The Heymann Family Journal

Hi, I want to ask everyone to please take the time to donate $10 to LWB in the face book challenge. LWB has lost their lead in the challenge. The winner will receive $50,000 (enough to pay for 10 heart surgeries). Today is the final day. The challenge ends at noon tomorrow. Whoever has the most donors wins the big prize. It is a hassle to sign up with face book but please do it anyway. Please give to Love without boundaries. They are doing such an important work for the kids in China. Thank you! --Amy Heymann http://apps.facebook.com/causes/giving

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My friend Jill wrote me about this website where you can buy your own major award. Wouldn't that be the funniest gift! Thanks Jill!

Wow! Juergen called me on the phone and told me they are going to give him an award for innovation at work. The last award he received was this glass thing that gatherers dust on one of our book selves. I'm proud of Juergen for getting an award for his project. He was so sure no one cared about what he was doing. I hope they don't give him another piece of glass. I've got 5 expensive kids to raise...I want money!

Nicole entered her painting of the women with an egg (seen a few posts back)in her school art contest. She won first prize!!! Then they had an aution to raise money for a mission in South America. Nicole's painting went for around $75 . Isn't that cool! I'm so proud of my girl. She is only a young painter and has allot to learn, but what a blessing to win a prize, and sell her first painting!

Juergen "has" to go to India in April on business and he "has" to stay in this palace! Life is so cruel! Not fair!!! He doesn't even like Indian food! I love it! They should send the wives on this difficult journey to paradise!

Last night the youth group from our church crowded into Nicole's bedroom. They are taking turns visiting each others homes, and interviewing the kids about their lives, interests, and Spiritual belief. Nicole was in the "hot seat" and they asked her all kinds of questions about the stuff in her room. She has all kinds of stuff, from her art work, guitars, Star Wars collection, and things from Mexico, Thailand, and China. It was wonderful to see how well she was accepted and appreciated. We served the kids Sandwiches, and Chocolate Fondue with fruit and ice cream. I'm afraid the pictures didn't turn out so well. I didn't want to disturb what was happening, and my camera doesn't take such great shots in low light, on a zoom.

Tonight I read the book "the cat in the hat" to Philip, Thomas, Sarah and Nicole. I got very animated as I read. I even lay on the floor and kicked my feet when I read the part of the fish. No! No! No! Your mother would not like it! Not one little bit!!! We were all laughing. I'm not angry anymore...maybe I should start a new form of anger therapy. We should all shout out loud like the fish in the cat in the hat!

I signed Philip and Thomas up for a swimming club that meets two times per week. Thomas was sick on Tuesday, so we did not go. I thought our places were secure. I guess I was wrong. The women who controls the club gave their places away. I came today with the boys and the lady said they had no place. So Philip and Thomas will not be on the swim team this spring. I would not be so angry, but this same women prevented the boys from going to their swim lessons 3 times last fall. I had paid for the lessons (10 lessons). She would not let them in the pool because they didn't have the swim club passes (you don't receive these passes for swim lessons). She was so awful to the boys. She was clearly prejudice towards them. I'm sure if they were anyone else kids she would not have given the passes away. She would have called first. I am angry, but I am going to just forget it. Some people just hate foreigners. That is her problem, not mine. I will take the boys to Taekwondo and forge...

You may know or not know I was a pastor for 10 years. It was a job I loved. There were times people would challenge my authority to "preach". I had been given this authority by my denomination. I also felt like God had called me to do my job. I submitted myself to the correction of the leadership above me. I was in no way rebellious. I've gone to a church in Heidelberg for 10 years that basically does not allow women to preach. They have allowed me to teach at seminars, and give the "input" at the big worship services they have every 6 weeks. Why they have allowed this, I am not sure? Juergen has asked if He and I would be allowed to preach together at the Sunday night "next generation" service. Again the answer was yes. I've given this some thought, and it basically makes me feel angry. I'm allowed to preach with Juergen, but not alone. Other women are so far not even allowed to preach with their husbands. I had no peace. I can not do it. I wo...

Juergen's mom is getting very weak. She sleeps almost all day. It is getting very hard to feed her. The harder more important thing is she is not drinking enough. Without enough to drink, her kidneys may fail. We have been told by the Dr's that something like this will kill her before the tumors in her brain do. Between the tears, we need to think concretely about what we will do when she dies. This isn't easy. It seems cold. But we are a big family. Juergen's dad will need him (alone without the kids). So now Juergen must think about when to go, and what to do to arrange stuff. He needs to do this so that his dad doesn't have to. I hope our friends will pray for us. It's so odd to sit down with our children and try to prepare them for what is about to take place. I don't think it is anything they can grasp. I don't think they will understand until it happens and we are crying. Even then I am not sure they could understand. Death is part of life...but d...

Bill Gates last day at work.

We spend allot of time at IKEA. Jessica loves their catalogs. It is by far her favorite tearing material. HERE is a guy that lived in an IKEA store for one week.

We have hand workers over to fix our window shades. We had to clear the clutter (far too much clutter) away from the windows so these men could work. Sarah had a temper tantrum as she woke up. She was still upset I wouldn't let her sleep in Philip and Thomas' room last night. She tends to keep them up. I got off to a really sour start. Jessica is home on Tuesdays anyway. I had to watch her. The dog was barking. Juergen was complaining about the mess. Finally the phone rings. It's Thomas' teacher. He has not been doing his math homework for the past week. I of course had asked him everyday, "did you do all your home work". He lied. So they were keeping him after school to do math. His class teacher had written me a note, but he of course made sure I did not receive the note. I'm here trying to calm down before Thomas gets home. I don't want to over react. I think he has Attention Deficit Disorder. He is smart, be his attention span is very poor. We are ...

I've gone back to weight watchers this week. I'm highly motivated to lose the weight, and hopefully keep it off. I even created a yahoo group for support. If you would like to join my yahoo diet group, then apply here . We are a private group. Only members can post, or read the posts. It's a pretty great group of 9 people so far. I'm so happy to be doing this whole diet and exercise thing with others. Tonight Juergen also did his part to help me lose weight. He went to the gas station to buy Häagen-Dazs cookie dough ice cream. He even eat the entire pint of ice cream in one sitting, just so I wouldn't be tempted. What a guy!

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/01/12/vo.mozambique.floods.ap This is where Rolland and Heidi Baker are missionaries. Pray for the people. They often see a strong move of God when it floods.