Life around here looks like…

…a little boy riding his new birthday bike in circles around our downstairs all.day.long because the temperature and snow piles make doing so outside pretty much impossible for now.

…starting schoolwork again.  I think this is the first time I’ve actually been happy (relieved?) to do so.  There is definitely something to be said for the structure it provides.

…an attempt at making borscht.  I’ve never made it before.  I’ve never eaten it before.  But I had beets and cabbage, so I decided to try.  The result wasn’t bad, but I have no idea if it actually tasted like borscht.  I guess that doesn’t really matter though, right?

…doing this for our family devotions.  We are only a couple days into it, but I like it.  The writing is simple enough for kids to understand, but thought provoking, too.  Plus, it’s all about who God is, which I love.

…taking down Christmas decorations.  This is kind of early for us, but I like that it’s done.

…a baby girl often sleeping until 11 am, just waking once around 7am to nurse.  The trade-off is that she is never asleep before 10pm, often not before 11pm.  But that is hardly even noteworthy, is it?  I’m still a bit dumbfounded by how easy she is.

…starting a new routine of keeping one kid up late each night to have some one-on-one prayer time.  Our normal routine has just been praying together as a family at night, but we haven’t done a great job with giving our kids individual attention in prayer.  So far, it has been really good.

…trying to exercise more regularly.  Why is this always so hard to do?

…lots of legos.  Lots.

…attempts at teaching my big girl to knit.  I don’t really knit, so I bought a book to help.  She is the most interesting (and sometimes frustrating) combination of a really quick study and a complete ditz.  She caught on to everything right away, but can’t stay focused on it long enough to accomplish anything.  Maybe if I put her in an empty room with nothing that could possibly distract her?  I don’t know.

…a few new lights in some rooms that have been light-less for a while.  Aaah…progress.

…long conversations with my very best friend.

…worries and struggles brought, sometimes reluctantly, to the cross.

…bad moments and repentance.

…learning, more, that God is trustworthy in everything.