QUILTER'S CHRISTMAS PARTY

Today is the Quilter's Christmas Party put on by SewCalGal and we are supposed to tell something about ourselves.  I have been blogging about quilting for 5 years now and my blog has been mostly about that, because that's what I started it for.  But, lately I have been lucky enough to become involved in a very special family.

First, I will backtrack a little.  Years ago my DH and I were missionaries in Colombia, South America and our boys had a particular science teacher while we were there.  That science teacher and his wife had a little girl named Carrie.  Carrie grew up and married Gavin Jones.  They became missionaries in New Guinea, where Gavin is a helicopter pilot and Carrie is a public health worker.

About six months ago, another friend of mine asked me if I had heard that the Jones couple were expecting quintuplets and I hadn't, so she directed me to their blog.  I started following their blog and when they asked for volunteers to help with the babies, and since I love babies, I sent in my name.  (Besides, I'm a grandma with no baby to rock as they live too far away!)  The Jones'  live just 5 minutes from me and I am going there once a week to help with the babies.  For me, it is fun and I'm very happy to be able to help in a small way.

You can visit their blog to find out all about them.  The quintuplets have an older brother who is 8 years old, so they went from 1 boy to 4 boys and 2 girls!  Can you imagine???

Gavin and Carrie holding 4 of the babies.  One baby, Seth, is still in the hospital.

David and Will

Seth - he needs extra treatment for his lungs.

Marcie and Grace

 If you go visit their blog, you can find out more about their work and the daily life of a family with quintuplets.  It is quite a challenge and they need our prayers for strength in the every day challenges that most parents face - times 5!

One last picture of Grace that is so cute:

Gracie showing off her head bow and her cannula: "This is my cannula and I am not ashamed!"
She had an excellent pulmonologist report, praise God, and we are starting to decrease her time on oxygen each day.

One of my favorite Christmas traditions started when I was a child.  My grandmother and aunt would make lefse every year - a Norwegian potato pancake that you put butter and sugar on and roll up.  I got the recipe from them when I was in high school.  When I got married, I started making it myself and although I can't say that I made it every year, I probably did make it the majority of them.  I have already made some and it is safely in the freezer for Christmas Eve.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and remember the One whose birth we are commemorating.