Day 8:
Kevin is home! He is such a blessing!!! We didn’t get any school done today, but we had a great time visiting with friends, making cards for daddy, and snuggling on the couch. Wednesday is one of my favorite days of the week. We get to enjoy family quest together, then Kevin and I get to enjoy choir, orchestra, and band rehearsal. We are so blessed with such talented people in our church. And I so enjoy my time with them on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Ethan was able to say the 10 Commandments tonight at
church. I am so proud of him. Memorizing
doesn’t come quite as easily to him as it does Sophie and he worked really hard
to learn them. Sophie and I learned the
first three verses of the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount this
week. I am so proud of how well she is
doing with this. Lord, help these verses
to stay with her throughout her life.
Use them to draw her to You and bring those verses to mind anytime she
is struggling or doubting.
Day
9:
What a fun day today
has been. The snow is beautiful and so
fun to play in! In fact, we had so much
fun, I kept thinking today was Friday!!
What a fun, sweet, winter day full of family, games, books, sleds, and
chicken tortilla soup.
Sophie and I made scripture cookies today. It was a recipe I found on Pinterest awhile
back. You had read the scripture verses
and fill in the blanks to find out the ingredients. It made oatmeal raisin cookies, which aren’t
our favorite, but it sure was a fun experience.
It was really neat to see that she already knew several of the verses
and was able to finish them correctly before we looked them up and read them
together.
Day
10:
I made doughnuts from scratch today. They weren’t too bad, but tasted a little
yeasty. The glaze turned out pretty
well, too. Ethan ate almost all of them
himself, so they couldn’t have been too bad!
Making them was pretty fun because Ethan helped me. He said, “Mom, I want you to teach me how to
cook.” It was so cute and such a fun
time with just the two of us.
I have a great husband. He shoveled our driveway and his mom’s
driveway. It looks great out there. Sure am glad it didn’t snow until after he
came home. I could not have shoveled all
that!
A combination of something one of my dear friends
said to me on the phone the other day and something I read yesterday really had
me thinking. My friend was commenting on
how I am a person who can only stand being around others for so long, then I
need some time, even if it’s just 30 minutes, alone in order to recharge. That is so true! I just go on overload if I don’t get some
alone time each day. Of course, this
isn’t all that easy when you’re a stay at home, homeschooling mom! But, as I was reading a book on raising girls
the other day, the author was making a point that each child is different. The illustration she was using was that she
and her son could be three stories apart, but both reading a book, and to him
that quality time doing something together.
For her daughter, if they weren’t right next to her doing the same thing,
it didn’t count as spending time together.
This was a huge eye opener to me for how Sophie thinks. We will have spent most of the day at the
school table or on the couch working on our school work and projects and then
she’ll come to me asking if we can do something together. I’m thinking, “Do something together? We’ve
been doing something together all day. I
just need ½ an hour to myself!” But, reading that book helped me realize
that to her, the time spent doing school doesn’t count to her as time spent
together. It’s just school! But, because I am one who needs to spend more
time alone than with people, anytime not alone counts as together time. I have to work really hard and be really
intentional about spending time with her so that she feels loved and cared for
at all times. Lord, help me to be
sensitive to this and desire to be more intentional about my time with Sophia.
Day
11:
What a fun, lazy day this was! Kevin took the kids to have doughnuts and
visit grandma for a bit. This gave me a
chance to do some cleaning, have a good quiet time, and work some more on the
James devotions. It was a much needed
break.
We also had fun sledding out at the hill by the city
pool. That place never disappoints! The hills were pretty fast and we even made
it all the way to the fence a few times.
Then, we had the pleasure of heading out for an evening of bowling and
dinner to celebrate the birthday of a sweet friend. Lots of fun had by all!!!
Day
12:
Today was a hard day to not be on facebook. My grandfather had a bad diabetic episode
this morning, and I would have loved to have been on there to send out the
prayer request and to thank his neighbor for being willing to help him. He seems to be OK now, but they are still
watching him closely hoping that they have worked out the insulin issues.
Have I said lately how much I enjoy the children’s
choir musical? I love that it’s pretty
much all scripture and I love hearing those kids sing it over and over. And they sing with such joy! Can’t wait to share it with the church on
Mother’s Day!
Sophie and Kevin playing their first piano/guitar
duet today. Jingle Bells never sounded
so sweet to me!
Day
13:
What a crazy day today! But, we sure had fun!!!! Kevin and Ethan had a daddy/son day building
a coat rack for Grandma. Ethan had so
much fun sanding the wood, staining it, and then drilling all the holes. Of course, daddy helped! Sophie and I picked up Grandma and headed out
for some shopping so we would be prepared for being shut in during the big
storm headed our way! We did get a
little school done, but not much. But, I
think the fun and the quality time spent together was better than school any
day!
We also were able to purchase some gifts for Ben and
Megan to take to the orphanage when they go next week. Sophie and I had a lot of fun picking out
little treats for the kids. I think
Sophie would have put everything she saw in the cart if we could have afforded
it or fit it in the car!
We kicked off our
recycling tonight with a little party at the Humiston’s! Not sure Ethan really caught on, but Sophie
is excited. I just hope it doesn’t take
me too long to remember that things go in the recycle bin, not the trash. I am very excited about this new way to
worship God by caring for the world He so lovingly made and gives to us to care
for each day.
Day
14:
Well, it’s 5:15 a.m. and I cannot sleep. But, what beauty I got to see out the window
because I couldn’t sleep! Lord, thank
you for snow. Thank You for its
beauty. Thank You that it ushers in new
life. Thank You that it’s so fun to play
in!!!!
Also, since I am up, I’ll bring Grandpa Gene,
Grandma Dorothy, mom, Aunt Jeanette and Aunt Karen to You. Lord, let them feel Your arms around
them. Show Yourself as the God who
Heals. You alone are the great
physician. Restore his mind, restore his
blood sugar levels, pour out Your peace on the others. Give sleep and true rest as we all trust in
You.
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