I woke her up. Yes, I woke her up, folks. It was about 7:15, and I had not heard a peep so I went into ring in the new year crown and all.
This little cutie was ready to stay in her jammies all day while we craft, clean and camp out.
First, we turned back to Day 1 Month 1, and started over the devotion. We have been reading this same book since she was 2! That deserves a toot!
But, this book can only last one more year, you think?
We broke open a new one to read alongside.
The beauty of our mornings is that they have one thing in common. We never miss a day of getting in God’s Word. It always includes a devotion, but sometimes it may include a Bible story. Why do we do this? Why is this so important? We are building habits. I read this somewhere:
“More than 40 percent of the actions you perform each day aren’t actual decisions, but habits.”
If that particular habit can be part of the 40% of unconscious living, then hopefully the 60% of decisions can be God-influenced.
This little adorable fuzzball is also part of our daily habit. It’s just a natural action to welcome him to the day with a little walk.
Can you even get enough of this little guy?
What’s another habit that seems to be a daily occurrence sans Sunday? (that day usually includes a food you can put syrup on, ha!).
Oatmeallarama. That means the oatmeal becomes a party in your mouth. The “fixins'” may be sugar free mini chocolate chips, chopped banana, sprinkles, coconut, maple syrup, and on a special day, a dollop of whipped cream (or two!). (Especially today) ……and the kitchen characters all say hooray!
Today, Tatum wanted to do a craft, and that is another habit we continue to cultivate. A cross was her choice. I think she is more excited about painting on the painters tape since it’s quite forgiving.
Later, we peeled away the final product!
and added one of our verses.
This is another habit we like to practice in the new year: Kindness, compassion and being slow to anger. This means taking lots of breaths (breathing in HIS Spirit, right?).
As we are busy in her room, guess who is our audience?
Do you know what we also do every single day? We read loads and loads of books, and then she does the same.
The rest of the day is usually and habitually filled with many creative Tot-isms. She likes to create her own buttons, tablets, pads, and bracelets. Today, she added little paper buttons to her hat which makes her do funny things when you push them. (And they really do. Trust me).
2018 is already showing to be more and more of keeping good habits, and maybe we’ll adopt a few new ones. I hope she’ll start reading more to me! Whatever the year holds, I know for one thing: My love for this beautiful Tot (who is now becoming a young girl) grows more and more each and every day.
Thank you Father for giving me the gift of my family.