Another Poem to Contemplate

              This one is very simple and I won't bore you out.This one is about prayer. I don't know the author, though.

                                           Prayer is the simplest form of prayer
                                                   That infant's lips can try,
                                                 Prayer's the sublimest strain
                                             That reaches the Majesty on high

                                                 O Thou, by whom we come
                                                 the Life, the Truth, the Way,
                                                  The path thyself hast trod
                                                   Oh, teach us how to pray

    What's cool about liking poetry lately is that in my last English Pace I learned about poetry; so that was cool. I learned that poetry has rhyme and rhythm; prose does not, and the different types of meters: iambic, anapestic, trochaic and dactylic. I also learned the differences between stanzas and verses.

To get an early start at earning money for Christmas we are supposed to read a spiritual book. Each one that we read is a euro and the really big books are worth two euros. So far I've read half of
 A Heart of  a Handmaiden: by Cathy Corle, half of A Heart for God: by Paul Chappel, and God's Ideal Woman. Those were great books.
    Before I go I want to start writing part of one more poem down for you. If you find you worry a lot about tomorrow I encourage you to keep reading, for even if you don't like poems you won't be wasting your time.

                                            Don't Worry Robin!

                                      The harried , hurried robin
                                    Sat and stewed upon her nest
                                  And she wearied as she worried
                                   But there was no time for rest
                                  She had flustered as she flurried
                                    From the East unto the West
                                   Just to to find a few fat worms
                                    To feed the babies in her nest.

                                     "We've just enough for now,
                                  But what an endless task is mine;
                                    For in a just a few short hours
                                   Will come another feeding time
                                       If I'm able then to muster
                                  Just enough for them to swallow
                                         Before I get my breath
                                 Again there bellies will be hollow!"

                                 She added up the worms they'd eat
                                           In just a day or two,
                                     And the longer that she added
                                       The greater her burden grew.
                                  She despaired before she'd finished
                                       And the year she calculated,
                                       For all the earth with worms
                                         Could not be so populated.

On my next post I will tell you how this little bird found out how to get through the day.I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.

Poems I Love

Lately I've been interested in poems. I just love the ring to them. Sometimes for school  they give me paragraphs to write and I find myself trying to make some of the words rhyme. I guess it does kind of sound nerdy. My Dad doesn't like poems and I keep wanting to read them to him: one to aggravate him, two, because they were a blessing to me. So, I just wanted to share one with you:
                     
                                                          A Servant's Prayer
           
                                          Where is there a need that I can fill?
                                           A place to serve, to do God's will?
                                         Where can I find some soul in distress
                                          And offer words of comfort and rest?
                 
                                                 Where is there some task
                                                       no one wants to do
                                         Master, I am willing to do it for You
                                         I have not as much to give as the rest
                                         But I can give each day my very best.

                                                Where is the place of service
                                                            meant for me,
                                       The job for  which You created me to be?
                                             Saviour, only let me hear Thy call,
                                                To Thyself I gladly give my all.

                                               Let me labor, now I humbly ask,
                                                  In some great work or small
                                                          and humbling task
                                          From dawn of day until life's setting sun,
                                      That I may only hear from Thee, " Well done."
                                                                                 - Cathy Corle

      I really thought on these things and I pray that God will use me, and like it was my own, He will accept this willing Servant's Prayer.

         
                                                        I hope this was a blessing to you.                    
   

After Two and a Half Years

Wow! It has been a long time. I have a lot to catch up on. For one, we are now in sunny St.Barths at last. God has been good to us and we arrived here safe and sound on May 3, 2011. In 2010 we left Canada,  drove to Florida and surprised one set of grandparents. The other, Grammy, we of course warned  that a family of seven was coming to stay for a certain number of months, for only the Lord knew when we would leave for St.Barths. We enjoyed our stay there and loved spending time with our grandparents.

In the beginning of 2011,my dad came here to St.Barths to look for a house for us to rent. He looked and looked and found a few houses, but we were not sure if they were the right one for us. Dad came back to Florida and we waited to see what God would do. God opened up the door for us and my dad's Aunt told us that there was a nice house up for rent. She sent us the pictures of it and God told us that this was the place for us. Needless to say, us girls and babies arrived in St.Barths on May 3, for the boys had arrived before us to settle things. The house is 1,500 euros, two bedrooms and one bath. The kitchen is a nice size and Mom has made many a meal in there.

If  you think 7 is a lot  to fit in two rooms in April, 2012 a new bundle of joy arrived, a baby boy. We love little Micah Reuben and glad God added him to our family. We started here in our house a Sunday morning Bible study and God blessed us with wonderful lady named Maria and later on  three equally wonderful ladies: my dad's aunt Marianne, his grandmother (we call her Ma-ma,) and Eliane . Maria was saved in the states for she lived there for a while. Marianne got saved last year but we are still praying that Ma-ma and Eliane will get saved.

 We also started passing out tracts, invitations, and John and Romans, all in french. So far we have passed out about  750 bags of these.

 On March 14, 2012 I turned 14 years old. After months of waiting I finally got my purity ring for my birthday; later, I will tell you more about it and why in the world they call it a purity ring. 2012 was a great year and we are already enjoying 2013. We can't wait to see what great things God has in store for the Gimenez family.

My New Quilt

A few months ago when my Grandma came to visit we went to walmart and Grandma saw me admiring a horse fabric. I really wanted mom to help me make a quilt if I bought it. When I was not looking she bought it for me. When she got back to Florida she made it for me. The new quiltI am so thankful for a grandma who cares about me.

Biz E. B. Bakery

Dad wanted me and Brenna to learn how to make a cakes so we could make money when we are teenagers. Brenna and I gladly agreed; we thought it would be fun. Last week Mom and Dad finished their weight loss contest, Dad won. He wanted us to make 2 cakes; a winners cake and a losers cake. The winners cake was supposed to have a medal on it. The losers cake was supposed to be white with black spots like a cow.

Mom and some videos from the computer helped us a lot.

Here is how we made it. First we had to crumb cote the cake, next make the fondant, then cover the cake, last but not least decorate it.

I think it turned out great.

BirthdaysandGrammy

For Joshua's Birthday Grammy was able to be here. Joshua got lots of presents and Grammy took him shopping for a suit. Josh wanted key lime pie and a cookie cake but both of them didn't turn out right.

The first day we went to the island and had a picnic.

Grammy taught me some embroidery stiches:the couching stich, french knot, and a few more.

Grammy and Josh made pates. They turned out great.

Grammy and Brenna went to the valley together. Grammy also took Brenna shopping for her birthday because Brenna's birthday was the week after Joshua's birthday.

We had a great time with Grammy and Mark.

Family Fun Night

For family night Dad decided to do an eggdrop. You had to make something to put the egg in so that it wouldn't crack. Joshua made a parachute with 3 walmart bags and he won. All of themwere great ideas. Josh was in first, Brenna second Mom third, me fourth and Dad last.

It was fun!

Callie is so cute! She is 1 month old and a couple of days. I love her.