Welcome to my weekly post, Daybook Online Journal here at The Littlest Way. This is a post where I gather all the ordinary things that happen or are happening in my day to day. Things like what I’m reading or listening to…eating and cleaning and learning…These are the small moments that make up my blessed daily life; and I want to remember them. I would love to read your Daybook Online Journal, just leave it in the comments section below. You can use my prompts or make up your own to include items important to you; mine change depending on season and circumstance.
Daybook Online Journal
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Thanking God for…
::Christmas money coming in the mail the day before I have to take my car into the mechanic
::warm hand made quilts to snuggle under when I have a cold
::children who ask me if I need anything
::kids at the table coloring Nativity pieces while singing along to Christmas music
::all my thoughts and inspirations coming together while I shower, lol!
::nebulizer on hand for middle of the night breathing treatments
Praying…
There is a small prayer thread going on over on my Instagram account. Join us?
Pondering…
Gosh, what am I NOT pondering right now?
::why my fingers are swelling at night
::when I need to sigh Veronica up for the NCAA Clearinghouse
::how can she play with the highscool homeschool team and her competitive team
::Bernadette going to Florida
::shutter speed on my camera
::what these little fly things are I see every so often in my house and where are they coming from
::how to do a better job living liturgically in 2016
::the best format for a women’s Bible study book
::why I don’t drink enough water
Listening to…
I listened to this song from Lennon and Maisy, That’s What’s Up. I haven’t listened to it in a while; It reminds me of my best friend Laurie.
My large print Bible
Rest Assured: A Recovery Plan for Weary Souls
Bible Journaling…
Not so much Bible journaling although I guess it just depends. In October I wrote for 31(ish) days on Bible Quotes. I’m working right now on turning that into a Bible study! Pray my vision is God’s will and it comes together nicely.
Around the House…
Well, most of us are battling colds so you can image the impact that has on the house. Hopefully we get over this in the next day or so then we can tackle the house full force before Christmas.
In the Kitchen…
See above and imagine the impact that has had in the kitchen. Again, hopefully we recover quickly. Our Christmas Eve tradition is yummy snacky food in the evening before Midnight Mass. What is your Christmas Eve tradition?
Our Domestic Church…
It needs to be cleaned! I need to order candles now while many places are offering free shipping. We have candles blessed on February 2 for the Feast of the Presentation or Candlemas Day. Someone emailed the other day telling me she had just completed RCIA and entered the Church last Easter. She was looking for Bible study suggestions. In my response, I also encouraged her to learn more about our faith and the Domestic Church; RCIA, even if a good program (and many are not) can only cover so much. Our faith is so rich and deep…thousands of years old and steeped in beautiful traditions meant to help us live in closer union with Christ day in–day out. We can never exhaust learning about the faith.
Saving Money…
October, November and December are tough months on our budget; this happens every year. Chris and I will sit down and remake our budget in the next couple of weeks to compensate for these months.
Captured…
Not sure what’s going here in this picture or who took it. I found it on my camera and thought, “Hey, I’m in a picture and I think blurry suits me!”
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Michelle says
Speaking of the faith, I realized yesterday that if we learned the 12 days of Christmas lyrics and their hidden Catholic meaning, we would be catechized very well. And it would be fun.
Jenny says
Totally! You know, I am very picky about Christmas music…meaning I like very few songs…very few. 12 Days of Christmas is not one I actually like, but after learning the meaning behind it, it’s growing on me.
Kaethe P says
The little fly things may be fruit flies and/or drain flies. Keep fruit in the ‘fridge, get a fruit fly trap, and every so often pour boiling water down your drains (I split a full tea kettle between two drains.). You can use bleach instead of boiling water, but it is neither child-, pipe-, nor eco-friendly. If I do the boiling water once a month plus keep up with the other two deterrents, I don’t see the little buggers very often.
Sandy says
You may need to slow down a little. Look around who would receive a blessing for ordering candles for the Church? Which child would receive a blessing to help you in one thing? 2 Titus 2:3b-5 “but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husband and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.” That being said, from what I read you are a blessing to all. I just want to share that I use to do all I could do for the church, friends, etc. One day I hit burn out, one of the younger ladies (teenager) said she would love to help, but thought only I could do the work. Jesus rattled my priorities a lot that day. I taught her to do some of my jobs. She was blessed and so was I. Remember no is an important word. God Bless and Keep You. Get well.
Jenny says
Thank you Sandy for your kind words of wisdom. Jesus is not above rattling our priorities to get our attention and bring us closer to Himself.
kelli says
Like Kaethe P says… probably fruit flies. Use a little shallow bowl (1/4 cup capacity), fill half way with apple cider vinegar and a drop of dish soap. You will find dead fruit flies in the bottom. If trap is empty after a day, the flies are not fruit flies. As the new year approaches, tell me more about how you use your power sheets. I have a hard enough time keeping up with my planner. I’m looking forward to your bible study. I’m slowly going through your study from the letters of St. Paul. I am thoroughly enjoying it!
Jenny says
Hi Kelli. I would have never thought fruit flies since I’ve found them in the bathroom, so I thank you and Kaethe for mentioning that. I have this constant struggle with needing and wanting a planner and actually using it. I also have a problem with having so many scraps of paper with this, that and the other written down. I sat down and thought, “Jenny, what you make that will keep everything in one or two places?” My planner is what I came up with.