A Simple Woman's Daybook September 28

FOR TODAY...September 28th

Outside my window...lots of fog, a chill in the air, beautiful trees and mountains

I am thankful for...as much as I want to shake them all...I am thankful for my family. If I want to shake them ALL....does that mean the problem is probably with me?

I am wearing...jeans, black flowy shirt, sandals I am re-breaking in for our trip to Disneyland

I am remembering...that everything in my life is as a direct result of God's hand in my life, so I need to be better about how I treat it...them.

I am going...a little crazy right now...but coming "home" soon, because I am not going to let my enemy get the best of me on this one.

I am reading...bible bible bible...getting ready to teach a couple of lessons at our Ladies Retreat in October.

On my mind...how frazzled I am at this moment, and all the while, I have to study about JOY....the topic of said retreat....that is irony for you.

From the learning rooms...joy.....well....it is called "learning room" so, I am learning to let joy be at my core, instead of whatever it is we are calling what I am this morning.

Noticing that...I should never try to do my daybook while my family is still home...wait for them to go to school and go to work.

Pondering these words...Newsboys song...Come up here We're making our way To the upside We're gonna stay on The upside We trade our troubles For a room with a view Come up here We're making our way To the upside A brand new day on The upside The future's brighter than a Sky full of blue....ahhh, I love that song.

From the kitchen...Monday night bible study...so finger foods...our contribution, bbq wings

Around the house...so much to do, so little time

One of my favorite things~even after all my screamin' and yellin' this morning....my family is one of my very favorite things.

From my picture journal...

Said family.... ;0)

Have a wonderfully blessed day!!!

Long Time, No Type

Whew...it has been a loooong time since I have been able to really sit down and take a few minutes to write something. We have been a busy busy family, and now our church is gearing up for our ladies retreat, which I am organizing for the most part, and making sure our ducks are in a row has been a little time consuming. On top of all of that, my son the Army Recruit/Future Soldier just got promoted to E3, which is a big deal to all of us, we just planned a trip to Stockton for Thanksgiving and decided to take the kids to Disneyland for the few days before Thanksgiving, so we are in full hyper-active mode! I am so thankful for all the many blessing God has given us. Just sitting here, typing this blog and listening to the new David Crowder Band cd....I am overwhelmed by His presence...he does a remake of "I Can Feel You" and I love the line...I can feel you all around me, thickening the air I'm breathing....I just have to say Thank God for always being there, always being around me, always thickening the air I breath with YOU!!! Still not a lot of time to type today...hopefully I will get to my Simple Woman Daybook on Monday....sorry if this post seems a little erratic...just overwhelmed by the Lord and everything He is doing in my life...and I do mean overwhelmed!!
Many blessings to all!!

Simple Woman's Daybook Sept. 8

For Today...September 8

Outside my window... cool morning, quiet, calm a good mix of fog and sun...only the Lord knows what the day will turn out to be.

I am thinking... How blessed I am with a great family, wonderful friends, and wonderful adventures (not matter how small they may seem to others)

From the learning rooms... I learned that if you put your pointer finger up and blow out a candle with it between you and the candle...the wax won't splash! Maybe I should have known this all along, but it's true, you learn something new every day!! Thanks Mike and Julene for my lesson. ;0)

I am thankful for... fellowship with good friends, old and new...had a great weekend.

From the kitchen...well, we are close to out of food...we ARE out of coffee and that is as close to sin and I care to get...so I have to go to the market today...then I will know what is "from the kitchen" today.

I am wearing... Jeans, long sleeve shirt with a guitar pic on it that says "Pick Jesus" and slippers.

I am reading... mmmmm, one of these days I am going to be able to actually put the title of a book that I am reading on this line.

I am hoping... for heaven, or a place and time when all my friends and I can all be in the same zip code at the same time and be able to fellowship whenever we want....something tells me that is gonna have to wait for heaven.

I am creating... a new attitude about life and love and who God is in my life and love.

I am praying... that the Saunders family does not catch this nasty head cold Erik and I acquired while there...and that we quickly get over it.

Around the house... some clean up here and there...maybe try to find some time for this reading thing you speak of.

One of my favorite things...is knowing that God's mercies are new every morning and there is NOTHING I go through, that He is not fully aware of, and all He wants from me is to trust Him, and let Him hide me under the shadow of His wings, so He can tend to me and my heart.

A few plans for the rest of the week... catching up of housework, and laundry...I am watching grand baby this Friday evening, high schooler's back-to-school night on Wednesday.....hmmm, that may sum it up for me.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...

Could not decide if I should post a picture of the beautiful Union Creek Gorge, the wonderful pictures of of my friends, or the wonderful pictures of (most) of my family, or a picture of the beautiful Crater lake, then I had to pick which one of the Crater Lake pictures I wanted to add....decisions decisions. We had a great time!!