Sunday, August 03, 2014

August is FINALLY here!

Yes, this is August. The month this girl has been counting down since January! August is THE best month of the year. It is Stacia's birthday month.  She will "finally" be nine years old in "12 days and a wake up!"


For weeks she kept track of the days for us.....43 days and a wake up....I. AM. NOT exaggerating. 

She had hoped for a tea party again this year, but her friends are going to be on vacation or unavailable..... We don't often do friend's birthday parties....family parties are usually enough. Stacia isn't sure there is enough family to count these days. 

She has told us over and over, "First Jared missed my birthday, now Arielle is missing my birthday." Krista and Arielle are scheduled to be back 23 August...but shhh....only because I KNOW she does NOT read the blog....They plan on walking in on her birthday to surprise her! It will be priceless! We need to set up a video as well as still and be ready. LOL

She has asked for a flute, a sewing machine and either a smart phone or ipad/kindle. Um...Yeah....about that....these parents have a birthday budget and I suspect none of THOSE options are going to be in the budget.  But I can guarantee she is going to be on ecstatic gal on 16 August.

Now....shhhhhh......keep the secret!

Choosing Joy!
©2014 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Relaxing with Jesus

I spent a lovely hour this a.m. preparing a session for the Fall Rally.  It's been rattling around in my mind for months - but it's time to collect thoughts, do word studies, brainstorm hooks and illustrations - figure out how it will all shape up for this one session.

The verse is simple - Eph 5:1....

I was surprised to find three pages in the word dictionary on "therefore." I thought I'd found something very profound - but it didn't hold up to the breakfast test. You know - the point in time when you share it with the household theologian over breakfast and realize it wasn't so profound after all and wonder WHY you were so very excited at 0500? Therefore. Seriously.

I moved on to "be." SIX pages!  I'm having fun digging into this.....it's my kind of relaxing....and I have until 22 Aug to finish the session.

Choosing Joy!
©2014 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...