Lots of Helpers

Our family's life in New Zealand

You are here: Home / Archives for Video

Video

Dead Boring Concert 2013

by Leave a Comment

Our children participated in the annual Dead Boring Concert on November 2nd (for those who don’t know, Dead Boring is the name of our homeschool writing group). They sang two songs; I’ve included the lyrics in case it’s hard to make them out.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KoBlUfaVgM&w=560&h=315]

The Value of One

Could it be that up in heaven, God is sitting on His throne
Anticipating another sinner will soon become his own
Years of wasted living and years of toil and strife
Are just about to be over as he receives the gift of life

Chorus:
Go sound the horn! Strike up the choir!
A sinner is saved – saved from the fire!
No more in darkness, he’s received My Son,
All heaven’s rejoicing, that’s the value of one!

The Holy Spirit has been working to soften up their hearts
All He needs is a willing servant to simply do his part
Can you imagine up in the heaven the joy there will be that day
As a sinner bows his head to pray, can’t you hear the Father say?

Start construction on his mansion there on hallelujah’s street
He doesn’t know yet what is waiting when the Savior he will meet…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZaS5oQmIJA&w=560&h=315]

I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin
I wouldn’t let my dear Saviour in
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night
Praise The Lord, I saw the light

I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I’m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light

Just like the blind man, I wandered along
Worries and fears, I claimed for my own
Then like the blind man, that God gave back his sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light

I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I’m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light

I was a fool to wander and stray
For straight is the gate and narrow the way
Now I have traded, the wrong for the right
Praise the Lord, I saw the light

I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I’m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light

After the concert, while we were standing around eating cookies and chatting, our littlest and another little boys just seven weeks older discovered each other. They spent about 10 minutes hugging, over and over, to the delight of everyone around.
After the concert, while we were standing around eating cookies and chatting, our littlest and another little boys just seven weeks older discovered each other. They spent about 10 minutes hugging, over and over, to the delight of everyone around.

Videos

by Leave a Comment

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSwS_gBvcZk&w=420&h=315]

We’ve had 28 chicks hatch over the past week–so cute!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5XrJMJEfrs&w=420&h=315]

Short Stuff learned this week to make vehicle noises, and one afternoon he pretended that a nail was a key  and he was starting himself up with it!  The first time, he started himself, then raced across the room.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id5_wrOxJxY&w=420&h=315]

He also practiced standing on his head this week.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THcwyJ0PWA0&w=420&h=315]

I posted this one a couple of weeks ago, but the post has totally disappeared.  I read aloud a lot to the children, and record some books onto an mp3 player so they can listen to them again later, and one afternoon this little fellow did the same![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnlSakneSHI&w=420&h=315]

Getting Back to Normal

by Leave a Comment

I arrived home Sunday afternoon with the four children who went with me to America, and it is so good to be back!  I don’t know if I’ll get around to posting any pictures of the trip or not; I haven’t even looked at them yet.  Just to let you know we’re all still alive and well, here are a few pictures from this week.  Baby got sick on the way home; as we crossed the equator, he started vomiting.  Two days later he finally got well, just in time for all the rest of us, except Gayle, to come down with it.  Now, I think we’re all well–sure hope so!  We did manage to get a week’s worth of school done this week, and Monday, before the plague hit in force, we did some harvesting.

This evening--nearly bedtime, and the boys are having fun playing games with each other.
This evening–nearly bedtime, and the boys are having fun playing games with each other.
An aunt sent these fire truck sets to the little boys. They love them! Thank you much--you know who you are.
An aunt sent these fire truck sets to the little boys. They love them! Thank you much–you know who you are.
Monday was our only sunny day since we got home. The boys got all our pumpkins harvested for the year. I had them wash them and lay them out in the sun to cure. Now it's raining--we should have put them under cover!
Monday was our only sunny day since we got home. The boys got all our pumpkins harvested for the year. I had them wash them and lay them out in the sun to cure. Now it’s raining–we should have put them under cover!
The boys found this "horse mushroom" yesterday--about 10 inches in diameter! It's edible, so we had it for supper.
The boys found this “horse mushroom” yesterday–about 10 inches in diameter! It’s edible, so we had it for supper.

Today for Science, I read about magnets to the littler boys.  There were a few experiments to do, and they had fun playing with the magnets.  One of the bigger boys discovered something fun he could make the magnets do–see this quick video!  Grandma, this is especially for you.  For some reason, the arrow you usually click to watch a youTube video isn’t showing up for me, but if you click on the video it’ll start playing.

Another Musical Baby!

by Leave a Comment

Every one of our children has loved singing and music, and it looks as though this baby is no exception!  One of the children found a CD they hadn’t listened to in awhile, yesterday, and put it in the CD player.  It was Eduard Klassen, playing hymns on the Paraguayan folk harp, which is very beautiful music.  Baby loved it–see his reaction below!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyqrfNukjwk?rel=0]

He’s Crawling

by Leave a Comment

Baby is crawling already!  He’s been getting around for a few weeks already, pulling himself along on his tummy by his arms, but today he’s nearly given that up in favor of crawling the normal way.  This is the earliest we’ve had one crawling–he is 5 months and 22 days,  about 3 days earlier than our previous earliest.  Looks like a busy life ahead, if this is any indication.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3DX9KNW3sk?rel=0]

Music

by Leave a Comment

Last evening I came into the living room and found Gayle and the two youngest at the piano.  The second-youngest had told his daddy that he wanted to sing him “a beautiful song”.  Totally spontaneously, he was singing, “Jesus is on the cross” and playing the piano to accompany himself.  It was so sweet that I grabbed the camera to record the scene!  The blurry places in the video are just because the light was dim.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyefRLdcFSs?rel=0]

Baby is Talking!

by Leave a Comment

Our baby is really trying to communicate now.  He turned three months old last week, and is getting more fun every day.  His coos are more of a growl right now.  The other morning I got a video of him, and tonight I actually found time to share it here!  So glad for the occasional Sunday that we come home from church before 5:00!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5HFl2TyThs]