Turnips, A Beetle and More - The Walnut Acre Daily Tuesday July 7, 2015

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. 

Matthew 11:28

TODAY'S QUOTE

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book. ~ Irish Proverb

ANIMAL UPDATES

YARD AND GARDEN

Austin and I worked in the garden this morning, pulling weeds. I also pulled some turnips to use for dinner this evening and discovered they are bigger than I realized. So I'm going to have to get those out of the ground soon. There are two kinds of turnips here - Purple Top White Globe and White Lady.

We found this beetle today and Austin was holding it and letting the kids look at it. It was all fun until the beetle pinched him and then suddenly the beetle went flying. We tried to find it again in the grass but couldn't.

WORKING, LEARNING, AND PLAYING TOGETHER

We've had a lot of fun today. The cars and playmat were used quite a bit. 

We played outside this morning before it got too hot. Some of the kids were using the grape arbor as monkey bars. I let them enjoy it for a little but then had to ask them to stop because it was too much for the bars and they were starting shift. 

There was more music and singing. 

After lunch we worked in workbooks, played a game and read some stories. 

Today has been an unusually rough day for Michael. He slept in this morning and seemed fine until lunch time. Then he suddenly went into full meltdown mode over a small thing and spiraled in and out of meltdowns for several hours. This evening has been a little better but not great. I have no idea where this is coming from and hope it ends quickly! This used to be every day life for us but with medication and a lot of work we are usually in a much better place than we were today.

READING AROUND THE WEB

How We've Made All Our Dreams Come True . . . With One Simple Activity at MBA sahm

The Superwoman Myth at Being Confident of This

Summer Veggie Casserole Recipe at DIY Crush

ON MY MIND

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Standing Firm, Radishes From the Garden and Puppy Cuteness - The Walnut Acre Daily Wednesday June 10, 2015

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Come unto me, all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28

TODAY'S QUOTE

Do not be afraid of tomorrow, for God is already there. ~ Author Unknown

ANIMAL UPDATES

I just had to share these pictures of my sweet, beautiful niece with her sweet cute puppy!

YARD AND GARDEN

I got these radishes from our garden today. I cleaned them and we had them with our dinner this evening. So yummy!

WORKING, LEARNING, AND PLAYING TOGETHER

I spent a large part of the day at my sister's. Here are few pictures of our fun there. 

READING AROUND THE WEB

Stay on the Nest at Ready to be Offered

My Butterfly Kitchen at This Mom Grows Up

Summertime Lemonade Pie at The New Mrs. Adventures

False Expectations: The Day I Threw the Book on thew Floor and Ice Cream Unit Study at Year Round Homeschooling

Simple Guidelines to Help You Purge Your Home of Stuff You Don't Need at Of The Hearth

ON MY MIND

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Ephesians 6:10-17

This passage has been on mind this evening. Lots of things have been written about the meaning of the different parts of the armor of God and their application.  But there are two things in particular that are standing out to me this evening. 

The first is that our enemy is not flesh and blood. It is against powers of darkness and spiritual forces of evil. But they are so good at making it seem like the person in front of us is the enemy that we are often fooled. And then the real problems begin. Because when the enemy can get our eyes off Jesus and on each other we begin to lose the battle. 

The second thing that stood out to me is that three times in this passage it says STAND. Not fight, not argue, not go to battle, and not run away - simply stand. It takes strength to stand when every instinct screams fight or flight. And this strength comes from knowing we are fully outfitted in His armor and because of His mighty power we can withstand every fiery dart and every sneak attack. And in the standing comes victory!

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