Picking up sticks ~ turns into playing in puddles!

Katie stayed home from school with allergies and ear infection - and after visiting the doctor is feeling well enough to help Sydney with a little project. Sydney and I were planning to go to pick up sticks (so Katie joined us). Sydney always wants to pick up sticks every time we go to church and we won't let her (trying to keep her clean). Well today was her day to pick up some sticks - and she did pick up a few. But quickly she found mud and I (being the older and wiser of the two of us) sent her to the "clean" puddle to get the mud off her shoes. And the pictures tell the rest of the story!

Can you really tell the difference?

Last night the 5th and 6th grade girls participated in an m&m taste test ~ can you really tell the difference between the colors? Well, after our test - I think that some can and most can't. And the moral of this story was ~ it's what's inside that's so good - CHOCOLATE! And when using this to make a biblical comparison - we need to remember that God made us all and he made us all different - and we need to make sure we don't judge others by what we see on the outside. We need to get to know people on the inside.

And about the history of the blue m&m? Over 10 million people voted to add blue to the color mix in 1995! And if you really want to learn more about the history of the m&m - go here.

Giving thanks ~ Even for the little things

A typical Monday, clean the house that gets so messy over the weekend. Do laundry - is it ever really done? And even look through the entire house, garage, and van for the missing church bag and library book (you know I don't want to buy a book we can't even find)! Pray for a friend having a medical procedure today. Well, it was a good day. The house is on it's way to being clean (at least for a little while) and the laundry is almost done (close enough) and we found the missing church bag at church of all places and the library book was found on the bookshelf (a good place for books you own - not library books) after bribing the girls to help look one more time with ice cream and oreos! So the girls are eating their reward and for this Monday full of events I am thankful. And our dear friend, Nancy's procedure is over and she is at home feeling fine and is awaiting the results - so we will continue to pray for her health and healing.