Day 10 Still Winter?

Is it Spring? The little crocus asks as it blooms. The earth has warmed by the bright sun. But the timing is all wrong. For now I will stay in all my little glory adding beauty to all those who care to notice.

The angel glowing in the garden corner watching over all the early bloomers. Hoping for others to take notice of how the earth is giving us, showing us, Gods love in a simple but meaningful way. Thank you for this too early bloom that filled my heart with joy and a put a smile to my lips.

Day 9 First Snow

The snow came down in beautiful wet large snowflakes. Dancing, twirling slowly gracefully down to change. Snow became water droplets instantly until the earth cooled and white stayed. Sadly, it will soon do a disappearing act, leaving behind green grass once again. But oh what a beautiful sight.

Day 8 Home Teachers

We love our Home teachers! We are grateful that Brother Shawn King and Brother Jay Ford visit us each month. We love to hear the messages that are shared and the kind words of encouragement and concern that are shared with us. This month Brother Ford shared with us the happiness he felt as he saw his two newly adopted grandchildren sealed to his son and his wife. He shared pictures of there family. How wonderful! Thanks for being our home teachers!

Day 7 Hike 2 and Basketball

What a beautiful day ! We enjoyed a hike on the Occoquan trail. We hiked 3.2 miles in one hour and forty-five minutes. This trail was more difficult then the Blue Bell trail with many climbs and descents. We crossed creeks on pylons and bridges. I played a game with Lydia by having her find the blue trail markers on the trees to keep us on the right trail and to keep her moving quickly. Emily and Austin hung out and chatted along the way. It was great to see Austin make it across a stream when he thought he couldn't do it. At the end of the hike he told us how much he liked the hike. I think it is good for us to accomplish something we thought we could not do. It gives you confidence. As for the weather it was warm enough that we took off our jackets at the turn around point. It was disappointing that Willy chose not to come with us. His loss. Loved the morning.

Emily had her first church basketball game of the season. The girls need some practice but they did pretty well for the first game of the season. However they lost 10-33. They did a great job and had a lot of fun.

Day 6 Two Gifts an investment in me

This is a hard page to write. It makes me cringe to put a picture of me on this blog for all to see, but I'm doing it for me! To help me change and grow, I share with you a personal goal a plan to see me be less of a person. I share as a way to be held accountable and as a place to share my successes and challenges. I am not one to share myself, my dissappointments, problems, or challenges. I am not one to share my accomplishments, or bright ideas, or my joy. But today I put that behind me. I am going to share my journey of working through the fat. Today I stepped on the scale at weight watchers and there is no where to go but down. Each week I will share how much I lose. So stay tuned for my journey each Friday.

I thank Bill that for Christmas he gave me the two gifts I asked for, an investment in me: gift one a membership to the Freedom Center and gift two a weight watchers membership. Here I am watch me change.

Day 5 Homework Awaits

Sometimes homework can wait. It can wait for an hour of outdoor fun at the nearby park. It can wait for visits with teenage friends. It can wait for snacks and potty breaks. It can wait for mom to help. Homework can wait for a short nap and dinner too. But before bed it will be done. Lydia usually comes home opens her backpack does her worksheet and then reads her book. But tonight it waited on the kitchen table, so she could have some fun! I loved the way her studies were set out all ready for her to come back saying to me, "Where is Lydia?"

Day 4 Grooving to DDR

We are working on earning a fitness scout badge which requires us to exercise 5 day a week for an hour for six weeks. This is our second week of working out. Emily and Austin's work out for the day was grooving to dance dance revolution. They had a lot of fun and were working hard. Emily had to coax Austin to finish the entire hour.