The Baily Buzz: Picks from the Weekend

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Picks from the Weekend

We had a terrific weekend. Saturday we enjoyed a pumpkin patch with our cousins and got to pick out five huge pumpkins for carving. After sliding down the enormous slide, we also meandered through a hay maze, corn field maze

(only some of us), climbed on the tractor tires, and unexpectedly ran into a couple of

friends.

We also had a good laugh at a group of turkeys in our front lawn on Saturday morning. Amusingly they followed a little calico cat right into the woods. We also saw some papa turkeys fanning out their tail feathers trying to get the ladies interested in them. The cat got their interest. How funny!

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This Day

10/14/10
O.K. Time to update. Three months ago I left my thoughts and haven't written since. It's hard to stay in certain habits.

I was thinking about self discipline today, about how hard it is to do something day in and day out. I try to get up around 5:30 or 6:00 each day, but lately I have had a hard time having the discipline to rise in the darkness and start my day early. The impact of this foible makes the day more difficult. Often my patience runs shorter and I have a sense of rush instead of peace when I don't get up early enough.

I was also thinking about the challenge of doing daily chores with the kids. They help out with what I ask of them, but I know we would greatly benefit from a better routine. I have yet to stumble upon the best time of day to do this, but I am committing this to the Lord and asking him to guide us in this.

We are taught that, as Christians, self control is something we can expect from the Holy Spirit. I have experienced his help in this and am hopeful He will continue to work this fruit in my life and the life of my family. I am praying that He will give us the control to do the things we need to do, day after day, without failing. I am asking Him to help us conquer the flesh and overcome.