So...like most people these days...I've been thinking of fresh starts...a New Year...and realizing that I need to prayerfully plan....day by day and allowing the Lord to reveal His will for that day...not try and jump ahead to 'plan' out our whole year...oh, goodness....I NEED to walk with Him moment by moment even...and these are just some of my thoughts....
In my quiet time this morning, I opened to 1John 2:15-16 "Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions." Ouch! I had really been bemoaning that fact that I NEEDED a small, portable electronic 'device'...with my RA, this old laptop I am typing on is so heavy, sometimes I'm afraid of dropping it....but I'm so grateful to be able to sit in a comfortable recliner when necessary...rather on a hard kitchen chair at the desktop computer that died this year.... So the fact that the new Kindle Fire...or an itouch....or any other tablet is NOT in the budget...it's ok....I'm grateful and content with the very old laptop that I have...right now, it works and meets our needs.
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| Ok...so this cute, PORTABLE little 'netbook'...that would PERFECTLY meet my needs...is also...not necessary...and not in the budget. |
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| Redoing my kitchen...removing a wall, opening it up...and making it more workable...is also....NOT in the budget. (BUT...it has a new refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave...all of which makes my life much easier) And for these things...I am very grateful! |
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| Hmmm....having a workable solution for homeschooling my "distractible" little ones from distracting each other, short of having a seperate homeschooling room/library to house all of our books...actually...this might work! I'm going to have to try this! LOL |
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| Planning....planning our schoolwork for a graduating senior, and 2 little ones for the rest of the year....planning schedules for 6 people of who needs to be where, who needs a car/ride...and planning meals...healthy meals...for people who have special dietary needs...and adding my new restrictions in...AND making 3 meals and at least 2 snacks HEALTHY....and hearty and pleasing to my husband and children....planning/revamping chore charts...to reflect added responsabilities for little ones...and an oldest daughter who is now working outside the home 20 plus hours a week, as well as volunteering....(sigh) lots of planning....but yesterday, a wise friend said to me "just plan one thing at a time"....plan out meal plans that meet all of your needs....done....then rough out the rest of your schoolyear....done...just like relying on God moment by moment....planning WITH HIM....one thing at a time. |
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Now this...this is what I am focusing on for 2012...counting my blessings...a year of graces...contentment, gratefulness...simplifying....prayerfully planning...prayerfully making relationships my priority...my relationship with my Savior....my relationship with my husband...and my children...top priority. Prayerfully, mindfully...focusing on the meanful...sharing and discussing Gods word...and His work in our lives...making memories....giving thanks...in ALL things...you can go to www.aholyexperience.com where many wonderful resources are provided to help you do that. A year of graces....daily....even a free app for those of you who would like to use your phones...counting blessings, photographing them...and even counting them for you....visit Ann's blog...I promise, you'll be blessed.
We are blessed with a wonderful church, where the whole church is encouraged to read thru the Bible in one year...together...where the children are led each month thru a particular virtue...which we will be studying at home as well...it's all simple....it all goes together.
I'll be writing more on my health as well...sort of like a journal...also, sometimes it helps to know you are not a lone when you have a chronic illness...live with chronic pain...and really, this is a big part of who I am....God alone knows why I suffer with Rheumatoid Disease and Fibromyalgia....but I know He is working all things for His good...He is refining me...and carrying me thru this...moment by moment....so I am looking for the graces...the blessings...moment by moment. ~Sue~ |
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