Our Tuesday....

One thing that I realized during my blogging "haitus" is that often times, most of us (I am included) only blog about the "fun" things of life or the "things" we do.

While that's not bad at all and I will continue to do so, I also want to start blogging about my day to day life -- however boring it might seem to some of you. I personally don't think my life is that boring, though.

I've recently (and by recently, I mean -- the last six months or so) discovered that I am the type of person who can easily get herself into a "funk" or into a period of self-pity. I won't go into too much detail about that (I don't want to bore anybody), and so, I'll just leave it at that.

So, by blogging a little bit more about my day to day life, I'm hoping to start doing a better job at recognizing the simple joys in my life. Because truly, I know that I have Christ in my heart and ultimately, that's all I need for J.O.Y....

God has provided so very much to myself, Marc, and Luke. I truly have no reason to complain.

I know I've used this verse a time or two on this blog, but it pops into my head often. I don't think one can "overdue" scripture.

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18

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So, without anymore waiting...Here's my Tuesday.

Actually, we, in this household, have had better starts to days. I say this because last night, Marc slept on the couch. Nope -- it's not because we had some massive argument but because he's had this really bad cough for a few days now, and last night, it got worse.

So, when I awoke at 7:00 A.M. this morning and I hadn't yet heard from him, I went to the living room to find him with virtually no voice. He then told me that he'd been up quite a bit coughing. He proceeded to inform me that he didn't think he should be at work today.

While it's always nice to have Marc home from work for a day, having him sick definitely isn't fun.

But, on a good note -- Luke got to see Marc this morning -- which he doesn't get to do very often in the mornings.

Luke definitely, even though Marc was sick, hung out with his Daddy for awhile this morning.

(And, if you look somewhat closely at this photo, you can see in Marc's eyes that he doesn't feel well....And, we figured that Luke had probably already been exposed to whatever Marc has).



After awhile, Luke and I got ready to leave the house. On Tuesday mornings this year, I'm once again in a "Young Mom's/Young Wives'" Bible Study at church. During that time each Tuesday, Luke gets the privilege of playing with other cute kids in the nursery.

This year, we're doing an excellent parenting study called "Entrusted with a Child's Heart." We've completed three lessons so far, and so far, I've been challenged in a very good way. I'm excited about continuing in this study.

After getting home and eating lunch, we all three went down for naps. I meant to only sleep for 45 minutes or so, but I set my alarm for the "AM" time instead of the "PM" time. Fortunately, I did wake up after about 1 1/2 hours on my own. I did have some things I wanted to accomplish when Luke was sleeping.

The MAIN thing I wanted to accomplish was to make Marc (and myself and Luke) homemade Chicken and Noodles with mashed potatoes for supper -- NOTHING is better when sick, in our opinion.

And, I did just that :) I got them (the Chicken and Noodles) completely made and in the crockpot to keep warm by the time Luke got up.



At that point, Luke and I took a walk. It was a BEAUTIFUL day for a nice long walk with the stroller.

I realize that this next photo is one only I, as Luke's mother, could love, but I must share.

One of the many simple things I really enjoy with Luke is walking with him in the stroller (you locals probably all know that because you see us out walking regularly)....I smile EACH time I look down at him in the stroller. It's cute the way he sits there -- with his blanket (we certainly wouldn't want to accidentally leave that at home).



Today was Luke's LUCKY day because when we got to the tracks uptown, we saw and were stopped by THIS....



Luke was so excited which also brings me so much joy to see....



At the end of our walk, I glanced over at the park near our home, and what did I see?



Do I see orange leaves on that one lone tree amongst all of the green? Yes, finally -- a hint of fall in this never-ending summer.

Y.E.S.!!!!!

It's funny because just last night, I commented to a Facebook and blogging friend, Candice (who lives in a state north of here), that their trees looked awfully pretty in a photo and that wasn't happening yet down here.

After our walk, we ate the yummy Chicken and Noodles (at least Marc and I did -- picky Luke ate only potatoes and some applesauce).



And then, I had what appeared to be one happy husband who is starting to feel a little bit better. Must have been those Chicken and Noodles -- you think?



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And, to end this long post -- without going into too much detail (at least at this point in time), one of my reasons for my self-pity lately is because my plans aren't God's....Hmmmmm.....That's certainly not a new problem for most of us.

So, I'm reminded of these important verses in Jeremiah. SO VERY TRUE!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord. Jeremiah 29:11-14