The view from where I sit ... the Dyson staring at me (why bother putting it away?), my handsome husband playing his guitar.

Outside My Window...eerie wind sounds--storms are in the forecast tomorrow

I am thinking...about everything that I would like to get done tomorrow. Also weighing very heavily on mind is the disolution of a friend's marriage. How can someone treat another person so terribly? How can a father's heart grow cold towards his children? How this must grieve our heavenly Father. How I'd like to be the one to deliver swift justice--not my assignment though. Too bad.

I am thankful for...the personal growth I've seen in mine and my husband's lives recently. So thankful that God is in control and that He is SO good!

We are learning...about ancient China for the next two weeks. So fun! We are also studying the courtship habits of birds and all about eggs and baby birds. A certain five year old girl is beside herself with joy. She and I are both wishing we could raise a few ducks. Maybe next year?

From the kitchen...scraping by with what is left from our grocery budget. Brinner tonight, chicken tomorrow. Challah bread too! Our family consumed 11 eggs with our dinner tonight. Jason and I each had 2. The girls polished off 7 eggs between the three of them!

I am wearing... my standard day time uniform: jeans and t-shirt.

I am creating... a plan for tomorrow.

I am going... to vacuum out the car tomorrow if it doesn't rain. I'm trying my best to include this in my monthly chore routine. It must be timed perfectly though--baby napping, weather decent, older girls not needing anything.

I am reading... "A Painted House" by John Grisham. Read it once, did not care for it but I don't remember why so I'm giving it one more try. 100 pages in and not much is happening.

I am hoping...that Penny sleeps all night long tonight.

I am hearing...the same song over and over again while Jason learns it. I'm guessing that this song will be in the background of my mind for the next 3 or 4 days.

Around the house...diapers hanging to dry on the back of our kitchen chairs, seedlings meandering out of the seed tray, pencil marks on the wall that have an appt with Paige and Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser.

One of my favorite things... my husband playing the acoustic guitar. Very relaxing!

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: library tomorrow, sort baby clothes, mail thank-you notes.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

Trust and Obey

"Trust in The Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding." Proberbs 3:5

Boy that is a tough one, especially in today's culture. So many of the things that God tells us to do are completely opposite of what the world says. Tithe and give when you should be saving up big time for the retirement fund you started a decade later than you should have. Don't reply harshly when someone REALLY deserves it. Pray for your enemies. It all goes against the super strong (weak) human nature.

That's why Proverbs 3:6 is so comforting:
"in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight."

He WILL make your paths straight if you seek Him in ALL of your ways. I love it! All of your ways!

These two verses in particular have been racing through my mind night and day recently for it's been on my heart to trust God in areas that I had not really considered handing control over to Him before. I wasn't conciously disobeying--I was following what the world tells us is just plain good sense! Most definitely I was leaning on my own understanding though--and had never before thought to see if my ways were lining up with God's thoughts on the subject. And if I'm completely honest I will admit that the reason I didn't want to seek God's approval was because quite frankly the issue was too scary to inquire about! And by the way, I'm not quite ready to go public with my struggle and subsequent submission yet. But let me say that I feel like a burden has been lifted--a burden that I had not even thought was there!

I'm going to enjoy my current "so light I could fly away" feelings because I know that soon i will be tempted to question my obedience. I've actually been wrestling with those temptations already but by clinging to God's promises have been able to beat the enemy back. I know what God wants me to do and I'm going to do it.