August Blessings

August flew by and life has been crazy but full of amazing blessings. God is so good to His people, even though we do not deserve it at all.

1. Fellowship with Kimberly
2. Talking about what God is doing
3. Seeking to understand together, Finishing The Silver Chair
4. Learning about contending for the faith
5. Talking with other Sisters about contending for the faith and how God wants to change our hearts
6. Going to Half Priced Books
7. Reading with Jim
8. Hearing Jim's heart
9. Good day as a whole
10. Jim getting a good raise
11. Bonus pay
12. Jamey helping dress the little boys
13. Getting clothes sorted
14. Jim coming home at 1500
15. Relaxing, fun evening
16. Starting The Last Battle
17. Going to playgroup by myself with all 6 kids
18. Taking the kids to see Jim at work
19. Meeting another mom with stairstep kids
20. Going to water aerobics
21. Rain
22. Jim letting me sleep in
23. Chocolate chip cookie dough milkshakes
24. Nehemiah sleeping well
25. Doing school work with Jamey
26. Everyone taking a nap
27. Washing my hair
28. Getting Norwex party set up
29. Going to water aerobics
30. Making it through a relatively good day
31. Sleeping in a little
32. Jamey doing some school work by himself
33. Going to playgroup
34. Meeting with Jessica
35. Getting more things talked through for August
36. Talking
37. Writing
38. Pajama movie day
39. Getting some work done
40. Reading
41. Making it through a Saturday with Jim at work
42. Dancing with the kids
43. Going to bed early
44. Getting all 6 kids ready for church by 7:25 am and to church before 8 by myself
45. Everyone napping 4 hours
46. Blog posts
47. Jude
48. Planning
49. Norwex
50. Sam loving on Neo
51. Very productive day
52. Talking through the school year, schedules and routines
53. Time to hangout with Jessica
54. Facebook Norwex Party
55. Looking at possible ministry opportunities
56. Going to playgroup
57. Going to water aerobics for the last time
58. Getting box-tops ready for co-op
59. Enough box tops to play for all our classes!
60. Fun time at the playground
61. Getting co-op paid for
62. Reconnecting with people
63. Getting errands run
64. Good doctors appointments
65. Meeting with Dawn
66. Free Coffee
67. Date night in
68. Heart conversations
69. Having a decent day while Jim was at work
70. Dancing with the kids
71. Everyone sleeping 
72. Talking to Brit
73. Reading with Jim
74. Having a good day with Jim at work
75. Lots of dancing
76. Getting 2 weeks of school plans finished
77. Movie night with Jim on the sofa
78. Sleep
79. Jamey picking roses for me
80. Meeting with Karey
81. Becca getting home safely from her work trip
82. Jim and kids getting some cleaning done
83. Cheap pizza
84. Getting homeschool letter sent
85. Relaxing evening
86. Church as a family
87. Beginning the Exodus series
88. Serving with babies
89. Lunch at Harvest
90. Gift card
91. Deep conversation
92. Working through more issues
93. God's faithfulness
94. First field trip to Schimpff's
95. Candy
96. Kids doing well during the field trip
97. Getting the first hostess package from Norwex
98. Getting Phase 10
99. Good blessing us in mysterious ways
100. Playgroup
101. Nice conversations
102. Never being alone
103. Jamey getting a lot of math done
104. Same praying at dinner
105. Great discussion at CG
106. Jamey finishing handwriting and language arts!
107. Everyone sleeping
108. Good doctor appointment
109. Jim being able to come over for a minute
110. Chilled evening at home
111. Spending the morning with the Felix family
112. Encouragement
113. Calling Daddy for his birthday
114. Celebrating Hannah and Abbey's birthday
115. Meeting new people
116. Sam swinging Nehemiah
117. Jim getting extra work hours
118. Making cookies
119. Working on more school plans
120. Going to the Home for His Glory pool party
121. Lillian dunking herself in the water
122. Fellowship with friends
123. Meeting Kimberly for coffee
124. God using my hurt to minister to her
125. Nehemiah doing well during our time
126. Getting a really good deal on folders and binders
127. Napping
128. Reading with Becca
129. Hanging out
130. Learning more about redemption in Exodus
131. Meeting to discuss Love to Eat Hate to Eat
132. Becca sharing
133. Planning
134. Talking with Jim
135. Sharing my heart
136. God moving
137. Getting started on co-op lesson plans
138. Jim working extra
139. Lillian reading to her little brothers
140. Sam praying 
141. Meeting new people at co-op orientation
142. No TV for 24 hours!
143. Sarah and Asia coming to visit
144. Lillian doing well at music class
145. Good CG time
146. Being encouraged
147. Sleep
148. Day 2 no TV!
149. Getting stuff finished for N Good Health
150. Completing first 4 weeks of school plans
151. Trying a new French restaurant
152. Making plans to start eating real food more
153. Only TV for dancing
154. Working on co-op class plans
155. Getting prayer list sent
156. Nice paycheck
157. Having some fun with Jim
158. Getting our Norwex stuff!
159. Going to see the Nina and the Pinta
160. Terry helping me
161. Co-op field trips
162. Time to sit with my girl and love on her
163. Figuring out what's important
164. Meeting with Sisters to discuss how God informs every part of our life
165. Panera for lunch
166. Adults talking about schedule
167. All kids napping
168. Time to talk with Jim 
169. Learning together
170. Walking to church
171. Family day at the fair
172. Hearing 4 great bands
173. God growing my heart
174. Meeting another big family
175. Double date night in with Ryan and Becca
176. Getting errands run
177. Talking through priorities with Jim
178. Pizza and a movie
179. Book club
180. Nehemiah having a good appointment
181. Beginning to make daily life plans