Thoughts

The past couple of days have just felt rough. There's no reason whatsoever, but I just feel frustrated, impatient, antsy. As it so often goes, when I feel this way, little things go wrong left and right. Either I just notice it more because I'm already aggravated, or my impatience causes me to be clumsy. I just know that I can't keep my head above water to just make it through the day no matter how hard I try. 

So today, I thought about it. I prayed about it (not enough), and I was able to put my finger on something that really really helped. 

Have you ever had that feeling that you have really hit the nail on the head? Just knocked the ball out of the park? That you are doing exactly what God wants you to be doing? It's happened to me numerous times in my life, and I'm so thankful that I have felt his will like that. 

Right now, I feel as though I am on the brink of another huge life changing decision. No, we're not pregnant, and no I'm not going back to work. I'll talk about it in more detail later. The point is not to leave you in suspense about something happening here in our lives, but instead to talk about this. When we are right on with God, Satan takes note. He perks up a little, okay a lot, and tries to divert us. 

1 Corinthians 10:13

¹³ No temptation^[a] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted^[b] beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,^[c] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

I have always loved this verse. It pops into my head all the time, and I would bet that I refer to this verse more than any other in the Bible. It came to mind today as I was reflecting on my terrible day(s). God does allow us to be tempted, but he will never allow it to go farther than we can handle. So Satan can try all he wants, but I have what it takes through Jesus to overcome any obstacle he puts in front of me. 

The best part of this realization is even more reassurance that we are doing the right thing. Why else would Satan suddenly focus wholeheartedly on me (us) like this?

I won't make excuses for why our days have been more rough than usual. There isn't any one thing. In fact, they really aren't even that bad. But a few little things going wrong can really make a person's mind frame turn negative, and then it all seems bad. 

Here's what's important. I know that I need to focus even more so on God's will and continue on the path we've decided to take. Isn't it reassuring to know that the battle has been won? No matter how hard it seems now, the outcome is clear. God will lead us through this thing called life, and it is our job to follow as close as we can.

That's all for now.
Good night!



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Monkey Excursions

Confession: I'm skipping over every Valentine's Day decoration/card making post that I come across. I know I'll feel inspired, then just as quickly overwhelmed when I realize that I can't do it or it's not as easy as I was expecting. So. I'll just ignore them this year. Maybe next year I'll be able to pull off the whole she-bang.

Confession #2: Today was tough, and all I want to do is sit on the love seat, read blogs, read my book on kindle, and watch tv. What I need to be doing? Packing for the weekend. AGH. I hate packing ahead of time because there is always something that I have to pack in the morning so it never seems worth it. 

On to the fun stuff...

Last week, we as a little family of four got to go see the coolest thing ever. George! Oh, you don't know which George I'm referring to? Curious George of course. This monkey is the best thing that has ever happened to our girl Jo and when I found out that he was visiting the local library, I knew we had to go. We hyped it up pretty big before getting there, so the minute we walked in (the story had already started...oops!), she was captivated.

After the story was done, everyone got in line to take pictures with the celebrity, George. We chose to just read stories until the line died down. Good choice. Jo loves the books, the library, the monkey - this was the best night of her life!

Let's just pretend that I have make up on, have showered recently, and hubby has not worked a super long week... we were a little ragged by this point... but it was worth it for the experience. Jo really did love it. 

Captivating.

First family photo of 2013... with a monkey. 

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Discovery of a sister

Let this day be remembered as the day Josie discovered that she has a sister that she can play with. Big day around here!

Audrey wasn't quite as excited about it but she's slowly figuring out that this is just how it is. Someday, surely, she'll enjoy it too.

What a great way to start the day (especially since my coffee cup is still half full).

So crafty

I sent my grandpa a birthday card and got a little carried away on the back of the envelope...

To be fair, Josie also colored on the inside of the card (intentionally) so it wasn't just me! Hope my 85 year old grandpa can appreciate it!