November

Wow, already one week into wonderful November!! November is, for me one entire month into the holiday season: and I get to decorate with all of the beautiful fall items. Also, on November 1st, I start listenting to Christmas music full force. Yes, Michelle, I do listen to Christmas music all year, but November 1st marks the official sometimes all day Christmas music fest. Don and I also got out our huge plastic storage tub filled with Christmas books and movies the other day and have enjoyed one Christmas movie so far. D and M's favorite Christmas book this year is the one that Mom and Dad K gave them last year for Christmas in which they read The Night Before Christmas in their own voices and the book recorded it. M is so cute: he often talks to the book and says, "Hi Papa" or "I like this story Gram." Oh yesterday, he said the funniest thing!! We were getting ready to eat supper at Mom and Dad L's and M said to D, "I'm going to cut you with my "poon." (That means spoon) Mom thought it was funny that he thought he could cut anybody with a spoon, and I thought it was funny the way he pronounced it.

So the Lord really blessed me with the book CAPTIVATING: I read it in one week and one day and then passed it to a friend to read. Although I told her to take her time, I can hardly wait to get it back so I can read it again. I did write very meaningful passages down in my journal which I keep pouring over. There are so many amazing things I learned and am still letting it all sink in. Also, there is a new song by Mercy Me which is blessing my soul, it is titled "Beautiful" and I will post the words and some links in my next post.

For now, here is a quote from www.myoneword.org "God has equipped you with gifts and passions that He wants you to use to make His name known. Trust God will be faithful to lead us and put us in places where we will be useful to fulfilling those purposes."

Love to you all, Katie