Behind the Ordinary

ridin' bikes and stuff

2011-04-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

the kids are back at school today! i'm doin' a happy dance....

don't get me wrong, we had a great week....but I'm off school this week.......and I have 2 whole days to myself! i'm boogeyin' again!

2 days...actually, be still my heart, 2.5 days! then we leave on a little road trip...9 hours in the car with the kids...oh, it'll be fun. right?

here's our new fave thing to do.

ash found her skipping rope and we've been giving it a good workout this week!

we had a super fun week, doing a little of this and a little of that.

the kids were outside all evening last night, riding bikes and playing tag with their friends.

i'm hoping that's what our summer looks like!

in other news...my walking partner and i are heading out on our first training walk of the year! we're walking for cancer in july.

check this out....www.endcancer.ca

peace, out!

shoot!

2011-04-24T20:42:00.000-07:00

we woke up this morning without much of a plan.

church, of course. goes without saying.

He is risen! He is risen indeed!

jason hid chocolate eggs while i sipped my coffee.

i took no pictures as i was too comfy to get up off my chair.

fortified by caffeine, i got dressed and headed out to celebrate His resurrection.

we stopped by the grocery store where we realized, at the till, that neither one of us had our wallets. luckily, i had my chequebook in my bible case in the car. all was well. we paid for our groceries and hit the trail for home.

as we were eating our pulled pork sandwiches, which were delicious!, we decided to head to the shooting range.

the couple that shoots together, stays together. that's what my hubby says, anyway.

our ammo ran out just in time for supper.

daddy cooked, daughter served, mommy cleaned up.

it was a good day. a really good day.

wrapped in grace

2011-04-22T20:05:00.000-07:00

I climbed the stairs wearily. I knew I should apologize for my harsh words, but I trudged on, stubborn.

I had been too cross with them for such a small wrong.

She had tears in her eyes as I kissed her goodnight, he was too quiet, his feelings bruised.

My heart hurt as I threw myself down on the couch beside their dad.

Then I saw it through the window. The moon was big and beautiful. Full. I was drawn to it.

"Look," I breathed, rushing to the window.

I knew what this was. An opportunity. They had to see and experience it with me.

"Come up." I called down.

Their footsteps came quickly, hurrying. Was I still angry?

I pointed to the moon. Their eyes grew big, amazed. "Why is it like that?" he asked. "It's how God wants it tonight," I told him. Our eyes met. I knew I was forgiven.

That moon was wrapped in grace.