DayBook~

Outside my window~ dreary and chilly.

I am thinking ~ I am a blessed woman to be married to a guy who has a heart for MISSIONS, it began back when we were in the Christian Missionary Alliance ~ loved having Missionaries stay with us twice a year! Sending those to share the Gospel is such a tremendous blessing! I can't GO yet I can SEND! AND support!

I am wearing~ black cotton socks, black cozy pants, red long sleeve flowered shirt, red zippered cotton jacket and a smile.

I am thankful for~ a mobile phone I can use to text my honey in Mexico and get updates of all going on in Chihuahua. The privilege to pray for them all!

From the learning rooms ~ Math with Mrs. Barrett, the ultimate Math Professor!

From the kitchen ~ Coffee by Hannah. She takes after her Dad in making coffee.....yum! Since it is just us three girls this week....cooking has been light!

I am creating ~ cards today! Today is a stamping day for me ~ a true delight to make cards for my hubby to use, me to use and to give as gifts!

I am going ~ to clean out two closets this week! The de-clutter continues and we are looking pretty good! I am determined to not have every shelf and closet full~

I am reading ~ Scandalous Freedom by Steve Brown ~ lots of food for thought!

I am hoping ~ my family has a great time in Germany in May. Natascha is taking Joschua and Lorelei to see their German Grandma and Rebekah and Hannah are going along to help and enjoy Germany! I know they will have sooo much fun!

I am hearing ~ a crow 'gawking' out back, sitting on the edge my bird bath. Taffy snoring, sitting on my lap.

Around our home ~ We cleaned yesterday and got most of the winter cob webs swept away. (why do we get so many cob webs at the top of our walls?) I was hoping for a day warm enough to open all the windows! Not!

A few of my favorite things ~

• Coffee and devos
• watching the birds in the morning, especially using our bird baths (we have 3)
• kissing my hubby good bye in the morning and kissing him hello with a big hug when he returns.
• being in the middle of a good book.

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." A.W. Tozer

Missing my man~

Lynette

Marriage Monday

It's the little things in life that make life sweet or bitter.

My hubby is in Mexico ministering to Tamahara Indians with 13 other men from here. How I miss him yet how happy I am that he was able to GO! My heart is in this with him.

He is there, and I am here. I am praying often for him and for all God is doing there in Mexico.

I was hit this morning of all the little things Dave does that I have often taken for granted. And it makes me wonder about myself. I 'thought' I was a pretty 'thankful' wife. Since he has been gone, I now know I am not as much as I should be. (There is hope!)

~waking up to no coffee smells (he is the coffee master here)

~realizing the dogs are sitting in his chair for a lonngggg time waiting for him (he throws the ball in the mornings to them as he reads)

~packing the car myself for Sunday

~warming up the vehicle on a cold morning

~someone to laugh with as we make the bed together in the mornings.....

~Rebekah and I realizing late last night that no one fed Taffy and Emma this morning ~ yikes!

~Someone asking when dinner will be ready......

~The oohs and ahhs over something I threw together and called it dinner

~Mailman here....is two days of mail really still sitting in our mailbox?

~his smile

~his presence

It really is amazing to me how much effort it takes to 'focus' and get things done around here when my honey is not here. I find myself not motivated. I am a lost case. I seem to wander around and look at things....hahaha. Monday is laundry day and I have not done one load. I feel like loose ends here.

Yes, Rebekah fed Taffy and Emma this morning!

I made my own coffee, though doesn't taste the same.

Silence as I made the bed this morning.

Only 5 days to go.......

My life is sweet not bitter,

Grateful in a new way, Lynette

March Madness~

March Madness is a fun time at our house. Lots of good food, lots of iced tea, soda and pop corn.

We are a real 'basketball' family. All my guys played basketball, including my hubby's varsity days at Canoga Park High School, where we both attended. I am sure it all began back in 1962 when Dave played for Poly in Baltimore Maryland. He was 14 years old.

I learned early that I better either learn to love basketball or I would lose out on all the fun, discussion and happy times together. I learned most of the rules, which teams 'we' root for and who the great coaches were.

I loved Rec Basketball games with all our boys. I yelled and clapped and cheered. Bekah played Rec ball too. She learned the rules, having learned how to dribble from her brothers before she was three. "Wow....look at that little girl dribble", people would say. Hannah, my youngest plays varsity girls basketball still. Her sister is COACH and her brother is the Assistant Coach. My hubby is Coach for the guys Varsity team here. Like I said, we are a basketball family.

March Madness is a special time of year for us. We do 'brackets'. We know who is winning. My son Caleb flips on the remote so we can 'watch' more than one game at a time. I do sometimes go downstairs for a bit to prepare snacks during Maryland/Duke games because it gets intense. All in fun. During those games, I laughingly remind them that God is sovereign in 'who wins' tonight too!

Our enjoyment for basketball shows. That is good.

I am glad I have come to enjoy March Madness too.

Cheer-leader here, Lynette

Surprised again......

It has been awhile since I have been on here. I am not one to just blog for the sake of blogging. If I have nothing to say, I think it better to be quiet. Smile!

The Lord did something remarkable for me today. He met me where I was.

I usually sleep like a log. Last night, I woke up three or four times. As is my habit when I awake in the middle of the night, I prayed for those I love and for friends who need prayer. I prayed each time I awoke. In my sleep I think I was praying too....

I awoke and something wasn't right. My heavenly Father felt so far away. I am not one who lives by her feelings. Yet, this was strong. What? I kept praying and asking the LORD what is wrong? This heaviness, a distance in my soul, this bad feeling. Today was a day I work. As I got up and started to prepare for the day, I kept praying. The Lord reminded me of James 4:8 "Draw near to God and HE will draw near to you." Even though I was running late, (sometimes it's worth it to be late) I stopped and grabbed my Bible off my desk in my bedroom.

I noticed I was a couple days behind in my Bible reading plan. I like to keep it in order...ha....so I don't just 'skip' days. I read what I 'would have' read two days before. One of the readings was Psalm 66. WOW.....and WOW. Verse 20 says, "Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer, or removed his steadfast love from me!" ESV

I immediately started to cry. God's words for me for today! How precious. I would have read those verses two days before, but in HIS care for me, they came to me today! Amazing and thrilling how God meets us exactly where we are! My heart is so full and I went off to face the day with joy, gratefulness and a song in my heart. His love to me abounding and full!

Just thought you should know!

Isn't HE wonderful! Lynette