On Jesus and Peace in the Midst of Life

I think I needed this right now.  Hope it helps someone else too.


Peace!

Finding Peace within Chaos

Nothin' Like New Books

New Bible study for this year:

I'm giddy as a schoolchild opening up brand new books on the first day of school!  Or wait, was I the only kid that got excited about that...?  I don't know - I just love the smell, look, feel, unexplored territory of brand new books!

With all the internet chatter about the first day of school, especially the first day of homeschool, I wondered if I'd be as excited about new curricula each year as some of the families seem to be.  Well, given how I jittered about in anticipation opening my new Bible study I think that answer is yes, it'll be like Christmas every year!  Did I mention... I love books!

Well that was short-lived.

Nurse-in was canceled.  And not in a good way.  More details to follow.  By the way, anyone with experience with  breastfeeding in the military, please speak up, we could really use some words of wisdom about now.

First Nurse-In

Is it silly that I'm ridiculously excited about attending my first nurse-in?

Background:
A mother nursing her child at our base's E-Club was asked to cover up or leave.  Hmm... yeah... you can't actually require a nursing woman to do either.

Result:
We're staging a simple, quiet nurse-in at the same location.  The idea is for people to come, eat lunch at the restaurant, nurse if they have a nursling, and show support with numbers.  We'll have a copy of the applicable federal laws on hand if anyone cares to ask.  T-shirts for the munchkins are in the works.  T-shirts will read:  "Anytime.  Anywhere.  Doing my part to normalize nursing in public."  They may not be the most creative t-shirts ever, but they'll hopefully get the point across.

Man, the things I never dreamed I'd be doing, much less enjoying!

Co-Schooling

Here's a term I'd not yet heard till this evening (umm, actually morning... it's nearly 2 - eep!).  While I'm sure this would require some serious "clicking" together to be successful, it sounds simply wonderful.  I sighed aloud reading the post :).

http://arlinghaus.typepad.com/blog/2010/05/coschooling-5-greeting-rituals.html

Empty Cupboard Roundup

Here's your chance y'all - send in a link to your own empty-cupboard meal post and share the oh-crap-what's-for-dinner wisdom!

Okay, let's get that empty cupboard round-up on

Lego Maniac's Dream

Can I just say? THIS IS AWESOME. My Little Gems: DIY Lego Table {from an old Coffee or End Table}