Living Room

Today you tour the final room of our home.

We still have areas to "finish". But....it's home. Thanks for visiting and helping it to feel like a home.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Sunday Highlights

Shew - we are looking forward to a much quieter week this week. Yes, I know it's Thanksgiving but we won't be having all those "monthly" meetings this week. ::snort::

Highlights of this Sunday - Chapel. I am enjoy our Sunday School class. I enjoy the worship. I enjoy the fellowship. Zander had a rough day, but if I share much about that it will ruin the highligh tone of this post. ::snort::

My Vitacost.com order arrived. About 1/2 of it is backordered. It took 10 days for the in stock stuff to arrive....basically 4 boxes of cheddar bunnies to help with snack time at PWOC, Snack Master jerky, agave nectar, a jar of almond butter (ouch) and cashew butter. The shipping was $4.99 and they sent it PRIORITY regardless of the note to the contrary on their website. I'm hoping the rest arrives within a week....I ordered GRAHAM CRACKERS and I want them. ::snort:: Deja, this would be a good time for me to finally try that recipe you've told me about. LOL

We drove down to the beach this afternoon. It was COLD but beautiful.

Advent prep is pulling together. I'd share more...but what if some local MOPS happen to read my blog...I'd steal all my own thunder. ::snort::

My nameless friend with the adorable twins and the great pastries...doesn't mind if I "exploit" her. Thanks, Tane, for the gift of your friendship this week. It meant the world.

Guess what? I've been invited to the ONSEN this week....wonder if we can fit it in.....doesn't it sound heavenly? Hmmmm....MAYBE after Thanksgiving meal...I'll head for an onsen...now THAT would be a fun new Holiday tradition. I wonder if Arielle is ready to try it with me.....

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Kitchen/Dining Room/Laundry Room

Today we welcome you to our Kitchen/Dining Room and Laundry room. This may well be the central hub of our home. We eat, prepare meals, do school, read the word, Skype, blog and wash clothes all from this hub. ::snort::

The kitchen is sometimes cleaners and sometimes messier....much like yours, I'm sure.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

It's About the Cross

One unexpected benefit of coordinating PWOC's children ministry this fall is that I'm making friends with young moms of little ones...and I'm hearing about new groups and such.

Have you heard of the Go Fish Guys? They make Christian music for "kids of all ages"....and they have some great songs. They have two on Christmas...."Christmas with a Capital C" and this one, "It's About the Cross". They have been at MOPS conferences. If you purchase one DVD for $15 you can buy more at $5 each.


The Bible Book Bop is another new favorite. ::snort::

Last week, I heard about BOZ....I've not seen any yet....maybe for Christmas...or for one of our Advent gifts.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

One More Friendship Post

I have to share my wonderful day yesterday. I stayed in my PJ's. I had one of those "female friends" moments. I had a plan for lunch. I wanted to go to lunch. Without being overly graphic, there are one or two days a month where I simply need to stay home....and yesterday was one.

I was to meet a NEW FRIEND for lunch. We'd communicated online. We'd met once in person. I felt terrible but called and told her my dilemma. I told her I planned to stay in my PJ's and sip raspberry tea. I hung up, hoping that she'd know I really DID want to spend more time with her and that God would open the door for us to spend more time together at a later date.

She called me back in five minutes. She suggested she and her twins come to visit instead of us going out to lunch. She brought pastries from a Japanese Bakery I'd not heard of, we sipped tea, visited....and I stayed in my PJ's. I'm not mentioning her name, because I didn't ask her how she feels about being mentioned in blogs...and I don't share my friends faces and names without their permission.....don't want them to feel exploited. ::grin::

Isn't that sweet? THEN Windy came over. I was on Skype and couldn't talk. She emailed me and is taking Arielle to a party today so that I can spend another day lounging. I tell you...female friendships can be TOUGH - but they can be a touch of heaven on earth as well. Who but my lady friends would understand the treat of staying in PJ's and eating pastries with a girlfriend?

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Female Friendships

Liz sent this quote and I thought it was so funny that I'd share.

"What I expect from my male friends is that they are polite and clean. What I
expect from my female friends is unconditional love, the ability to finish my
sentences for me when I am sobbing, a complete and total willingness to pour
their hearts out to me, and the ability to tell me why the meat thermometer
isn't supposed to touch the bone."

Anna Quindlen, Living Out Loud.

May all your friendships exceed your expectations. OK - ALREADY - I know no ONE person will ever meet all our expecations... I know that we'll only have all our needs met in relationship with God....but God has provided women a gift called "friendship" which makes being a woman so much easier. Cherish your friendships/don't cling...cherish. So many of you have been this type of friend to me....and I do truly cherish our friendships. I'm smiling as faces popped into memory as I read this quote. I've been richly blessed by female friendships (soundly hurt at times) but richly blessed. ::snort::

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Master Bedroom

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...