Daybook Entry

For Today...February 20th


Outside my window... Florida winter still, a breeze, cool 50's and sunshine in the afternoon, paradise

I am thinking... that as tired as I am, I love my quiet mornings with the Lord

From the learning rooms... My Father's World...we just love this curriculum. It has truly blessed my entire family with the sweet way it teaches our children and the fun it gives us in experiments. I also learned these past few weeks to just slow down! Training my children with peace is so much better than driving them crazy to be Einstein's. (And it's Friday, so it's science day!)

I am thankful for... the love of my life (my husband) and the lover my my soul (my Lord). I am also thankful the peace the Lord is teaching me even in uncertain times.

From the kitchen... still unsure on this way, it's just about breakfast time though and if it were up to my four children, it would always include fruit

I am wearing... nightgown, robe and house shoes (for just a little longer since on Friday's we have no place to be)

I am reading... Esther, It's Tough Being a Woman. It's a 10 week Bible Study at my Church

I am hoping... (same as the last few weeks, but God's timing is almost upon us and I won't give up on my Lord's timing) that my husband finds work this week and that we continue to grow in the Lord through this time of refinement.

I am creating... a cleaner home. I have been dedicating more time to this a bit every day instead of trying to cram it mostly all in one day.

I am hearing...the babies wake up and giggle at each other across their bedroom. They yell at the other one to wake them up and then they both pretend their bed is a trampoline and giggle and fall, giggle and fall, repeat over and over (it's very cute, but not very quiet anymore).

Around the house... the still-quiet of the morning is starting to break as each my children emerge slowly from their beds and the sun sets higher in the sky

One of my favorite things...reading and writing about simplicity

A few plans for the rest of the week... it's now almost the weekend, and we are having a dinner with some beautiful friends on Saturday. I can't wait!

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


~ Sweet Surrender to the Moment ~

Daybook Entry

For Today, February 2nd 2009

Outside my window... nice warm Florida winter and bright sunshine

I am thinking... that life is still a little too busy for me to properly train up my children

From the learning rooms... math only so far today, the babies were screaming way to much and I am seeking advice in this area from some been there, done that mom's. We may do some reading later today and the girls will make the salad for dinner tonight.

I am thankful for... my friends that prayerfully support me and for our homeschool co-op

From the kitchen... lasagna for dinner, that my mom made for us. We will be making homemade bread to go with it. I am still in prayer over this area in our life. It is so easy to overspend and over indulge because we can easily excuse our calling in this area to be good stewards by thinking it's okay since we need to feed our family. I am learning to really pray about this area and be a good steward without compromise.

I am wearing... yoga pants, burnt orange, long sleeve cotton tee and cozy socks

I am reading... A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip W. Keller, given to me by a friend a few years ago.

I am hoping... that my husband finds work this week and that we continue to grow in the Lord through this time of refinement.

I am creating... still working on schedules from last week, finding the right rythem for our family

I am hearing... my girls are actually arguing in the kitchen about how to properly sweep up the coffee grounds that spilled out when they toppled the trash can

Around the house... just as every afternoon, we have lots of toys out for the babies, the girls have artwork set up in the kitchen and I have clean linens sitting on my bed, waiting for it to be made up.

One of my favorite things... reading a good book and having a hot cup of coffee

A few plans for the rest of the week... a new schedule of therapy three times this week for Autumn.

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

~ This was taken during our date on Friday. ~

Thank you Peggy for helping us to focus on the simple things! Please visit Peggy's site to read more blogs @ The Simple Woman's Day Book.

Daybook Entry

With all that has happened in my life this past 12 months I am learning that what I thought was simple was not as simple as it could be and I long to live a much more simpler life than the one I currently have. I want to look around me and see beauty and not rushed, hurriness of a too-busy life that forgot to breath that day. My dear sister in Christ, Adeye, directed me through her post to this lovely idea of The Simple Woman's Day Book. What a simple journal idea, to keep the simple things important things and worthy of reflection.



For Today, January 27, 2009

Outside my window... It is a breezy and beautiful 75 degrees. The wind is blowing through the palm trees in the front yard and but is barely moving the tall pine woods in the back yard, where the birds and squirrels play all day.

I am thinking... about the peace that comes to my family really starts with me. How I choose to respond or how I choose to show mercy sets the tone for my children, my blessings from the Lord. I am also thinking about how hopeful my husband and I have become. We have learned so much these past 12 months. On Mondays the Lord gives us hope for that week, each morning we have hope for that day. We are learning to walk truly, truly one day at a time (sweet Jesus, one day at a time).

From the learning rooms... Autumn seems to have mastered her basic shapes. We are so proud since she is 5 years old and has really struggled with even the simplest things since we adopted her almost 3 years ago now. I have learned that Kya is struggling with a math concept. She is wonderful at math, does wonderful equations and writes her numbers well and yet I just discovered she can't really "read" her numbers. She can "read". She's reading words though, not numbers. If the numbers are in a sequential order, she can read them but hold up "19" or "23" individually and she struggles. Back to the basics of 'reading' numbers with her.

I am thankful for... 7 months of my husband being home with my children and I. This is a gift of time that soon will slip away and become part of our history. I want to hold onto it and cherish this time while we still have it together.

From the kitchen... the pots are out and ready for a family favorite dinner to be made, spaghetti. We will all go to bed with very full stomachs tonight. I have learned to be thankful each day for the Lord's provision in this area for my family.

I am wearing... blue jean carpi's and my favorite pink, soft-cotton, tank top and flip-flop style house slippers.

I am reading...Created for Work: Practical Insight for Young Men, by Bob Shultz ~ This book gives beautiful insightful tips for living with a simple soul and has proven not to be just for young men, but for everyone. I truly believe this book has made me a better person.

I am hoping... and trusting the Lord will complete his good work he began in my husband. ~ Phil 1:6 - being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus

I am creating... a new schooling and daily schedule for my children so that our home and life can run a bit more smoothly.

I am hearing...my 5 year olds have a conversation in their bedroom about their baby dolls and my 1 year olds screaming with delight over a toy they are playing with together in their room.

Around the house... three loads of laundry are needing to be folded and put away, one of them is clean towels. I love folding the fresh warm towels. Toys are scattered through my living room as my four children run through and play with them and then run back to their own rooms to play with something else. I stand in agreement with my friend, Adeye, that I count it a blessing, a higher calling, to serve my family in this manner.

One of my favorite things... the way my house looks each night before I go to bed. It's all picked up and fresh looking and the memories from that day trickle in the air and are already moments we can't retrieve but will live in my heart forever.

A few plans for the rest of the week... to spend my birthday with my amazing husband, my wonderful four children, my beautiful mother, my beloved step-father, my incredible little brother and spirited baby sister. And even an afternoon date with my dear husband, while my sweet mom and step-father watch all six children.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you... it is of the book I am reading. I truly love this simple book.