A Few January Bits

We've been having a very cold winter so far. Snow, ice and strong winds. A few days of hard rain only. I do love to hear strong wind. I find that cozy. The kids had a nice relaxing Christmas break and I also liked not having to wake up early and going out in the cold. But, nothing lasts forever. Riley was excited to go back to school ... Nathan would have been happy to stay home for a few more days.

Sometimes after I drop Riley off at school I come home and put my pj's back on, climb into bed and read for about an hour. Then I make myself a hot yummy breakfast and put on a cozy movie. It's not until after the movie is over that I begin to get ready. No plans, no leaving the house {especially since it's been too cold}, no rush. I don't do this too often mind you but I do make sure to thank God for allowing me to enjoy all these comforts every now and then.

Baby Reagan is loved and missed so much. Wish heaven had visiting hours. I wonder if babies grow in heaven. So many questions that will never be answered. So sad.
The last couple of Sunday's we've actually been arriving to church early. Riley looks forward to going to Sunday school all week long.

January 20th - Inauguration Day
So happy about it. I continue to pray for President Trump. It's so ridiculous that so many people aren't willing to give him a chance. But, it's nice to see that more celebrities are coming out saying they've had enough of Hollywood's bs. Obama really messed up our country in every respect.

January 21st - the so called "women's march"
A big disgrace! Those women do NOT speak for me. They're nothing but vulgar and hateful. THAT is not what a strong woman is. What's upsetting to me even more is when so called daughters in Christ support such causes, like Brene Brown {and Beth Moore and Shauna Niequist have also spoken out negatively about Trump}. I followed her on Facebook and she wrote a lengthy post about the march. I was so disappointed and it feels like a let down when a Christian author cannot seem to have self-control. A woman in Christ especially if such a woman is a public figure should either not comment publicly or show grace toward the person they don't like. After all, isn't that what the Word teaches us? So so disappointing. Other Christian authors have shown way more class and grace and have not talked politics. I'm sure they don't all like Trump but they are choosing grace over political talk and that says a lot about them. I think that Brene Brown, Beth Moore and Shauna Niquist should re-examine their priorities if they want to continue to spread the Word, because to me that seems very hypocritical.
I don't think I can read any of Brene Brown's or Beth Moore's books now knowing that they too are letting hate take hold of their hearts.
So yes, it's extremely disappointing when a Christian public figure gets political. There are plenty of good Christian authors other than Brown and Moore. And you know what? Spending a day out by the water taking in God's beauty {or even changing dirty diapers} beats going to a women's march any day.

For this year I decided to not have any New Year's resolutions. The one thing I do want to continue doing is to keep my mind stimulated which means that I am still buying books .....

..... even though I have all of these already. But it's really hard to not buy any when you come across a good book sale. I must! especially if the book is already in my "to read list".

Oh, and I don't want to forget football talk. It was disappointing to see the Seahawks  lose. And I haven't liked the Packers since Bret Favre left the team. I just can't be an Aaron Rogers fan. So it was cool to see the Falcons beat them. And we're not Patriots fans but they are good even though they've been caught cheating before. I call them the cheaters, lol. Anyway, I hope the Falcons win.