Lifemeds #32

#238 letting go of 'waiting to put the tree up'.

#239 star gazing with Henry on the trampoline.

#240 Jack being old enough/responsible enough to put some of the decorations up himself.

#241 a break from 'school'.

#242 God's provisions for today. Abundance.

#243 health, strength.

#244 visits with out of town friends.

#245 a day with Henry with his best buddy, Eden. and of course her Mom.

#246 him asking , 'Mom, say 'I love you', and him responding, 'I love you too'.

#247 secret jokes with the boys.

#248 my husband taking the whole day to look at houses.

#249 a stash of white beans in the pantry at the end of the month.

If you've ever thought about joining the gratitude community over at A Holy Experience, today is a great day to visit & join. It's simple, and meeting others in this world who are thankful to God for the abundance of blessings in this life is powerful. Reading what others write inspires to look more deeply into our own lifes, and find the soul medicine of grattitude.

Another 'Maybe' House

Every room has paneling, except 3 downstairs. The kitchen was re-done in 1968. As were the bathrooms. It's orginal house was built in 1840. Yeah, one might call this a 'total-gut' job, but it's got potential. The addition is the kitchen which has vaulted ceilings & a working fireplace in the 'keeping' room. The kitchen window looks out on the swing on the tree. It has a barn & pastures, and enormous bedrooms. It actually is plummed with 2 bathrooms upstairs. & 1.2 down. and some acreage not too far from civilization. Finding the balance betwen being in the city & in the country is an issue for us. We were urbanites long enough to need to get to town-- quick!

We'll see. Who knows....

I'm visiting here to get some inspiration.

Boy's and the Outdoors

Not too long ago, I received a call from an old friend who has the most precious little girl named 'Piper'. While we talked she could hear my boys running through the house, crashing into things & the consequential yelps that came with all that rushing about. My threshold for mayhem has grown. I'm a quiet mushroom type person who could sit cozied up by a fire or quietly for hours reading on a summer day. Call it laziness, or whatever, but I'm not inclined to suggest that 4 mile round-trip hike to the top of a mountain to see the waterfall. Or the tromp into the woods to just see what we can see. But your kids will make you do things you never dreamed you would.

Like let your 4 year old walk around with a red-rider bb gun. But we're training him to be safe with a benign rifle before he moves on to a .22. Does it hurt to be shot with a bb gun?(you remember, I have a brother) Sure it does, but he can't pump it past 2....

So while I was talking to Piper's mom, I was invited to go shoot army men in the yard. She was (literally) invited to go to 'twinkle land'.

(Ironically enough they neither wanted to stick their hands in the pumpkin goo. )

Lifetime meds #31 - November 1st

#230 children who wake up healthy in the morning - happy or not.

#231 that halloween is over, the candy will eventually be gone.

#232 beautiful, breathtaking leaves for fall.

#233 the cool weather.

#234 books my son wants to read for school 'The Apple and the Arrow'

#235 his spontaneous recitation of John 1:1-3 during the sermon with the minister.

#236 that the Word came

#237 that Jesus did come, He's worthy of being more than just a friend, He's worthy of our worship as King of our lives.