We're off.

Taking off tomorrow morning towards the "Lone Star State" to see family, including church family, friends and get the truck inspected, teeth cleaned, etc. Talk to you later.

Links!

So, I have a few links for you.

One is for the present or future cooks, wives, and moms. My dear friend Erin set up this blog recently. Oh, and hit up the Put off/Put on List on her sidebar. It's terrific. Enjoy!

My Symphony

On this blog, you'll find things like...

Things like how to teach my children more effectively. How to provide the best nutrition for my family. How to schedule our day so we will be the most productive. How to serve my husband better. How to stick to our budget. All of the things that come with managing a household.

Also, one of my most precious memories from college is a group of gals I taught in a little Bible study. Truthfully, they taught me. So much! We grew in Christ together during sweet and also hard seasons. They were sweet sisters in Christ and I miss them terribly. They are graduating from college, falling in love, etc. and I feel old. One of them has a blog and I'm thrilled. I love seeing her face and hearing her heart, which overflows with joy. My Jenn Dower. :)

Rags for Righteousness

Pleasing People

Well, I just finished reviewing (or quoting from, rather) the 1st half of People Pleasing, by Lou Priolo. Truth be known, this book has become more of a Bible study on a besetting sin of mine than a leisurely summer read. The following quote is not included on my post there, but it is a good caution for wives.

When the approval-seeking housewife overcommits herself to activities outside the home to the neglect of her husband or children, she is more concerned about her reputation among her friends than she is about the Lord's reputation.

Scary, huh? I am learning that there are a million ways that people-pleasing is a sin of mine. It was even worse than I thought! His points either hit me where I was or scared me of where I COULD be, if I am not watchful. Praise the Lord for conviction. Another excellent quote that I DID include on my post is this one:

Pride is an insidious thing. Just when you are convinced that you have one of its tentacles under control, another one snakes out to grab you. Oh, it has probably been there all along, but you never saw it before. So off you go to try to bring it under the Spirit's control and in time, by God's grace, you do. Then, just as you're thinking you've got it under control, out wriggles another one. Pride is like a garment with a million secret pockets that you're constantly discovering.

What do you think?

Pics

Recently, I spent an afternoon and dinner at the Menikoff's while Dustin was at work and basketball/Bible study. Deana is a good friend of mine here that I meet with often. She and Aaron have 3 fun kiddos - Rachel, Jonah and hilarious "Nat, Nat" (Natalie). It was hard to get active Natalie to sit still, but the other kids were hardly camera shy! Check it out here.

Also... I STONGLY DISLIKE the word custard, but after dinner at BoomBozz, we decided to give Starlight Custard a try despite my disgust. Both were excellent! (More pics here)


















Today's been "knick knack/picture day" around here. We're trying to make our home a little more home-y without spending much. We're finally getting pics of family and friends up, which makes me smile.

We look forward to another visitor this upcoming week, Jeremy Haywood. Jeremy is a good friend of Dustin's and attends seminary here. He's home for the summer but sneaking in for a week to do a J-term. We're really excited about his visit. And I hear that one of my college professors is coming through the Ville soon, so it will be fun to meet up with her!

I don't have anything profound, significant, or even remotely close at this time, so I'll sign off now.

OH... I take that back. Nurse Laura passed the NCLEX! YIPPEE! And... Baby Jake is growing up fast. Check him out!