Closer and closer to 1000

Now on my wall at home "What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?"...


January is upon us. My oldest will be 12 in just a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks after that my princess is 10. Our culture teaches that this is a time of rebellion,not yet an adult. Yet the bible shows a boy to be a man at around 12 or 13. Puberty is no excuse in the eyes of God, to the contrary God holds him as an adult. I have looked for the excuses of rebellion and bad behaviour and other such references in the bible of the hormonal changes associated with puberty and "testing their wings" as being acceptable by God and I have not found any such copouts.

851. Seeing these people in my home mature and grow into adulthood and in Christ.
852. Opportunity to open doors that public school would not offer.
853. God's coverings where I fail.
854. His word to guide and teach me.
855. A heart that fears not having HIM in my life.
856. Warm weather in January.
857. Decision that kids will do Tae Kwon do for another year.
858. Bibles in my home. For many nations it would be a crime punishable by death.
859. Being spoiled on christmas day.
860. Time with family, my mothers excitement (for the first time since her beloved died).
861. A wheat grinder (yet another christmas present)...I so want to try grinding my own for bread.
862. the rumble of a sewing machine as the princess learns to use it....practicing on paper right now
863. having a pattern for a simple apron and fabric ready for her to make her own.
864. her excitement and list of things she wants to make
865. The oldest boys desire to build and fill a chicken coop.
866. legos...each boy got a book about legos and they are reading and learning more about them
867. lists of tools the boys want to learn how to use.
868. beloved pulling and engine from a truck to replace it with a new motor for me.
869. my daughter winning a camera just before christmas (through work she got a cannon rebel Ts3 with a case, lenses, etc...awesome for her!!!)
870. my beloved and my daughter sharing excitement over her camera as they figure it out together.
871. naps
872. the living room just about finished (oopsy on our purchase...we have to get more baseboard as we got some that was more narrow than others.)
873. a dog barking as she wants her bone moved.
874. books...
875. the internet to help me with lesson ideas for the littles...