Together At Home ♥

As I sit here typing, the sun is brightly and warmly shining in the picture window.
It has been a beautiful day here in the country.
What started out as a densely foggy morning, with everything covered in bountiful & elegant frost, has now turned into a beautiful sunshiny afternoon.

After enjoying some down-time following her school work, Mal is putting clothes away and preparing to write a note to one of her many cousins. I'm thankful that Mallary takes the time to keep in touch in such a way for nothing is more heart-warming than going to the mailbox to find a hand-written envelope with your name on it! :)

MaKayla is doing ACT prep for possibly the final time. :) This girl is a test taker by heart, but preparing to take such an exam can be wearing and stressful. She wouldn't have to take it again, for it doesn't appear at this point that college is in the future however the last time she took it, she was a sophomore and she's always wanted the challenge of taking it again. Besides the fact that in order to get the "Good Student Driver Discount" on our insurance, she needs an updated score on file.

I await the phone to ring letting me know that Kyle has finished another day of work and will soon be on his way home to the girls & I. ♥ He is such a good & faithful provider for our family! I am thankful!

Wednesday, MaKayla, Mal & I started a February Book Fast through KBR ministries. We've been subscribing MaKayla to this magazine for some time now & it is such an encouragement & tool of spiritual growth for all of us girls. The February Fast challenges you to read no other book for the month of February except for God's Word (for at least 10 minutes per day). You log the minutes you read daily and then at the end of the month, if you send your log sheet in, they will send you a free pressed-flower Scripture bookmark. An awesome challenge that we were/are excited about! I can already tell a HUGE difference in my heart, in my outlook & in my attitude since beginning this challenge last week.

It will be a quiet, relaxing evening tonight which are the kind that we love! ♥
Cheesy potato soup is on the menu per Kyle & MaKayla's request. ♥
We will do our daily read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year portion. ♥
Possibly a game or two will be played. ♥
Together at home. ♥
A family. ♥