Right in the middle of . . .

So, we were wondering if there was anyway to keep up with two walking (and many times running) little children? Yeah, Jeremiah is officially walking now. He likes to do a little "arm-swing-jig" while he walks. I (Tim) think it's due to the insane amount of music that we play at home and therefore, he has a constant song playing in his head... or he sees me doing the same insane sort of walk too? :-)
Danielle thinks it's absolutely adorable (and truthfully it is), but I'm still worried that if the music keeps playing in his head as he continues to grow, he'll either be the greatest musician/dancer in the world or he just might end up as,"that child". You know the one who is of course extremely talented but one and at same time, annoys the teachers because of his lack of "attention"! :-)

Anyway, we're enjoying the "jig walk" right now. Because we know (as so often all our older friends and family keep telling us) "Just wait until he's running and if he's anything like his father, I'm sure you'll be be taking numerous trips to the emergency room". We're not sue if its a compliment or what they are truly trying to tell us?! But then again he is my child and it's not that I liked to visit the hospital, it just seemed to be part of my DNA growing up...

Alright, now that we're into the blog, we'd also like to thank the many of you who have been remembering us lately in a variety of ways (prayers, emails, cards, packages, skype, etc.). We have felt so blessed and thankful. So THANK YOU. I think it was Mark Twain who said; "I can live 60 days off a good word of encouragement" and I (Tim) can't agree with him more. (By the way, those 60 days are almost up! haha)

Since it's been over a month since we last blogged, we thought you'd enjoy a short update. So here goes:

Jeremiah and Natalie have been healthy for the first time since we moved her longer than 3 weeks. In fact, it's been nearly 7 weeks! PTL

Danielle is doing an amazing job at work yet misses the kids immensely. Maybe a more ideal situation will work out in the future, but for now, we do feel that this is the best fit. She's also had a couple opportunities to help teach some young girls how to bake. AND she in her extremely packed schedule found time to put on one of the most incredible baby showers for her colleague. The food was terrific, games were a hit, and over 40 people hung out in our non air-conditioned apartment! As one of our dear friends has always said, "That's TIGER for ya!" Come and check out all the really cool pictures from that day as well as a few others click here!

Tim's speaking over the past several months has averaged out to be about 2-3 times per week at various schools, corporations, government agencies, churches, and even open forums. This has helped financially but even more, has been a tremendous avenue to meet people as well as impart "truth". I'm really grateful to our Father for providing opportunities to share with young adult students, struggling parents of preschoolers, tired or discouraged employees, and just people interested in learning and growing! One of the biggest things I've learned is that when you go to speak at Creative Technology, it's not always best to use your MAC! (Or is it?!) :-)

We had spent the first six months visiting various churches throughout Singapore and are now helping a small church plant on a fairly regular basis. The pastor and wife are friends of ours and have welcomed us warmly. We are looking forward to partnering with them in a variety of ways as He leads us. Tim's already preached once and played drums for the worship team... He also meets in a small men's group every Tuesday morning.

We had a GREAT opportunity to help out at our apartment estates National Day celebration. We helped organize and run some games for the children (4-12 year olds) and Tim Emceed the entire event. We know, it seemed like a joke to us too, that on Singapore's National Day they asked a foreigner to emcee! :-)

Anyway, we had a ton of fun and it's opened up some great opportunities make some friends with our neighbors! And truthfully, this is something that we CAN DO as parents of two small children.

A few things to keep in your thoughts with us are:
D's baking classes that have begun
Tim's speaking opportunities continue to grow
Natalie and Jeremiah... growing, continued changes, building friendships, etc.
Natalie starting school in January
Our hopes of starting a per-marital/marriage enrichment workshop for a number of couples. We REALLY hope that this happens soon!
A possible business endeavor which could help us in the future...

Finally, even in the midst of finding our rhythm, we have done our best to keep our "sabbath". The beach was a great getaway last Saturday but on a more regular basis what parent can turn down a water splash park or science city!? You've got to be crazy to not take advantage of a place designed specifically so that children can TOUCH EVERYTHING!

Thanks again and peace be with you all.

Enjoy this little video clip even though it's a bit old, because now Jeremiah's totally given up crawling and "he do it all by himself" as Nat would say!