week that reviewed the story of Gideon, found in the book of Judges. Gideon started out with an army of 32,000 troops. but God said that was too many. Strange, because the Midianite army they were opposing was much, much larger than that. But God first trimmed their ranks down to 22,000 and then once more to 300! So Gideon had a very small troop going against a magnificent army. The difference was. God was on his side... Short of you reading Judges 6-7 yourself, I want to tell you that God confused their enemies, who then fought against themselves and handily lost the battle to Gideon's small number of men.
So, if God is on our side, we have no fear. We just have to make sure he is on our side. Look around you and see if you are becoming like those in the world...immoral, serving other gods like money, idols, etc. If so, turn back to God. If we do that, He can and will save us, no matter how few soldiers we have and He may give us new leaders as well.
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