Friends

One of the things my children were really hoping for (especially Jordan) when we moved to Durham was to have friends close by. We have been so blessed to have some children living right on our street. Payton has a 7 year old friend named Carson he plays with almost daily. A few weeks ago we met a family who has 3 boys as well. One who is 7 and twins 5 year olds. Below is a picture of Jordan with his new friends.

This week our family was busy with Vacation Bible School. We learned about God through the life of David - as a young shepherd who had a heart like God's, on the run from King Saul striving to be obediant to God above all else, as a King, and even as a sinner who quickly repented of his sin when confronted with it. Throughout the week, our kids were found humming and singing the praise songs we had been sing each morning at VBS. Payton's favorite part was the crafts he made each day. Blake loved the puppet shows and seeing the animals (lamb and goat) they brought it to demonstrate the care it takes for a shepherd to provide for and protect his sheep. Jordan's favorite part was all of his friends he got to meet. The first day he said he had 3 new friends and each day he came home and told me he had even more friends. I think by Friday we were up to 7.