Daily Life, Day 5

DADDY'S HOME!!!!!!

And we are so happy!  Daddy arrived home at about 1pm and we just spent the rest of the day playing and getting to know that bearded man.  (He is running a race on Saturday and claims the hair on his face will help keep him warm when it is 18 degrees outside.)  Little Britches spent wasted no time talking to and showing Daddy all the great things she had been practicing such as sitting, using her sippy cup,  doing big push ups with her arms, and making lots of new sounds.  What a difference six days can make.

Daily Life, Day 4

Today was a fun day.  Little Britches and I just hung around the house and worked on a few of her skills.  Here is a snapshot of two of her latest skills- sitting independently and wrangling a sippy cup to her mouth.  She is not a pro at either one of these skills, but she is getting there for sure.  We wanted to work extra hard so that when Daddy comes home tomorrow we would have something new to show him.  He has been gone 6 days!  While we missed him terribly, we know he and God were having some good conversations at Passion 2010.  We can't wait for his return tomorrow! 

Daily Life, Day 3

Today I started Half Marathon training.  I tried to find reasons not to, but there it was on the fridge staring at me.  Today was Monday and there was a workout listed, so I headed out the door.  For Christmas Little Britches' Daddy got the weather cover for our stroller, so I bundled Little Britches up and put the weather cover on, and we were off for an interval run.  I have to admit that I walked most of the "easy run" portions, but I did add in a little extra running and cooling down a the end.  All in all it felt good to run again.  In 81 days I plan on crossing the finish line in WAY less than my last half marathon time of two hours and thirty-nine minutes.  However, I have heard the hills in this half marathon will get ya if you don't train.  Good news- There are some hills in my neighborhood.  I will have to tackle them on my "easy run" tomorrow. 

Daily Life, Day 2

The past two days I have taken snap shots with my iphone.  I will get out my "good camera" for better quality more often, I promise.  I ma just getting going on this once a day posts about daily life thing.  I really don't want to forget the precious moments of everyday.  Everyone says they go by so fast.

Today we went to church with my parents.  We have never been to their church because we always have responsibilities on Sunday.  There were many things about today that sweetly reminded me of my childhood.  Today I sat between mom and dad at church.  How long has it been since I, alone, sat between them at church?  Who knows?  There are always others with us, but today it was just us, and it was nice.  It was nice to hear them sing the songs of our faith.  It was nice to feel their presence beside me as I listened to the word of God proclaimed.  I felt like I had come home after a long journey.  It was a special moment.

Also today Little Britches did somethings for the first time.  For the first time she sat in the highchair at my parents house while we enjoyed lunch.  The highchair is over 30 years old.  It was the highchair my sister and I sat in when we were Little Britches' age.  Little Britches had a great time playing and throwing things on the floor.  I was able to attach a few toys to the highchair so that they could not all go on the floor.

And for the first time today Little Britches wore her name diaper cover.  I had one of these when I was little and it is in the hope chest at my mom's house.  I love that my daughter has some too and one day they will be in a hope chest at my house when her first child is wearing her name across her bum.  There is something so familar and timeless about these diaper covers.  It makes it seem like no matter how much there world changes there are few things, no matter how random, that don't change.  That just serves as a reminder that there are some really important, eternal things that don't change either.

"Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God."

Daily Life, Day 1

Here is my first of (hopefully) 365 postings about our daily life. I promise they will not all be of Little Britches. ;)

Today Daddy is in Atlanta, GA with five of our students from church.  They are attending Passion 2010.  We were going to go, but Little Britches had a runny nose last week was not feeling good at all AND our two dogs are not readily welcomed at anyone's house for extended amounts of time, so we are staying home.  There is a part of staying home that is good, like I plan on taking down the Christmas tree before January 6th, but there is a part that is sad too.  We miss Daddy for sure and I know I am missing out on some great times of worship and teaching.  As my mind wanders to the group in Atlanta throughout the day I am praying for them.  I am asking God to use them to change the nations.  That is a prayer I prayed at a Passion Conference in the 90s- God use me to change the nations.  Has he-  yes in some ways- Will he still?- I hope so!  And now my prayer is for Little Britches that she will make her life about making His name famous among her generation.  We sent this picture to Daddy just to let him know we were thinking of him, and praying for him.  I love the expression on her face!  

What if...

What if I posted one photo each day and posted it with a little journal entry...would I treasure the memories I have recorded? I am going to give it a try.

We are flipping for our Flip

We got a Flip for Christmas and love it so far!  Instead of sending thank you notes for Christmas we have sent out thank you videos for Little Britches toys.  How fun!  We have also sent short video messages to Daddy at work during the day.  I am working ona short video that shows the latest sewing project I am working on.  It is my first dress from a pattern.  I plan to catch up on some fun things we have done over the last several weeks soon, but in the mean time here is one of our thank you videos just so you can look and see.
More fun videos and pictures coming soon!