jueves

Things I Love About Today-
jueves: Wednesday in Spanish
being with my family for the first time in over a week
using my own shower
reading (and napping) in the same room with the kids doing school
toasted turkey-muester-hummus sandwich
sitting next to Lindsay in choir!
being able to just listen to and enjoy our choir music (only because I'm sick)
sightreading music in bells
finding out that my friend Denise and her husband are going to have a baby!
not getting a parking ticket
listening to Mere Christianity for an hour in the car (traffic...)
the beautiful weather!
receiving a "get well" violet plant from Mary and Mama!
having a special Japanese dinner (at a cool low table) with my family
talking about Baptism and other things with my wise father :)
watching American Idol with some of my family

Verse of the Day-
Psalm 117

"Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory,
for the sake of Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness!
Why should the nations say,
"Where is their God?"
Our God in in the heavens;
He does all that He pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths, but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.

O Israel, trust in Yahweh!
He is their help and their shield.
O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh!
He is their help and their shield.
You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh!
He is their help and their shield.

Yahweh has remembered us; He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron;
He will bless those who fear Yahweh,
both the small and the great.

May Yahweh give you increase,
you and your children!
May you be blessed by Yahweh,
who made heaven and earth!

The heavens are Yahweh's heavens,
but the earth He has given to the children of man.
The dead do not praise Yahweh,
nor do any who go down into silence.
But we will bless Yahweh
from this time forth and forevermore.
Praise Yahweh!"