Be Still and Know...Then and Now

  She bursts through the door after school breathless with excitement! Girlchild said: “Mom! It’s Ok if I go to the game tonight right?” She proceeds to explain to me the so and so is on her way over to pick her up for the game because and I quote “She is already in the neighborhood picking somebody else up!” Mom said: “Who is this person and how old is she?” Girlchild said: “She is a friend from Orchestra, she is sixteen and she has been driving for a LONG time.” I feel so much better….NOT Mom said: “I'm not comfortable with you getting in the car with a person who I have never met, not to mention you springing this on me at the last minute!” Girlchild said: “Mom! (eye rolling for emphasis!) you’re always uncomfortable about stuff like this!”   more talking, more whining, more parental admonitions all the while she is hastily getting ready to go… Girlchild said: “Mom will you at least talk to so and so…..”   more talking, more questions…..   Mom said:...

Well it was a full week! Lots of activity, lots of Muffinhead and some unexpected things. Sunday, August 19 Now that school is back in session that means that the youth choir has stated there Sunday afternoon practices again. I don’t mind so much. It gives me some extended quiet time. I enjoy setting myself up in the church parlor with my Kindle or some bible study and wait it out. I have learned that my time is much more pleasant if i am not grumbling about being hungry waiting for the girl child to be finished so I take a small lunch. I am not sure why I have never tired Oikos Greek Yogurt before but oh my stars…I will defiantly be buying it again. I really liked it!   No pictures on Monday, August 20  Tuesday, August 21 Muffinhead was my little kitchen helper again. We were elbow deep in pie crust and peaches! It turned out a bit on the juicy/soupy side but sometimes that just happens! The first unexpected thing was this! YIKES!!! Someone stepped on the Girlchild...

Someone stepped on the Girlchild’s violin at school yesterday, and yes we had a lengthy conversation as to why the violin was on the floor. I told her to look up the telephone number to the music store and then call them to see about getting it repaired. She goes online and looks up the telephone number. She dials the number on her cell phone and then stands there looking at me with this odd confused look on her face. She hands me the phone and tells me there is this weird beeping noise. I take the phone and put it to my ear and give a listen. I then take a deep breath and explain to her that it’s called a busy signal….   Really? blessing and deep breathing R

Sunday, August 12 The Lord was doing His usual awesome work. The sunset was just breathtaking. I had to run inside an grab the camera! Monday, August 13 Muffinhead loves to brush Grandma’s hair. Confession: Grandma love to have her hair brushed. I will submit to those sweet little hands any time she likes! Why is is that when you brush your own hair it is just a task but when someone else brushes it if feels so wonderful???? Thursday, August 16 Muffinhead was my little kitchen helper and unloaded the silverware from the dishwasher. She has her own unique take on how to organize the silverware drawer. Friday, August 17 At Last! My first pottery pieced glazed and out of the kiln! I was very happy with how they turned out. Here is a better representation of the size of the bowls. They are very small really, note the Willow Tree Angle and wine cork to help you gauge how small these first bowl really are. I am finding that the longer I work with the clay the more at ease I ...

Monday. August 6 Well it was shopping day for me. The son's wedding is just around the corned and I need to find a dress!!!!!! I appealed to Skoots1mom for help as she is a professional shopper and I knew she could keep me motivated. We went to the Mall of Georgia and I think I tried on about a billion dresses, actually it was probably closer to a dozen or more, but it felt like a billion. I found one dress that I really liked, however it was the wrong size as well as color. At least I have a starting pint for what I know I want. Tuesday, August 7 I think this is Bowl #5, I am beginning to loose count, but I am still having a wonderful time learning something new! It has a small divot in the rim, bur overall I was happy with the shape. However it met an untimely demise as it was knocked over and a chunk got chipped of the rim. I am learning that pottery is a lot like baking, it requires great patience as well as recognizing that it is an imperfect world and things happen. I t...

I can defiantly tell that summer is winding down, the lazy days are getting few and far between and the activity of the school year and the coming fall season are slowly creeping in. Monday, July 30 Muffinhead was with me a few days while Mommy was getting back to work at the school. She got a real treat and some much needed one on one time with the Auntie Girlchild. Tuesday, July 31 Make Up and Muffinhead are two words that seem to go hand in hand these days. She has fun watching Auntie go from just plain beautiful to gorgeous. They did their nails and both had mini make over's. Wednesday, August 1 This colorful guy fluttered around my flowers (the ones that are still hanging on that is…) long enough for me to get a few pictures. Wednesday evening the family went over to the local Chick-Fil-A to support our freedom of speech as well as enjoy a good meal. Thursday, August 2 Thursday evening I departed from my usual lime slushy and got a cream slushy at sonic. An oran...

I have been abiding in the word over the summer, primarily in the Book of John. I have lingered over several small passages over the course of the summer. It has been wonderful refreshing to meet the word in this simple and quiet way. Each day with no expectation other than to let the words unfold into whatever thought or feeling that the day brings. After a few day I began to notice my eyes lingering on specific phrases. One particular kept coming to me each and every day. “the world” over and over again I came upon this two word repetition. I sat down this morning and did a very simple count, I was blown away by the numbers. The phrase “the world” is used 47 times (NIV version) in the book of John. One of the things I know about God is He is a very astute teacher. He relies on some very basic teaching techniques. When there is an important point that He wants to drive home you can bet that it will be a repetitive subject matter in an effort to try to make His point very clear. I ...

So I am completely being a slacker today and just piddling away the day sitting in my recliner and bouncing around the internet. In an effort to continue my diligence to avoid anything strenuous or domestically productive (i.e. the piles of laundry and full dishwasher) I am joining in on Wednesday Hodgepodge. 1. I'm joining my daughter1 in the 101 in 1001 challenge . Essentially you create a list of 101 things you want to accomplish or do in the next 1001 days. What's one thing you'd put on your list? Actually, I am GOING to have the Yard Sale. I have been thinking about it for a while and I missed my spring window so I am planning it for early October. My dinning room is overflowing with ‘STUFF”!   2. How many remote controls do you have in your house? What's one item in your home you wish could be run by remote control? There are seven (ceiling fan, television, cable, DVR, 2 Wii remotes and one for the stereo)  sitting with in an arms reach of my right now. If ...