http://thehillsrollon.com The continuing adventures of Gavin, Tara, and Eden Hills Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:07:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 4 under 3.  Four, count em, FOUR children under 3.  T-minus 10 weeks and we will be parents of 4 children under 3.  How do you manage that you many wonder?  Eden, our eldest is 3, her twin brothers (Jethro and Judah) just turned 1, and baby #4 is coming ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2008/04/27/are-you-crazy-you-are-stopping-arent-you/ Friends, family, dear readers who have stuck with us this far... Should I apologize or just smile and assume you understand?  It's not that I couldn't write these past few months (ummm, more like 8 months if I count it), it's that I didn't. Sigh...the sad truth is that I was nursing ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2008/04/27/has-it-really-been-so-long/ It still hurts, to walk away from something so good, so very much in line with our hearts passion. Yet we trust that we are here in Ottawa for His purposes, not our own. God is opening doors we never would've sought ourselves; so we're totally walking by ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/10/29/like-a-friendship-re-kindled/ Don't you think I wish I knew? How did Peter feel when the waves were surging beneath him, water filling his mouth, the boat rocking nauseatingly underneath him promising a grain of possible safety in the security of the familiar? What what raw nerve, what audacious faith it must've taken for him ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/09/04/so-whats-next/ Life is pretty simple and straightforward right now: keep our hearts warm towards God, love one another, take care of the kids. So that pretty much sums up our prayer requests! :) But to be a little more specific... GAVIN is working hard juggling family, mentoring responsibilities and his maintenance job. Please ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/04/04/spring-prayer-requests/ Just click on this link to read the picture story: Many Mercies - Birth Story.pdf http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/04/02/many-mercies-a-birth-story/ Because we love you all so much and know you would all love to be here right now, we did the next best thing: live video! Gavin took an assortment of video clips throughout the first day and I (Tara) was able to put it all together in ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/03/20/jethro-judah-the-birth-day-video/ Well after waiting for the months to count down for the arrival of our twin boys ( Tara it became minutes toward the end), they have finally come. Two handsome your boys with very distinct personalities. Jethro being born first is a little more laid back at times, a great ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/03/17/the-boys-are-here/ We've gone from counting the weeks to counting the days. There's nothing like the anticipation of welcoming your children to the outside world! I have daily 'episodes' where the anticipation hits a frenzied pitch and I just have to ride it out. The fantasy of going into labour becomes all ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/03/09/t-minus-6-days/ Though I haven't completely read Gary Chapman's bestseller "The Five Love Languages", I have done a few tests and self scrutiny to finally admit that of the five, my top love language (the one through which I express and receive most strongly a sense of tangible love in every relational ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/02/14/lavished/ Here it is! Our Christmas 2006 newsletter and the surprise insert! Enjoy! Love, The Hills http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/01/14/christmas-2006-newsletter-and-surprise/ http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/01/14/dancing-friends-a-wee-video/ My oh my Eden! How you've grown in these last two years! What a difference between 4 months old and 24 months old! It took us way longer than we anticipated to complete the crocheted baby blanket we worked on together for Eden. Begun when she was still growing in the ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/01/06/perspective-my-oh-my/ What a change from a year ago.  You make your plans, you think you have a good idea of what's coming in the near future, but so very much in this life is completely beyond our control. People ask us the inevitable questions about our near future.  I hesitate now to ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2007/01/05/impetus/ Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! Psalm 127:3-4 “Wait a second...umm, okay. Change of plans,” said the ultrasound technician with a twinkle ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2006/12/18/twofer/ I never knew my life would turn out this way. Growing up, I wasn't the kind of girl who daydreamed of a high school sweetheart, planned out her wedding in painful detail, chose her babies names in advance. Nope, I had other priorities and my self at the very centre. ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2006/11/07/worth-it/ http://thehillsrollon.com/2006/10/26/latest-hills-video-compilation/ It's been too long since we've updated this corner of our website. On internship we had the luxury of more time and a sense of urgency surrounding our daily lives. Being displaced from "home" makes you aware of your needs. But here we are, graduated, choosing to live in the midwest ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2006/10/12/fall-prayer-requests/ We have a new phone number! 952-829-2461 Our mailing address remains the same (we just moved down the hall). Eden saw snow for the first time today. Yes , on Oct 12 it SNOWED. It won't stay on the ground, but these are bonafide FLURRIES coming down. But we're savoring the view from ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2006/10/12/209/ Oh Eden!  You are so true to the Hebrew meaning of your name; "My Delight is in her".  Every day you fill us with delight.  Just today I was savoring watching you walking so carefully in your prized Cinderella shoes.  Clip-clop you went across the kitchen floor, so careful in ... http://thehillsrollon.com/2006/10/10/cinderella/