Journal: Minuaties of a Mother// July 13, 2021.

{reading}

33 Days to Greater Glory by Father Michael Gaitley // Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (read aloud) // Where the Red Fern by Wilson Rawls (read aloud)

{seeing}

my baby smiling on my lap // my boys coloring on my bed // my messy room 

{hearing}

boys telling me about the pictures they are drawing for their & our neighbors // back door opening and closing // baby cooing

{feeling}

thankful for all my extended & immediate family 

{smelling}

chicken cooking on the stove 

{eating}

breakfast: tumeric & ginger soaked oats + blueberries // lunch: pb&j + crudites + corn chips & salsa // dinner: rigatoni bolognese + sautéed green beans + crusty bread: it's #4's turn to help me choose and cook dinner :)

{drinking}

green tea // green smoothies // merlot

{wearing}

running shorts // teal t-shirt // house slippers

{making} 

a painting for my aunt

{praying}

"Let it be done to you according to your faith." 

Matthew 9:29

{thinking}

such a lovely visit we had with my family last week // how exhausting traveling is // how blest we are to be able to thank and bless the LORD in all circumstances // how wonderful it is to be home

{planning} 

to declutter and organize our home in with two goals in mind: to make it easier for us to keep it clean and to donate to those who need it more than us

. . . 

This is the day that the LORD has made let us rejoice and be glad in it!

- Psalm 118:24