Operation Christmas Child

Fill a shoebox and brighten the life of a child in need.

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/

Pray To End Abortion

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Brother Delmar

It is with sadness and rejoicing that we hear of Delmar having gone home to be with the Lord. Delmar's beloved wife, Helen and their children, Gary and Helen were with Delmar at the end. We will miss him but know he is now healthy and joyful. I am praying for Helen who has lost her life partner and soul-mate. They were married for over 60 years. Delmar was preaching the gospel and winning souls to Christ right up until the end. What an incredible legacy and I feel honored to have been his friend and sister-in-Christ. Delmar, until we see you again.....

Elijah's New Boots

My Boys Went Fishing

Florida

OK, so it is 90 degrees and 90% humidity, the snakes and spiders are poisonous, we are in the middle of hurricane season, oh and the frogs are the size of my hand. But I love Florida :-) Now if only we could go from June right into October I would be very, very happy. Now I know all my friends and family in other parts are probably horrified at that but for Florida, it is a great idea!

Look what Elijah and I found...

Something this big should not be on my back porch!

Mama's Little Helper

When you vacuum you must be sure to get right into the edges.

Elijah's New Walking Harness!

Angie and Little Robbie

Please Pray for Angie and her little boy, Robbie. You may not know what is going on but I am asking that you just lift them up in prayer. Thank you!

My Pony Was Very Sick!

Meisie was very sick but praise God she got well and was able to come home after a few days in the equine hospital.

Elijah walking around the house 1st August 2009

My dog and I love the pool!

Elijah Helping Me with the Household Chores!

Elijah starting to walk.

Elijah's First Steps 14 July 2009

Elijah loves the pool

I Sure Have Grown

Elijah's 1 Year Old Check-Up

On the 17th of May we celebrated Elijah's first birthday. It is hard to believe our sweet baby is a year old already but indeed he is. We still thank God every day for this sweet little miracle, our son.
Elijah's doctor's appointment for his check-up and vaccinations was on Tuesday. One of the vaccinations was against Chickenpox. It still seems odd to me to think that Elijah will not get Chickenpox. I remember Matthew and Nicholas having it and am so thankful a vaccine is now in use.
Elijah weighed 17lbs and 6 ounces and was 28 and a half inches tall. He is very small for his age but is developing really well in all areas. His pediatrician said Elijah looks great.

Elijah and his baby-walker

New Word

Elijah loves his big brother Nicholas. We were visiting Nicholas this afternoon and Elijah was almost saying Nick. The "ck" sound was missing off the end but Elijah sure was saying the "Ni" part. We had a fun afternoon and evening.

Papa

Yesterday Elijah said Papa. Yay, happy, happy Ivan :)
Elijah now says Mama, Papa and bird and all 3 words at appropriate times. So cute :)

Mama

Big excitement in the Leibbrandt home. This evening Elijah said "Mama" several times. As you can imagine Mama is very happy indeed!

This came after a wonderful day at Church for Easter Fun Day.

Elijah's First Paddle

Red Envelopes

Almost time to send in our red envelopes. I hope you will all send a red envelope to our President.
Public opinion does count!

Charles Spurgeon Moment

I read this tonight and it just seemed "so right"


"We have not completely conquered the spirit of the world until we can truthfully say that the commandments of God, so far from being grievous to us, are acceptable simply because they come from Him."

~ Charles Spurgeon

Elijah stacking toys March 2009

Almost.....

I am almost crawling

Celebrating Lent

Here is a great way to celebrate Lent (I grew up in the Church of England, Pancake Tuesday and all that)

http://40daysforlife.com/orlando/index.cfm?active=1

Precious unborn children need our protection now more than ever with our current President's support for abortion. Heartbreaking. Please, help where you can.

Fresh Egg

Now that I am 9 months old my pediatrician said I can have egg yolks. So Pappie brought in fresh eggs from the hen boxes and Mama cooked breakfast for us. Mmm. it was delicious. More please!

Valentine's Day Dinner

Yum-yum, avocado and pomegranate juice for my Valentine's Day dinner!

Help Stop The Murder

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Good Stuff

Christmas can make you very tired!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year
Wow, we are already a week into 2009. It will be Christmas in no time!
We had a wonderful Christmas and hope you all did too. Elijah sure made Christmas extra special at the Leibbrandts.

My laptop is away being fixed so I am alternating between using my old one and Ivan's Mac which is why I did not post this sooner. I will not be buying a Mac! Ivan thinks Macs are the greatest but I am not a fan.

Ivan, Elijah and I wish you all a very happy and healthy 2009.