creativity and rest in the midst of the storm

Jonathan and I decided before school started that we were not going to do any schoolwork on Sundays. We wanted to do this so that we could really honor God by participating in sabbath rest. This has gotten harder and harder as the quarter progressed, but we really have been looking forward to Sunday more and more as a break from all the stress and pressure. Here's a few things that we have done in the past months that have been particularly restfull.
Scrabble in our pajamas with french toast for breakfast.


I love knitting on the couch with a cup of tea. I don't have time for it during the week, so I have been looking forward to Sundays for that. This sweater was finished last month in time for little Margaret Hays...who just joined the world yesterday. Congratulations to Sarah and Jonathan and sister Stella!

I needed something to keep myself warm, and when I opened up my box of winter sweaters, they all reached just to my bellybutton and no further. I bought this Anne Taylor sweater (xl) for $3 at a near by Goodwill. Then I altered the top to fit my not so XL shoulders, and left the bottom to fit my becoming XL belly. It is very cozy!


This weekend I finished knitting a pair of hand warmers for Jonathan. (Thank you Cheryl for the pattern!) I am so excited to be living in a place where it gets cold enough for Jonathan to want to wear anything I can knit. I'm thinking a sweater might not be out of the question here.

Oh, and here's the belly pictures you've been asking for Amanda!

Jonathan wanted to be sure you appreciated it from all angles, so he included this shot too.

Keep us in your prayers. Jonathan has a big Greek test, and a devotional presentation due this week. We both have a big, 16 page hermeneutical paper on passages from the Penteteuch due next week--involving lots of research into commentaries etc. It looks to be a busy couple weeks, with hardly any time left to prepare for hosting our first Thanksgiving. My parents and brothers are coming to stay with us for a couple days. We are looking forward to it, and hope we do the turkey justice!