The character card that we drew for our focus last week was 'hospitality'. It was perfect timing as we had plans to spend some time getting to know a family from our church and then friends we knew from our time in Michigan arrived on Saturday.

The Smiths just recently moved to town as Todd is now on staff at our church as graphic artist and curriculum developer. How exciting does that sound?! Also sounds like hard work! With 16 children's books to his name, we are just beginning to learn how deep his talents run. Every week our children hear the same message from the Word of God in their Sunday school class as we receive from our preaching pastor in sermon. Todd develops fantastic visual arts, take home devotionals, and hands-on teaching tools to reinforce the message each day following. Our church is tremendously blessed and grateful to have Todd join us in ministry! We look forward to getting to know them better and pray they feel at home and loved here.

Dave and his daughter, Erin, stopped in on their 16 day road trip. Unfortunately, Mama Jenn had to stay home for work, but what a joy to meet 2-year-old Erin for the first time and catch up on life with Dave. God has done amazing things through this family. We are encouraged by their Kingdom focused hearts and just know that God has exciting things on the horizon for them.

We were so blessed by our fellowship this week - what a joy to practice hospitality and draw closer to the true nature of Christ.

Okay, last night was interesting....Zane has a hole in his alveolar that goes straight up through the floor of his nose. This will be there until his bone graft surgery, around five to six years of age. For now, we're going to see food and liquid escape from his nose, but we expect this to improve as his palate becomes full functioning and more teeth come in allowing him to chew his food better.

Because he has food traveling up to the nose, we saline and suction prior to putting in his nose stent before bed each night. He has learned to accept the nose stent and is quite cooperative, but irrigation is no fun and it takes me and Eric together to get the job done. Well, I've done it on my own a handful of times, but it's much easier with Eric's help.

So last night, I go to suction and no air moves. Eric and I said in unison, 'Whoa!' After more saline, suctioning and filling up a couple tissues of rice, carrots and chicken, out pops one whole green pea! Yakkkkkk - poor baby! But he can breathe now!

I still got a bit more rice and carrots out this morning - oh my! Here's hoping things improve...I guess it's good to know that the hole is large enough for a pea to travel through.

As for other cool tricks that Zane can do, today he cruised the length of the couch while holding on! That's a first and he knew he was big stuff!

Looking forward to returning to WOLFESONLINE! I've been posting these past months on Zane's site...everything from our China trip, settling in at home, and Zane's first surgery. I've added a few more posts and videos there recently, but it won't be up for much longer, actually just 24 hours more. Hope to get a few more things posted before closing it down and heading back over here to blog more about Elle and the rest of the family too. See you soon!