Today, I pulled out my ancient stash of material, cut some strips, tied some knots and…
Voila'!
Dog toys!!!
True – they last mere minutes with our two mutts tugging and chewing on them, but they were free! The dogs enjoyed them so much, and for those few minutes I wasn't saying
"No chewing the furniture, Kepler!"
or
"No, Kepler, no chewing the electrical chords!"
or
"Kepler, stop jumping up and biting Isaac's toes!"
So, for me, totally worth the effort!
🙂
Happy Weekend, y'all!
Alesha
Today I am thinking:
This is how God met our needs this week:
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Psalm 84:1-2
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He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Psalm 24:5-6
Doug started his new job yesterday…which gives us a lovely, slower-paced morning schedule. Yesterday he was able to take a walk, then when he returned, I was able to go out.
I only managed about 20 minutes, but it was already hot by 7 a.m.!
When I had almost reached my limit, I walked over to the lake to take a few minutes to cool down, think a few deep thoughts and enjoy the beauty.
Of course, I thought of you! I knew you would appreciate the beauty too. 🙂
Our pastor made a slightly humorour/slightly serious comment Sunday night about using lily pads for an alternative fuel source here in Floriday.
So, of course, that's what I thought of when I saw these stretched out in front of me! 🙂
I will definitely be rewarding myself with this view at the ends of walks this fall. 🙂
I am so thankful for God's beauty!
Ike hung out with Daddy again at work today. It was Doug's last day of work at the print shop. On Monday, he heads back to school – to teach Math, Bible and Biology. He is super excited about being in the classroom again. 🙂
I visited my chiropractor today and she cracked everything back into place. I do feel some better after my trip.
We have a birthday party to attend tomorrow, then church on Sunday. I am really praying that we will be able to attend everything.
We had a beauty of a thunderstorm today – it lasted all of 5 minutes!!! LOL! Gotta love Florida!
The puppy rang the bell this morning to go out to potty! That's only the second time she's done it! We are excited about that, because we are both tired of cleaning up piddly little puddles. 😉
Sorry I don't have a photo for today…I'll try to do better next week. 🙂
May God richly bless your weekend,
Alesha
Well, Ike and I (and Newton and Kepler) made it through the day yesterday – barely. 🙂
I was dozing in my chair (a straight, Queen Anne-style chair, not a recliner – HA!) well before Doug got home at 5:30. I was in bed by 6 and read until I fell asleep.
My back has been hurting quite a lot, and at least it eased up after I didn't have to wrestle with changing Isaac. It is amazing how strong he is…he is deceptively puny- and sickly-looking; but to try to change his clothes or keep him from interfering with his feeds is quite a feat of agility, strength and avoidance!
This morning we were all awake by 6:30. While changing Ike's first diaper, I pulled a muscle in my back (the one that wraps around the ribs.) I was able to finish his change, turn on the dvd player and make it back to my bed.
Doug came and fed Isaac at 9, dressed him and took him to work with him.
I feel like such a failure when I can't even care for my own child. It is hard on the ego (that Doug's co-workers have to be inconvenienced by Doug's attention to his work being diminished) but it's also hard on the heart and emotions – I want to be able to meet my child's needs. It is a difficult place to be comfortable – literally and emotionally.
So, I'll try to keep the dogs from making too big of a mess today, sit on the heating pad, drink my barley and carrot juice and try to rest.
That's it for today's update. Hopefully, tomorrow's post will be more upbeat. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Alesha
Obtaining Mercy 
