The Simple Woman's Daybook for Today - Monday, October 25

It's been a while since I've done a Simple Woman's Daybook post ... and since there's nothing especially blogworthy going on right now, I thought I'd do a SWD.  ;-)

Outside my window... the sun is shining and it's warming up.  Everything seems to be fresh and clean, thanks to almost an inch and a half of rain last night. 

I am thinking... that it's starting to get stuffy in here ... might be time to open the slider. 

I am thankful for... time with the Ts this weekend. 

From the kitchen... breakfast dishes are in the sink, today's newspaper and the crockpot are on the island.

I am wearing... a Pensacola T-shirt, jeans and my Lands End slippers (I'm not even sure they qualify as slippers, since they've got a vinyl sole and can be worn outside). 

I am creating... a quilt for DSIL; I'm still working on it ... and will be for quite a while so don't expect much change in this topic.  ;-)  I do have half the blocks quilted, so I'm definitely making progress.  Am I going to make my (self-imposed) Christmas deadline?  I think so; I chose a nice quilting stencil for the outer border ... interesting without being so complicated that it will take months to quilt.  At least I hope so!  ha!  

 
I am going... to let the dogs out for a potty break as soon as I get this posted.

I am hoping... that we don't have to wait so long for the next rain (it's been over a month since our last rain).   

I am hearing... an airplane flying over (our house is in one of the flight paths for Lambert; fortunately, we're far enough away that the noise isn't an issue).

Around the house... laundry needs to be finished ... I started a load yesterday, but I didn't even get it to the dryer.  The furniture needs to be dusted (but I think I'm going to quilt instead ha!).  T#4's high chair needs to go back downstairs.   

One of my favorite things... a day with nothing planned (other than the quick trip to the bank, which I have already done). 

A few plans for the rest of the week/weekend… Wednesday is Trunk and Treat at church; I'll decorate the van ... sort of.  I am NOT creative; I can do "creative" stuff (cross stitching, quilting, etc.) as long as I have a pattern/directions/guidance.  But coming up with creative stuff on my own ... nope.  So I'll probably just toss in a couple of small hay bales, a couple of mums (which I will give to DD since she's wanting to plant some mums in her yard), a couple of small pumpkins and call it decorated.  ha!  I know I won't win the car-decorating contest, but who cares?  The kids certainly aren't; it's all about the candy for them!  ha!

The World Series begins on Wednesday; we'll miss the first few innings (due to the aforementioned Trunk and Treat).  I guess I'll be rooting for the Rangers since they've never made it to the World Series.  If my Cardinals don't make it, I like to cheer for the underdog or the team who's waited the longest to get to the World Series.  (EXCEPT for the Cubs and the Red Sox.  Sorry ... just gotta root against the Cubs ... what kind of Cardinals fan would I be if I didn't?  And I've still got a sour taste in my mouth from the 2004 World Series to be able to root for the Red Sox.)

Other than that, I don't think there's a whole lot on the agenda for this week.

In closing, I'd like to share a new song that I heard on the radio on my way back home from my quick trip to the bank.  It's called I Am New by Jason Gray.  The lyrics are what really "grabbed" me about this. 

Now I won’t deny
The worst you could say about me
But I’m not defined
By mistakes that I’ve made
Because God says of me
I am not who I was
I am being remade
I am new
I am chosen and holy
And I’m dearly loved
I am new
Who I thought I was
And who I thought I had to be
I had to give them both up
Cause neither were willing
To ever believe
I am not who I was
I am being remade
I am new
I am chosen and holy
And I’m dearly loved
I am new
Too long I have lived
In the shadows of shame
Believing that there
Was no way I could change
But the one who is making everything new
Doesn’t see me the way that I do
He doesn’t see me the way that I do

I have to confess that I struggle with low self-esteem, and God used this song to remind me that not only am I not defined by the mistakes I've made (and I certainly needed to be reminded of that) nor am I defined by the way I see myself ... I'm definitely not defined by the way others see me/define me.  Thank you, Lord, for that reminder!  :-)