I so enjoy reading the blogs of others. As I read them, I always imagine the grand things I will post on my own. Funny snitches from my boys, poignant tales from my marriage or spiritual encouragement from my Lord- alas, when I sit to write, my mind goes blank and nothing of substance is ever posted.

So with this new year, I am renewing my blog goals. I am really, really going to try to post more often and with more 'grit'. So you successful blogger friends, send me some Bloggy Fairy Dust or something so I can do it.

I still haven't decided if I want a journal approach or letter form so today I am going to experiment.

If I were writing a Journal...
Friday, Christiane (my sons' girl friend) got an awesome job. The Lord Himself worked this out for her. She needed a job with decent pay, benefits and good hours and that is just what she got. She is solely supporting herself since her Mother's death thus the need for decent pay, benefits, etc. We prayed for a job with no weekends so that she can visit with her younger siblings. Since I am on the subject, please pray for them. They are doing well, but it is a tough adjustment as I am sure you can all imagine. So that was our good news for Friday.

Saturday, Casey sang in a wedding of two of our wonderful friends. It was a gorgeous Themed Wedding. A "Winter Wonderland". I didn't photograph this wedding and actually got to sit with my husband!! I come home from every wedding that I do photograph and tell Larry how they always make me fall in love again. This one was no different. Seeing young, pure Love is so refreshing. And Casey did AWESOME, by the way. We celebrated Christiane's job afterwards at one of our favorite Seafood Places.

Sunday, We had a great service at our home church and Larry preached at a neighboring church in the evening service. We enjoyed fellowship with our friends afterwards. Larry's sermon was on "Listen". I am often so busy telling God what I want that I forget to listen to Him. I pray my needs and fail to ask God's opinion in my life. Then I get upset when things don't work out. What is my problem? My goal for this week is "Listen". Casey, Gavin & I are reading the Bible through this year. It is so exciting to be doing this with the boys. Each day they encourage me to 'be caught up.' I am so sure we are going to finish the goal, thanks to their prodding. And we all can use some healthy prodding now and then.

This past week also brought Report Card Day! Gavin & Peyton brought home all A's YEAH! Peyton also signed up for the Spelling Bee. Second grade is the youngest you can participate, so I'm sure he won't go very far, but I can't tell him that. He is also going to be VERY upset if he doesn't win. He is so competitive. It is good to be competitive, but we have to work very hard on keeping him level. Speaking of Peyton, I am getting together a post in my head about his unique little ways that I contribute to his being Left Handed. My brother, a lefty expert, says that Left Handed People think differently and I must agree with him on this.

So, I leave you with one of my favorite scriptures, " I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living." Psalm 27:12-14

Believe.