After a night of thunderstorms, we woke up to yet more rain. All told, we had maybe two inches – much needed and appreciated. The sun came out in the afternoon, and at a balmy 55 degrees or so, I enjoyed a beautiful walk with ASK in spite of the pounding headache that plagued me all day. Sometimes rain/cloudy does that to me; I don’t know why. Never did entirely shake the headache, so I listened from home (again) while the rest of my family went to the New Year’s Eve service at church. Dewayne was here which was nice; he focused on Matthew 27:36, where the soldiers crucified Jesus: And sitting down they watched him there. Dewayne encouraged us to spend more time watching Him – studying our Lord, contemplating His awful wonderful death on the cross and the love that kept Him there. How amazing; He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Angels, but He died alone, for you and me. May we spend more time in 2011 focusing on Him and His sacrifice for us.
Dad’s main project today was replacing our cracked sink – no small project, that. Out with the old - -
In with the new - - but it was too small for the hole.
Dad & I ran to Menards and got another one that worked, while the kids did some deep cleaning of the cupboards.
Play-doh for littles.
After milking, Levi and Jesse joined the plumbing class.
Done!
Lots of help wrapping little smokies for our New Year’s Eve celebration after church.
Everyone enjoyed our Annual New Year’s Eve Junk Food Buffet…
…followed by our annual year-end review and goal-setting session. We pulled out last year’s list and were both amused and challenged by our successes and failures in 2010, and we then made a new list for 2011. How nice that everyone is most helpful with others’ lists; many stories were shared as examples of areas for others to work on. Interesting how others can see us so much more clearly than we can see ourselves. It made for a very fun evening!
Quote Of The Day: Dad to Ben, at choretime. “Ben, if you don’t get your eggs done, I’m going to dump the whole bucket on your head!” This was met with a roar of skeptical laughter from the audience of about five kids, who, in spite of all their encouraging and coaching, couldn’t convince Ben to test Dad’s words. Smart kid, our Ben!
And so our evening passed, and along with it 2010; and we welcomed 2011 with very little fanfare.
ANOTHER YEAR IS DAWNING (Hymns of Zion #150)
Another year is dawning, Dear Master let it be,
In working or in waiting, Another year with Thee.
Another year of mercies, Of faithfulness and grace.
Another year of gladness In the shining of Thy face.
Another year of progress, Another year of praise,
Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.
Another year of service, Of witness for Thy love;
Another year of training For holier work above.
Another year is dawning, Dear Master let it be,
On earth, or else in heaven Another year for Thee.
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