"Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him."
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him."
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Lent
The Lent season is upon us, and every year at this time I hear people around me start discussing what they are "giving up." Being raised in the Nazarene church, Lent was not really a part of my upbringing, and I was not fully aware of it until I was probably in college. The Nazarene denomination is beginning to observe this season more, and so, I've learned more about it. The idea behind giving up something in my mind was always to put away one thing so that we may more fully focus on Christ and our relationship with Him. However, I've also heard it explained that we give up something we enjoy as a form of penitence.
I have never given anything up before for Lent. I'm not sure why, I just never had the desire or feel that this was something I should be doing. However, this year, I feel that I need to observe this season. And I'm sort of doing it in my own way. Rather than give up something, I want to add something that will help me to grow in my spiritual life. I've decided to memorize scripture. Its something I've always wanted to do, started to do, but have never been very successful at completing. I have difficulty with follow through sometimes. Okay, a lot. But I want to do this. And I'm going to encourage my girls in this also. Actually, we may just make it a family affair. I'm going to start with the schedule that my Hello Mornings group is on. I'll tell you about that group another time, but we are individually together doing a Bible study, and there is a weekly memory verse to go with each week. Since we are on week 6, and I have not memorized any of the verses yet, that should keep me busy for a bit. We'll be starting with Psalm 1:1-2...
I have never given anything up before for Lent. I'm not sure why, I just never had the desire or feel that this was something I should be doing. However, this year, I feel that I need to observe this season. And I'm sort of doing it in my own way. Rather than give up something, I want to add something that will help me to grow in my spiritual life. I've decided to memorize scripture. Its something I've always wanted to do, started to do, but have never been very successful at completing. I have difficulty with follow through sometimes. Okay, a lot. But I want to do this. And I'm going to encourage my girls in this also. Actually, we may just make it a family affair. I'm going to start with the schedule that my Hello Mornings group is on. I'll tell you about that group another time, but we are individually together doing a Bible study, and there is a weekly memory verse to go with each week. Since we are on week 6, and I have not memorized any of the verses yet, that should keep me busy for a bit. We'll be starting with Psalm 1:1-2...
1 Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
I am also going to be starting a more focused Bible study. I'm thinking of studying David, and using Beth Moore's 90 day study. I haven't purchased the book yet. I'm trying to wait until I get another swag buck gift card. (you should check it out. So far, I've gotten $35 in gift cards to Amazon just for using the search engine!) I just cashed in my points for one. That way, I can get it for free!
So what are you doing in your life to observe Lent? How are you drawing nearer to your Lord? Leave a comment with what you think about Lent, whether you observe it or not.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The plague hit us
This weekend, I was looking forward to a family night of pizza and movies, sleeping in, and doing some household chores to have a clean house to start the week. We DID get the family night of pizza and movies with the Bowman family, but the rest of my weekend did not go as planned.
Friday evening started out great! The guys took the kids to the park for a bit while Bekah and I did some crochet and tried to figure out what type of movie would entertain 2 boys and 2 girls, ages 2-6. That is a large task! Boys want action, and girls want princesses. We landed on Smurfs. They enjoyed it. I think a few times a couple kids were playing with something else, but all in all, it worked.
THEN came Friday night.
Bianca came in to wake me and asked me to tuck her in....
Okay, I'll be there in a minute.
Suddenly I wake up to Bianca asking me again.
Apparently I fell asleep. Oops. So I go into the girls' room. "Get in your bed."
"I can't."
"Why?"
"There's throw up."
"There's no throw up in there, see?" Cringing as I put my hand in the 'not there' throw up....
So Bianca slept on the floor in our room, where she continued to get sick and miss the bowl nearly every time. Fortunately, she had emptied her stomach the first time, so there wasn't much to clean up.
Saturday was spent on the couch next to Bianca, trying to make sure she got to feeling better. I also spent the day doing laundry: 7 sheets, a blanket, a blanky, a bear, a comforter, and a pillow.
Sunday dawned with everyone feeling well, but not wanting to spread germs, we decided I would stay home with Bianca.
Scott showed a house, and then brought lunch home after church. About an hour after eating a late lunch, I lost it. And everything else within me over the next 4 hours. At one point I camped out on the bathroom floor. Scott had to walk me back to our bedroom, because I couldn't make it by myself without passing out. I. was. miserable.
I'm not sure I'll want fried chicken again for a VERY LONG time.
That night Bella woke up losing her supper. She slept on our floor.
Fortunately she only lost it once. And just didn't eat much on Monday.
I think we may be past this. We'll see. The boys haven't been touched by it. And I pray they are not.
We are in recovery mode now. Dishes are in the dishwasher (I usually handwash them), and laundry is going. I've eaten (almost) an entire meal today and felt a bit queasy. I'm trying desperately to drink water as much as possible. Jacob is dependent on that. He was nursing every two hours yesterday, which is not good at nearly 6 months. And he is clinging to me today as well. Desperately attempting to get back into a routine and some sense of normalcy. Oh, and did I mention we started using cloth diapers full time today? The laundry detergent I ordered finally came yesterday! Yeah.... I love them that much.
OH! And how could I forget?! During all of this plague visiting, the blog received its 5,000th hit since March, 2011. It was a visitor from Surrey, British Columbia. Just a little side note :)
Friday evening started out great! The guys took the kids to the park for a bit while Bekah and I did some crochet and tried to figure out what type of movie would entertain 2 boys and 2 girls, ages 2-6. That is a large task! Boys want action, and girls want princesses. We landed on Smurfs. They enjoyed it. I think a few times a couple kids were playing with something else, but all in all, it worked.
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THEN came Friday night.
Bianca came in to wake me and asked me to tuck her in....
Okay, I'll be there in a minute.
Suddenly I wake up to Bianca asking me again.
Apparently I fell asleep. Oops. So I go into the girls' room. "Get in your bed."
"I can't."
"Why?"
"There's throw up."
"There's no throw up in there, see?" Cringing as I put my hand in the 'not there' throw up....
So Bianca slept on the floor in our room, where she continued to get sick and miss the bowl nearly every time. Fortunately, she had emptied her stomach the first time, so there wasn't much to clean up.
Saturday was spent on the couch next to Bianca, trying to make sure she got to feeling better. I also spent the day doing laundry: 7 sheets, a blanket, a blanky, a bear, a comforter, and a pillow.
Sunday dawned with everyone feeling well, but not wanting to spread germs, we decided I would stay home with Bianca.
Scott showed a house, and then brought lunch home after church. About an hour after eating a late lunch, I lost it. And everything else within me over the next 4 hours. At one point I camped out on the bathroom floor. Scott had to walk me back to our bedroom, because I couldn't make it by myself without passing out. I. was. miserable.
I'm not sure I'll want fried chicken again for a VERY LONG time.
That night Bella woke up losing her supper. She slept on our floor.
Fortunately she only lost it once. And just didn't eat much on Monday.
I think we may be past this. We'll see. The boys haven't been touched by it. And I pray they are not.
We are in recovery mode now. Dishes are in the dishwasher (I usually handwash them), and laundry is going. I've eaten (almost) an entire meal today and felt a bit queasy. I'm trying desperately to drink water as much as possible. Jacob is dependent on that. He was nursing every two hours yesterday, which is not good at nearly 6 months. And he is clinging to me today as well. Desperately attempting to get back into a routine and some sense of normalcy. Oh, and did I mention we started using cloth diapers full time today? The laundry detergent I ordered finally came yesterday! Yeah.... I love them that much.
OH! And how could I forget?! During all of this plague visiting, the blog received its 5,000th hit since March, 2011. It was a visitor from Surrey, British Columbia. Just a little side note :)
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