Lisa Notes: My First Daybook of 2013

My First Daybook of 2013 – January

Outside my window...a moderate 62 degrees this week. Love this kind of winter weather when we can get it.

I am wearing...blue jeans and an Auburn Iron Bowl sweatshirt from years ago

I am wondering...what God will pour out of Psalm 71 as I read it over and over in my attempt to memorize it

I am appreciating...this link so I can watch Downton Abbey from the beginning. I’m still in Season One (so no spoilers please) and I’m loving it so far!

I am hearing...the latest free download from K-Love, Chris Tomlin’s “White Flag” (and thinking of Dianna and Debbie whose One Word is Surrender):

We surrender all to you
We raise our white flag
The war is over
Love has come
Your love has won

I am hoping...to practice my January goal of “waking up to God” and my One Word 2013 “Jesus” by doing something very different this Saturday (for me)

I am going...to a “Day of Reflection” retreat at Sacred Heart Monastery held by the Benedictine Sisters

I am looking forward to...this there: “Listening to Luke: Hearing the Good News”

I am realizing...if I’ll awaken to them, God will always give me fresh opportunities to step into

I am reading...from my December library run, these fascinating books: The Invisible Gorilla, The Willpower Instinct, and Storycraft

I have finally...made the full jump to Goodreads to keep up with the books I’ve read

I am waiting...for Insurgent to become available from my library hold

I am pondering these words...“You only need a tiny scrap of time to move toward God,” from The Cloud of Unknowing.
Laura Winner follows in Still with, “The words slap. Busyness is not much of an excuse if it only takes a minute or two to move toward God.”

I am studying...the discipline of giving blessings for this series on spiritual disciplines at Do Not Depart

I am praying...for a good new semester for Jenna and for wise house buying decisions for Morgan and Fuller

I am thankful for...the sweet ladies in my Wednesday night group who listened to “my story” last night

One of my favorite things...Cadbury Cream Eggs are back! And I have one already, thanks to Kay, who obviously knows my story very well (although Cadbury Cream Eggs never officially came up in it last night, I promise)

A few plans...an upcoming game night soon with my nieces and sisters to play Clue. (I wonder if we can talk Amberly into making homemade cinnamon rolls?)

A picture to share...my whole family together, even the dog (her appearance was unplanned but sweet nonetheless)

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Cinella · 642 weeks ago

oh yeah, that is a great photo! Oh and that retreat sounds interesting. We have one coming up as well. My husband has been taking some classes and it's the end of the class retreat. Enjoy your weekend.
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Lisa notes 103p · 642 weeks ago

An end of the class retreat sounds like a neat concept. By that time, everyone has probably bonded, as well as learned lots of new things, so a retreat is a good way to tie it all up. Enjoy your weekend too.
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fsamons 60p · 642 weeks ago

Great start to the day and year. I'm mixing in online fellowship with work. Makes for a pretty good day, I must say.

That's a great picture of your whole family!
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Lisa notes 103p · 642 weeks ago

Thanks, Floyd. We're not usually too happy to have our pictures taken, but I'm glad we endured it. :-) I like preserving the moment with an image I can return to.

I like your mix: online fellowship and work. Have a great weekend.
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Julie · 642 weeks ago

Love the photo...puppy dog and ALL!!! Precious..... I always enjoy reading your daybook entries, Lisa. They are full of thought, and down to earth, and up there in the Heavenly realms too. ;-) Inspiring. I find that incredibly interesting that you are going to the Monastary for the retreat with the Sisters. I DO hope you have joy and come away refreshed and with new insights! Love ALL your posts Lisa...I am trying AGAIN...to post a comment. Whenever I do pop in lately...I have not gotten them to take. And I give in too easily. MY COMPY is SO ORNERY! THIS YEAR...a LAPTOP...fer sure! Thankful for patient souls....have a wonderful weekend dear sister. {{{hugs}}} xoxoxo (here goes the SUBMIT button!!!)
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Lisa notes 103p · 642 weeks ago

I'm so glad the submit button was favorable today because I love seeing your smiling face [I see it through your words!] when you leave a comment. I do hope the retreat will be good, too; I really have NO idea what to expect. ha. But the Lord will be there, so all will be well, right?

A laptop--yes, treat yourself to one. You'll wonder how you ever got along with it! :-) Have a great weekend and love on that Marine all you can while you can! Love you.
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Barbara H. 65p · 642 weeks ago

I just looked you up on Goodreads. I don't have all my past books there but I am trying to remember to keep up with current reads.

I haven't watched Downton Abbey but I have gotten interested since almost everyone I know loves it. I don't know when I'll catch up with it but I am glad to know there is a way to.

Love the photo! We tend to do ours yearly in front of the Christmas tree but need to take some non-Christmasy ones. My oldest won't be back til August, though, so I just need to remember that between now and then....;-)
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Lisa notes 103p · 642 weeks ago

I don't have all my books on Goodreads either; just transferred everything that I had been collecting on Shelfari the past couple years. But I'm still keeping Shelfari open until I decide which one I like better. :-)

I would have pegged you as a Downton Abbey viewer already since you're widely read in British literature and time period novels. So I think you would really like it. However--one of the first shows (maybe the very first?)--has a scene that I couldn't watch (I had been warned so I knew it was coming) and I know you won't like it either. It was relatively short-lived but still. Be prepared to fast-forward or distract yourself when it happens.
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Barbara H. 65p · 642 weeks ago

I think I didn't get into ti partly because I didn't think anyone else in the family would be interested, and there are already a couple of shows I watch that no one else does, so I didn't want to add too many more. Then when I started hearing great reviews about this, I thought I was too far behind and would have to wait til summer to catch up. But when I looked at your link, I saw the first season only had 7 episodes and the second not many more, so it began to look possible. So I started watching. :-) I just finished the 5th episode in the first season. Thanks for forewarning about that one scene -- it is in the first episode. My first thought was that it was like the Biltmore House in NC, which we have visited a few times, come to life. There are places it seems a bit soap-operaish, but overall it is pretty fascinating.
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Lisa notes 103p · 642 weeks ago

I'm glad you're liking it too. I'm always a little hesitant to recommend something like this, especially when it isn't as clean as it could be...

Jenna tells me that once you get midway through season two, it's hard to stop from watching them back to back. :-) But I'm trying to only watch one a day (if that) so we'll see. I'm on Season 2, Episode 5 right now and really hope I can watch one tonight after supper.
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Mama Bear · 642 weeks ago

I was thinking of reading Insurgent....just finished I am Four and enjoyed that.
Downton Abbey is a favorite of mine. I was so happy that picked it back up. The first season didn't have many episodes but it looks like the third will have more.
Great family photo.
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Lisa notes 103p · 642 weeks ago

You're right; the first season of Downton only had 7 episodes. I'm currently on Season 2, Episode 4. One day I may catch up and watch the actual show that you all are seeing on Sunday nights. :-) I have my DVR set for them all.

My daughter bought Insurgent yesterday for herself. So now I can borrow her copy and stop waiting on the library to have a copy become available. And that means I need to take a trip to Auburn to go see her to get it. Any excuse will do for me. :-)

Hope you’re having a blessed day on this rainy Sunday!

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jerralea 29p · 642 weeks ago

Great family photo!

How interesting that you are going to the Benedictine Sisters for a retreat! I do hope you will tell us all about it. How I wish I could join you!

God bless, and I really enjoyed your daybook.
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Lisa notes 103p · 642 weeks ago

It was SUCH an interesting day at the monastery yesterday! I'm having trouble gathering my thoughts about it all. But hopefully one day soon they will come together and I'll post about it. Wish you could have joined me too!
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