July 30, 2017 - 0641 - temp 68

Did I read that temp right? Is it really 68 degrees in July?  Am I really sitting out on the patio?

Thank you Thank you, Lord!! You know how much I love to have my quiet time outside.  

Yesterday - Girls day.  Pedi's with my girls (except Lauren).  We had a morning of pampering and then lunch and some shopping.  Thankful they want to spend time with me.  Bentleigh asked to stay the night.  I think she just wanted uninterrupted time with her iPad.  I get it - and it is ok.  She got scared and asked to get in the bed with us.  Thankful for a King size bed. All 4 of us slept together - me in the middle, Maddie snuggled up to Bentleigh.  She will forever have my heart.  Lord, keep her strong.  Keep her focused. Give her wisdom and discernment beyond her years.  Let her remain strong against peer pressure and be kind to everyone.

Last week I read about Solitude.  I hand wrote in my Journal: Without reading the chapter, I get it. 

I crave Solitude.  I LOVE my quiet time in the morning before Keven gets up.  I love it, even more, when I can sit outside, listen to the birds' singing.  Here my mind is free to roam.  Free to listen.  Free to think.  Free to learn.  God, you have shown me so very much in those early mornings of Solitude.  

Goals - Foster spoke in the book about setting goals.  

1.  Well, this time I am really learning the memory verses as promised.  And, Lord I really hope Soni and I really are going to Houston for the celebration.

2.  CHURCH.  Keven and I must find a church home, settle in and settle down. Get involved.  I sincerely pray for your guidance and direction.

3.  This house.  Love parts, don't love parts.  Help us to get motivated to put it on the market and find our next home.  Yes, it scares me.  But it scares me even more to keep this large home and yard.

4.  Work.  I so love my new job.  Somedays I actually find it hard to leave.  I so want everything finished when I walk out the door.  I know that is often impossible.  Continue to guide me in each and every step you would have me take.  The mission of loving others must always be first.  Thank you, Lord, for Christy, Jenny, Kathy, Monica, Delon and all the others that are making me feel such a part of MHVI and St. Dominic.