The Simple Woman's Daybook blog - January 26, 2010

January 26, 2010

Photo for thought... (none today - need new camera batter!)


Outside my window... I think it is going to be another gray day... no sun yet. 
I am thinking.. of the day before me, of all the emails and housework I need to get caught up on, of starting a new FIAR book with D, of getting hubby up so he can go to the gym... my mind is racing... .
I am thankful for ... my dishwasher (it will take a long time for me to stop being actively thankful for its restoration) and for a chance to let my back rest last night - it feels much better this morning. I am thankful I did not get selected for jury duty yesterday and that the Subaru DID NOT need new struts as we were told, but rather some simple repairs to resolve the steering issues! Made the difference between about $2500 in repairs and $1400.
From the learning rooms... quiet.
From the kitchen... a sink full of pots and pans and a floor that needs to be washed.
I am creating... opportunities for people I care about to shine!
I am going...to assemble my article for the church newsletter and my proposal for a new yoga class series for preschool kids with special needs - all this morning!
I am reading... just finished  A Day of Rest by Martha Whitmore Hickman and am resuming Last Child in the Woods.
I am hoping... I can begin to incorporate more points of mindfulness into my day to keep me present with the amazing gift this life is! Otherwise I tend to rush through the day, gliding from one task to another with little space in between.
I am hearing...the ticking clock.
One of my favorite things...the quiet early morning as a time of solitude, reflection, and an opportunity to get my mind aligned with my highest aspirations and ideals, aligned with the work God is doing through me.
A few plans for the rest of the week...teach yoga this evening, attend a coaching training program tomorrow night.

Inspired by The Simple Woman's Daybook

"God and the imagination are one." - Wallace Stevens

"I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the color and fragrance of a flower - the Light in my darkness, the voice in my silence."  - Helen Keller

The Simple Woman's Daybook blog 12/14/2009

December 14, 2009

Photo for thought...

Outside my window...  overcast, remnants of snow. .
I am thinking... another Monday. How the weeks speed by. I need a week off. I can't wait until Christmas to get some time off with the family. I'm looking forward to sleeping in!

I am thankful for... for a wonderful Sunday with the family. D was so great in his first pagent.
From the learning rooms... Christmas music!
From the kitchen... chaos.
I am wearing... pjs.
I am creating... the plans for today and tomorrow.
I am going... the dentist today and some Christmas shopping.
I am reading... Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv.
I am hoping... D is cooperative and comfortable at his first dentist appointment.
I am hearing... D repeatedly clearing his throat.
One of my favorite things... having nothing in particular to do.
A few plans for the rest of the week... making Christmas cookies for our homeschool co-op to decorate, Christmas shopping, assembling gifts for the grandparents.

Inspired by The Simple Woman's Daybook


Return to Me with all your heart, 
And with fasting, weeping and mourning; 
And rend your heart and not your garments."
 - Joel 2:12

The Simple Woman's Daybook blog 12/10/2009

December 10, 2009

Photo for thought...

Outside my window...  it is evening.
I am thinking... that I really don't want to do the dishes waiting for me in the sink.

I am thankful for... abundance.
From the learning rooms... is aglow with the light of the Christmas tree.
From the kitchen... dishes from dinner.
I am wearing... yoga attire.
I am creating... an intentional life.
I am going... up to my son's room in a few minutes to read him stories and ease him into sleep.
I am reading... Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv.
I am hoping... I don't fall asleep with my son tonight so that I can work on a few blogs I've had in mind this week.
I am hearing... the hum of the refrigerator and my son's bathtime status reports being called down from upstairs.
One of my favorite things... hot chocolate on winter nights.
A few plans for the rest of the week... family movie night.

Inspired by The Simple Woman's Daybook

Our children no longer learn how to read 

the great Book of Nature 

from their own direct experience or hot to interact creatively 

 with the seasonal transformations of the planet. 

They seldom learn where their water comes from or where it goes. 

We no longer coordinate our human celebration with 

the great liturgy of the heavens.

- Wendell Berry