Still thinking about Friday night. We invited several of the young couples from church over for pizza and games. We played scattergories and taboo. It was fun to see everybody interact, laugh, and get to know each other better. Why don't we do that more often? I was hoping that get together would encourage others in the group to keep doing that in their homes. It seems that hospitality is a lost art. It was so easy to throw some stuff together and it is a GREAT motivator for cleaning the house. So we will see, if the gettin' together catches on. (Hoping to have a St Patricks Day brunch for just girls in March)
Today was a quiet day. I can think of alot of things I need to do, but can't seem to get motivated. I was supposed to work this afternoon and work called to see if I could work tomorrow instead. Yea. Putting off work is always fun. So I ran several errands and was glad to get that done. Birthday shopping for Jenni.....not sure what to get her. The older the kids gets, the harder it seems to think of something special to get them. Still thinking about that one.
Feeling kind of crafty and started the nursery project for Natalie's wall hanging and her curtains too.
The highlight of today was "irish stew" for supper. It was so good and makes the house smell very inviting. Just kind of a blah day. What does the Lord have in store for us? David has had no job interests and he is sick to make matters worse. It seems like whenever I have had a wonderful day of worship on Sunday (and yesterday was a wonderful study in Sunday School and a great worship service), Monday is always challenging. I guess Satan does not want me to carry on praising the Lord thru the week. We are invited to a surprise birthday party on saturday for a very special friend. We can't wait for that.
We will see what this week holds. My goal is to be a woman after God's heart, I want to be different at work AND at home. I want to see others thru God's eyes and always have a word on the end of my tongue that will glorify the Lord. My prayer list is getting so long I find myself in constant prayer. David's says that I never pray before I eat, I don't see it like that, because I am constantly praying and talking to Him about everything.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Helping out the kids
Today was my day off. But as most days off, it was way busier than being at work. I always have Addison on Wednesdays and she didn't feel too good today. Bless her heart, she is working on about 2 or 3 upper teeth. I know she hurts and her nose was running, she couldn't eat and breathe at the same time. Anyway, today was work day at Jenni's house so we picked up Grandma Shirley and off to Minier we flew.
Jenni is trying to make her little house accomodate one more baby until her hubby gets home from Afghanistan and they can find a new house. So David is fixing a wall in the computer room, then he will paint, and then Jenni and I can turn that little room into a beautiful nursery for Natalie to enjoy!! Nora was soooo excited to see us come in. Justin was talking to Jenni on Skype when we walked in, so it was kind of weird, but very nice, to hear his voice when we walked thru the door. Nora learned a new word today "Coco" which is what she calls her Aunt Nicole. So while David worked on the wall, Grandma Shirley played with the girls, and Jenni and I sorted thru, threw away, and reorganized piles so that lots of stuff can fit into their nice little house. She is feeling very pregnant now and so needs lots of encouragement and motivation to start a project and see it thru. Justin will be home April 1 for 2 weeks so we have lots of work to do before then. We want him to relax and enjoy his girls when he gets here.
We always have lots of fun together and I am so thankful that our family enjoys each other. I have to work on NOT smothering my kids, because I could be with them everyday and I know they need their space and have their own families. So, while Justin is gone we have stepped in, but when he returns, and we will be glad when he does, we will be glad for him to take his rightful place. Jenni has done a marvelous job while he is gone. She has had ALOT of responsibility and I am proud of her for that. I am not sure every woman could do as well and be pregnant and work 3-12 hour days a week.
I was just thinking today that I want to verbalize to Jenni how God is protecting her and her husband. I know she knows that, but we need to say it often. Giving God the glory for what he does in our life. I love the stories in the Old Testament when God's people stopped where they were and piled up some rocks to remember what God had done. So that everytime they would come to those rocks they could tell their children and remember what God had done. I am not sure I have been too good at that as a parent. I always have given God the glory, but maybe did not talk about it enough so that the kids knew I was praising GOd again for the work in my life and in my family.
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW.......
Jenni is trying to make her little house accomodate one more baby until her hubby gets home from Afghanistan and they can find a new house. So David is fixing a wall in the computer room, then he will paint, and then Jenni and I can turn that little room into a beautiful nursery for Natalie to enjoy!! Nora was soooo excited to see us come in. Justin was talking to Jenni on Skype when we walked in, so it was kind of weird, but very nice, to hear his voice when we walked thru the door. Nora learned a new word today "Coco" which is what she calls her Aunt Nicole. So while David worked on the wall, Grandma Shirley played with the girls, and Jenni and I sorted thru, threw away, and reorganized piles so that lots of stuff can fit into their nice little house. She is feeling very pregnant now and so needs lots of encouragement and motivation to start a project and see it thru. Justin will be home April 1 for 2 weeks so we have lots of work to do before then. We want him to relax and enjoy his girls when he gets here.
We always have lots of fun together and I am so thankful that our family enjoys each other. I have to work on NOT smothering my kids, because I could be with them everyday and I know they need their space and have their own families. So, while Justin is gone we have stepped in, but when he returns, and we will be glad when he does, we will be glad for him to take his rightful place. Jenni has done a marvelous job while he is gone. She has had ALOT of responsibility and I am proud of her for that. I am not sure every woman could do as well and be pregnant and work 3-12 hour days a week.
I was just thinking today that I want to verbalize to Jenni how God is protecting her and her husband. I know she knows that, but we need to say it often. Giving God the glory for what he does in our life. I love the stories in the Old Testament when God's people stopped where they were and piled up some rocks to remember what God had done. So that everytime they would come to those rocks they could tell their children and remember what God had done. I am not sure I have been too good at that as a parent. I always have given God the glory, but maybe did not talk about it enough so that the kids knew I was praising GOd again for the work in my life and in my family.
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW.......
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Valentines Weekend
This was a great weekend. David and I spent all of Saturday together. Went shopping early, shopping for a new bedspread, our present to each other for Valentines. Then we shared a meal at Cheddars. We did all this early so that we could babysit at night and let Nicole and Joe have a date. So Jenni was bored and we invited her over as well, since her honey is in Afghanistan. As we rode home from Peoria, my mind was swirling with ideas to give the grandkids a good memories at Nana and Papa's and help to celebrate Valentine's day to help them remember how very much we love them. So we decided to plan a scavenger hunt in the house. I ran to the dollar store and got some little prizes to be found, then we quickly started making the hunt. Of course, David was complaining the whole time that it was a lot of work, but guess who really got into it. In all reality David loves the organize games for the kids and he is definitely the creative one. I come up with the idea and then he runs with it. Anyway, Adrianna and Alaina had a blast and asked if we could do scavenger hunts for their birthdays and Easter. Of course, Nora was running around just following the "big girls", that was her hunt and Addison just chewed on her book and was perfectly satisfied. It was a fun night to have them all together and create a little memory for all of us.
It is unbelievable that the guy I met at college has loved me all these years and I think loves me even more. I can't imagine spending this life time without him. He is my best friend. We laughed last night as we crawled into bed, exhausted after having the grandkids. He said, "We're doing it" and I said "Doing what?" He said, "We are growing OLD together!!" THat is for sure, but it's fun all the same and nothing brings us more joy than to be with our kids and grandkids. No wait a minute, we do like to go on trips all by ourselves, that is in close competition with being with our kids. Usually we get on our trips and wish the kids were with us.
It was a great weekend. Lots of "Stuff" in the air, struggles some of us are having, no job for David, Justin in Afghanistan....however, God is present and in control. How I am so thankful for that. What would we do without that knowledge???
It is unbelievable that the guy I met at college has loved me all these years and I think loves me even more. I can't imagine spending this life time without him. He is my best friend. We laughed last night as we crawled into bed, exhausted after having the grandkids. He said, "We're doing it" and I said "Doing what?" He said, "We are growing OLD together!!" THat is for sure, but it's fun all the same and nothing brings us more joy than to be with our kids and grandkids. No wait a minute, we do like to go on trips all by ourselves, that is in close competition with being with our kids. Usually we get on our trips and wish the kids were with us.
It was a great weekend. Lots of "Stuff" in the air, struggles some of us are having, no job for David, Justin in Afghanistan....however, God is present and in control. How I am so thankful for that. What would we do without that knowledge???
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Alot going on up there!
I was sitting by a girl at work today who was just talking away to herself, and I mentioned I hoped it was OK for me to listen in...Ha. She said sure and then mentioned there was alot going on in her head and several voices talking to each other. We laughed about that, but in reality there ARE alot of voices in our head, all battling for attention. Some good, some bad, and some downright evil. It made me thankful that there is one voice in my head louder than all the others--the Holy Spirit, convicting me, guiding me, and helping me determine right from wrong. It hasn't always been that way. But as I have gotten older, spiritually speaking, the voice of the Holy Spirit has gotten louder.
This week I know God is trying to give me a lesson. It all started with the Daily Bread one morning. David and I were reading it together and it was about Abraham taking Isaac up the mountain to sacrifice him. We can't believe that Abraham had that kind of faith, what Isaac must have been thinking, and visualizing that whole scene in our heads. So David and I asked each other if we could do something big if God asked us, for instance leave next week for a foreign country to be a missionary. I had to say no, at this point I couldn't do it. And so, if that is my true answer, I have a lot of work to do in my spiritual walk. Then that afternoon, the Chris Fabry show had Phil Visher's partial sermon from Founder's week. He is the guy who created Veggie Tales. IT was a fantastic sermon and I really want to get the tape. Anyway, he was talking about who else...Abraham and Isaac. Abraham's walk with God gave him a huge faith. He also said "You know what Noah was doing the first 500 years before he built the ark."He was walking with God the Bible says. Then my son challenged us this week with some things every parent doesn't want to hear. But it was challenging to my faith. Because if I had been walking with God like I should, Ryan might have seen God differently.
So I have again committed my walk to the Lord, asking for wisdom in every area of my life. Praying for Ryan to see a glimpse of Jesus everyday in our home and in my life. Praying that Ryan would see God for who He is. Enough of this superifcial walking, I need something deeper, way deeper. and all this time I have been waiting for someone else to hand that to me on a silver platter, the preacher for instance, when all along it's me that needs to do the work, work on the relationship that is more important than any other.
This has been a bunch of jumbling words. But really I only do this blog for me, so if you are reading this, sorry. I only started doing this to remember where I have been and where I need to go.
I watched the Gaither Homecoming hour one ni ght this week and it was all the old time hymns that I grew up with. I sat in the chair and cried, not just because the words meant SO much to me, the memories of sitting in the pews and loving my church family were fresh, but the theology in those words is so deep and meaningful, more than the songs we sing these days. I cried for the sadness I feel at where the "church" seems to be going and how my kids and grandkids will miss those hymns and not love them like I do.
Love Lifted Me, when nothing else could help, Love Lifted Me
This week I know God is trying to give me a lesson. It all started with the Daily Bread one morning. David and I were reading it together and it was about Abraham taking Isaac up the mountain to sacrifice him. We can't believe that Abraham had that kind of faith, what Isaac must have been thinking, and visualizing that whole scene in our heads. So David and I asked each other if we could do something big if God asked us, for instance leave next week for a foreign country to be a missionary. I had to say no, at this point I couldn't do it. And so, if that is my true answer, I have a lot of work to do in my spiritual walk. Then that afternoon, the Chris Fabry show had Phil Visher's partial sermon from Founder's week. He is the guy who created Veggie Tales. IT was a fantastic sermon and I really want to get the tape. Anyway, he was talking about who else...Abraham and Isaac. Abraham's walk with God gave him a huge faith. He also said "You know what Noah was doing the first 500 years before he built the ark."He was walking with God the Bible says. Then my son challenged us this week with some things every parent doesn't want to hear. But it was challenging to my faith. Because if I had been walking with God like I should, Ryan might have seen God differently.
So I have again committed my walk to the Lord, asking for wisdom in every area of my life. Praying for Ryan to see a glimpse of Jesus everyday in our home and in my life. Praying that Ryan would see God for who He is. Enough of this superifcial walking, I need something deeper, way deeper. and all this time I have been waiting for someone else to hand that to me on a silver platter, the preacher for instance, when all along it's me that needs to do the work, work on the relationship that is more important than any other.
This has been a bunch of jumbling words. But really I only do this blog for me, so if you are reading this, sorry. I only started doing this to remember where I have been and where I need to go.
I watched the Gaither Homecoming hour one ni ght this week and it was all the old time hymns that I grew up with. I sat in the chair and cried, not just because the words meant SO much to me, the memories of sitting in the pews and loving my church family were fresh, but the theology in those words is so deep and meaningful, more than the songs we sing these days. I cried for the sadness I feel at where the "church" seems to be going and how my kids and grandkids will miss those hymns and not love them like I do.
Love Lifted Me, when nothing else could help, Love Lifted Me
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