Friday, June 27, 2008
last days
It's hard to be thankful today. It's Kathrin's last day with us. She has been such a gift to us I don't know what we will do without her around here. She has completely woven her way into our hearts, becoming one of our family. On the practical side, now that I've had the help I need around here I'm not sure how I'll stay a nice mommy and still keep up with all the demands of our house and yard. We'll keep praying that God will provide again, He certainly did a good job this time. Anyways it is time to start making her favorite supper, perogies and sausage.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
1000 gifts (64)
55. Life giving gentle rain for our thirsty fields
56. life giving worship with fellow believers
57. ministry to my children that opens their hearts like flowers to the Son
58. angelic guardians watching over my hyper-active son to save him from death, literally
59. lovely red and white fabric that is becoming a beautiful Canadian quilt
60. quilting with my daughter as she painstakingly learns to whip-stitch her binding on
61. heart felt prayers from tender young lips
62. annointed dance that you know doesn't come from your flesh
63. coming home after being away
64. anticipation for adventures yet to come
56. life giving worship with fellow believers
57. ministry to my children that opens their hearts like flowers to the Son
58. angelic guardians watching over my hyper-active son to save him from death, literally
59. lovely red and white fabric that is becoming a beautiful Canadian quilt
60. quilting with my daughter as she painstakingly learns to whip-stitch her binding on
61. heart felt prayers from tender young lips
62. annointed dance that you know doesn't come from your flesh
63. coming home after being away
64. anticipation for adventures yet to come
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Josiah's Quilt
Here are some pictures of Josiah's finished quilt. He picked the border colors, the boy's got good taste! The blocks came from Periwinkle's Saturday Suprise Sampler for this year. I love these colors. My man child is planning on moving downstairs this summer to his own room and wants to use brown and green to decorate his room. The bottom picture is my favorite block.
more gifts (54)
43. my husband is a gracious and generous man who decided this week to encourage me in a very practical way in the gifts that God has given me, I don't deserve the gift and I don't deserve him, but I am thankful anyway.
44. Which only serves to remind me of the gracious gifts the Lord gives each and every day, like patience on the days when my 2 year old is whining constantly and getting into everything sticky and gooey
45. my mother and her quilting machine!!
46. My homeschooling year is done and we did it well! That is truly a gift from the Lord.
47. Next year's resources are ordered, yet another gift from the Lord, the ability to make decisions and carry them out.
48. I am so thankful for the increased resources the Lord has blessed us with this year, we could never have imagined it was even possible.
49. walkathome.com has been a gift to me on the road to feeling better and having more energy
50. What a gift a small, close community is, when you can call someone and ask them to pick things up for you, or when you can do it for someone else, I love that so much.
51. Friends who are excited to have my children at their home and thank me for bringing them...how wonderful is that!
52. Little girls who know how to make lunch for everybody. KD, tuna and salsa, a really good combination.
53. A familiar voice that you haven't heard in a long time and sweet communion, there's nothing quite like that.
54. The sound of the dryer buzzing on the last load of laundry for the day!!
44. Which only serves to remind me of the gracious gifts the Lord gives each and every day, like patience on the days when my 2 year old is whining constantly and getting into everything sticky and gooey
45. my mother and her quilting machine!!
46. My homeschooling year is done and we did it well! That is truly a gift from the Lord.
47. Next year's resources are ordered, yet another gift from the Lord, the ability to make decisions and carry them out.
48. I am so thankful for the increased resources the Lord has blessed us with this year, we could never have imagined it was even possible.
49. walkathome.com has been a gift to me on the road to feeling better and having more energy
50. What a gift a small, close community is, when you can call someone and ask them to pick things up for you, or when you can do it for someone else, I love that so much.
51. Friends who are excited to have my children at their home and thank me for bringing them...how wonderful is that!
52. Little girls who know how to make lunch for everybody. KD, tuna and salsa, a really good combination.
53. A familiar voice that you haven't heard in a long time and sweet communion, there's nothing quite like that.
54. The sound of the dryer buzzing on the last load of laundry for the day!!
Monday, June 02, 2008
28. I am so thankful for weekends away. A true gift for a busy mom. Yes I had all my children with me and not my husband, but I was at my moms......
29. Where I don't have to worry about asking to use shampoo or soap or even her moisturizer, I'm at home and I am free to do what I like.
30. I am thankful for my mom's long-arm quilting machine with which I quilted my 12 year old man-child's coming of age queen size quilt in about 3 and a half hours!!! (not years, hours). what a blessing
31. I am blessed to have a wonderful niece (actually I have quite a few nieces that are wonderful) who I had the opportunity to worship with during the offeratory at her church on Sunday morning, God's annointing was present and it was so much fun to sing with her.
32. Scripture that is speaking right into the heart of where you are walking is a gift, particularly when it comes from a place you didn't expect it.
33. A sermon on greed and where our true love really is...
34. Sunshine, warm on your face and a cool breeze, wide open grassy lawns where children are running and playing with carefree abandon.....so sweet
35. My dad and his enormous garden and generous heart.
36. Being reunited with my husband after not seeing him for 4 days! So sweet to walk through our fields, hold hands, come back and sip tea and talk about everything and nothing.
37. The school bus is a gift some days.
38. A knee that can now bend at a 45 degree angle and is getting stronger everyday.
39. Accidents that are far less than what they might have been
40. A little book by Robin McGRaw on life lessons that was inspiring
41. Excellent devotionals that get to the heart of the matter.
42. my youngest in the throes of potty training...12 years of diaper changing might possibly be coming to an end
29. Where I don't have to worry about asking to use shampoo or soap or even her moisturizer, I'm at home and I am free to do what I like.
30. I am thankful for my mom's long-arm quilting machine with which I quilted my 12 year old man-child's coming of age queen size quilt in about 3 and a half hours!!! (not years, hours). what a blessing
31. I am blessed to have a wonderful niece (actually I have quite a few nieces that are wonderful) who I had the opportunity to worship with during the offeratory at her church on Sunday morning, God's annointing was present and it was so much fun to sing with her.
32. Scripture that is speaking right into the heart of where you are walking is a gift, particularly when it comes from a place you didn't expect it.
33. A sermon on greed and where our true love really is...
34. Sunshine, warm on your face and a cool breeze, wide open grassy lawns where children are running and playing with carefree abandon.....so sweet
35. My dad and his enormous garden and generous heart.
36. Being reunited with my husband after not seeing him for 4 days! So sweet to walk through our fields, hold hands, come back and sip tea and talk about everything and nothing.
37. The school bus is a gift some days.
38. A knee that can now bend at a 45 degree angle and is getting stronger everyday.
39. Accidents that are far less than what they might have been
40. A little book by Robin McGRaw on life lessons that was inspiring
41. Excellent devotionals that get to the heart of the matter.
42. my youngest in the throes of potty training...12 years of diaper changing might possibly be coming to an end
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