Okay, so I have some questions.

Do any of you pack lunches for your husbands...and what do you send? In the past it's usually been a sandwich, a fruit, a veggie, chips, and 2 sweets. Usually one homemade and one pack of graham crackers. I would really like to get rid of the chips, and get more ideas for his sweets. For one, it's expensive. And, I would love to send him all homemade goodies...more healthy ones. He works hard and is so skinny...he has a majorly fast metabolism so I have to pack his lunchbox pretty full.

Also, I am planting my garden and I'm looking for creative ideas. This may sound crazy, but I'm not sure what to plant. When we lived in Oregon, my husband was foreman for a farm and we were able to pick and process tons of produce. Up here in Alaska, alot of the things we used to be able to grow are not possible. So things like peaches, apples, and corn are no longer a possiblity. So, I'm still going with tomatoes (grown in the greenhouse), green beans, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower. I can fill my freezer and canning jars with all this, but it seems like I should do more. Of course, we're growing lettuce but you can't preserve that. Anything I may be missing? I'd love to just pack the pantry full this fall.

Also, I'm reading the book Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman by Anne Ortlund. How inspiring. Her suggestion to put God first, then believers (my family first, then others), then to reach out to unbelievers has been so freeing. I always feel like I should be concentrating on the lost...even at the detriment of the believers in my life. Of course, it makes perfect sense to make sure my walk with God is right on, then take care of my relationships with my fellow believers before I go work with the lost. What was I thinking? Ahhh, I love to learn and grow. I am so thankful for grace in abundance.

Today, we must be productive. I have a long list, but I know we can do it!

1. Bake something for lunches/snack----any suggestions?
2. Bake Bread
3. Organize Foster kids' clothes again
4. Put all our extreme winter clothes in the crawl space
5. Catch up on laundry
6. Pick up co-op milk and go to work
7. Really, really encourage my kiddos in school.

My kids also have a long list. It will be a busy day, but a good one. We must stay busy to stay caught up. Our social worker is coming out tomorrow. What a neat gal. She is full of good information, which I appreciate so much. Foster parenting is always an adventure!

Okay, I'm off to read my bible and get things straight with the Lord. Have a blessed day, my friends. Cling to the Lord today.

In Christ,

Tan