Status Report: January

Sitting…on the couch.

Drinking…coffee. The coffee is getting cold, though, so it’s nearly too cold to drink.

Wondering…how it can be that I’m now the mother of two teenagers.

Preparing…for the first day back after Christmas break. My husband went back to work yesterday, but today is the first day of school, both for my son in public school and my homeschooled children.

Enjoying…the quiet. It’s been wonderful having everyone home over the past two weeks, but it’s also nice to sit in a room by myself for a bit.

Anticipating…getting back into a routine. The unstructured days were starting to feel like too much of a good thing.

Reading…A Faith Worth Sharing by C. John Miller. More of a memoir than I realized, but still interesting and helpful.

Dreading…the time I’m going to have to spend searching for something that’s been mislaid (I’m not ready to admit to “lost” yet.)

Thinking…that this week is not going how I planned. Yesterday’s tasks to clean and get ready for school were interrupted by a child’s migraine (the migraines usually last less than a day, but include throwing up — which is a drag). Today’s massive search wasn’t on the schedule, either.

Remembering…that God is in control, even when it feels like surprises keep cropping up.

Deciding…to get up and get to work.

Copying…Rebecca.

Update!

Praising God…that the lost object was found! It’s a long story (and I’m withholding the details to protect the guilty), but it was borrowed. It was missing just long enough to teach a good lesson, but not so long to cause serious problems. Yay!

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