Sigh
I'm glad to be on the other side of this weekend.
First, this has been a crazy hectic school week, with assignments, essays and projects due. To make matters worse I could only work 3 days and then only 1 day this week. So I had to cram all of the work into the Thanksgiving weekend when I felt like doing absolutely nothing. Thanksgiving Day itself was kinda strange, especially without Dad. We went to a friend's house and so we didn't do all the cooking, which is a plus in some ways, but we didn't get to plan the menu or get very many leftovers. Leftovers are almost as good as the real meal! Oh well, at least I didn't eat too much. Then Friday we went shopping( NOT a good idea!) I'm not a big fan of shopping anyway, and the stores were overcrowed, messy and generally in chaos. The stuff on sale was gone and what they had left wasn't very good. I can't complain too loud though, I got three shirts, but two are for Christmas. Some friends were coming into town that I hadn't seen for a long time and I went to the mall to see them, but I felt bad because I had to leave as soon as they got there. But Friday evening we had dinner planned, I had to work on my scrapbook of New York to take to grandparents, and work on an essay for writing class. I was exhausted that night. Saturday morning I was thinking I'd go to the gym, and then work on my projects all day and get some real progress...hmm...no. Matthew had to rake the yard and Jenny Beth was too sick to help him, so I offered. It was fun at first being outside and stuff, but it took us four hours to rake the front and back yard. Ever notice how big your yard suddenly grows when you have to rake it? Needless to say I was a tad sore (today). So I got showered and by then it was like 3 pm. I took a nap and worked on my writing project and by then it was like 4:30 and time to go pick up Dad from the airport. He'd been gone three weeks in China, so I wasn't going to miss that! He brought us back presents too- ask me about them sometime. I got a real strand of pearls and a Gucci purse. (Gucci purses are made in Italy and normaly sell for like $300).
Today was good, we didn't have to stay too long at church cuz there weren't very many people there. We had a welcome home feast for Dad, and I made really good progress on my writing project-I'm very close to DONE! I worked on the scrapbook for a while, then Matthew and I went outside to play catch, but it's still too warm to enjoy it. Can't wait for colder weather.
We're leaving for Indianapolis and Chicago on Tuesday and coming back the next Sunday or Monday. We're going to stay with my Dad's side of the family on Tuesday, my Mom's side on Wednesday and then drive to Chicago and pick up Daniel's girlfriend, Jana, from the airport. Then friday is Daniel's graduation from bootcamp and we'll spend the rest of the day and Saturday with him. I'm excited about going to Chicago! Chicago and New York in the same month! Cool beans.
Well, before I close I want to add this quote from the book Putting Away Childish Things by David Aseamands. He's quoting from A.W. Tozer, a famous theologian. It's just a little prayer but very striking.
"Our Father which art in heaven, we Thy children are often troubled in mind, hearing within us at once the affirmations of faith and the accusations of conscience. We are sure that there is in us nothing that could attract the love of One as holy and as just as Thou art. Yet Thou hast declared Thine unchanging love for us in Christ Jesus. If nothing in us can win Thy love, nothing in the universe can prevent Thee from loving us. Thy love is uncaused and undeserved. Thou art Thyself the reason for the love wherewith we are loved. Help us to believe the intensity, the eternity of the love that has found us. Then love will cast out fear; and our troubled hearts will be at peace, trusting not in what we are but in what Thou has declared Thyself to be. Amen."
First, this has been a crazy hectic school week, with assignments, essays and projects due. To make matters worse I could only work 3 days and then only 1 day this week. So I had to cram all of the work into the Thanksgiving weekend when I felt like doing absolutely nothing. Thanksgiving Day itself was kinda strange, especially without Dad. We went to a friend's house and so we didn't do all the cooking, which is a plus in some ways, but we didn't get to plan the menu or get very many leftovers. Leftovers are almost as good as the real meal! Oh well, at least I didn't eat too much. Then Friday we went shopping( NOT a good idea!) I'm not a big fan of shopping anyway, and the stores were overcrowed, messy and generally in chaos. The stuff on sale was gone and what they had left wasn't very good. I can't complain too loud though, I got three shirts, but two are for Christmas. Some friends were coming into town that I hadn't seen for a long time and I went to the mall to see them, but I felt bad because I had to leave as soon as they got there. But Friday evening we had dinner planned, I had to work on my scrapbook of New York to take to grandparents, and work on an essay for writing class. I was exhausted that night. Saturday morning I was thinking I'd go to the gym, and then work on my projects all day and get some real progress...hmm...no. Matthew had to rake the yard and Jenny Beth was too sick to help him, so I offered. It was fun at first being outside and stuff, but it took us four hours to rake the front and back yard. Ever notice how big your yard suddenly grows when you have to rake it? Needless to say I was a tad sore (today). So I got showered and by then it was like 3 pm. I took a nap and worked on my writing project and by then it was like 4:30 and time to go pick up Dad from the airport. He'd been gone three weeks in China, so I wasn't going to miss that! He brought us back presents too- ask me about them sometime. I got a real strand of pearls and a Gucci purse. (Gucci purses are made in Italy and normaly sell for like $300).
Today was good, we didn't have to stay too long at church cuz there weren't very many people there. We had a welcome home feast for Dad, and I made really good progress on my writing project-I'm very close to DONE! I worked on the scrapbook for a while, then Matthew and I went outside to play catch, but it's still too warm to enjoy it. Can't wait for colder weather.
We're leaving for Indianapolis and Chicago on Tuesday and coming back the next Sunday or Monday. We're going to stay with my Dad's side of the family on Tuesday, my Mom's side on Wednesday and then drive to Chicago and pick up Daniel's girlfriend, Jana, from the airport. Then friday is Daniel's graduation from bootcamp and we'll spend the rest of the day and Saturday with him. I'm excited about going to Chicago! Chicago and New York in the same month! Cool beans.
Well, before I close I want to add this quote from the book Putting Away Childish Things by David Aseamands. He's quoting from A.W. Tozer, a famous theologian. It's just a little prayer but very striking.
"Our Father which art in heaven, we Thy children are often troubled in mind, hearing within us at once the affirmations of faith and the accusations of conscience. We are sure that there is in us nothing that could attract the love of One as holy and as just as Thou art. Yet Thou hast declared Thine unchanging love for us in Christ Jesus. If nothing in us can win Thy love, nothing in the universe can prevent Thee from loving us. Thy love is uncaused and undeserved. Thou art Thyself the reason for the love wherewith we are loved. Help us to believe the intensity, the eternity of the love that has found us. Then love will cast out fear; and our troubled hearts will be at peace, trusting not in what we are but in what Thou has declared Thyself to be. Amen."
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