MULTITUDE MONDAY

11.  The electric blanket on my bed for these chilly nights that are beginning!  Turn it on 1/2 hour before bedtime, and I feel completely spoiled!

12.  Children who are all currenlty S.I.L.E.N.T.  Two doing school work, one reading in bed, one falling asleep...  ahhh... peace. 

13.  A windy day to dry my load of blue jeans.

14.  A day away tomorrow from the normal daily grind.

15.  A fun, fall, family photo session this past weekend that brings hope of some amazing memories caught on camera to cherish forever!  (Thanks SO MUCH, Tif!)

16.  Calvary Chapel:  our "family" away from family for the past 8 1/2 years.

17.  God's sovereignty.

18.  Fresh, snow-capped mountains to open my blinds to this morning.

19.  A washer/dryer that have never failed me yet! 

20.  Music, to make every day brighter, and to worship the Lord with!

MULTITUDE MONDAY  (or Tuesday...)

I got this idea over at Camille's blog, and decided to join in!  My goal is to do this on Mondays, but I'm a few hours late this week.  :)  What a better thing than to take some time out each week to think about the things I'm thankful for.  God has blessed me with so much, and I want to give Him the praise and glory for all He is doing in my life!

1.  Peace in my heart of knowing I am forgiven and am a new creation!

"If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away;

behold, all things have become new."  2 Cor. 5:17

2. A husband who truly loves me the way Christ desires him to. 

3. Myah... Joel... Kiana... Josiah... Aden

My blessings from the Lord!

4.  The Word of God -- There is nothing greater!

5.  Changing Seasons

6.  Autumn:  My favorite season!

7.  A glorious autumn day that I was able to take a walk through the pasture and enjoy it!

8.  The body of Christ... all around the world!

9.  Shelter from the changing, cooler weather.  Thank you, Lord for my home, and my husband who has worked so hard to make it "home".

10.  Blueberry buttermilk pancakes made by my daughter for dinner tonight.

THE HAPPENINGS

(I did have several pictures to post with this, but was not able to get them to work for some reason...)


Hand Update: I am down to a finger splint. I do still have a pin in my finger that will have to be removed at some point (not sure yet if that will require me to have another surgery or not). I still have physical therapy weekly. My finger is straight again, and I even have a tiny (very, VERY tiny) bit of some sort of wiggle in the tip of my finger. I'm not sure I see it, but my therapists says she does. The goal is to be able to get a good closed fist in order to have as good of use as I can again. For now, I'm still very clumsy and frequently drop things!


Bozeman: We went to Bozeman with Evan this past week. I had high expectations of doing book work with the kids. Instead, we went to parks, went swimming, got some modeling clay and paints and spent time doing some crafty projects. We all enjoyed the break!


Hunting: Evan and I both had a successful antelope hunt this last Monday. There is nothing like a day antelope hunting with my hubby! I LOVE antelope hunting! Both antelope are cut up and in the freezer. We even enjoyed bacon wrapped tenderloins the other night... yum!


Gardening: In 3 hours time, I sold most of the pumpkins that grew in the garden this year. I also had a successful year of canning tomatoes, with many thanks going to my neighbor who did many of them for me right after my surgery. The kids just picked a wagon full of green ones that are ripening in the garage because we have had several nights of hard frost this past week. I still hope to be able to can some of those!


Bible Studies: We started a Sunday night study here in our home. We held the first one around the campfire, the second one in the upper room of the barn, and this past Sunday we were in our living room because it was just too cold out there. Please keep praying for the barn to be able to get completed!  Our ladies study continues to work through 1 Peter.  I just finished studying for tomorrow night -- chapter 3:1-6 -- wives submit to your husbands, and we will also touch on modesty, a topic which I also have a blog post rolling around in my head which will hopefully find it's way on here at some point!  The Thursday night study continues at the shelter.  We just keep plowing trusting that obedient hearts bring glory to God and also that He is doing a work in the hearts of those who come!  Alcohol is a terrible stronghold.

Myah's 10th Birthday is this coming weekend.  To celebrate, she and I are having a mommy/daughter date on Thursday.  We plan to go to town and do some girly things, one of which is to get her ears pierced!  (We are also going to talk about 1 Peter 3:3-4!)  I think we both are pretty excited for some time alone together!  Also, she picked out a new horse helmet for riding and plans to decorate her OWN cake this year!

School:  We have our good days and our bad days.  Days that we are done at 11am, and days that take us until 4pm.  We have thoroughly enjoyed our journey through history in light of the old testament so far this year.  I personally have learned SO MUCH, and I think the kids have as well.  I'm looking into a different math curriculum for Joel, so if any of you homeschool moms out there have any suggestions, I'm beginning my research.  We currently use Singapore, but I think something a bit more hands on might be in order for his way of learning.  I'm leaning towards Math-U-See at the moment. 

I'm also in need of some good literature suggestions for Myah.  I can't keep enough quality literature in the house for her.  She will read books 3 times over, put them down for a while and read them again later on.  She has devoured many books in the "Christian Heroes Then and Now" series and has learned about so many missionaries through those books! 

Kiana is blossoming this year.  I can't wait to see where she's at in a few months because her desire to learn has drastically intensified these past couple of weeks.  She also attended art class with Myah today for the first time.  She has beautiful handwriting, loves to draw, and is working very hard at reading!  I think Math is her favorite subject, though!

I leave you with a verse I wrote down this morning....

 "For you, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You."  Psalm 9:10b

Update on life coming soon!!

So sorry for neglecting this blog lately.  Blogging is on the bottom of my priority list, and frequently there just isn't time to write the thoughts that I have!  Stay tuned, though... I'll be back!  :)