My Life Right Now
Here's my life right now:
I'm still trying to put my house in order. The downstairs looks like a real living environment (the upstairs is still a nightmare). It is odd how things can sometimes lead our hearts. I don't mean in a materialistic way. But coming into my home I see the buffet piece that was given to us years ago by some very dear friends. My picture of my sisters and me is in the dining area next to an old wooden fence piece I got at a flea market in Germany. I have other pictures in my kitchen; one is of Paris (my sister and her family went with us on that trip), another is my youngest son and his friends in Germany, and another is of me with 3 of my best friends on the planet. How can my heart not smile when I walk in and see these things? They are kind of a testament to a blessed life; to people I love and who love me.
I'm working part-time. Well, I feel like I work all the time, but the part-time is for pay! I'm tutoring again. I love that I'm able to do this. I'm tutoring teen age girls, which is such a gift to me. My household is definitely testosterone saturated!
My kids and I are still working our way through US history with their homeschooling. They're reading some great books right now...Across Five Aprils (about the Civil War) and Derek is also reading The Pilgrim's Regress by CS Lewis. (He finished Pilgrim's Progress a couple of weeks ago.) I like the way my kids think. They certainly think differently from each other, and this makes the conversations that much more interesting.
I have a friend who meets me for coffee once a week. She's great, and I look forward to my time with her.
I'm meeting with some women tonight for our first book group meeting. We're going to meet every other week and discuss faith related books. It will take us a while to get through some of them, so I'm thinking this first book will be discussed for several sessions. I am so looking forward to it. We're doing Celebration of Discipline. I love Richard Foster's work and this is a classic. The women I'm meeting with are yearning for the company of other women and are so excited about this project.
I have a best friend here. The convenient thing is that he lives in my house. He's interested in many of the same things I am, our goofy kids to name a few.
I'm reading Knowing God by J.I. Packer. It's a good book, for anyone who's interested.
The New Year has some things in store for all of us, I'm sure. Come what may, blessed be the Name of the Lord.
I'm still trying to put my house in order. The downstairs looks like a real living environment (the upstairs is still a nightmare). It is odd how things can sometimes lead our hearts. I don't mean in a materialistic way. But coming into my home I see the buffet piece that was given to us years ago by some very dear friends. My picture of my sisters and me is in the dining area next to an old wooden fence piece I got at a flea market in Germany. I have other pictures in my kitchen; one is of Paris (my sister and her family went with us on that trip), another is my youngest son and his friends in Germany, and another is of me with 3 of my best friends on the planet. How can my heart not smile when I walk in and see these things? They are kind of a testament to a blessed life; to people I love and who love me.
I'm working part-time. Well, I feel like I work all the time, but the part-time is for pay! I'm tutoring again. I love that I'm able to do this. I'm tutoring teen age girls, which is such a gift to me. My household is definitely testosterone saturated!
My kids and I are still working our way through US history with their homeschooling. They're reading some great books right now...Across Five Aprils (about the Civil War) and Derek is also reading The Pilgrim's Regress by CS Lewis. (He finished Pilgrim's Progress a couple of weeks ago.) I like the way my kids think. They certainly think differently from each other, and this makes the conversations that much more interesting.
I have a friend who meets me for coffee once a week. She's great, and I look forward to my time with her.
I'm meeting with some women tonight for our first book group meeting. We're going to meet every other week and discuss faith related books. It will take us a while to get through some of them, so I'm thinking this first book will be discussed for several sessions. I am so looking forward to it. We're doing Celebration of Discipline. I love Richard Foster's work and this is a classic. The women I'm meeting with are yearning for the company of other women and are so excited about this project.
I have a best friend here. The convenient thing is that he lives in my house. He's interested in many of the same things I am, our goofy kids to name a few.
I'm reading Knowing God by J.I. Packer. It's a good book, for anyone who's interested.
The New Year has some things in store for all of us, I'm sure. Come what may, blessed be the Name of the Lord.
posted by Kaye @ 7:11 AM
4 Comments:
At 10:39 PM,
Renee said…
Kaye,
Sounds like things are falling into place for your family (finally) after all the temporary living.
We have settled in our new apartment - only one box to unpack. My part-time jobs are going well for the most part. School for the ones at Garmisch is fine. We are still fighting with MIS over math class and bus problems continue.. sigh. I don't think anyone will be heading to MIS next year...
At 10:39 PM,
Renee said…
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At 5:58 AM,
Kaye said…
Renee,
So are you liking Garmisch (other than MIS)?
Kaye
At 11:25 AM,
Renee said…
For the most part I do like Garmisch. Sometimes it's a little too "small town" but I do enjoy not having to run the kids all over town like I did in Florida. I miss having an active women's group at church :( but I really like Monsignor. Kids are happy, have lots of friends and are all doing well in school.
The latest at MIS is that three students have been arrested for raping a drunk young lady at a party. I"m so glad Madeleine had not been invited to any and would not want to go even if she was invited. I've just about given up on getting her in advanced math class and will supplement at home so that she doesn't lose ground in Math.
I was really liking my quarters esp the stairmaster with weights (aka up to the 3rd floor with groceries) until I found a large leak with mold in Abigail's bedroom today. They are supposed to be fixing it tomorrow.
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