i wish i could say i have a really good reason for not blogging lately--or on a more regular basis. and i am hoping to get some accountability in my writing, but until then...you get what you get and you don't throw a fit. hehe...i have been wanting to say that all week.
we have been busy....my sweet hubby and i have both served at several ministry opportunities...some of them have been 3 and 4 days long....we have had 4 birthdays, school starting, schedules changing, kids leaving home which means rearranging rooms..then there are the clothes to get switched out....oh, and we had a small fire in the middle of the night a couple of weeks ago....after a hail storm and water leak had already had our home under construction to a degree.....
can i just say that i am glad fall is here.....a new season. fall has to be my favorite season {if you take out allergies}....i have lots of fun recipes to share and was very faithful last year to take pictures of all of our holiday favorites...i will begin posting those next week.
until then...enjoy the color, enjoy the cool, enjoy all the great things god has given us this day!!!
if you have ever forgotten your lunch or have a child who has forgotten their lunch, you know what a hassle it is for everyone!! with 7 kids in school and all the forgotten things, i have run plum out of patience. reagan had forgotten it one too many times this year when i told her, "if you forget it again, don't call me. you will just need to do without."....well, she remembered very well.....until friday :( she called me and hung up....called again and i could tell she was SCARED. she said she forgot it and the teacher made her call me. i told her i would take care of it for her. as i was walking out the door with her lunch, God prompted me to put in some strawberries (that she had been eyeing all morning) and a little love note.
when she got home from school, she had the biggest grin on her face....God then downloaded (that is the best description I have) a lesson in this...i told her...reagan, this is what grace and mercy look like. grace is NOT getting what we deserved...in this instance, a forfeited lunch and hunger. AND, mercy is getting what we DON'T deserve....again...the extra treat of strawberries and a love note.....