Perseverance

I spent some time today reading through some library books on flight with Joshua. I was amazed after reading about the Wright brothers (managed to invent a plane that stayed up for initial 12 seconds!) at just what perseverance they had. Their first plane crashed and required some time to repair. Their second plane (flyer II) got caught in a gust of wind and crashed beyond repair. They didn't give up or even consider a holiday - they just kept perfecting it and persevering in order to create a more effective plane. Not only that but when they did succeed in flying their first plane it didn't even make headlines in their local (country) paper ! They didn't appear to be phased but kept working on their plane and after perfecting their craft (could now fly 30min. they couldn't even talk the US army into buying their idea as a helpful tool during enemy attacks)... Now these two guys, Orville and Wilbur had incredible perseverance! Here's a verse that encourages me to persevere in tough times...

Romans 2v58
58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Owen had a lovely play today with his dear cousin, Matthias. Matthias was having some special time with Grandma who decided to use the stroller and drop in for a visit (now even Grandma comments about how unusual that is for her - she hates walking with a passion!) It was lovely having them over. I hope he recovered ok from the enormous cuddles Owen dished out when he arrived!