October Blessings

What can I say about October? It was so full and God has been constantly teaching us. We have had so many blessings. So thankful to be able to share some with you!

1. Spending some quality play time with Reuben
2. Getting all needed school work finished with a late start
3. Figuring out how to roast broccoli and cauliflower without a recipe
   
4. Cheap balanced dinner
5. Sleeping until 9
6. Getting good work done with the middle boys
7. Homemade pizza for lunch
8. Redeem Marriage
9. Good reminder of Truth
10. Meeting Stephanie- fellow scarf wearer
11. Getting school work finished
12. Learning how to deal with growing kids
13. Helping Becca with her paper
14. Making it through a Saturday without Jim
15. God teaching me in every moment
16. Learning about the 3rd Commandment
17. Being sobered
18. Napping along with the kids
    
19. Finishing The Accidental Feminist
20. Starting the next classic
21. Time to write a little
22. God working in weird ways
23. Great dentist appointments
24. Grocery store as a family
25. Learning to eat better for cheaper
26. Getting emails written
27. Homemade granola
28. God working
29. Sleep
30. Getting lead inspection completed
31. Heart to heart with Jim
32. Prayer walking
    
33. Kids growing in friendship
34. Time to hang out with CG
35. Milk increasing
36. Great day at co-op
37. Gleaning from those with older kids
38. Encouraging those younger
39. Interactive class
40. Never ending pasta bowl
41. Good date evening
42. Growing together
43. Reuben singing "A Bushel and A Peck" and giving Gabriel hugs
    
44. Talking to Brit and sharing with each other
45. Uploading pictures
46. Inspiration
47. Kids napping
48. More clothes organized
49. Girls movie night
50. Getting to know Brittany and Heather better
51. Going through more clothes
52. Finishing picture upload
53. Cherry soda and dark chocolate
54. Getting some needed cleaning done
55. Over half-way through clothes
56. Going to the seminary to meet Jim for lunch
    
57. Writing group
58. Time with Jim
59. Talking about murder
60. God working in my heart
61. Connecting on a deeper level with Jim
62. Fun family afternoon
63. Growing in enjoying being together
64. Grace to make it through a Monday with a sick child and Jim at work
65. Getting through group school time
66. Continuing to learn myself
67. Teaching Lillian about not letting a schedule control us
68. Everyone going to CG
69. Showering
    
70. Learning to let go of a perfect day
71. Knowing God is always in control
72. Learning as a family what is truly important
73. Getting coffee with Jim
74. Sara coming over to help and hang out
75. Getting Bible time done
76. Naps for everyone
77. Getting laundry finished
78. Potatoes for dinner
    
79. Restful evening
80. Bed at 10:30
81. God healing my stomach
82. Time to pray alone
83. Feeling more rested
84. Washing my hair
85. Purging some
86. Movie and logic problems
87. Sleeping in
88. Girls lunch date with Mom, Becca and Lillian
89. Neo doing well at home
    
90. Family Shopping trip to Kohl's and the Mall
91. Mom getting us new clothes
92. Dedicating Nehemiah to the Lord
93. All 6 kids making it through the entire church service
94. Being together as a family
95. Lunch at Olive Garden
96. Nice family afternoon
97. Left overs
98. God speaking to the depths of my heart
    
99. Being reminded of how blessed I really am
100. Going to playgroup
101. Talking about school stuff
102. School work
103. Walking with Lillian
104. Running into Shannon
105. Good CG time of catching up and encouragement
106. Seeking advice from those older
107. Being surrounded by others who seek to honor God
108. Bucca di Bepos
109. Running into Chad and Ginger
110. God revealing more of my heart
111. School time as a family
     
112. Time to talk things through with Jim
113. Learning to seek together what God is wanting for us and our family
114. Time to reflect
115. Heart for the Nations
116. Hearing from friends overseas
117. Relaxing evening
118. Singing with Reuben
119. Kids playing together
120. Talking through more scheduling adjustments and making plans
     
121. Meeting with Dawn
122. International food at SBTS
123. Growth in Becca
124. Great sermon on Sabbath
125. J and L coming to church with us
126. Taking a nap!
127. Kids reading together
128. Bean bag
129. Pics of Sam
     
130. Talking to my parents
131. Family play time
132. Shortened school schedule! Much better
133. Quick and cheaper grocery run
134. The kids playing well together
135. Sam praying and saying Scripture
136. Book club
137. Sisters in the Lord
138. Rainy day
     
139. Kids working well together to learn
140. Jamey teaching his siblings different things
141. Great discussion at CG
142. Getting to co-op mostly on time
143. Timely note
144. Seeing God work
145. Heart to heart
146. Jim getting half a paper written
147. Good Panera
148. Finishing The Age of Innocence
149. Jim leaving me a heartfelt note
150. Sam volunteering to pray, praying and saying Romans 10:9 with me
151. Good school morning
     
152. Productive afternoon
153. Reading half of The Comedy of Errors
154. Dancing
155. Washing my hair
156. Good doctors appointments
157. Healthy kids
158. Free food from Friends
159. Becca being OK
160. Getting budget and schedules complete
161. Finishing The Comedy of Errors in 2 days
162. Lillian and Sam dancing together
163. Reuben reading to Nehemiah
164. More stuff from friends
     
165. Movies
166. Sam turning 18 months
167. Neo almost sitting up
168. Watching some of the World Series with Jamey and Lillian
169. God always working
170. Mac and Cheese