It's Monday afternoon. Still no Hannah. We had such a good weekend of relaxing though and hanging out with friends. I told Ryan we really need to enjoy it because it may be our last. It's so weird to think that today could be our last Monday of just the 2 of us. well i guess 3 of us if you count mr. reeces. Of course we may have 3 more Mondays of just the 3 of us, but I'll keep believing the other!
We ended up not going to the parade of homes yesterday which was ok by me. It was kind of drizzly day, so not a real good one for walking around outside. Instead Neal and Ryan watched football all day while I went out shopping. I had to return some stuff to Babies R Us and Target, so of course I got a soft pretzel with cheese! And now they have vanilla flavoring, so I washed it down with a vanilla diet coke. yum!!
And then I went to Michaels because they were having this 50% off sale. I got a great deal on these scrap book scissors. They aren't the real "sturdy" kind, but they will work for me. I got 12 of them for $5! I got this idea from a friend of mine to have the folks who visit us in the hospital write a little letter to Hannah. And then we'll take their picture and have their note next to their picture in a scrapbook. So I bought some pastel cardstock and used my scissors to make different shaped note cards. It was fun. Who knows when it will ever actually get into a scrap book, but at least the thought is there.
I am really hoping to have a productive next couple of days of work so I can officially have a clean plate before Hannah comes. Plus it will be nice to actually get some hours in and get paid. That always helps the budget out too. And since it's now 3pm and I have worked about a half an hour so far, I'm not off to the greatest start. But Ryan won't be home until 8pm so my goal is to get maybe 3 hours in today. I can't believe Ryan is playing 54 holes of golf today! That is just insane. But I'm sure he'll have a great time.
I've starting going through this study I started a while ago called Experiencing God. I'm sure some of you have heard of it or may have even done it. God gave me a really great revelation about myself last week as I was reading the power of a praying parent. The chapter in the book was talking about helping your kids have a healthy fear of God and I realized that that is probably one of my biggest problems with my walk with God. You always hear how your parents growing up can really affect your view of God, but it's always in reference to having cold or abusive parents and that's how they see God. But my parents have always been very loving, so I never thought it really affected my view of God. But then I realized after reading that, that even though my parents loved me, they weren't the greatest at following through with discipline so we would really take that for granted and would get away with a lot of things. Well I realized that that is exactly how I see God. That I know he loves me and I take advantage of that and even though it's not a conscience decision, I make wrong choices and I don't spend time with him, because deep down I think, "well he loves me and he really won't let anything bad happen to me." which is somewhat true since He is so merciful and loving, but then I am missing out on such a more abundant and fruitful life that I could be having. So I am praying that through this study, I will learn what God's will is for my life and really come to true revelation about who He is and develop a healthy fear of God.
So that's my as you all call it, "emo" blab for the day. I'm really thankful for the revelation, because it is something that I desire for Hannah. Fortunately Ryan has a pretty good fear of God and authority, so hopefully she learns that from him. But of course I'll want her to push the envelope sometimes. You gotta live life on the edge at times. :)
Hope everyone had a peachy Monday!
I'll leave you with lyrics to one of my favorite worship songs right now by Phillips, Craig, and Dean....
"Like oil upon your feet, like wine for you to drink, like water from my soul, I pour my love on you. If praise is like perfume, I lavish mine on you, till every drop is gone."
Let that be our heart's desire! I'm outta here!
We ended up not going to the parade of homes yesterday which was ok by me. It was kind of drizzly day, so not a real good one for walking around outside. Instead Neal and Ryan watched football all day while I went out shopping. I had to return some stuff to Babies R Us and Target, so of course I got a soft pretzel with cheese! And now they have vanilla flavoring, so I washed it down with a vanilla diet coke. yum!!
And then I went to Michaels because they were having this 50% off sale. I got a great deal on these scrap book scissors. They aren't the real "sturdy" kind, but they will work for me. I got 12 of them for $5! I got this idea from a friend of mine to have the folks who visit us in the hospital write a little letter to Hannah. And then we'll take their picture and have their note next to their picture in a scrapbook. So I bought some pastel cardstock and used my scissors to make different shaped note cards. It was fun. Who knows when it will ever actually get into a scrap book, but at least the thought is there.
I am really hoping to have a productive next couple of days of work so I can officially have a clean plate before Hannah comes. Plus it will be nice to actually get some hours in and get paid. That always helps the budget out too. And since it's now 3pm and I have worked about a half an hour so far, I'm not off to the greatest start. But Ryan won't be home until 8pm so my goal is to get maybe 3 hours in today. I can't believe Ryan is playing 54 holes of golf today! That is just insane. But I'm sure he'll have a great time.
I've starting going through this study I started a while ago called Experiencing God. I'm sure some of you have heard of it or may have even done it. God gave me a really great revelation about myself last week as I was reading the power of a praying parent. The chapter in the book was talking about helping your kids have a healthy fear of God and I realized that that is probably one of my biggest problems with my walk with God. You always hear how your parents growing up can really affect your view of God, but it's always in reference to having cold or abusive parents and that's how they see God. But my parents have always been very loving, so I never thought it really affected my view of God. But then I realized after reading that, that even though my parents loved me, they weren't the greatest at following through with discipline so we would really take that for granted and would get away with a lot of things. Well I realized that that is exactly how I see God. That I know he loves me and I take advantage of that and even though it's not a conscience decision, I make wrong choices and I don't spend time with him, because deep down I think, "well he loves me and he really won't let anything bad happen to me." which is somewhat true since He is so merciful and loving, but then I am missing out on such a more abundant and fruitful life that I could be having. So I am praying that through this study, I will learn what God's will is for my life and really come to true revelation about who He is and develop a healthy fear of God.
So that's my as you all call it, "emo" blab for the day. I'm really thankful for the revelation, because it is something that I desire for Hannah. Fortunately Ryan has a pretty good fear of God and authority, so hopefully she learns that from him. But of course I'll want her to push the envelope sometimes. You gotta live life on the edge at times. :)
Hope everyone had a peachy Monday!
I'll leave you with lyrics to one of my favorite worship songs right now by Phillips, Craig, and Dean....
"Like oil upon your feet, like wine for you to drink, like water from my soul, I pour my love on you. If praise is like perfume, I lavish mine on you, till every drop is gone."
Let that be our heart's desire! I'm outta here!
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