Saturday

Things I Love About Today-
waking up at 5:45 and getting all ready to go (to Florida!)
getting to Hannah's house early! Seriously, I'm never early. It was amazing
joking with Uncle Monte on the way to the airport
coffee!
chatting with Hanney while waiting for our plane
laughing at Hannah being scared on the plane
turbulence
being amazed at how huge the world is every time I fly
landing in Florida!
palm trees
pretending that we were going to meet our parents in the taxi
Captiva Island!
our adorable little loft!
my new swimsuit and my adorable sunhat!
taking a really really long walk on the beach with Hannah!
collecting pretty shells
going to the grocery store twice in a row
summery clothes
going to RC Otters for dinner!
my delectable bronzed grouper sandwich
asking for crayons to color on the paper tablecloth
using only half of our gift certificate on dinner!
flowers in my hair
sitting on the beach at twilight with coffee
watching a video of 8-year old Mary breathing on the mirror to make it foggy
taking pictures of our attempts to do handstands
praying for a friend, laughing at our Kleenex box
having a caring Pastor Josh (as Hanney likes to call him)
Hannah's agullator shorts
the adorable little kid in the movie Australia
eating thin mints with milk
spending the entire day with my best friend

Verse of the Day-
Galations 6:2, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."

Romans 15:1, "We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves."

1 Thessalonians 5:14, "And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all."

Quote of the Day-
Hannah: Isn't this sad that we can't think of anything funny right now?
Rachel: We laughed all day!
Hannah: We suck at this right now.
...later...
Rachel: I wanna know his middle name. And his favorite color.
...later...
Rachel: Mannah- Man plus Hannah. How do you make man out of Rachel? Manchel."

Picture(s) of the Day-


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Friday

Things I Love About Today-
almost finished packing!
sitting in the middle of the shady driveway while painting my toenails orange
wearing my hair in a braid
going shopping with my amazing Madsey!
yellow flipflops :)
my new sunhat!
first iced caramel macchiato of the year!
chatting with Christine at Bread, Co!
my new swimsuit coming in the mail just in time!
going to Walgreens with Mary Rose
buy one get one free of the hairclips that I wanted!
veggie pizza with something and lime
my generous Daddy
wrapping Hannah's birthday present(s?)!
making flower hairclips
the Indiana Jones theme song
having our boarding passes printed out for tomorrow
being excited to go to Florida tomorrow!!!
(which means I may or may not be blogging for the next 5 days)

Verse of the Day-
Romans 12:14-18, "Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all."

Thursday

Things I Love About Today-
realizing that I had been working on scales (piano) for half an hour
being able to play (part of) my Mozart Sonata because I practiced
no raised voices or tears throughout (most of) Mary's piano lesson
"fun lunch" with Mary, Benjamin and Elijah
playing with Polyvore
packing for Florida!
feasting my eyes on all the pastel colors!
being slightly productive today
almonds
floral things
going out to dinner with my family and grandparents
talking with Carey
going to Noah's last basketball game (undefeated season!)
playing with Grace and Daniel (ages 3)
scratching each others' backs with Mary
using a lot of parentheses in this list

Verse of the Day-
Romans 12:9-13, "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality."

Polyvore of the Day-

Another Day At Work - by RachelDorothea on Polyvore.com
Nothing to do with me, I just like it.

Wednesday

Things I Love About Today-
banana walnut bread
having a merciful piano teacher
friendly bank tellers
walking from the C lot
Spring-ish weather
being early to choir
playing the really low huge bells!
Laurel taking pictures of Nick and I with celery and raisins
Driving to choir with Mrs. Hoard, Mrs. Harris, and Mom
Singing the Hallelujah Chorus
Other things that I'm too tired to think of right now

Quote of the Day-
Romans 12:3-8, "For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you(H) not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness."

Picture of the Day-

Tuesday

Things I Love About Today-
...I'm tired. No list today. Today was a super productive and therefore awesome day. I got lots of stuff done this morning. This afternoon I went grocery shopping, started to pack for Florida (4 days!!!), and this evening I went to Jenny's Bridal Shower :)

Verse of the Day-
Romans 12:1-2
"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Monday

Things I Love About Today-
getting up 45 minutes after my alarm went off
my awesome brown boots
visiting with Bailee at Starbucks
coffee in a real mug- with free refills!
having lunch with my Daddy
finally being able to (kind of/not really) sing in choir
visiting with Lindsay at Starbucks
coffee in a real mug again. a cuter mug this time
classical music
FINDING MY CAMERA! (It's been lost for 3 months)
cleaning up my room
semi-cleaning out slash organizing my room
quilts
talking to both Christine and Maggie on the phone
potato soup with chicken and ham-rolls- my mom is an amazing cook!
rearranging Mary's furniture
planning a new wedding cake!
writing 12 new posts on my cake blog- http://rachelkeane.blogspot.com
planning all my crafts- we'll see if they actually happen
not having to go to Chorale Society tonight

Verse of the Day-

Psalm 145
I will extol You, my God and King,
and bless Your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless You
and praise Your name forever and ever.
Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised,
and His greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall commend Your works to another,
and shall declare Your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
and on Your wondrous works, I will meditate.
They shall speak of the might of Your awesome deeds,
and I will declare Your greatness.
They shall pour forth the fame of Your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

Yahweh is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,
Yaweh is good to all,
and His mercy is over all the He has made.

All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Yahweh,
and all Your saints shall bless You!
They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom
and tell of Your power,
to make known to the children of man Your mighty deeds,
and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures
throughout all generations.

Yahweh is faithful in all His words
and kind in all His works.
Yahweh upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to You,
and You give them their food in due season.
You open Your hand;
You satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Yahweh is righteous in all His ways
and kind in all His works.
Yahweh is near to all who call on Him,
to all who call on Him in truth.
He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him;
He also hears their cry and saves them.
Yahweh preserves all who love Him,
but all the wicked He will destroy.

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh,
and let all flesh bless His holy name forever and ever."

Quote of the Day-

I asked him if he was married yet.

'I don't understand women well enough,' he answered.

'My dear Gerald,' I said, 'women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.'

-From The Sphinx Without A Secret by Oscar Wilde

Sunday

This is not a list post. This is a writing post.

I missed another day- another Saturday! I may very likely miss next Saturday also, because I'm going to Florida! That was a side note.

Anyway, I came home from South Carolina on Tuesday (sick), spent Wednesday and Thursday with my family, then Friday after school went to the Woods' house to watch their children with Anna while the parents were gone for the weekend. Anna and I had so much fun- with the kids, and just the two of us when they were in bed. It was a good weekend.

Except, I'm still sick. I can't sing at all- I've been just listening and follow along in the choir at school, and I didn't even try to sing in choir at church today. I laughed at myself during every hymn. My speaking voice is even slightly ridiculous every once in a while when my cough aggravates it. My cough makes my throat sore too. Blah.

Good news- I went shopping with Anna and Hannah this afternoon after we left the Woods. I bought a fun shirt and sandals for Florida. Pretty exciting.

Also, tomorrow is going to be a fun day. I'm going to hang out with my mom in the morning, have coffee with Bailee and hear her exciting stories, have lunch with my dad, go to choir, have coffee with Lindsay and hear HER exciting stories, then go home. I'm sure I'll hear stories from Mary at that point. Later I have to go to chorale society though... but at least I get to have dinner with my family.

Okay, I'm sick and tired and have lots to do tomorrow (like practice piano- haven't practiced in almost 2 weeks and I have a lesson on Wednesday. Argh) so I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight.

Do you like how I made this almost list-ish the way I paragraphed everything off?

PS: I need a pedicure.