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We try to collect quotes and articles that speak truth, especially in a provoking way. Occasionally we come across something that is worth writing down, and I found one in an old file this morning: Martin Lloyd Jones says, “I must never ask myself in the first instance: What do I feel about this? The first question is, Do I believe it?”
Not sure yet how that will apply to my day, apart from a reminder not to react to situations with my first impulse (usually based on emotions) but instead to preach truth to myself (a verse, the gospel). “Do I believe it?” Do I believe that what I am doing is much bigger than what I see around me? Do I believe that God is good in every situation, whether I can see encouragement or not?
My cup of coffee is ready (we got this brand from Trader Joe’s…very good). The day begins!
Does anyone have a quote that is just really great?
It rained!
Thanks for teaching them this, Gramma.
Well, here we go! We’ve decided to go public and start sharing our blog with everyone. Well, not everyone…with our most favorite people: our family and our friends. We’d like a way to share our family with our far-away family, and since visits are few and far-between, we’re hoping this will help. Plus, we just wanted to be cool like these people, and this seems like a good place to start.
I’ve been practicing writing for a few months, every so often, but haven’t really told anyone about this little project until now. So you’ll see some older stuff from the past few months. Posts from here on out will mostly be about what our family does, written by Lisa. Maybe we can get this guy to write once in awhile. If we’re lucky.
Weekend was great, but man is it hot. Really. I don’t think we’ve had a drop of rain here in over a month. Yesterday we got a little break (the low 90′s signifies a cold front) so we took a family date here, since we needed to do a little shopping and it seemed like a nice night to walk around. It’s an outdoor mall, so much of it feels like a little downtown main street. We got ice cream for the kids, and then listened to a jazz band that had set up outside the movie theater. I wish I’d had my camera; Ivy’s into dancing lately, and oh boy. Does she dance. Like nobody’s business. She stands still, listening to the music, and then the mood just HITS her and she throws her arms up in the air and kicks her feet all around and just lets loose. It’s all very inspiring. I’ll try to get a picture sometime.
How was everyone else’s weekend?
We are really looking forward to sharing more often with all of you; it’s hard to be far away from family and good friends, but we hope this helps.
