Elijah , the 8 year old

I checked when it was the last time I wrote here. July 2017.   I have been thinking about various posts throughout the past few months. But life otherwise took over and writing took a back seat.

I am going to go back to summer 2017, because it is worth writing. But for now I am going to tell you about a newly 8 year old and his wishes.


February 13, Elijah my second born turned 8. His birthday was during the carnival break , so it gave us a full day to be with him and do the things he wanted. As a family. The night before he laid out his wishes. Simple wishes. He requested breakfast in bed. Other than the 8 ogling eyes watching him eat a plate of two eggs, bacon and sausages and 2 toasts with Chocomel (chocolate milk), he enjoyed every moment of it. Don't worry, I fed the rest the same.

We then went to the kinderboederij (Kids farm with a play area).It was David's first time there , so he had a great time too.

Chicken cream soup

His next wish was my chicken soup (my grand mother's recipe).
Wish number 3: watch a movie .

Early man

This was the first time we went as a family to the movies. I couldn't believe it after all these years we didn't  go together. It was always one of us with the kids. We watched "Early Man". It was fun and David did hang on until the last 20 mins. Bobby stepped out with him to give him some "run around wild "time.

And then of course dinner at KFC. We went over to our friends and we had a special cake waiting for him
The simple things that are worthy of birthday wishes....

Elijah can be feisty and stubborn at time .But he is a sweet boy , who loves to read, write and do Math. He loves to talk and talk when its just me and him. He is good at whatever he does, but it does take time for him to realise that he is good at it, naturally. Being the middle child is hard for him at times but he is shinning through this, revealing parts of God's purpose and plan in Him, growing into the man God is moulding him to be.

The boys get a mention too.....