Watching and Waiting: The Simple Woman's Daybook

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For Today:  Monday, September 25 , 2017
 

Outside my window …  Cool and rainy skies.  Fall is definitely in the air.

I am thinking...  about the Bible study I'm involved in at my new church.  It's called Proven by Jennie Allen.  Because of the high probability of starting a new job, I won't be able to finish the study. However, I am gleaning everything from the study I can.  It's based on the book of John and focuses on Christ's sufficiency amidst our insufficiency.  Sure, it sounds like a cliché, but this study is anything but 8 weeks of trite Christian phrases.  It's also not a mommy-central study; it really does hit to the heart of everyone.  Many of us at some point in our lives, feel like we have something to prove.  The problem is when we feel that we have to prove the things that Christ's sacrifice have already proven out.  I'm just as guilty; I try to prove my worth when the blood of Jesus has already shown my value.  I work way too hard to try to be something I already am, to earn something I already have.
 

I am thankful...  for God's grace, favor, and provision.

 

From the Workshop...

(Photo courtesy of Joyce Daley at From This Side of the Pond)

So, my big crochet project is now finished.  Mrs. Joyce chronicled her and her sweet husband's home build out on the lake.  They have moved in and have shared many enjoyable (and some not so enjoyable) moments from living in their dream home.  I stitched this afghan as a housewarming present.  That's why I couldn't share it earlier.  Thanks, Joyce, for doing me the honor allowing me to create for you.

I am reading...

Currently off the shelf (among the pile):

Side Hustle by Chris Guillebeau



The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell

Talk to Me by Lynette Hagin. 
 

Books I've finished since my last Daybook:

• Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen.  My review is here.
• I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It. by Charles Barkley.  My review is here.
• Whatever Tomorrow Brings by Lori Wick.  Book #1 of the Californians Series. 
• As Time Goes By by Lori Wick.  Book #2 of the Californians Series.
• Sean Donovan by Lori Wick.  Book #3 of the Californians Series.
• Donovan's Daughter by Lori Wick.  Book #4 of the Californians Series.

I am learning...

• My car problem may not be the gas, but we still don't know exactly what it is.
• I'm cat/house sitting for a friend.  Today, I learned how to scoop clean a litter box.  It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

Favorite Quotes of the Week...

"E-mail, telephone, and alcohol are the three primary ways people get brave." - Charles Barkley

"If someone has the power to offend you, they have the power to control you.  Forgive and LIVE in freedom . #grace "- Jeremiah Johnson, Pastor, GracePoint Church, Georgetown, KY.

"I've been doing art since I was young."  - Beatrix Rim, age 5.

I am looking forward to...  new possibilities.

And now for something totally different...

Five Minute Friday Word of the Week:   Accept