My Blessings

21. Anticipating beautiful sunshine
22. Sermon on gentleness preached by my husband
23. Cuddling with my children (who fill my entire lap and arms)
24. Listening to John sing songs he has written
25. Seeing Gracie twirl in her new pretty skirts made for her by a friend
26. Receiving books in the mail from an online friend (Thank you, Debbie.)
27. being able to encourage someone else in homeschooling
28. a successful first playgroup/coop last Friday
29. being able to seek the Lord's guidance even in the small things
30. a new pretty pink hyacinth in my front yard

Psalm 34:1, " I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth."

I Love Books, Momma!

This morning John read aloud to me for 15 minutes, then it was Gracie's turn. The timer went off and her time was up. They both begged to read more. I told them I was starving and didn't they want to eat?

Gracie's reply was, "I love books, Momma." John then said, "Don't you remember that verse, Man shall not live by bread alone, Momma?" I told him that I did know that verse and quoted it fully for him, explaining that it was talking about God's Word, not just any book. He then told me that reading all these books would prepare them to read God's Word with no problem. Who could argue with that? They each read two more books until my stomach couldn't take it any longer.

This was a blessing to my heart as John was trying to make a practical application of the Word of God. Also one of my goals as a mother was to instill a love of reading into my children. As an adult I've talked with others who have a hard time reading the Bible because they do not enjoy reading in general. Maybe I've accomplished atleast one of my parenting goals.