1.01.2013

a new year, day, & goal

we decided to get out of the house today and go do something outdoors.  the temps were a little cool, but the weather was great.  scattered clouds allowed for the sun to warm us up on and off.  we had a great afternoon together.  here are a lot, and i really do mean a lot of pictures to give you a feel of what our day was like.
 








 







 

 

last night as a family we wrote down some ways in which we felt blessed and thankful to the Lord during 2012.  everyone had a few things to put on the list, with the exception of Little A of course.  our oldest decided to get out his mini spiral notebook and copy down some of the things that we were adding to the list.  i loved how he got it when it came to writing these things down.  then as we drove in the driveway this afternoon from the park he had added another item to his own list and shared it with everyone before we got out of the car. 


this just melted my heart.  it was one of those moments when you sit back and think to yourself "okay, we are doing something right when it comes to this parenting thing."  then he helped his little sister by getting her baby doll out of the car and bringing it to her, without being asked to help out.  mark said something to me like "can you believe how sweet that was?"  we have moments like that more than i realize i'm sure, but lately it seems like the kids have been in this funk, arguing often, etc.  this was just such a sweet way to end an already great afternoon.

as this new year kicks off i'm starting something new, a goal for 2013 that i want to keep up.  two years ago i participated in the ssmt put on by Living Proof Ministries.  i had every intention in the world of memorizing the twenty-four verses of scripture and even trying to fly to Houston for the celebration at the end of the year.  well, the Lord had a different plan.  i found out that i was pregnant with Little A in june of 2011.  shortly afterwards i was hit so hard with morning sickness that mostly everything fell on the back burner, including my memorizing verses for the ssmt.  well, here i am starting again this year.  i will try to post all twenty-four verses here, the 1st and 15th of each month.  let me know if you are doing this as well, will you?!  here is my first verse for 2013, do you remember it from my previous post?  i loved it so much that i thought it was a great way to the start out the new year.  it's not too late to join in on the memorization team.  just follow the link above and join!


i pray that you had a great first day to the new year, and that in some small way you were encouraged as well.  i'd love to hear how you spent the day or about some new way that you have been encouraged lately.

2 comments:

Spence Ohana said...

Madeline and James have been in a funk and arguing a lot - it always seems to happen during school breaks. When they have to spend 24/7 together. My kids behave much better when they are in school & on a routine. I always dread summers. ;)

That was incredibly sweet of him to write what he is thankful for! And be a good helper for his sister.

I have some neighbor friends and family that do memory scripture verses. I've never done them before but I would imagine they would be nothing but helpful spiritually.

We spent our New Year's home relaxing. We've all come down with colds so we haven't done much.

Stephen and I are encouraged to do more exercising this year (we need to get in shape for our Orlando trip in June!). I know it's sort of a New Year cliche. But we plan to do the P90X together. Wanted to start it yesterday but with being sick it'll have to wait a couple of days.

andria said...

I know, it does feel cliche to start a new workout routine this time of year, but it really is a good time to start. I've been wanting to do something for a long time now, seems like it's hard right now with the kids and Averie napping twice a day. I need to find something to do at home and that I like (that's another problem!).