So we are sitting at the table eating dinner last night. A song comes on the radio that he's heard maybe a dozen times in his short 4 1/2 years. He has an amazing memory...he starts singing along "gimme the beat boys to free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away..." So, naturally I start singing with him. That little twerp stuck both fingers in his ears and smiled the most devious smile I've seen on him yet! I was laughing too hard to be insulted!
The ability for quick memory comes from me...the instigator tendency he gets from his daddy. :)
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Seasonal Affected Disorder
So since the daylight savings time switch, I've noticed those subtle changes in Rob and I. Feel lazier, lost motivation, eating terribly (snacking all day, not drinking water, lower fruit and vege intake, etc.), and feeling a touch of the blues. Luckily, this year, we have FLY Lady in our home! Even on the days I don't want to do anything, I have become somewhat "programmed" to do at least part of my routines. So at least we also don't have a messy house or piles of laundry, or empty fridge to add to the lack of sunlight in our lives.
Another thing that is different this year - I've done the Beth Moore study "Breaking Free". I tell you that Bible study has revolutionized my faith. I have come to realize that daily time with Christ is not an obligation, but a necessity. Not a "have to" but a "get to". Not a drudgery, but a sheer joy. To have the lover of my soul speak softly to me and to feel Him smiling on me as I delight in Him and as I learn more and more each day to walk in obedience. I've found obedience is not the chains so many of us think it will be - it's actually freedom. True freedom like I've never felt. I understand why Christianity is not about religion - it's about relationship. And it's so fulfilling and beautiful! So now that I am armed with a deeper, richer relationship with my savior for my spiritual sustenance, and I'm armed with FLY lady for my physical and mental well being, I should be able to lick this mopey-ness much quicker than I have in the past.
For those of you who are of the praying sort - please remember a dear friend of mine who is going through a much more oppressive depression right now. It's a recurring thing for her and this time of year is always the worst. Remember her family as well.
Another thing that is different this year - I've done the Beth Moore study "Breaking Free". I tell you that Bible study has revolutionized my faith. I have come to realize that daily time with Christ is not an obligation, but a necessity. Not a "have to" but a "get to". Not a drudgery, but a sheer joy. To have the lover of my soul speak softly to me and to feel Him smiling on me as I delight in Him and as I learn more and more each day to walk in obedience. I've found obedience is not the chains so many of us think it will be - it's actually freedom. True freedom like I've never felt. I understand why Christianity is not about religion - it's about relationship. And it's so fulfilling and beautiful! So now that I am armed with a deeper, richer relationship with my savior for my spiritual sustenance, and I'm armed with FLY lady for my physical and mental well being, I should be able to lick this mopey-ness much quicker than I have in the past.
For those of you who are of the praying sort - please remember a dear friend of mine who is going through a much more oppressive depression right now. It's a recurring thing for her and this time of year is always the worst. Remember her family as well.
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