It is a beautiful winter morning. Bright and clear. Even the birds are singing again. It's so much easier to get up early and read while others are sleeping when it's not so terribly dark!
Three day weekends are great! (when Bob is off that is) I sort of "took the day off" yesterday myself. I had a quick haircut. Bob and I took my swimming class together. We took only two children and shopped for groceries at Trader Joe's. It's quite a hike from our house but the savings and quality are worth it. Then we could barely pull ourselves away from a place called "Ollie's" where supposedly everything is a bargain.
The books are definitely very good prices. We looked at toys too since we have two birthdays next week. Surprisingly, we reunited with an elderly man we'd met once a few years ago. He is a family friend of friends of ours who've moved to Roanoke. Anyhow "Uncle Elmer" was quite informative about our friends, the Warrens. We were glad to hear about them. Elmer was also interested in teaching our Daniel how to play the harmonica and when he learned that three of our girls play the guitar he was thrilled. So we made plans to have him over soon. God has such a neat way of bringing people's lives together. I can't get over that "coincidence" of seeing him yesterday.
Bob and I had a coupon for a dinner out, so we treated ourselves to a date night. We spent an entire hour just talking and eating. We came home in time to find that the children had put away the groceries, cleaned up dinner, put away the laundry, and were ready for bed. That was what we had asked them to do and they did it all!!! That was worth documenting in case it doesn't happen again. : ) Due to their diligence we had time for singing, some dancing, and prayer before bed. We all turned in early and no one woke up sick today! It's already looking like a better week than last!
I'm almost through the New Testament again. I started James on Friday. I love this part of the Bible. That's silly to say since I love most all of it. But each verse there is such a gem. "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:2-5
