Lisa Notes: Just a day in February

Just a day in February

Outside my window...the first buttercups are blooming; high 58°, low 38°; sunshine

I am wondering...what Bible stories would most benefit the children of El Salvador and how we could best present those in a VBS

I am appreciating...the fascinating ways God designed the body to move, well, some bodies...such as...

I am thankful for...getting to watch Jenna dance this weekend and also getting to watch some pros do their thing (like Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Christopher “Lil’ C” Toler—amazing!)

In the kitchen...to each his own—I ate supper at The Mellow Mushroom with my lady friends

I am resolving...to plan less “to-do’s” in my day so I’ll feel accomplished at the end of the day instead of behind. Yes, I can do this, right???

I am wearing...blue jeans, Krispy Kreme sweatshirt, running shoes

I am creating...9^th, 11^th, 12^th grade scrapbooks (now or never)

I am looking forward to...hearing my niece Amber sing with the Good News Singers this weekend

I am reading...two books that I’ve been looking forward to—Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books and Jesus+Nothing=Everything

I am realizing...I need a darker bedroom at home because I don’t wake up as early in pitch-black hotel rooms

I am hearing...Matthew West’s album “The Story of Your Life” that I downloaded today for $5

I am studying...the widow whose son Jesus raised back to life, and what lessons are in it for teen girls

I am praying...for my friends Selwyn and Kay and the ladies they’re meeting with on Wednesday nights who have loved ones with addictions

I am pondering these words...from Seth Godin that stress is simply “what happens when you want to do two things at the same time.”

A few plans for this week...a meeting for parents and graduating seniors; a meeting for our New York trip; volunteering with my small group at a thrift store; talking with Rachel about El Salvador

A picture to share...when a new camera for Jenna and her big sister Morgan arrive in the same week, this Mom gets new photos of my beautiful daughters!

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llbarkat · 690 weeks ago

I think I shall begin my blank page with... tea! :)

I would like to make it my goal to bring one smile today, too. Just something that simple :)

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Lisa notes 103p · 690 weeks ago

That's an excellent goal. Simple is good. :-)
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Barbara H. 65p · 690 weeks ago

Buttercups already! Wow! I haven't seen anything blooming here yet, but it has been a mild enough winter so far that I wouldn't be surprised to see some blooms sooner than usual.

Thanks for reminding me about scrapbooks -- I wanted to have one ready for Jesse;s graduation.

I tend to divide my to-do list (whether mental or physical) into what HAS to get done today, and then everything else. :-) Then if I get to anything on the "everything else" side, I feel really good.
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Lisa notes 103p · 690 weeks ago

I like your division of "have to" versus everything else. The past few weeks I've started listing the top 3 things that I need to get done each day. That has helped a little, but perhaps I need to pare it down even more to HAVE to, not "think I need to". Sometimes there's a difference. :-)
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Melissa · 690 weeks ago

We've had trees and flowers blooming here since mid-January. It's a little ridiculous!

I'm reading, Lit!, too.
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Lisa notes 103p · 690 weeks ago

Things blooming may be why my allergies have been worse lately. But I'll still take it. Flowers make me happy. :)

I'm not very far in Lit! yet, but I like what I've read so far. We'll have to compare notes when we're done.
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Monica · 690 weeks ago

It was good visiting you! I enjoyed a peek into your day! Those 2 books sound really good. I had to chuckle at your running shoes and Krispy Kreme sweatshirt! :)
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Lisa notes 103p · 690 weeks ago

You know, Monica, I didn't even think about the crazy disconnect between my running shoes and KK sweatshirt until you mentioned it. ha. But that's kinda how I roll...I work out so I can eat more. :-) (I'm not a good example.)
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Stephani · 690 weeks ago

Nothing bloomer here, but it has been an unseaonably mild winter. I keep saying I want snow, but they finally started putting the new siding on the house this week so now suddenly I don't want snow! If the temps get to cold it makes the siding too brittle to cut. So I'm hoping for warm temps until they get the house done! - I just got rid of the clock in my bedroom a couple of weeks ago and it has helped with my insomnia tremendously!! I think just that little light on the ceiling was enough to keep me up and constantly checking the time. I use my phone now which does emit any light until the alarm goes off. I also set it clear across the room so I'm not tempted to check the time when I do wake up. Enjoyed your daybook. I'll probably have mine up tomorrow! Blessings to you!
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Lisa notes 103p · 690 weeks ago

I hope you keep your warmer temps long enough to get your siding up, then have a snowfall. :-) We've had a milder winter too, which--if it isn't going to snow anyway--is fine with me.

I'm crazy about light in my bedroom. I have to unplug the clock radio in my bathroom before I go to bed each night because I see too much of its light shining into the bedroom. Then we got a new DVR in the bedroom which gave off another light, so Jeff put black tape over it. The things I do. Maybe I just need to keep my eyes closed tighter. ha.
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Stephani · 690 weeks ago

Okay, that would be blooming, not bloomer. I might as well have said, "No bloomers here!" Lol! That would also be "doesn't" emit any light! When will I learn to proofread comments!!
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Lisa notes 103p · 690 weeks ago

I figured it out. Proofreading your own comments is never fun. Sometimes I do; sometimes I don't. So there's no telling what I've left for people to decipher.
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Melanie Lopata · 690 weeks ago

Your daughters are beautiful!

I love waking up to a dark room but alas, the sun finds its way through the (closed) slats of my blinds. Poo : (

Interesting study you're doing on the widow...... Will you share?
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Lisa notes 103p · 690 weeks ago

The sun shines right through my blinds too--which part of me likes (I am a morning person) but another part of me says sleep longer! :-)

For my class on the widow, I think the lesson will be that Jesus can be trusted to always resupply us with what we need after a loss (and eventually restore our joy as well). The widow had already lost her husband so losing her son was a double whammy for loss of support. Yet Jesus saw her and had compassion to give her back her son.

He does the same with us--obviously not through giving us back our dead loved ones (in this life anyway)--but always refilling our supplies to do whatever he wills us to do.

Now to make that applicable to teen girls. :-)
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