Sunday Rest

The fruit of righteousness will be peace...

My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,

in secure homes 

in undisturbed places of rest.

Psalm 32;17-18

I've Been Tagged

Sandy Toes over at A Shell in Your Pocket

has tagged me.

So in the spirit of the game, I give you an average day:

Oh, wait.  I don't have those!

Here is what 3 out of 7 of my days look like:

5:20 Hit snooze button

5:25 Slap the alarm and get up

5:45-6:45 Meet my walkin' buddies and hash out the world's problems before the sun even rises

6:50 Arrive home to be greeted by the only two morning people in our house:  my middle child and that cute furry guy pictured above

7:00-7:55 Shower, make breakfast, get fashion advice from one daughter, give fashion advice to the other, dress my little man, kiss my manly man goodbye, feed the dog,  referee an argument or two, read the Word, make coffee

8:00 pick up carpool, eat my breakfast in the car, sip coffee

8:30 drop older children off at school

8:45-12:45 teach 14 adorable 5 year olds

12:50-1:15 run (quickly) to the library, grocery etc...

1:30 pick up older children (I know, it's a charter school that offers a shortened day ... love gettin' my babies back so early in the day)

2:00 drop off at riding lessons

2:15-3:15 mommy down-time: snack, rest, blog, email, read

kids start on homework

3:15-4:45 help with homework, play with kids outside, start dinner, clean, laundry

5:00-7:30 Family Time:  dinner, game, baths, cartoons (my hubby loves them), reading, laundry

7:45 get the kids ready for bed, more laundry, make lunches, lay out clothes for tomorrow

8:00-8:30 read with the older two, snuggle

8:30-10pm time with my Manly Man

10pm struggle to stay awake for the news, fall asleep trying

Since we are playing tag, 

Kellie

Jen

Tracey

Lacy

tag, you're it!

I want to know what your day looks like.

Smiles!!!

Hutch Transformation

We have had this little hutch for many years.

It was a hand-me-down from my husband's grandparents when they were downsizing.

We've used it in just about every room of the house, but it has found its home in our green room.  It is tucked behind the french doors, so it sort of became the dumping ground for various what-nots.  See the shadow on top?  That is my teddy bear from my childhood.

He feels very safe up there, away from the dog's reach.

While it has good bones, it needed a little something.  The paint was still great (just needed to peel that soccer sticker off the right front).  So I spent $2 in paper and ...
Now she is a beauty.  No more dumping!  

I love using stuff from around the house to freshen things up.
The only money I spent for this whole project was the paper and a new ivy plant.

Under $5.  Love it.

Trusting His Will

We have a certain little someone at our house that is going through a phase.

When we tell him to clean up his room, he usually melts into a little puddle-of-a-boy and wails, "I caa-nn-'t do it."  He is so overwhelmed by the task at hand, he just shuts down.

He doesn't seem to grasp that the two people who love him the most in the world are not asking the impossible.  We are asking the attainable.  

We know what he is capable of and we want to stretch and grow him.

He sees a huge mess.  We see 10 light sabers and swords lying on the floor.

He sees it as a punishment.  We see it as a lesson in responsibility.

He wants the benefit and the blessing of having his own room without necessarily wanting the accountability.

My, my, my doesn't that sound familiar?

So often I hear the Lord calling me to a task, and I melt into a little puddle of self doubt and pity.  

He sees the whole picture.  I see the here and now.

He sees the long term blessing.  I see the momentary inconvenience.

I wail that I can't do it, that I'm scared of defeat.

He gently reminds me that His ways are higher than my ways.

He is not requiring the impossible.  He is providing the attainable.

Do I seek the benefits and blessings without being willing to trust His will?

What is the Lord calling you to do today?

Do you trust Him enough to obey?

Sunday Rest

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;

let the sea resound, and all that is in it.

Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.

Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;

they will sing before the Lord, for he comes!

Psalm 96:11-13

Bargain Basket n' Such

One of the largest new neighborhoods in our area had a huge yard sale a few weeks ago.

Unfortunately, we had soccer games all morning, so I couldn't get over there until noon.

Well, maybe it was better that way ... it could have been really dangerous!

I did hit the 'motherload' at one house, though.

I walked away with ALL of this for $6.50!  Can you believe that?  Yeah, that house will be first on my list if they ever do another yard sale!

Aren't these adorable?  Eight of them for this price!  They are the perfect size for ice cream, jello, grapes.  Notice I did not include all desserts, as I prefer a soup bowl size for most. ;o)

This little bird house looks great on my teacart in my new room.

The basket is really a great size.  It holds our library books.  I have found that if I don't keep them in one location, they end up all over the house and sometimes get lost.  (I'm sure that never happens to you)

I have visions of grandeur for the bird cage.  Spray paint will be involved.  Hmm... maybe tomorrow I will tackle that project.

Congrats and a Thank You!

I would like to begin with a big THANK YOU to Tricia Ann at Notes of Sincerity for this beautiful award: I am humbled that you considered me ... kreativ!

And now, a big congrats to Domestic Goddess, Diva Sometimes for winning my 100th post giveaway.
She is under the weather right now, so hopefully this will lift her spirits!
**DGDS: Leave me a comment with your email address so I can get your mailing address ... promise I won't post it for all the world to see ;o)

Just so you know, the drawing was totally random ... my daughter drew a number from a hat and she chose #1! Can you believe that? How... random!