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FOR TODAY<\/strong> September 7, 2014<\/p>\n Outside my window…<\/strong> sunny with some clouds. I’m hoping the clouds cool things down because our heat index is in the triple digits.<\/p>\n I am thinking…<\/strong> about the sermon I heard this morning, especially the part about treating people like Gentiles and tax collectors if you can’t resolve things with them. It’s from the Gospel according to Matthew who was… a tax collector. A call to show mercy, much?<\/p>\n I am thankful…<\/strong> for my mother-in-law taking over Daniel this morning so I could go to church and worship. We still haven’t gotten good church behavior down with him and so my very awesome and wonderful mother-in-law babysits so I can go and be fed. I have some ideas for practicing sitting through church this week and I’ll let you know if they work.<\/p>\n In the kitchen…<\/strong> Daniel and I unloaded the dishwasher. I haven’t cooked anything today but I know my mother-in-law made something with pesto for my father-in-law’s lunch so it smells heavenly.<\/p>\n I am wearing…<\/strong> a purple heather shirt from Old Navy<\/a> and black capri cargo pants from Kohl’s<\/a>. Oh yes.. also flip-flops from Old Navy<\/a>. (I live in mine.)<\/p>\n I am praying for…<\/strong> a call for Jon, for various people dealing with various illnesses in my life, for discernment on a few issues in my personal life, and for a couple special intentions.<\/p>\n I am going…<\/strong> to probably do a Target<\/a>\/Trader Joe’s<\/a> run with Daniel later today to give him a chance to get out of the house because it’s too hot to go for a walk.<\/p>\n I am wondering…<\/strong> about a couple things I read online recently.<\/p>\n I am reading…<\/strong> Eggs in Purgatory<\/u> by Laura Childs. (It’s part of her Cackleberry Club series.) I read\/finished Gone with the Win<\/u> and Clam Wake<\/u> by Mary Daheim this week. (Dental appointments are good for that.)<\/p>\n I am hoping…<\/strong> Jon gets a few funeral calls this week.<\/p>\n I am looking forward to…<\/strong> the weather eventually cooling down one of these days.<\/p>\n I am hearing…<\/strong> Daniel rumpusing in the other end of the house.<\/p>\n Around the house…<\/strong> laundry-folding is happening intermittently in the kitchen, I’ve unloaded the dishwasher\/reloaded it, and I think my mother-in-law is adding stuff to it so we can start it.<\/p>\n A favorite quote for today…<\/strong> \u201cWe were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, \u2018Blessed are they that mourn,\u2019 and I accept it. I\u2019ve got nothing that I hadn\u2019t bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination.\u201d — A Grief Observed<\/u> by C.S. Lewis.<\/p>\n It came up in a conversation on my Facebook wall with one of my mom’s former co-workers regarding a blog post on Victoria Osteen’s comments about how we go to church for ourselves because God wants us to be happy<\/a>. *hears the Osteen-is-a-heretic alarm sounding*<\/p>\n One of my favorite things…<\/strong> quiet. I’m a mom and an introvert after all so it’s something I crave but don’t always have.<\/p>\n A few plans for the rest of the week:<\/strong> my father-in-law’s birthday is tuesday but that’s just about it, I think.<\/p>\n A peek into my day…<\/strong> It’s time for another link-up!<\/p>\n It is hotter than Hades here so I went for incredibly airy and cool clothes, ones in which I can joust with palm branches<\/a> or fix a flat tire<\/a>.<\/p>\n As you can see, I take Sundays very seriously. Here I am attempting to play good hymnody.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, adorable children do have to be tickled on occasion.<\/p>\n Jen<\/strong><\/u> Daniel<\/strong><\/u> Here’s a lovely close-up of the skirt and shoes. I’m one of *those* people who wears long skirts to church and never bears their shoulders EVER. (It’s not a religious thing. I’m just short and I can’t sew. I also get kind of sick of having to play with liquid nitrogen yearly because I get interesting spots on my shoulders.)<\/p>\n Here’s another picture of my precious sweetling helping my mother-in-law by putting out the children’s books for the Little Free Library. He’s got about 18 inches to go before he is taller than I am. (See? I really am short.)<\/p>\n Hosted by The Simple Woman’s Daybook<\/a>. Go see the pretty ladies at Fine Linen and Purple<\/a> for what everyone else wore today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FOR TODAY September 7, 2014 Outside my window… sunny with some clouds. I’m hoping the clouds cool things down because our heat index is in the triple digits. I am thinking… about the sermon I heard this morning, especially the … Continue reading ![\"What](\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/wiws.jpg\")
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\nShirt:<\/strong> Kohl’s<\/a>
\nSkirt:<\/strong> inherited it from sister-in-law who probably thrifted it.
\nShoes:<\/strong> Naturalizer<\/a><\/p>\n
\nShirt:<\/strong> Promise Walk for Preeclampsia 2014<\/a>
\nShorts:<\/strong> Circo (I heart Target<\/a>.)
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