Outside my window...
gorgeous, gorgeous weather. And mosquitoes.
I am thinking...
that my life revolves around poop these days. Who's pooping, who's not pooping, where they are pooping, what it looks like, what they are eating to produce said poop...you're jealous, aren't you.
I am thankful for...
the fact that my boys' digestive systems work, however erratically...the fact that they both find comfort in being near me, even when I am a terrible excuse for an impatient and harsh mother...and a husband who serves and serves and serves and serves some more.
From the kitchen...
last night was a new tomato recipe that was just "meh." I'm not saving it. Tonight I think we're having bruschetta pizza, one of my favorite things to do with summer tomatoes: a homemade whole-wheat crust, topped with cheese and sausage, then taken out of the oven and finished with a mix of tomatoes, fresh basil--oops, we don't have any fresh basil, I just realized--garlic, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. I'm also test-driving quiche recipes from Smitten Kitchen this week, in preparation for a baby shower I'm hosting on Saturday.
I am wearing...
black knit gauchos and a pink tank top. Why no, I haven't showered today, why do you ask?
I am creating...
giant tissue paper flowers, I hope, for the baby shower.
I am going...
to blog about Elijah turning four soon.
I am reading...
mostly The Poisonwood Bible. That's got me so absorbed that most other books have been temporarily cast aside. I mean, it's depressing and maddening and awful, but also brilliant and engaging. Before that, I recently finished Uncle Tom's Cabin and From Fear to Freedom: Living as Sons and Daughters of God. The former was marvelous; the latter, only so-so. When I finish the novel I'll go back to the other various books I have started: Give Them Grace, Redemption, The Gospel for Christians, Choosing Gratitude. Maybe one of these days, ironically, I'll get back to Getting Things Done.
Bible-wise, I am in Proverbs, 2 Chronicles and Mark.
I am hoping...
to have all this poop nonsense behind me soon.
I am hearing...
sounds of rustling over Jude's monitor, meaning he is quite likely awake after only 30 minutes or so of naptime. OY.
Around the house...
cleaning and organizing in preparation for Saturday's baby shower. I'm going to have somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 ladies here for brunch, so I've got some work to do. I'm reminding myself that the goal is to bless, not impress, and that they will remember the atmosphere of my home long after they will remember my living room decor (or pitiful lack thereof).
One of my favorite things...
crepe myrtles in bloom, shades of pink all over the place.
A few plans for the rest of the week...
a dear friend is coming over tomorrow morning to catch up and bringing donuts from the Donut Palace--fun times! Then we'll have our usual Wednesday night dinner and prayer with friends. Thursday morning I am headed to Nashville to meet a friend and check out the new Paper Source store and have lunch. And then Saturday is the baby shower for a sweet friend from church who's expecting her first baby in October.
A picture thought I am sharing...
two, actually: my little cowboy, and my little mess. It's important to remember adorable moments like these when real life is less than adorable, as it is this week with all the pooping and not pooping and not napping.
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4 comments:
Precious pictures of little poopers and non-poopers. "This, too, shall pass!"--sometimes sooner, sometimes later. Your bruschetta pizza sounds amazing. Wanna ship me some? I'm more into eating than making these days. Hope the shower goes well. I'm sure your hospitality will be a blessing. Showers are an awful lot of work.
When you finish "The Poisonwood Bible" let me know if it's worth the read. I've always looked at it but never knew if it was worth it or not.
If you want a recipe to use about 1 lb. of fresh tomatoes (along with some sundried ones) check out the recipe I just posted on FB. It's GOOD! Can eat cold or hot too.
Oh, Amy,
Just read your blog for today. Praying that God will grant you grace to keep giving Him thanks in the midst of the frustrations of ‘real’ life. ‘This too, will pass,’ and when it is over and past, your heart and your God will be so much more blessed as you look back on it knowing it was His grace that allowed you to ‘worship instead of whine’—and if you look back and remember that you ‘whined at times instead of worshipped’ you will be blessed to remember His undeserved gift to forgive as we confess our sin. (I speak this all to myself as much as remind you .)
It’s these real life circumstances that He uses to soften our roughened edges in process of forming us into those ‘polished stones’ for His glory—these are His gift to us, for our good and His glory—our dimmed sight sometimes has a hard time comprehending the ‘gift’ at times, though.
Love and prayers,
Raelynn
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