I am not sure how it happens...how time gets away from me...how hours pass into days and days into weeks and, before I know it, another month has come and gone!
One thing I have always loved about blogging is that it causes me to reflect...reflect on an event, a passage of Scripture, a quote, a trial, a joy. It's a time where I can "be still" and rejoice in "knowing that He is God"as I look at the tapestry He is weaving in my life and the work He has done in the lives of others.
I miss it.
It's not that I don't think, reflect, or ponder....but there is something about taking that extra step of getting it down into words that presses those events and thoughts deeper into my mind, like a child's hand in wet cement. While it may not be necessary, it is certainly fruitful for me! I am so thankful that God chose to communicate with us in words...and that He allows us the privilege of communicating in much the same way. His gifts are never ending.
As I settle into my new "school routine", I am praying that my blogging will increase. When I look back over the past 4 years, many of my blog posts are like "stones of remembrance", reminders of God's mighty hand and faithfulness. And other posts are reminders that His care is just as sweet in the day to day moments as it is in the "life-changing" ones. He is an intimate God! I want to continue to document each gift from God...that my kids and even their kids might, one day, read these posts ( I get them published each year) and rejoice in the great things God has done!
Facebook has been a great way to stay in touch with many people at one time and share tid-bits about life....but, before I know it, those tid-bits have disappeared with a new day....and I have no way of recording them! So, here is a "Facebook" update of our past month with a few other thoughts in between!
The time between when the Loewen's visit ended and school began is a bit of a blur. There was much to do...school shopping, food shopping, meal planning, cleaning, and 22 shots (poor kids) to fill the days!
It's hard to believe we've been in school for two weeks! Two weeks of a new rhythm and routine, of getting up early and wishing for just a bit more sleep :), of easy meals even if they haven't always been the healthiest, of a house that has been less than clean but better than chaos...but, more than all those things, it's been two weeks of blessing! The kids are having a great time...and I dare say, their momma just might be having even more fun! :) My heart is full of thanksgiving!
We are all learning and growing together....the kids are learning how to do their own laundry and make their own lunches....Bryan is learning to live with a wife who is a bit more tired and loving me anyway and serving so much (love you!). We are all having fun reading through "The Gospel Story Bible" and engaging in great conversation around the Word and learning new facts....for instance, Eve didn't get her name until AFTER she and Adam has sinned and were both "cursed" by God. Really! Check out Genesis 3!
I have been reading some great books that I hope to share with you soon...and we've come up with what I think is a pretty great system for putting together school lunches. But that will have to be for another post! Also, I had a request to put a link on the sidebar of my blog of the books that I have read or that I am reading along with my thoughts on the book (or at least a recommendation or not). I love the idea...I just have to figure out how to do it! :) Stay tuned for that one!
I'll close with this quote by J.I. Packer....
"God's chief end, purposed in all that he does, is his glory, and he has so made us that we find our own deepest fulfillment and highest joy in hallowing his name by praise, submission, and service.
Christians get so hung up with the pagan idea (very dishonoring to God, incidentally) that God's will is always unpleasant, so that one is rather a martyr to be doing it, that they hardly at first not
One thing I have always loved about blogging is that it causes me to reflect...reflect on an event, a passage of Scripture, a quote, a trial, a joy. It's a time where I can "be still" and rejoice in "knowing that He is God"as I look at the tapestry He is weaving in my life and the work He has done in the lives of others.
I miss it.
It's not that I don't think, reflect, or ponder....but there is something about taking that extra step of getting it down into words that presses those events and thoughts deeper into my mind, like a child's hand in wet cement. While it may not be necessary, it is certainly fruitful for me! I am so thankful that God chose to communicate with us in words...and that He allows us the privilege of communicating in much the same way. His gifts are never ending.
As I settle into my new "school routine", I am praying that my blogging will increase. When I look back over the past 4 years, many of my blog posts are like "stones of remembrance", reminders of God's mighty hand and faithfulness. And other posts are reminders that His care is just as sweet in the day to day moments as it is in the "life-changing" ones. He is an intimate God! I want to continue to document each gift from God...that my kids and even their kids might, one day, read these posts ( I get them published each year) and rejoice in the great things God has done!
Facebook has been a great way to stay in touch with many people at one time and share tid-bits about life....but, before I know it, those tid-bits have disappeared with a new day....and I have no way of recording them! So, here is a "Facebook" update of our past month with a few other thoughts in between!
The middle of August brought a sweet blessing in the form of a special visit from friends that have become family....and Titus also participated in a paddle board race with kids his own age...getting to meet a paddle board "star", Dave Kalama, in the process. It was like Disneyland for Bryan and Titus!:)
The time between when the Loewen's visit ended and school began is a bit of a blur. There was much to do...school shopping, food shopping, meal planning, cleaning, and 22 shots (poor kids) to fill the days!
It's hard to believe we've been in school for two weeks! Two weeks of a new rhythm and routine, of getting up early and wishing for just a bit more sleep :), of easy meals even if they haven't always been the healthiest, of a house that has been less than clean but better than chaos...but, more than all those things, it's been two weeks of blessing! The kids are having a great time...and I dare say, their momma just might be having even more fun! :) My heart is full of thanksgiving! We are all learning and growing together....the kids are learning how to do their own laundry and make their own lunches....Bryan is learning to live with a wife who is a bit more tired and loving me anyway and serving so much (love you!). We are all having fun reading through "The Gospel Story Bible" and engaging in great conversation around the Word and learning new facts....for instance, Eve didn't get her name until AFTER she and Adam has sinned and were both "cursed" by God. Really! Check out Genesis 3!
I have been reading some great books that I hope to share with you soon...and we've come up with what I think is a pretty great system for putting together school lunches. But that will have to be for another post! Also, I had a request to put a link on the sidebar of my blog of the books that I have read or that I am reading along with my thoughts on the book (or at least a recommendation or not). I love the idea...I just have to figure out how to do it! :) Stay tuned for that one!
I'll close with this quote by J.I. Packer....
"God's chief end, purposed in all that he does, is his glory, and he has so made us that we find our own deepest fulfillment and highest joy in hallowing his name by praise, submission, and service.
Christians get so hung up with the pagan idea (very dishonoring to God, incidentally) that God's will is always unpleasant, so that one is rather a martyr to be doing it, that they hardly at first not
ice how their experience verifies the truth that in Christian living duty and delight go together. But they do! And this will be even clearer in the life to come. To give oneself to hallowing God's name as one's life-task means that living, though never a joyride, will become increasingly a joy road." J. I. Packer
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