Life has been way to fast, relatively of course, after our 4th child. Everyday feels like trying to catch up. I know the day is near, although seemingly far away, that the children will have their lifetime of adventure embarked. We treasure, at least trying to, each day we spend with them, knowing our days are just too short on this precious earth. Isaiah is officially 6 now! We picked the road less traveled and decided to home-school. Pray for us as we venture into this unknown of home education on our own, with wisdom from above.

Summer is finally at her full strength! Isaiah is going to be 6 and Isabelle already 4, and we are ready for Raging Waters next week! With 4 small children, we rule out any travel with overnights! This has been a special year for me because both my grandma and my mom were baptized! My grandma received her baptism this past Easter. My mom got hers this past Father's Day. Praise the Lord! We pray more family members will be saved throughout the year; and there is nothing too difficult for our God! As we celebrated the Independence Day earlier this month, we were reminded that America is great because she was founded on biblical principles. God's blessing is on this land, and that's the driving force behind the innovation of the American people. We are blessed to be able to share that blessing here on this land of the free. We want to count our blessing everyday and take nothing for granted. Any travel plan? Nothing so far! It's difficult to imagine going away to somewhere with 4 small children. We will enjoy our house and backyard instead. We love visitations from friends and family though!

Easter is going to be special because my grandmother is getting baptized. Praise the Lord! She is going to be 83 years old this year. It took 16 years and numerous hours of prayers for this to come through. After she was diagnosed with cancer last year, she made a vow to God that, if the treatment went well, she would get baptized. The Lord honored her prayer. Despite of harsh confrontation from my grandfather, she is determined to receive baptism and to become a Christian. Special thanks to brothers and sisters at her church in Milpitas for the baptism classes. My prayer is this will be the beginning of soul-winning in the family. I pray the Holy Spirit will bring conviction to every member of the family, to know that apart from the risen Savior Jesus Christ, there is no salvation.

I can't believe it's December already! Time surely passes by fast when there are four kids in the house! It has been an incredibly busy year for all of us. We all had to make adjustments to Isaiah's school schedule now, and everyone is getting up early! Not bad for these little kids! :)

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. It's when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior - Jesus Christ. Can you imagine a life without Him? The world was already a pretty dark place when He was here 2,000 years ago. Amazingly He reversed humanity's plunge to self-destruction and gave a living hope for those who believe.

We will also celebrate Ian's birthday in this month. He is going to be 2! Ian is bulky and healthy, like his father. :) Isabelle continues her learning to become more lady-like. It is very difficult for her to sit still over 10 seconds. Isaiah is doing very well in school. He was on the school's honor roll last quarter! We are very proud of his achievements! Although Isaac is only 8 months old, he is maturing much quicker than his brothers and sister! He is able to sit, to crawl, to make sounds, and even to stand while handholding him! That's the fastest physical development we've observed among our children so far!

May God bless you and have a wonderful Christmas season!