My poor kids are getting so impatient for warmer weather! It was in the 40s last week and DS was able to play in the sandbox on the deck and in the front yard on bikes. But, now we're back to 30s. Boohoo! It's St. Patrick's Day and Easter is this weekend, but it sure doesn't feel like it! We're all very ready for some warmer weather!
Our neighbors next door are moving out on Friday and the new ones moving in sometime after April 1. It's always a bit of a nervous mystery who we'll get next door! Neighbors can really make or break things. We're praying for Christian neighbors. It might be nice to break up the little clique that's so embedded in our immediate group of houses. I hope they like fireworks, too...
I read an Easter book with the kids this morning and it prompted lots of questions from DD in particular. "Does Jesus have a Mommy?" "Does He have a Daddy?" "Why is His face bruised?" "Why did He die on a cross?" It's so cool to see them starting to ask such great questions. DS knew a lot of the answers, which was also very encouraging.
I'm feeling somewhat stalled in my writing. What do I do next? I submitted an article to Brio and started working on a creation/evolution one for them, but I'm afraid it's going to be to "heady". I feel paralyzed by the Greenland project. Ugh. So, I've been trying to do better writing in things like this blog, as well as the kids' journals. It doesn't all have to be about me. How about that for revolutionary!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
It's Been a While!
Well, I sure have been a slacker in keeping up this blog! I even forgot what I called it... We're anxiously awaiting spring. The ground is still snow-covered and it's around 10 degrees today. Ugh!
We've been taking a break from school, lately. We've had so much going on with MOPS and errands and all. I feel so unorganized, anyway. I have trouble knowing what to do next. My mind is so focused on the fall and what Kindergarten is going to look like that it's hard to focus on the "now". We still try to have educational discussions are go about the day. DS was asking about his adult teeth today, and we got onto a discussion about bones and how many we have. Biology 101!
Daddy worked from home for a couple weeks and just went back to the office a couple days ago. DS is still adjusting. A big hug from Mom seemed to help this morning. I did something right!
In my writing, I have another article under contract with "Encounter". Yay! "Trouble the Water" is at Moody Publishers now, and here I wait for 4 months, at least. I think I have all the revisions done, though. Now I'm trying to figure out where to go next. I've been reading "For the Write Reason" and been reminded that I need to seek God as to what He wants me to focus on. What does He want with this writing ability? Do I focus on writing articles for Christian teen magazines, where I've had the most success? I could branch out to more magazines. Or I could start another historical fiction, such as the Greenland idea. That's daunting. The research behind that idea still freaks me out. What does God have for me to write?
Be back soon, I hope!
We've been taking a break from school, lately. We've had so much going on with MOPS and errands and all. I feel so unorganized, anyway. I have trouble knowing what to do next. My mind is so focused on the fall and what Kindergarten is going to look like that it's hard to focus on the "now". We still try to have educational discussions are go about the day. DS was asking about his adult teeth today, and we got onto a discussion about bones and how many we have. Biology 101!
Daddy worked from home for a couple weeks and just went back to the office a couple days ago. DS is still adjusting. A big hug from Mom seemed to help this morning. I did something right!
In my writing, I have another article under contract with "Encounter". Yay! "Trouble the Water" is at Moody Publishers now, and here I wait for 4 months, at least. I think I have all the revisions done, though. Now I'm trying to figure out where to go next. I've been reading "For the Write Reason" and been reminded that I need to seek God as to what He wants me to focus on. What does He want with this writing ability? Do I focus on writing articles for Christian teen magazines, where I've had the most success? I could branch out to more magazines. Or I could start another historical fiction, such as the Greenland idea. That's daunting. The research behind that idea still freaks me out. What does God have for me to write?
Be back soon, I hope!
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