'Twas a beautiful day, to be sure. A day where not a cloud could be seen in all the wide Washington sky, a day that boasts a golden sunset.
The morning was heralded in with our new routine. Since breastfeeding has come and gone, now, instead, Tirzah receives a bottle of whole milk in her crib. Along with her bottle she receives a basket of her Bible books... a sort of quiet time basket.
She sips her bottle slowly and takes a book, opens a page, sips a bit more, and looks a bit deeper at the pictures before her. It is precious, to say the least.
Slowly she wakes to the day; slowly she is awakened to Reality. And this morning, her Daddy sat beside her crib, he too rocking, reading, and sipping slowly.
Little Delight and I went for a refreshing walk through the trails this morn and stopped to have our first porch sit as we finished a phone conversation with Meredith.
And while she slept her morning nap, I crafted and found a new favorite of mine: chalkboard paint. I think if had to choose one paint to use the rest of my life, it would be chalkboard paint. I love it!
I used a Pottery Barn tray we received as a wedding gift, and turned it into our Bible Memorizing board. It sits at the edge of the kitchen sink: a gentle and beautiful reminder of the Word.
While she slept, I learned: Sewing is not for the faint of heart & I have awful hand/eye/foot coordination. I began making curtains for the kitchen window above the sink. The materials: a gifted apron from our beautiful friend Emily (idea of apron curtains taken from Marlene's neighbor). And white King-size pillowcases (a find as I rummaged through the linen pile).
Do I have to show my stitching? Oh good, because it is awful! But, I had the time of my life. I do indeed have a long way to go with sewing, but how wonderful it felt to CREATE; albeit simple and novice. How wonderful it was to enter into a process and enjoy each step.
It's wonderful really, the choice we are gifted with every day. To create a life. Albeit simple and novice, for we've never encountered a day like today (so says my wonderful friend Kathleen), what a beautiful process this life is, to enter into each day and enjoy. To sip it slow, and, slowly be awakened to truth.
Thank the Lord for weekends! Tirzah and I are so so excited to have Daniel home for two days, and also to welcome Uncle Michael and Aunt Danae to our Washington home.
What do you have planned for the weekend? May grace and blessings abound!
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