While it’s been different around here, mostly reviews and simple photographs, life has been happening large and messy and hard and beautiful.  Often, so much truth is flooding my mind, my heart, but sitting here to type it out, to share what grace the Father is showering upon me, still…it doesn’t get done.  But today, I’m stepping back into the recording of gracefilled gifts, and maybe that will unlock the word dam of all the goodness filling my head.

 gifts 1-14 in 2013

Grey sweaters and red sparkling scarves
Snow that keeps falling.  All around this dry thirsty area.
A grandchild who is thriving, growing rapidly, taking in all the fresh Momma Milk, grand love and auntie stories
Family to help ~ both ways
Eager students, gulping down new information
Goals within reach
FaceTime calls from a sweet daughter who just wants to know when I’ll be home.
A precious prodigal hungry for family time, soaking up, filling up after the empty years away.
Growth
A calling
Builder is home.
Sunlight to read under.
Baby breath on my cheeks.
Sweet time at the changing table when Joyness sees the origami mobile made by her youngest auntie.
Godly women, acknowledging their own brokenness, warmly welcoming the new single momma into the fold.

 

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Paired with a toothbrush the Soft Scrub worked great on the tile and grout in the bathroom, but wasn’t very efficient with a cotton cloth on smooth surfaces.  The cleaning product rinsed easily, leaving no residue.  The product leaves soft citrus scent.

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The Winners of the Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical giveaway are survivingateacherssalary at gmail dot com and Chantel.  Emails have been sent.

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{these moments} – A Friday ritual. A couple of photos – capturing precious moments from the week.  Simple, special, extraordinary moments to pause, savor and remember.

linking with Amanda and with Amy

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First the first time in several years “one word” for the year didn’t come to me.  As a matter of fact, not one word, nor a few words.  But when I think over the books that I am currently reading there is no doubt that I am being led on down the road by my Saviour.  Time after time I find that what the Spirit is teaching me is brought up in Scripture, in books I am reading, sermons on Sunday and sermons on the radio.  Sometimes I’ve really thought that God, our pastor, Charles Stanley and my husband have had a conference.

Here I am again.

Because He Love me.

“It’s essential for us to think about God’s love today because it is only his love that can grant us the joy that will strengthen our hearts, the courage that will embolden us in our fight against sin and the assurance that will enable us to open up our lives to him so that he might deal powerfully with our unbelief and idolatry. 

If we don’t consciously live in the light of his love, the gospel will be secondary, virtually meaningless, and Jesus Christ will fade into insignificance.  Our faith will become all about us, our performance, and how we think we’re doing, and our transformation will be hindered.” Elyse Fitzpatrick in “Because He Loves Me.”

I am reading Hind’s Feet on High Places and listening to Because He Loves Me.   And I know that another golden thread is being woven into my heart, another transforming work being done upon my mind.

At the end of chapter 1 Elyse Fitzpatrick asks “Do you have any hopes or expectations as you begin this study?”

Right now I am experiencing a bit of breathless wonder that the God of the Universe once is again calling me further upwards.

linking with Ruth and with Joy.

 

Since I turned down several invitations to leave the house today (errands others wanted to do) I’ve enjoyed this DAY AT HOME.  Games of Dutch Blitz and Battleship have taken place and the hope of starting a new read aloud after dinner has me working to get some things wrapped up…

Home Sewn Nursing Pads ~ Sunshine Princess had her first baby on January 19th.  Nursing is going super well and today we set out to make some cloth nursing pads.   She picked up some cloth diapers at Target and I figure we can make 12 from 3 of the diapers.  This will allow us to set aside the rest for when JoyNess outgrows the ones our sweet neighbor friend lent us.

Another cousin quilt is almost completed, I have to sew the binding on one last side, then hand sew it down on the back side.  This is my favorite of the quilts I have made so far.

Can you believe how cute this is?

Fine Art drawings by cousins on cotton blocks

Good days.

Congratulations to Commenters #9 Jessica To and #12 Julie.  They are the winners of the coupons for Free Purex Baby Crystals.  Winners have been contacted via email.