Shulls, Nick, Will, Ben, Nick, Jaklin

I woke up feeling good that three evening shifts had gone by. We all hung out at home until Amy went to work an RME shift. Ruth and I went to visit with the Shulls across the street since they were in their yard having returned from a trip. Ruth and I then met Will and Nick at the new Dick's Sporting Goods. I bought those cool sunflower seed containers in the shape of a wooden bat. We got snow cones with them, and Ruth and I headed to Lone Star Baby to pick up car seats and strollers for the twins. We met up with Ar Ben for chips and guac. Ruth does so well with Ben now. I remember not too long ago when Ben would be a little disappointed when she didn't completely warm up to him. She is so expressive and loving now. It is a fun time. Ruth and I then picked up Nick and Jaklin to go meet Nick's parents for dinner in Rockwall. It is interesting the similarities in the dynamics between his parents and him/Jaklin. There are not a lot of other Thai-Caucasian couples to compare to but add in the cultural gap of relating to parents from Thailand and I feel (hope) that Ruth should have it a lot easier. What is notable from dinner is that Ruth ate a ton of food. More than I can ever remember. She ate fries (I know, bad Father), some chicken, a lot of broccoli (as she would say "Duke" in remembering that Dwight eats broccoli), and lots of grapes. She is sleeping soundly and has not vomited, yet.
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2 Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich."
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I feel God has definitely overfilled our cup. We are blessed in various ways and often I feel guilty about it. With Christ's example of becoming poor, I would like to honor Him by doing my part to sacrifice for others also. I hope that I can show my love to Him by the way I show love to others.