Seeing God in Cauliflower

Only a creative God could have put beauty in cauliflower. They say, "you are what you eat." So, eat up some beauty.

Since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men would be without excuse. Romans 1:20

Tanorexia

I'm not making this up. Yesterday I read an article written by US News and World Report that states, "A 2006 study from Wake Forest University found frequent tanners experience withdrawal symptoms - like nausea or jitteriness - when they stop using tanning beds." I have a couple of family members who may have tanorexia. They are beautiful women who have that healthy warm glow of a summer day - 365 days a year.

The bad news is that not only has the FDA reported that tanning beds increase your chances of skin cancer by 2.5 times non-users, there is now talk that tanning will be taxed as part of the new US healthcare bill. Check out more info at this website. www.skincancer.org/five-great-reasons-to-give-up-uv-tanning-in-2010.html

Now I have lots of reasons to be proud of my pasty white legs.

Eva Mei

This is Eva Mei FuMeng Pruiett. Born September 16, 2007 in Hunan China. God selected her to be our Beautiful Baby Girl. She is named after Jason's grandmother, Eva Mae. We found out December 2 that she was available as a special needs toddler. There was never a question that she was our daughter. She was born with a cleft lip and palate but her lip has been repaired. We are waiting to hear the update on her palate.

We received the official CCAA letter that we are the matched parents to Eva Mei on January 14, and our agency said I can finally post her photo in a public setting. So now the world can see our beautiful baby girl. We are now waiting for China to send us our travel invitation that will allow us to schedule a date with the US embassy. Once we have a date at the embassy, we will know when we get to pick up Eva Mei. Until then, we estimate we can get her late March or April. We just don't know because Chinese New Year falls in the middle of February this year.

The orphanage has sent us a bio on Eva Mei and she was only 20 lbs on her second birthday, so she is quite small. She appears to be healthy and progressing in all areas except speech. She is only saying a few words, but we don't know if the delay is due to her palate, mental function or because she is in an institution. Nevertheless, her bio states "she likes to play with dolls and can be obstinate at times." Her favorite food is fruit and by the looks of her pictures, she is a serious little girl. Or perhaps she just didn't feel like smiling for the camera. Soon enough she will have plenty to smile about.

I have just sent a list of questions to our agency to find out more about Eva Mei, so when I hear something, I'll let you know. Until then, please keep Eva Mei in your prayers.