Gratitude

1. cool mornings

2. Bible study on the patio while Luke plays

3. hot tea

4. hard-working husband

5. "scub scouts" {Luke says it; Noah is one}

6. that Noah's favorite thing about "scub scouts" is "learning about God and serving"

7. 8 yr old boy insights

8. a king-sized pillow

9. Luke patiently lining up tractors

10. snuggles from a busy 2 yr old

11. "Mommy, I need go potty!" BEFORE it happens!

12. Excedrin

13. public school teachers

14. Luke's "lankie"

15. the luxury of a day of rest when a migraine hits: only 1 kid at home, being a stay-at-home mom, being caught up (for ONCE) on chores

16. leftovers for lunch

17. God's unlimited patience (1 Tim 1:16)

18. Word meals (Jeremiah 15:16)

19. kids' hugs for the bus driver

20. that salvation pleased him! (Ps 115:3)

The first of counting my many, many blessings...

Hello, my name is Melanie...

...and I think I feel like blogging again?

It's a Jack E World

Sometimes I play and sometimes I read.

I love my Mommy.

Sometimes me and mom go for a hike {never happened}, and play games {all the time},

and decorate {once, for fall}.

Most times I go to school, and sometimes I do science and exercise and take a rest,

and when I'm done I take a deep breath.

Sometimes I play, and sometimes I have birthdays. Sometimes I go to the park,

and sometimes I go somewhere to eat.

My birthday is October 30th. I will be the big 5 this year.

Here are the rules for my birthday:

1. No breakin'.

2. No messin' up.

3. No openin' other people's presents when it's not time,

and no peekin' inside somebody else's presents.

4. If you want to come to my birthday, you gotta be nice.

5. No scarin' people.

6. No vampires.

7. No muddy people.

8. No frowin' food.

9. No breakin' toys.

10. No frowin' chairs at people.

11. If you want to be a good kid, then you can come to my birthday.

12. No actin' wild.

13. If you have somethin' to say, raise your hand.

14. If you need to go pee-pee and you have an accident on the floor, call somebody to clean it up.

15. Don't ever show somebody your poop. Besides, there is nobody who does that, but if they do, they have to leave my birthday, but if they apologize, they can come back to my next birthday.

16. If you ever bring sticks inside, then frow 'em outside and never come back to my birthday...

unless I say so.

Jack Everett