{"id":6233,"date":"2014-03-03T00:34:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T08:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=6233"},"modified":"2014-03-03T00:34:31","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T08:34:31","slug":"the-simple-womans-daybook-march-2-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=6233","title":{"rendered":"The Simple Woman&#8217;s Daybook: March 2, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.grace-filled.net\/swdb\/swdb.jpg\" alt=\"Simple Woman's Daybook\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR TODAY<\/strong> March 2, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outside my window&#8230;<\/strong> dark.  We&#8217;ve gotten some storms coming through this weekend and are supposed to have more tomorrow.  I&#8217;ve got at least 4 hours of driving to do so I&#8217;m hoping the roads stay safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am thinking&#8230;<\/strong> about my trip to San Jose tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am thankful&#8230;<\/strong> for good interactions with parishioners in the last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the kitchen&#8230;<\/strong> dishes though I did several sinkfulls today.  (My kingdom for a dishwasher!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am wearing&#8230;<\/strong> beige v-neck and black capri sweats from <a href=\"http:\/\/target.com\" title=\"Target\">Target<\/a> which are super comfy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am praying for&#8230;<\/strong> traveling mercies as I head to San Jose tomorrow, discernment for people involved in my special intention, and for patience with regard to Daniel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am going&#8230;<\/strong> to <a href=\"http:\/\/starbucks.com\" title=\"$tarbux\">$tarbux<\/a> on my way out of town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am wondering&#8230;<\/strong> how tomorrow will go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am reading&#8230;<\/strong> <u>This Our Exile<\/u> by James Martin, S.J. which I highly recommend if you have any interest in Africa or missiology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am hoping&#8230;<\/strong> to sleep well tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am looking forward to&#8230;<\/strong> seeing my parents tomorrow though I wish it were happier circumstances.  (Nobody died &#8212; I have to go deal with a family matter.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am hearing<\/strong> the Roomba trying to dock.  It&#8217;s like having a Dalek moving around the darkened living room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Around the house&#8230;<\/strong> cats are scattered haphazardly.  (In other words, everything is normal.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am pondering&#8230;<\/strong> what to take with me tomorrow for the time that I&#8217;ll spend sitting: crocheting or just my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/u\/nook\/379003208\" title=\"NOOK\">NOOK<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A favorite quote for today&#8230;<\/strong> \u201cWe are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.\u201d &#8212; C.S. Lewis  (How true this is right now!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of my favorite things&#8230;<\/strong> quiet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A few plans for the rest of the week:<\/strong> trip to San Jose by myself tomorrow, Morning Prayer on Tuesday, Ash Wednesday stuff on Wednesday, meeting on Thursday morning, and Ladies&#8217; Night Out that evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A peek into my day&#8230;<\/strong>  Daniel and Cullen taking a nap together.  When I was pregnant with Daniel, Cullen used to settle on my baby belleh and purr&#8230; only to be kicked by Daniel.  My mom and I have been joking for almost 5 years now about them having a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/calvinandhobbes#.UxQ-F_ldXoE\" title=\"Calvin and Hobbes\">Calvin and Hobbes<\/a> type of relationship someday.  (Cullen is a gigantic scaredy cat so he&#8217;ll hang out with Daniel if Daniel is asleep or in my lap being sedate.)  Maybe that day is coming soon?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/danielcullen.JPG\" alt=\"Daniel and Cullen taking a nap together.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com\/\">The Simple Woman&#8217;s Daybook<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR TODAY March 2, 2014 Outside my window&#8230; dark. We&#8217;ve gotten some storms coming through this weekend and are supposed to have more tomorrow. 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