It's 9:10, and I just finished the dishes. Looking back, it has been a full day!
6:30 - wake-up
7:00-7:30 walk with the hubby for exercise
8:00 DR appt with MIL
9:00 MIL back home
9:30-11:30 Ladies Bible Study!! (dropped off Rx for MIL on the way there)
11:30 errands at library, Home Depot & grocery store (picked up MIL's Rx on the way home)
2:00 put away groceries, start a load of laundry, accept a phone call from a fellow piano teacher
3:00 end phone call, start dishwasher, eat a little lunch, get ready for piano lessons
3:15-6:30 piano lessons (hubby took MIL's Rx to her - thank you!)
6:30 made dinner without using anything prepared from a box (unusual for me!!)
7:25 served steak dinner with smashed potatoes, mushrooms & onions, and steamed squash yum!
8:00 unload dishwasher & wash dinner dishes
9:10 write this blog!
The clothes are tumbling in the dryer, waiting for me to hang them up. Once they are done, I am off to BED. It HAS been a full day.
Imagining how much longer this list will be when I have a baby to care for... and still wanting to go there. God is gracious!
Aug 31, 2010
Jul 7, 2010
Nursery update
The nursery now has a crib! It's a 2001 model, mission style. I did some research and found there was a safety recall related to the drop-side. I was able to order some latches to fix the problem, so now baby has a safe and comfy crib, which is also sporting casters and a new mattress. We had fun putting it together... together!
This crib was GIVEN to us through a dear friend. THANK YOU SHELLY!! The lady who gave it to me also included a dust ruffle and bumper. The bumper is a deep red/yellow-gold plaid, and the bumper has a pale blue background with animals playing various musical instruments! SO cute, and appropriate considering the musical nature of the baby's adoptive mama, in my opinion.
Artwork is also being framed for baby's nursery. So far the color scheme is deep primary colors (yellow-gold, gator blue, and red [not to be confused with garnet]). I am playing it safe and trying to keep it neutral, with regard to the baby's gender AND to colleges to whom we are loyal.
Unfortunately, the nursery is still full of bookcases (5 of them...). I am still looking for a carpenter or handyman who can build a single shelf high on the wall around the perimeter of the guest-room/office so we can store at least one bookcase worth of books OFF of the floor! If you know someone who is up for the job, DO tell me. Book relocation will be a chore, when the time comes, but I don't want to do that part until we can get this shelf-thing OUT of my brain and UP ON THE WALL.
This crib was GIVEN to us through a dear friend. THANK YOU SHELLY!! The lady who gave it to me also included a dust ruffle and bumper. The bumper is a deep red/yellow-gold plaid, and the bumper has a pale blue background with animals playing various musical instruments! SO cute, and appropriate considering the musical nature of the baby's adoptive mama, in my opinion.
Artwork is also being framed for baby's nursery. So far the color scheme is deep primary colors (yellow-gold, gator blue, and red [not to be confused with garnet]). I am playing it safe and trying to keep it neutral, with regard to the baby's gender AND to colleges to whom we are loyal.
Unfortunately, the nursery is still full of bookcases (5 of them...). I am still looking for a carpenter or handyman who can build a single shelf high on the wall around the perimeter of the guest-room/office so we can store at least one bookcase worth of books OFF of the floor! If you know someone who is up for the job, DO tell me. Book relocation will be a chore, when the time comes, but I don't want to do that part until we can get this shelf-thing OUT of my brain and UP ON THE WALL.
You are My Strength
"You Are My Strength" by Hillsong United has been like my personal theme song for the past... 6 weeks or more. I learned it at choir rehearsal (yay choir!!) and we sing it at church every now and then.
The Lord has truly been my strength and my hope; he has lifted me up when I've felt low, or when I've been tired. The breadth of his love and faithfulness amaze me, and He IS unfailing love personified. I find myself singing this song very VERY often.
Note: The first 30 seconds or so of THIS recording is a digiridoo solo or something... We haven't included that part in the worship service at church yet.
The Lord has truly been my strength and my hope; he has lifted me up when I've felt low, or when I've been tired. The breadth of his love and faithfulness amaze me, and He IS unfailing love personified. I find myself singing this song very VERY often.
Note: The first 30 seconds or so of THIS recording is a digiridoo solo or something... We haven't included that part in the worship service at church yet.
Jul 6, 2010
His eye is on the sparrow
You know, God is pretty amazing. He is in control of the large and the small, the "important" and the minutia.
I decided about two months ago that I wanted to purchase another Bible. I just bought a new one last Spring because it had wide margins to write in, but it's a newer version (Holman Christian Standard) and I don't want to memorize that version. My pastor preaches out of NASB, and I memorized NASB when I was in Christian school back in the day.
My "school" Bible is falling apart; chunks of the New Testament started coming loose when I was in college. At first it was kind of cool - I could take out the section with I Corinthians and hold it next to a section of Hebrews, easy cross-referencing - but now that I don't carry a backpack every day, it's likely I would lose sections carrying it back & forth. SO, I decided to buy myself NASB.
Since this purchase fell more in the category of WANT than NEED, I decided to shop for my "new" Bible on Ebay. I opted for a thinline, leather-bound Bible; the hardcover ones I have are quite heavy, and I know that I'll appreciate having a little less weight to haul around, ESPECIALLY once we get a baby. :-) Anyway, I purchased a secondhand Bible that had the previous owners name engraved on the front. No biggie for me. Bible + shipping was under $20, so I was happy.
Well, once the Bible arrived, I was surprised to discover that it was relatively new - the inscription to the previous owner was dated in May of 2008, right around graduation season. Nevertheless, I toted it around for a few weeks, contemplating how I could personalize it for me instead of "Chris B", whose name was already on it.
My mom gave me a great tip for removing the engraving, but before I did that, I decided to Google the original owner just to make sure he didn't want the Bible back. I figured he must have given it away or sold it for me to get it on ebay, but JUST IN CASE he lost it, I though it would be good to try to contact him.
I was surprised when he replied to the message I sent him on Facebook... he had lost the Bible over a year earlier and had given up on finding it. He said he had bought another Bible of a different version, but that the Bible *I* had was special to him because it was a gift from his Dad and his church. He was amazed that (a) the Bible had turned up and (b) that I actually contacted him and offered to send it back to him! I agreed to mail it to him (which took two tries... another long story...), and he sent me a cashiers check for $50 (he came up with the amount... not me). Later this month, I'll be going back to Ebay to shop for a new (un-engraved) Bible for myself.
Thank you, Lord, for showing me (and Chris!) how you care about the little things in our lives. Thank you for using me to bring joy to a stranger; may your word continue to enrich BOTH of our lives.
I decided about two months ago that I wanted to purchase another Bible. I just bought a new one last Spring because it had wide margins to write in, but it's a newer version (Holman Christian Standard) and I don't want to memorize that version. My pastor preaches out of NASB, and I memorized NASB when I was in Christian school back in the day.
My "school" Bible is falling apart; chunks of the New Testament started coming loose when I was in college. At first it was kind of cool - I could take out the section with I Corinthians and hold it next to a section of Hebrews, easy cross-referencing - but now that I don't carry a backpack every day, it's likely I would lose sections carrying it back & forth. SO, I decided to buy myself NASB.
Since this purchase fell more in the category of WANT than NEED, I decided to shop for my "new" Bible on Ebay. I opted for a thinline, leather-bound Bible; the hardcover ones I have are quite heavy, and I know that I'll appreciate having a little less weight to haul around, ESPECIALLY once we get a baby. :-) Anyway, I purchased a secondhand Bible that had the previous owners name engraved on the front. No biggie for me. Bible + shipping was under $20, so I was happy.
Well, once the Bible arrived, I was surprised to discover that it was relatively new - the inscription to the previous owner was dated in May of 2008, right around graduation season. Nevertheless, I toted it around for a few weeks, contemplating how I could personalize it for me instead of "Chris B", whose name was already on it.
My mom gave me a great tip for removing the engraving, but before I did that, I decided to Google the original owner just to make sure he didn't want the Bible back. I figured he must have given it away or sold it for me to get it on ebay, but JUST IN CASE he lost it, I though it would be good to try to contact him.
I was surprised when he replied to the message I sent him on Facebook... he had lost the Bible over a year earlier and had given up on finding it. He said he had bought another Bible of a different version, but that the Bible *I* had was special to him because it was a gift from his Dad and his church. He was amazed that (a) the Bible had turned up and (b) that I actually contacted him and offered to send it back to him! I agreed to mail it to him (which took two tries... another long story...), and he sent me a cashiers check for $50 (he came up with the amount... not me). Later this month, I'll be going back to Ebay to shop for a new (un-engraved) Bible for myself.
Thank you, Lord, for showing me (and Chris!) how you care about the little things in our lives. Thank you for using me to bring joy to a stranger; may your word continue to enrich BOTH of our lives.
Jun 28, 2010
A sad day
I have been remembering the events of last year on this blog, but the present has a sorrow of its own.
My dear cousin Char (pictured on the right) and her husband were devastated yesterday by the death of their daughter, Maddie (center). This picture was taken in March when they were all down to visit us for Spring Break. I am thankful for the joyful memories we made that weekend - will continue to treasure them - but we are mourning today.
I know that God is good ALL THE TIME, even though I don't understand why 5-year-old Maddie died so suddenly. He is my source of peace, He is my strength. I am leaning on the everlasting arms, and leaning hard.
My dear cousin Char (pictured on the right) and her husband were devastated yesterday by the death of their daughter, Maddie (center). This picture was taken in March when they were all down to visit us for Spring Break. I am thankful for the joyful memories we made that weekend - will continue to treasure them - but we are mourning today. I know that God is good ALL THE TIME, even though I don't understand why 5-year-old Maddie died so suddenly. He is my source of peace, He is my strength. I am leaning on the everlasting arms, and leaning hard.
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