Just Today Help us, O Lord, to live for this day, this hour, this moment. Amen
Welcome to Friday!
"It's going to be a fantastic Friday."
The sky was draped in a beautiful tapestry of colors, the lake was dotted with boats of all shapes and sizes, and without hesitation I declared that today will be a fantastic Friday!
How are you doing? How has your week gone for you this week? I hope that you have had an excellent week filled with success, joy, and loads upon loads of love. What was the best part of your week and how did you get through your tough spots? It gave me great joy to pray for you this week. I hope you will have an awesome weekend filled with all of the things that matter to you most and will help you recharge.
I had a really good week. In addition to a short week last week, I had a great weekend just hanging around the house with the girls and Trish. Trish was a little under the weather on Friday - Saturday. Instead of traveling or a big 4th of July get together, we played it low key and chilled out. We had hamburgers and hotdogs, some sides and watched a lot of episodes of our favorite shows and played games indoors. I lost every game of Domino that we all played together, even the one game where I was in the lead until the very last few tiles. With a blitz that I've never seen before, coupled with some poor play by a few "anonymous" players, Cassarra won that game. After that I went back to my tried and true game of "Monopoly Deal." Paige and I played so many hands that I lost count of how many times I won. Eventually I let her win one, but only one. Once she "won" that first game she started talking so much trash it was amazing. I wonder where she gets that from. Anyway, it was such a blessing to have to slow down over the weekend. Sometimes having to slow down can be one of the best blessings we ever receive.
The kids and I took "shopping" trips over and around Irmo. We didn't buy much of anything, it was mostly window shopping, killing time, and avoiding the stir crazy feeling that seems to occur when we are all inside for too long. It was also the only way to keep the girls from waking Trish up from a much needed time of rest. Please don't underestimate how off track our house can get when Trish isn't feeling well and the kids are overly excited. Thankful Trish began to feel better before anarchy took over in the house.
I had Monday off from work which made the work week seem so much easier to manage. On Monday I did get to spend some quality time with Trish before I had to go back to work. We had a lunch date together and then a nice little dinner date after we got the girls off to bed. Both dates were at home, but Gabbi and Cassarra helped keep the rest of the crew quiet and occupied. I'll admit it was hard to get back into the flow at work after being off for these three extra days. The slew of emails, stagnant progress of the team, and onslaught of meetings makes any transition back to work a little tougher. The short week and long to do list helped the time fly by really quickly. It felt like no time before I was finally caught up and Friday was here.
The girls are all doing well. Sydney and I grabbed a quick breakfast this morning at Chick-fil-A. It was "Cow Appreciation" day and she dressed up to receive a free breakfast meal. There was a nice family of six that came in right after us and they were all dressed up, including the baby who was wearing nearly a full outfit. Gabbi and I shared a ton of laughs last night as we sat across from each other at Denny's. We went out just so we could have some time out and do something that will hopefully be memorable. She was a riot all night and never really stopped talking - it was great. She had so much to say and it felt like she must have been saving it up. It was really a wonderful midnight daddy/daughter date. The food was good as well. Paige is planning to go to Chick-fil-A at lunch and has been planning this out all week. She has finally decided to get started on her summer reading log. Sydney on the other hand is 45 minutes away from completing all of her summer assignments.
The dynamic duo were at it again this week with a new twist in the latest chapter. Emma has learned to escape the crib. She finally got her leg up over the rail with enough upper body strength to get over the top and slide down the bottom. Trust me when I tell you that this is a game changer for us. With no crib bedtime is taking on a new era. Last night her and Ava just walked around and babbled through the night. We could hear them talking, playing, and apparently from the clutter, having a grand ole time. This is also the last time the crib will be used at home. A bit bitter sweet for me.
Cassarra got her unrestricted license this past week (may have been last). She made her first few full car trips and nightfall trips to the store and back. I pray every time she leaves and am so thankful each time she returns. Now if we can get her to put the keys back where we can find them and occasionally add some gas that would be great! She is unusually behind on her summer reading and summer work. She is normally finished right along with Sydney. This year she seams to be playing it closer to Paige and Gabbi's camps.
I hope you have had a wonderful week. I am wishing you an amazing day filled with great thoughts, love and joy. I pray that you will have the best day possible and a weekend filled with all the best.
Have a great day and an amazing weekend!
Welcome to Friday!
May the gracious, merciful and majestic Lord hold you tenderly in his hands,
open your eyes and hearts to the full potential of who you are,
and give you the gladness and tender joy of knowing you are loved.
May God satisfy your hearts and minds with the power of His love for you!
With love (& in triumph),
Cassius
Cassius
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