{"id":7102,"date":"2015-08-24T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T07:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=7102"},"modified":"2015-08-24T00:01:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T07:01:58","slug":"the-simple-womans-daybook-august-23-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=7102","title":{"rendered":"The Simple Woman’s Daybook: August 23, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Simple<\/p>\n

FOR TODAY<\/strong> August 23, 2015<\/p>\n

Outside my window…<\/strong> dark. It got into the 90’s here today which was irritating but unfortunately not uncommon for August. (And yes, I’m seriously praying that Jon gets a call to a colder climate. The Arctic Circle is looking lovely right now.)<\/p>\n

I am thinking…<\/strong> about some of the more asinine arguments and statements in favor of homeschooling that I saw on the Web today. I have friends who are amazing homeschooling parents like Dawn<\/a> and Kelly<\/a> so I’m definitely not opposed to it (also because my husband was homeschooled); but seriously, some of the crud I read today would be at home on the Sanctimommy page on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am thankful…<\/strong> for Daniel going back to school tomorrow. I’m kind of bummed that we didn’t get to go to Meet-the-Teacher on Friday but it was worth it to get the extra respite time with my parents.<\/p>\n

In the kitchen…<\/strong> cheese and crackers because it’s too hot to do anything involving the oven, microwave, or stove.<\/p>\n

I am wearing…<\/strong> the black cat nightshirt that my mother-in-law got me here<\/a> as a coming-home present.<\/p>\n

I am going…<\/strong> to pray Compline from the Book of Common Prayer<\/a> when I’m done here.<\/p>\n

I am wondering…<\/strong> how Daniel will do tomorrow with his longer school day.<\/p>\n

I am reading…<\/strong> Friendship Cake<\/u> by Lynne Hinton. I was reading Devoted<\/u> by Jennifer Mathieu but it deals with the subculture that surrounds families like the Duggars and it just wasn’t a good thing in which to immerse myself at the moment.<\/p>\n

I am hoping…<\/strong> the pain in my foot from walking almost 6 miles on Friday will go away.<\/p>\n

I am looking forward to…<\/strong> being able to go for prayer walks and work out once Daniel is on the bus tomorrow.<\/p>\n

I am hearing…<\/strong> various things on iTunes and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Daniel story for today…<\/strong> he said “mo nanna” (“more banana”) to my mom when she was watching him while I was somewhere last week.<\/p>\n

Around the house…<\/strong> silence. It is positively blissful.<\/p>\n

A favorite quote for today…<\/strong> “The worship-to-panda ratio has gone a different direction.” — Rend Collective in this video:<\/p>\n