Dear Michael,
You seem to have lost your smile. I wish you would find it and put it back on because I miss it very much.
Love
Mommy
Mommy
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
The EEG That Hasn't Happened - Yet
I've been trying to get another EEG for Austin. His pediatrician agreed to give us a referral and promised that his nurse would call us as soon as it was set up. So I waited for a few days and still I hadn't received a phone call. I thought maybe we would be getting the notice in the mail so I waited a while longer. Then I have to admit Austin was doing very well and it slipped my mind for a little. I suddenly realized it had been almost a month so I called the pediatrician's office and had to leave a message. The next day the office called back and apologetically explained that it had somehow been overlooked. She promised to get it taken care of right away. A few days later she called me back with an appointment for March 24. Today. So I made all the arrangements for our usual back up helper to take over here with the kids. Doug took time off from work so he could go with us. This morning I made sure things were set up so that it would be as easy as possible for our helper. I wrote out the instructions and made sure I had taken care of the little details that help make the day go smoother. I called my helper to make sure she everything was still okay, even though we had just talked about this Friday. I got her voice mail so I left a reminder message. When it was close to the time to go I called her again. This time she answered and told me that she had received a call yesterday about an important meeting that she had to be at this afternoon so she couldn't make it after all. So . . . Doug went back to work. I called the hospital and explained what had happened and rescheduled the appointment. Thankfully they were very understanding. So now we're scheduled to try again April 21.
Since I had already told the kids we weren't having school this afternoon, and now I don't have anything ready, and Amanda's not feeling good anyway. . . I guess I'll go do laundry.
Since I had already told the kids we weren't having school this afternoon, and now I don't have anything ready, and Amanda's not feeling good anyway. . . I guess I'll go do laundry.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Childcare Photo Journal Tuesday March 23, 2010
I took a lot of pictures today and I had fun playing around with the various features on Picnik so this post is somewhat long and has a variety of styles of photos.
I brought out the tub of dried beans this morning and let Michael and Lauren play with them. We talked about full and empty while we played - filling our containers with the beans and then dumping them back into the tub. We found out it took 12 spoonfuls of beans to fill the large containers and only 9 to fill the small container. And I was fed lots of pretend food prepared by two very talented cooks.
A Good Tickle
I brought out the tub of dried beans this morning and let Michael and Lauren play with them. We talked about full and empty while we played - filling our containers with the beans and then dumping them back into the tub. We found out it took 12 spoonfuls of beans to fill the large containers and only 9 to fill the small container. And I was fed lots of pretend food prepared by two very talented cooks.
Then the babies needed to be taken care of - we fed them, rocked and sang to them, dressed them and wrapped them in blankets.
Our friend Scout decided to come play too.
Austin and T decided to do some building.
A Good Tickle
A few good books.
Some snuggles.
It's been a really good day.
Gum?
"Hey, mom! You want a piece of gum?"
"Thank you, son. That's nice of you!"
"Hey, there's no gum in here!"
Wild laughter and shouts of "I can't believe you fell for that one again!" ensue.
I know Austin. I can't believe I fell for that one again either.
I'm so gullible sometimes!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Overwhelmed
I am surrounded by a sea of little faces,
Little hands
Little hearts.
Needing, wanting, demanding
And I am overwhelmed.
Laughing, crying, slyly planning,
So many little personalities,
And yet not so little.
They are loud,
And they are quiet.
And I am overwhelmed.
Overwhelmed by what?
Demands? Yes.
Neediness? Yes.
Noise? Yes.
Clutter? Chaos? Yes and Yes.
But so much more than these
I am overwhelmed
By little faces smiling,
Little arms around my neck,
"I wuv you" and
Laughter spilling out like music.
Quiet concentration
As a new skill is mastered.
The sudden breakthrough moment
When the curtain breaks away
For just an instant
And a struggling child shares with me
A rare look of quiet peace
And I am still
In awe
Of the child within the storm.
Overwhelmed by the beauty
Of an innocent little soul.
Unquestioning love.
Unearned acceptance.
I am overwhelmed.
Little hands
Little hearts.
Needing, wanting, demanding
And I am overwhelmed.
Laughing, crying, slyly planning,
So many little personalities,
And yet not so little.
They are loud,
And they are quiet.
And I am overwhelmed.
Overwhelmed by what?
Demands? Yes.
Neediness? Yes.
Noise? Yes.
Clutter? Chaos? Yes and Yes.
But so much more than these
I am overwhelmed
By little faces smiling,
Little arms around my neck,
"I wuv you" and
Laughter spilling out like music.
Quiet concentration
As a new skill is mastered.
The sudden breakthrough moment
When the curtain breaks away
For just an instant
And a struggling child shares with me
A rare look of quiet peace
And I am still
In awe
Of the child within the storm.
Overwhelmed by the beauty
Of an innocent little soul.
Unquestioning love.
Unearned acceptance.
I am overwhelmed.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Homeschool Resources
I wanted to post the links to some resources I have found here and there.
The first comes from History for Children in the post Great Blogs where she recommends the blog Free Printable Maps. Austin loves maps and this is a wonderful resource for anyone who enjoys maps and for material for history or geography lessons.
While reading Pioneer Woman ~ Homeschooling I found myself intrigued with this site - Free Rice. Not only is it a great place to learn but for each right answer 10 grains of rice are donated through the World Food Programme to feed the hungry. Subjects included are Art, Chemistry, English, Geography, Language Learning and Math.
Here is a site that is still under construction but already has some great free resources - Twinkl. And a similar site can be found at Mrs. Pancake. I forgot to note where I first found these sites but I'm looking forward to using them.
The first comes from History for Children in the post Great Blogs where she recommends the blog Free Printable Maps. Austin loves maps and this is a wonderful resource for anyone who enjoys maps and for material for history or geography lessons.
While reading Pioneer Woman ~ Homeschooling I found myself intrigued with this site - Free Rice. Not only is it a great place to learn but for each right answer 10 grains of rice are donated through the World Food Programme to feed the hungry. Subjects included are Art, Chemistry, English, Geography, Language Learning and Math.
Here is a site that is still under construction but already has some great free resources - Twinkl. And a similar site can be found at Mrs. Pancake. I forgot to note where I first found these sites but I'm looking forward to using them.
I Took the Afternoon Off - I Think
When we got home from church today I announced to everyone that I wasn't going to do anything the rest of the day that I didn't want to do. That is was going to be my day to do the things I want to do. And everyone agreed that was a wonderful idea.
Of course, that wonderful idea only applies after everyone has been fed lunch and dinner, diapers have been changed for three toddlers ( and of course since they don't stay dry, that has to be done several times). And those same three little ones have to be gotten out of mischief numerous times. Oh, and of course there are the inevitable squabbles between little ones. And sometimes between not so little ones. And Doug's lunch packed for work tomorrow, and the coffee maker set up so there is fresh coffee brewing when we wake up in the morning. But other than that - my time was my own.
I used the time to work on setting up the pages on this blog. I've been waiting all week for a chance to do this. It's still definitely a work in progress but it's getting there. I think. I moved three posts from my other blog "Blogging Through the Bible" over here. I like having everything in one place and being able to easily access different types of information through the pages. We'll see how it works.
However, having done all that, now my menu for the week is not made, the preschool theme books haven't been printed and Austin and Amanda's schedules haven't been made and printed. Since I have a child starting a new schedule tomorrow that will bring him in about an hour earlier than the usual first arrival, maybe I can get some of these things done then. I hope I'm awake enough to do be able to think through all that at 5:30 in the morning.
Of course, that wonderful idea only applies after everyone has been fed lunch and dinner, diapers have been changed for three toddlers ( and of course since they don't stay dry, that has to be done several times). And those same three little ones have to be gotten out of mischief numerous times. Oh, and of course there are the inevitable squabbles between little ones. And sometimes between not so little ones. And Doug's lunch packed for work tomorrow, and the coffee maker set up so there is fresh coffee brewing when we wake up in the morning. But other than that - my time was my own.
I used the time to work on setting up the pages on this blog. I've been waiting all week for a chance to do this. It's still definitely a work in progress but it's getting there. I think. I moved three posts from my other blog "Blogging Through the Bible" over here. I like having everything in one place and being able to easily access different types of information through the pages. We'll see how it works.
However, having done all that, now my menu for the week is not made, the preschool theme books haven't been printed and Austin and Amanda's schedules haven't been made and printed. Since I have a child starting a new schedule tomorrow that will bring him in about an hour earlier than the usual first arrival, maybe I can get some of these things done then. I hope I'm awake enough to do be able to think through all that at 5:30 in the morning.
Genesis 3
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2. The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
3. but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "
4. "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman.
5. "For God knows that when you eat of it you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6. When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
7. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8. Then the man and his wife heart the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
9. But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?"
10. He answered, "I have heard you in the garden, and i was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."
11. And he said, "Who told you that you were naked" Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?
12. The man said, "The woman you put here with me - she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."
13. Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
14. So the Lord God said to the serpent "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
15. and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
16. To the woman He said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
17. To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life,
18. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
19. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return."
20. Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all living.
21. The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
22. And the Lord God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."
23. So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
24. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
My Thoughts
I laughed to myself when I typed verse 8, wondering how Adam and Eve could have thought they could really hide from God, from the one who made them and who had all knowledge. Then I stopped laughing because it occurred to me that I sometimes try to do the same thing. Sometimes I think if I just pretend I don't feel this way, or if I act like I never said that harsh word it will be as if it didn't happen. But God knows, and He's waiting for me let Him help me.
2. The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
3. but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "
4. "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman.
5. "For God knows that when you eat of it you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6. When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
7. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8. Then the man and his wife heart the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
9. But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?"
10. He answered, "I have heard you in the garden, and i was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."
11. And he said, "Who told you that you were naked" Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?
12. The man said, "The woman you put here with me - she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."
13. Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
14. So the Lord God said to the serpent "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
15. and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
16. To the woman He said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
17. To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life,
18. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
19. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return."
20. Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all living.
21. The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
22. And the Lord God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."
23. So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
24. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
My Thoughts
I laughed to myself when I typed verse 8, wondering how Adam and Eve could have thought they could really hide from God, from the one who made them and who had all knowledge. Then I stopped laughing because it occurred to me that I sometimes try to do the same thing. Sometimes I think if I just pretend I don't feel this way, or if I act like I never said that harsh word it will be as if it didn't happen. But God knows, and He's waiting for me let Him help me.
Genensis 2
1. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
3. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
4. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens -
5. and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground,
6. but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground -
7. the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
8. Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
9. And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground - trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
11. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12. (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
13. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.
14. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take careof it.
16. And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
17. but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.
18. The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
19. Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name
20. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.
22. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman' for she was taken out of man."
24. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
25. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
My Thoughts
I would have loved to be there that day as Adam named the animals. Just imagine the variety, the beauty, the awesomeness of that scene. And the harmony between the animals and man would have been a wonder to see.
2. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
3. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
4. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens -
5. and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground,
6. but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground -
7. the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
8. Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
9. And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground - trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
11. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12. (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
13. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.
14. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take careof it.
16. And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
17. but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.
18. The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
19. Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name
20. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.
22. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman' for she was taken out of man."
24. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
25. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
My Thoughts
I would have loved to be there that day as Adam named the animals. Just imagine the variety, the beauty, the awesomeness of that scene. And the harmony between the animals and man would have been a wonder to see.
Genesis 1
1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3. And God said, "Let the be light," and there was light.
4. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5. God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening and there was morning-the first day.
6. And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."
7. So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.
8. God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day.
9. And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.
10. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11. The God said, "let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so.
12. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13. And there was evening and there was morning - the third day.
14. And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,
15. and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.
16. God made two great lights - the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,
18. to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19. And there was evening and there was morning - the fourth day.
20. And God said, "Let the water team with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."
21. So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to tis kinds. And God saw that it was good.
22. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase on the earth.
23. And there was evening, and there was morning - the fifth day.
24. And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.
25. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.
27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
28. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it,. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29. Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
30. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground- everything that has the breath of life in it - I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
31. God saw all that he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning - the sixth day.
My Thoughts
Creativity.
The first chapter of the Bible, the Creation story, a Supreme example of creativity.
The Creator is also the Saviour.
And when the Saviour dwells within us, does He not also share His creativity with us.
No, we do not become The Creator but we may become creators.
Conduits of the supreme Creator.
To me that is an awesome and inspiring thought.
How could this translate into each area of my life - and yours?
2. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3. And God said, "Let the be light," and there was light.
4. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5. God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening and there was morning-the first day.
6. And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."
7. So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.
8. God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day.
9. And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.
10. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11. The God said, "let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so.
12. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13. And there was evening and there was morning - the third day.
14. And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,
15. and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.
16. God made two great lights - the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,
18. to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19. And there was evening and there was morning - the fourth day.
20. And God said, "Let the water team with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."
21. So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to tis kinds. And God saw that it was good.
22. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase on the earth.
23. And there was evening, and there was morning - the fifth day.
24. And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.
25. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.
27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
28. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it,. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29. Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
30. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground- everything that has the breath of life in it - I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
31. God saw all that he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning - the sixth day.
My Thoughts
Creativity.
The first chapter of the Bible, the Creation story, a Supreme example of creativity.
The Creator is also the Saviour.
And when the Saviour dwells within us, does He not also share His creativity with us.
No, we do not become The Creator but we may become creators.
Conduits of the supreme Creator.
To me that is an awesome and inspiring thought.
How could this translate into each area of my life - and yours?
Childcare Photo Journal Saturday March 20, 2010
Today, the first day of Spring, was beautiful, and we were outside nearly all day long.
Doug grilled chicken for dinner this evening. It was delicious.
We ate our chicken, chips, strawberries and soda on the front porch and then settled in to enjoy the evening.
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