A Daybook Entry

FOR TODAY...

Outside My Window...

dark is swaddling our neighborhood as evening sets in.

I am thinking...

honestly? That I failed all my kids today - I woke up tired and though I enjoyed my quiet time alone w/ God, it was all downhill from there. *sigh* Was I trying to do it all in my own strength? Is that why it was so very much "one of those days"? I don't know.....thankfully tomorrow is a new day.

I am thankful for...

my Mom who is coming to help me with the kids this week since my hubby is gone for work.

From the learning rooms...

oldest son and I are reading "Twenty and Ten" for one of our homeschool books this week

and as a family, we are reading Jotham's Journey - a chapter each night for Advent. We've only read the first chapter so far, but my boys are already really enjoying it! My oldest didn't want to stop at one chapter last night - he wanted to keep going! :o) I love it...

From the kitchen...

sadly, no homemade bread or yogurt this week - w/ five kids under 6, I can barely keep my head above water it seems, so I've broken down and bought stotr-made bread. *another sigh* I miss bread baking.

I am wearing...

slippers, jeans and a burgundy Old Navy sweatshirt.

I am creating...

TRYING to get a couple more scarves knitted for Christmas gifts - that has slowed down considerably since getting our three additional children.

I am going...

crazy? No, just kidding...tomorrow I'm going to the Post Office to mail out our Christmas cards - at least I got that marked of my Christmas "to do" list!

I am reading...

my Spurgeon devotional...I wish I had time for recreational reading, but there is no time for such things is seems lately...in the future there will be!

I am hoping...

that the kids go to sleep well for me tonight...

I am hearing...

four of the five kids upstairs playing dominos and coloring - the fifth child, my youngest son, is sitting here next to me asking if he can play "webkinz"...

Around the house...

the Christmas tree is up and the house is decorated for the Christmas season - and delicious-smelling candles are flickering (well out of children's reach, don't worry)

One of my favorite things...

silence. I've never before realized how much I take the beautiful sound of silence for granted.
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Yes, as you an probably tell, it's been "one of those days" around here - but it's ok - I know that God is still in control and that He has brought us to this season, and I'm thankful -

just running a little short on sleep today.
Your understanding and grace are deeply appreciated as I blog VERY sporadically - I miss meeting you here as often as I once was - perhaps as we find out new groove as a family of seven, I'll be able to post more often.

Wishing you God's richest blessings as we enter in this Advent season...