That was Eli’s weight yesterday at the hospital. I didn’t know what it converted to until I just now looked it up. Wow! That is over 36 lbs.

I am hoping that something was wrong there. That is huge. I knew that he was getting heavy, but that is huge. That is more than JJ. That is so much that Momma cannot carry him anymore.  That is so much that Daddy gets really tired after holding Eli for a while. That is so much that he can already hurt JJ very badly… and he is beginning to realize it.

I must tell this. While at the Camp in Patate, Ecuador, JJ and Eli would let out their energy by running around in the dining hall and playing with all the VBS supplies. Well JJ found a jump rope. He loved it. So Eli wanted it. Well, it took him a while but Eli finally grabbed a hold of one end of the rope. JJ had the other end.  Here is where it gets funny. JJ standing up pulling the rope with both hands struggled to pull the rope away from Eli sitting down holding onto the rope. They were playing tug-a-war. And Eli is so heavy that he won. It was funny.

Now Eli is doing better. He is not great yet, but he is better. His diarrhea is not as bad today. He is drinking lots of Pedialyte. But his fever was still pretty bad today. However, the ibuprofen  takes care of it. But when it wears off the fever comes back. Please keep praying. I am so thankful I have a great wife that focuses on taking care of them both.

Other than that, all is well here. The moon tonight was so full and beautiful.

The day before I left for Ecuador, Ms. Linda and I went out to Mr. Russel’s grave. The tombstone was recently put in. It was beautiful.

Here  is a picture of it. It has his and Linda’s birth dates on it, and it has their wedding date in the middle.

There is a lot to miss about Mr. Russel.  I miss him a lot.  But one of the things I miss most is his faithfulness in prayer. I want to pray more and love Jesus more because of Mr. Russel.