I love Fridays.....I get out of the classroom at 2 pm and go home to just relax! I don't even really cook dinner anymore on Friday evenings...we either make homemade veggie pizza and salad or we order online and have something delivered. Sometimes there are leftovers from earlier in the week. Either way, it is a night for just relaxing. I just love it. Before we head into the weekend, though, let's pause and give thanks for FIVE of our FAVE happenings this past week. Mine are just little things but they were special to me.
Do you have a fave from the week? You can join in by linking up at Susanne's site.
- MOM-DAUGHTER DINNER: Dave had a church event to go to right after work last Friday evening, so Courtney, (who had no plans with friends that night), and I decided to order online from Panera. She has done it many times before...I never had from them. WOW.....so super fast and easy and within 20 minutes our food was delivered. I ordered the Autumn Squash Soup with a mozzarella and spinach flatbread sandwich on the side. It was delicious. We followed it up with a chocolate chip cookie. We had a chance to chat about our jobs and she is loving her new work place. It was a great time of just hanging out. And neither one of us really wanted to cook on a Friday evening.
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| Sunday afternoon hiking date 10 September |
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| Waterfalls in the Huyck Preserve |
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| Dave hikes along an easy trail and the leaves are just starting to change! |
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| a cairn on the beach of Lake Myosotis |
- AFTER CHURCH DATE! Sunday was just a beautiful day! A little cool but I love it like that. We decided to go to the 9 a.m. church service, go home and change, pick up subs to go with our water bottles, and head to this place that we hadn't been to before. We had been to the village years ago when the girls were very small. But the preserve was something we had never hiked in. There's a picnic table at the start of the trail and a very short walk to beautifully layered waterfalls. The photo doesn't do it justice. We then decided to do the 1 mile trail out to the lake, cross over the dam, and return the same way back to the car. It was a fun way to spend time together. I guess we are getting into this empty nest thing!
- ENCOURAGING WORDS: there is just something about when a friend.....this time it was our senior pastor's wife Deb.....giving encouraging words about something you are a bit anxious about. I had such a wonderful conversation with her and she really cares.....it was about our youngest daughter being away at the very liberal UNH and Deb reassured me that all would be well due to our parenting skills. That just made my day! I'm still struggling at times with the fact that our 'baby" is not at a Christian college and it is getting easier when I hear those encouraging words.
- SMALL GROUP SIGN-UP! Monday after work I was checking email and I had a notice from our church's small group ministries director that 3 women had signed up for my new small group I will be leading. Our first session is Sept 26 at my home and so far I have 2 previous members interested and these 3 new ones! I'm excited to start our new study. It is Breathe by Priscilla Shirer and will be about what it means to take a Sabbath. A topic very dear to my heart!
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| Claire, age 18 Spring 2017 Ballet Senior pics photographer was Courtney |
- SHE MADE IT! Claire called me late last Thursday evening saying she made the UNH Ballet Company! She wasn't sure she'd get in as was up against not just freshmen but sophomores, juniors and seniors and some are ballet majors! But she got in which means she earns 2 extra credits for being in it (2 practices a week) and this is on top of already having 18 academic credits in the Honors Program! She is super excited as are we and we look forward to the big ballet show in the early spring!
That wraps up my faves.....what made you smile this week? Please do share in the comment section.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Have a wonderful weekend.
6 comments:
Aww you must be so proud of Claire. And I think your friend is right - if you've done a goood job as a parent your kids will be fine wherever they end up. And if they do slip up along the way then a good parent will be there for them and they will know that. Our nest was empty then one flew back with his wife. There are now signs that they will be leaving fairly soon so we will have to adjust all over again. Enjoy your weekend.
Hurray on getting into the empty nest thing. Your lunch/hike after church sounded like a delightful way to spend some of your Sabbath.
Talking about Sabbath, I hadn't heard of Breathe by Priscilla Shirer. I will check that out. Are you doing the dvd teachings alongside the workbooks? How fun to have some new folks in your group. We are starting up new groups at our church the same week you are.
What wonderful news for Claire to get into the ballet troupe. It is obvious that she is a go-getter. Wishing Claire well on her full plate (and said a prayer for both of your daughters). University is sooooooo exciting.
I am glad that you talked with someone and received encouragement. Even though we often know the answer, it is good and right to hear from others. And it helps to hear their prayers.
I hope your week treats you well.
Yay, for Claire! I would love to attend your group study if I lived in your area :)
Here's my Five:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2017/09/tea-time-teacups-and-decisions-91517.html
Colletta
I love the cooler temps as well. It's very humid here in the Boston area today. Yuck. I'm ready for dryer, cooler air.
Congratulations to Claire for being accepted into the ballet company! Good to hear that she is settling in to her new school.
Friday night is our relax night too. Hubby always gets takeout or takes me out that night to give me a break from cooking after a busy work week and we love it too. So nice not to have to think about what to cook (though I do love to cook it's nice to have a regularly scheduled night off). Love the lunch and hike idea after church. We love to do stuff like that too!
Congratulations to Claire! What an accomplishment. Something I have turned into a prayer for my children as they have gone out is Philippians 1:6: "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." I also pray that God will lead them to a good church and good friends who will encourage them in their walk with Christ.
Friday nights are relaxing nights for us, too, often with take-out dinners.
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