An Update For The Moser Family

I found this news report from a newspaper in Dawson Creek, BC:

D.C. crash kills Rolla woman
Friday, September 26, 2008
An accident near Dawson Creek has claimed the life of a Rolla woman.
At about 5:30 yesterday afternoon, a 3/4 ton truck collided with a Honda civic, at the intersection of the 219 road and Sweet Water Road.
Both of the vehicles left the road and ended up in the ditch.
The driver of the civic, identified as Kathleen Moser, 53, of Rolla, BC was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the truck was unharmed, and the crash remains under investigation.

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Kathleen Moser "Casey" - 1954 - 2008 A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 3:30pm at the Alliance Church, Dawson Creek, British Columbia Officiated by Pastor Richard Kelly and Gordon Miller Expressions of sympathy in memory of Casey can be made to the "Camp Sagitawa " Box 61, Moberly Lake, BC V0C 1X0 .

Which One?

Today Caleb came up to me clutching his blanket and said in a whiny voice, "I miss my Grandpa." I responded by asking, "Which Grandpa?" He looked at me and said, "The Grandpa that comes with my Grandma."

Duh.

Please Pray

For those of you who might know Karl and Casey Moser, I need to ask you to pray on Karl's behalf. Last night (September 25th) Casey was killed in a car accident. I don't know many details but mom just called and said that Karl had informed them this morning. She was driving by herself and was hit by someone whom I believe ran a stop sign. This comes as quite a shock for a lot of people so I am just asking that you pray for Karl and their children (and grandchild). Casey was a beautiful person and will be missed tremendously. When I have more information, I will post an update. Thank you in advance for remembering to bring this family before God in prayer.

A Family Trip Out Of This World

Yesterday we took a family trip and went to the Space Center in Vancouver. It was a great day to hang out as a family and not be in a rush. We spent most of the day there enjoying the programs they offer and playing with the interactive games. Carathy really enjoyed the virtual simulator in which we took a trip to Mars. She was so incredibly scared when we started the simulation but by the time we were done, she wanted to do it again!

On the way home, we stopped at a Boston Pizza in Langley and while we were there, we realized just how long it has been since we ate out in a restaurant with the kids. While Carathy was enjoying the perogies that she ordered herself, she all of a sudden looked up and said that the "people in the kitchen must have been busy because they all made exactly what we wanted. That is kind of tricky. They must be tired." And then while Carathy was eating the rest of the dessert, Caleb said he was still hungry after finishing his whole plate of fries. Because of his allergies, he is very limited in what he can eat at a restaurant so we told him that we would not order anything else for him but he could have a few of the snacks that I had in the car. He seemed ok with that and then asked, "After I finish my other snack in the car, can we come back and say thank you for supper to the french fry lady?" Aww, my sweet Caleb.

We had a great day as a family and feel so incredibly blessed by our children.

The Truth

Yesterday Caleb and I spent some time reading from his children's Bible. He was looking through the book at the pictures and found the story of Jesus praying in the garden and a picture of the guards who came to take Jesus away. He wanted me to read him the story about the "fighter people" so we snuggled together and started reading. I described to him what was happening in the pictures and told him a simplified version of the crucifixion. When I finished, he asked me again why Jesus the guards took Jesus away to die. I told him it was because they thought Jesus was not telling the truth about being God's Son and that is how they punished Him. All of a sudden Caleb's eyes got really big and he looked at me with fear. He was silent for a long time until I realized that he thought that if he lied, he would be put on the cross to die. I then had to explain that Jesus died on the cross for us so that we wouldn't have to. I don't know if he understands it all but I know that he will think twice now about lying!

Life Lessons

Today was a beautiful day so Caleb and I decided that we wanted to go for a walk. I packed up the kids and headed off to the river. Caleb and I walked for an hour and he chatted the whole way. Interspersed with some whining, he did manage to teach me a valuable life lesson: "Don't ever, ever, EVER step in dark poo. That is fresh. Only step on the light stuff. Then it will be ok."

Don't ever forget that.

New Beginnings

This year, Carathy started Grade One. It is so hard to believe that it is already time for her to start going to school for full days. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting outside her preschool door waiting for her to finish her first day of school. The shy girl that started preschool is still shy but with a bit more wisdom and maturity. She knows a bit more what to expect at school and as a mom, I am a bit more willing to let go. It isn't easy watching her drive away in that big bus in the morning knowing that she will be in someone else's care for the day but I love seeing her becoming more and more independent.

Having Carathy gone during the day means that I get to spend more one -on-one time with Caleb and Arinn. Because Arinn still sleeps during the day, Caleb and I have more time just to ourselves. I am amazed at how much he changes when he doesn't have an older sister around to bug and fight with. He is very playful and is always telling me I am the "best mommy ever" and that he loves me "super a lot."

I think that this next school year will be a year of growth for all of us.

Do Goats Spit?

This morning while I was getting Caleb's breakfast of apple slices and cheese ready, he said, "Mom, my cheese is goat cheese." I asked him how he knew that it was goat cheese and he said, "I just know." He then continued on, "The goats spit out the milk and then we pour it out into my cup. Carathy told me that. Isn't that cool?"

I guess it is cool if you like drinking goat spit............?