"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching." Hebrews 10:25
This past week we've been battling colds, achy muscles, fevers and Roseola but praise God we were feeling well enough to make it to church today. It was a wonderful day praising our God and fellowshipping with His people! I just realized that I haven't posted Sunday pictures in awhile. Here are a couple from today.
Getting ready to leave and worship our God with the church! (Anna's holding the script for the play she's been practicing at church with the other children).
Christopher and Daddy took a nap on the couch after church...I thought it was so cute to find them this way : )
**I also wanted to add that "Libby" has made it perfectly clear to us that she is getting older and wants to be called by her real name, Olivia, from now on. Furthermore, she has completely outgrown her nickname and has been respectfully dropping hints to us for over a year and has been very patient. Today, we finally took her seriously and decided that we now want to honor that request. So, we respectfully ask everyone who knows our precious daughter as "Libby" to begin calling her Olivia (she already tells new people she meets that her name is Olivia). It will mean so much to her! Here is more background on the name we gave her at birth:
Olivia
Meaning: The Olive Tree
Origin - Latin (Hebrew - zayith, Greek - elaia).
Olive trees are very frequently mentioned in the Bible. It was considered an emblem of beauty, prosperity and religious privilege.
The dove from the ark brought an olive branch to Noah and so Noah knew that the flood water was abating from the earth.
The olive tree is mentioned in the Old Testament parable of Jotham.
Gethsemane was the name of an olive garden at the foot of Mount Olives, where Jesus would retire along with his disciples, and which was the scene of his agony the night before his arrest.
Gen 8:11, Judg 9:9, Matt 24,25, 26:39, Luke 21:37.
Our precious Olivia!
