Anyway, as I was saying, I need to find out what kind of cake she wants. For the past several years we’ve done an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen, but I don’t know if that will work this year or not, since we are planning to have her birthday at the park. I wouldn’t want the cake melting all over, and I don’t think I’d want to have to run home during the party to retrieve the cake….

My girls and I don’t have a lot of traditions when it comes down to it, but we do have a few. We always have a family dinner, just the 3 of us, it may not be on the actual day, but we always have a special dinner just us. I guess that is about the only tradition that we have right now, although there is always time to start new traditions.

My sister and I have a tradition of getting our Dad chocolate covered cherries for Christmas. That tradition started when I was just a young child, because it was something fairly cheap that we could get for him. That tradition continues even today, but sssshhhh, don’t tell Dad what he’ll be getting!!

Other than that, I’d like to start more baking traditions with the girls, and maybe more crafty ideas, like making an ornament of some kind or another for the tree every year, but who knows what will happen.

Traditions are all fine and dandy, enjoyable, fun, heartwarming, and all that, but what is most important is that God is the center of our lives and that family is our focus!

Blessings!

I could list many things that I am grateful for, my children, my family, my friends…The thing that I am most grateful for though, and it pretty much covers all the others too, is God. I am grateful for His love, His provisions for me, His protection, His son dying for my sins, so that I can have eternal life.

I have seen evidence of these things. Just over a month ago, His protection was very evident when the girls and I were in a car accident. The car rolled between 3 and 6 times, and we all walked away from it. The most serious injuries were my fractured wrist and Megan banged her head. God was with us that day!! If I ever get my rear in gear, I’ll post pictures of the car after the accident.

His provisions for me have been evident before, but are strikingly evident these days. I called a county fund looking for assistance, they told me about the best they could do was about $20 towards my utilities. I prayed and sought the Lord that night, and the following day. That evening I had a phone call from this place saying that they would be sending $100 to help with my rent!

God is good, and I’m grateful for being His child.

Do you remember a time when people used to have time to stop and chat? Do you remember when people heard that you were sick or had gotten hurt, they sent get well cards, brought dinner by, or did something else to help. I don’t remember those times, but I wish I did!!

The old west, the pioneer days, you often read about how people always helped each other out, but you don’t find that so much these days! It’s sad to my way of thinking!! The Bible expresses over and over how we are supposed to help each other, help the poor, be a cheerful giver, etc. but it seems almost extinct, even within churches. Do people not even remember the golden rule “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Maybe it’s just where I live, and have lived in the past, but I definitely think people could and should be helping everyone out more, myself included. I can’t say how many times when I could have helped someone out, and didn’t because of some excuse I told myself.

1: I’m starting to getting involved in The Homeschool Lounge again, after months of not going there. It is a great place to find companionship with other homeschoolers, advice and to just chat.

2: I am resigning my position of Kansas HSN Coordinator. I’m just not in a position right now to really do the job the way it should be done.

3: I decided that it would be okay to do Sunday Scribblings on more than one of my blogs.

Well my wrist is killing me right now, so I’m off.

Blessings to you all!!