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These three lovely sweethearts of ours have started a “sisters” blog! They will be posting their poetry, stories, thoughts and pictures as a way to share them with their Daddy, who is working away from home for a season.

Outside my window… a dark, dark night

I am thinking…how I have so much to learn on this parenting journey.

I am thankful for… God’s quick answer to my call for help today.

I am hearing… the water pick as my girls take turns cleaning the orthodonic appliances

I am remembering… several birthdays in this last half of the month

I am creating… lists!  That’s as creative as I am right now.  But Saturday we will be making Valentine’s Day cards.  Wanna exchange Valentines with some sweet girls?

I am currently reading… The Age of Opportunity by Paul David Tripp, the book of JOB

From the learning rooms… Today was a good first real day back after our very long break.

I am hoping…that my girls with flipfloppy tummies are not coming down sick!

On my mind… how to get all the pieces running smoothly for each of the girls as we implement a couple of new resources for school.

Noticing that… the daily quiet time sure helps my endurance in the evening.

Pondering these words…If I …try…people might not…. Yet, I’m really beginning to see that I am unsatisfied and anxious, and I might even become resentful, if I don’t step out and be me. Living a life of “constant self editing” is totally what I tend to do and totally what I am being called to stop doing. http://arock4him.blogspot.com/

And the verses I want to memorize…I am working on the book of Colossians for 2011 AND Genesis 1 by summer break…two big chunks, but I believe in the power of HIS Word.  And I want my girls to see THAT!

From the kitchen… Banana Bread Oatmeal & Homemade Poptarts

Around the house… order is taking over, but there are still a few stacks and a box or two

One of my favorite things… the love between my 3 youngest daughters, how they each say their sisters are among their very best friends!

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285. Trustworthy children.

286. A huge Library district.

287. An obedient dog that wants to learn.

288. Sweet child who confided her lack of understanding, her thinking she isn’t smart or good enough because…and my remembering to point her to the ONE who made her, fearfully, wonderfully and exactly for HIS purposes of love and glory.

289. A fun car provided by the Service Station while they try to diagnose our van.

290. Even when I hesitate, HIS mercy grabs me and pulls me along.

291. The van is repaired! No new engine needed!

292. 3 Pairs of Happy Helping Hands.
293. Order is happening.

294. He calls me beautiful.

Saturday, January 15, Thankful Living~Week-ending One

Week-ending One

I AM THANKFUL FOR…

An understanding husband
Happy, helpful children
A van that just keeps running

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GOAL #1 ~ To read through the Bible, using this schedule.

GOAL #2 ~ To continue to memorize Scripture with my children using this method.  And to also memorize Colossians with the Colossians in a Year facebook group.

GOAL #3 ~ To Read 24 books (2 per month)  This seemed to lofty a goal at first, but I really want to make my way through the shelves of good books I’ve bought for my personal learning pursuits.  Now I am finding all kinds of spots in my weekly routine to be able to spend 5 or 10 minutes reading.  Sitting at the orthodontist, waiting in the car after Ballet, during our daily quiet time, just for bed.  I am excited at the possibilities!

GOAL #4 ~ To get more fit & work consistently with our 2 dogs, to help them learn to be pleasant companions to our famiily.  Within this goal I plan to get in cardio exercise 5 times a week at the least.  I’ll also be swimming 2 mornings a week, and doing yoga 3 mornings a week, but with the dogs I plan to do the weight bearing cardio that is needed several times a week!

Little hopes~ To learn to knit socks! and to make a denim picnic quilt

I don’t mean to bore anyone who might wander over to this blog with these details…You all have your own things to keep up with.  I am just finding that my blog is a great place to keep those “pieces of paper” and “journal entries” easy to find 🙂

I’ve been reading from The One Year Bible, NLT for the last 11 days, and I so miss MY Bible, so I am going back to MY Bible and using this plan. Amazing little pieces of God’s character are jumping out at me each morning and I want to be able to take notes along those passages, adding to the journaling I’ve done with my Father over the years.

Yes, I do keep a journal, but there is something different about the notes I write in my Bible ~ that keep those quiet conversations with my PAPA fresh in my mind whenever I open those passages back up.

Do you write in your Bible?