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- Reflecting on the unity of the body in Christ – and struggling with how to be united in Christ when I can’t seem to figure out how to deepen relationships with other believers past the “Hi, how are you?” “Fine, thank you” and “This is what we did this weekend” stage.<\/li>\n
- Rejoicing to be doing “devotions” with my daughter while Louis is napping (reading a Bible story, memorizing Scripture, singing a hymn, and praying together) and to be having family worship with the whole family in the evenings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\nIn the living room:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- After a year in our house, I have finally<\/em> decorated the top of the entertainment center.<\/li>\n
- I added ten minutes of “zone cleaning” to my routine this past month – which has meant that I’ve started to declutter and move into our house a little more.<\/li>\n
- Daniel and I also made a concentrated effort to get the garage clean enough that he could park his car in there (along with our new-to-us Ford Expedition – we needed a bigger vehicle if we’re going to start fostering soon.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In the kitchen:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- We picked up the half beef we bought from my uncle – and now I’m cooking all that wonderful beefy food I don’t eat when I have to pay almost $4 for hamburger<\/em> – Chili with beef, Beef enchiladas, Beef Pot Roasts, BBQ Beef, Daniel’s families “West Virginia Soup”, Swedish meatballs…<\/li>\n
- The deep freeze – and the fridge freezer – are COMPLETELY full. And I had to throw away a trashbag full of odds and ends to make all the beef fit!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\nIn the nursery:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Louis has gotten his first two teeth – in two days time – and has also started crawling EVERYWHERE. He vocalizes a lot, blows bubbles and raspberries, and is starting to initiate peekaboo.<\/li>\n
- Tirzah Mae has been busy memorizing Children Desiring God’s “Foundation Verses”, singing songs with actions, helping with clearing the table and putting clothes in the hamper, riding her tricycle and playing in the sandbox – and just generally being a lot of fun. Those extra couple of hours that she’s no longer napping give her lots of opportunity to do more (and give me a lot less time in which to do my own tasks!)<\/li>\n
- We started our foster care class, hoping to adopt out of foster care eventually. Even just a couple weeks in, the class has been enlightening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
- The deep freeze – and the fridge freezer – are COMPLETELY full. And I had to throw away a trashbag full of odds and ends to make all the beef fit!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- After a year in our house, I have finally<\/em> decorated the top of the entertainment center.<\/li>\n