
I’ve always been a “list” person. There is such joy in crossing off the tasks posted on a piece of scratch paper. I’ve even been known to add things I’ve already done…just so I can again experience that exuberant feeling of a word with a line through it. But as my days have changed drastically with my little Lucy pulling on my apron strings (ok really? Who wears an apron these days) and recently deciding to home school Nick, it’s mighty hard to get much done around here. So anything crossed off is a reason for celebration. All that brings me to the need I feel to let you know that today I dusted, got laundry going, helped Nick with a science quiz, built a fabulous structure with Lucy out of her blocks AND got my floors mopped. News worthy information? No. But since this is my blog, I’m making it a day worth celebrating. And all this was accomplished before noon.
But, as I am patting myself on the back I am quickly reminded of what my friend
Linn has most likely already done today. She has posted to her blog (maybe both of them, I don’t know…I’ve been too busy to check), schooled the kiddos, memorized the Constitution, knitted sweaters for her family, found 12 more orphans to adopt, and made her husband a chocolate cake with mousse layers, topped with ganache. So as you can see, I have nothing on her. Though I will say that she just emailed me and told me she’s still in her bath robe (slacker).
There is also my newest friend,
Lynsay (whom I only know via blogland). She is currently in Beijing with her husband & two sweet little girls. They are doing a great work for the orphans in China. And since she is a friend of Linn’s she most likely is an overachiever as well and is probably a member of the Chinese Acrobatic group by now. Seriously, they have sacrificed so much to be where they are and their life is nothing short of an adventure that I’m sure we will read about someday in a great book.
So, there are two of my modern day “heros of the faith”. Check out their blogs. They are great gals who love the Lord & serve Him with eagerness.
**BTW, don't you just love me new blog make-over?? Thanks to
Linn (of course, who else) who so graciously sent me the info (as she was trimming her Aspen trees) on how to spruce things up around here.