At a Glance

Things I have done this week:

Monday - Last day of break! I watched Connor and Evan for the day since their parents had to work. It was Evan's birthday and I did my best to make it special for them. They came over to our house and played with Alyssa and Jonah's Christmas presents in the morning. Then, we went over to their house to make a Big Top Cupcake which turned out really cute once it was all done and decorated. Then we went to Chuck E. Cheese's with the Grimes to celebrate with Evan. Happy 6th birthday, buddy!

Tuesday - Alyssa had to go back to school for the first time in 2 weeks. She had a really nice break. And she had a really good day. And amazingly, not one child "pulled their clip" - quite astonishing (though Alyssa hasn't had to pull hers ever). In her folder, her teacher said they are going to start having spelling tests this week. First one on Friday! I went to work, and since it was the 12th day of Christmas my boss took us out to lunch. It was fun! Jonah had a good day at Farrah's and Nana picked him up!

Wednesday - Bible study and Kidzlife resumed!!! Yay yay yay! These days are always busy, but they are so rewarding. We are almost finished our in-depth study of Revelation, and I have spent a lot of time the rest of this week working on my "prophecy timeline" and particularly focusing on Daniel's 70th week, and the seals, trumpets, and bowls. It is easy to get frustrated during this study, but God is faithful to teach and reveal so much of Himself, that all the time spent on it ends up being rewarding. Then - KIDZLIFE! We had a lot of kids for the first night back! Man, I love those guys. We are extending Christmas a little bit by studying the birth of Jesus. The first half of the year we have been study the promise of, and the need for a forever king. This week -- He was born! I love teaching these little boys and girls the amazingly simple but awesome truths of God and who He is!

Thursday - School. Work. Farrah. That is what the main part of this day was for each of us. It was good, but tiring. The exciting thing about this day was the buzz of snow, and the hopes of it. Oh, and just in case it did snow, Brock spent the night so he could play with us all if it did.

Friday - NO SCHOOL!!! Well, it did snow, but not very much. There was a LOT of ice. Actually, I cant remember the last time I have seen (of if I ever have seen) frozen lakes and creeks in Georgia. They are really pretty. Since we had an extra day, Mom and I went to the Mall of GA to see if we could find Jonah some pants to wear in the wedding. We took Jonah with us, and Alyssa went to the Bayne's house to watch a movie in their theater. Jonah really enjoyed his trip to the mall. I realized that he had never been to one before. Normally, I avoid the mall at all cost. He thought the escalators were amazing. But the best part of the day, was when he tried on his tux. Oh my word, that boy is adorable. He really looked so handsome. I cracked up when he asked why it had tags on. Wow. The child has never had tags on his clothes before either. I think he felt pretty special going on with mom and I. And he hugged and kissed me a 100 times and told me he loves me. I told him he was so handsome. Whewee!! He things he is going to marry me, you see. And I think I'm going to let him think that as long as he wants...... :)

Saturday - Today... Rachel, Alyssa, and I went to Anna's dress fitting. She tried on her wedding dress, and we put on our bridesmaids dresses, and Alyssa put on her Flower Girl dress. Anna's dress is really pretty and she looks beautiful in it. Like a princess! :) Then we went to lunch at Sweet Tomatoes! YUMMY! And very good girl time. I love including my daughter in outings like that. It is special. :) Then we came home, changed clothes, let Alyssa play a little while I did a few house chores, then we went to Anna's first wedding shower hosted by my next door neighbor Lesley! It was a beautiful shower with beautiful food. Then home for some pj's, kids in bed, hot tea, a game of Rummikub with the fam, and now I'm blogging and listening to my new worship mix on itunes. :)

My Compilation Worship Mix - this is my "project" of the week. I wanted to create a worship mix. So I took all my worship songs and grouped together 16 songs inspired by the Lord's Prayer. Well, the songs aren't inspired by the Lord's prayer. The format of the mix is. It's divided into 4 parts: a) Holy/Adoration b)Soveriegnty/Delivering section, c)Sanctification/Prayer for the Nations and d) Celebration. If you see a widget for music mix on here, then it is my worship mix and I figured out how to put on of those on here.

I want to be a better blogger. I know that this is a lot. But for now, I'm hoping this will get me in the habit and then I hope to be more creative with it... including a Not Me Monday tradition. We'll see how it goes...

In the meantime, if you read this... may you be blessed today.