A Quiet Little Woman

RAMBLING THANKFUL THOUGHTS!

Oh, what a great-busy week... with so much to be grateful for!!  Last night we got about 5 inches of snow, very WET snow I might add... JUST what we needed!!  Last night I was sitting on the couch reading a lamplighter book (Clean Your Boots Sir?) that I just got and I was just thinking how incredibly GRATEFUL I am for a nice warm house and warm clothes!  Sometimes I get a little bit ungrateful for my trials but then I think "Heavenly Father chose for ME of all people to be born at this time, to be born into a christian family, to be among the top 1% of the world's richest people, and to have a life that is so richly blessed!!"  Yes I have my difficulties and hardships just like everyone else, and sometimes I think that I just can't handle anymore.  BUT I don't have to be the one that handles it!  During this summer I learned that I can't do it myself, but I need to wholly rely on CHRIST!!  Lately whenever I am getting a bit down, I just start thinking of my many blessings... you know, there is ALWAYS something to be grateful for!  I have been working so hard on becoming a grateful/cheerful person, I want to be like the people that are always able to see the silver lining in EVERY cloud!!

Here are some rambling thoughts from this week:

* I had a piano recital this week for my 7 (soon to be 9 students!!) that went SO well!!  Yes they all had their little mistakes and they may not have remembered everything we worked on... but I just am so grateful for their cute, little smiling faces!  One of the little girls went up and played her solo and then just went right into the duet that we were supposed to play together, I realized that she didn't have her music so I was trying to find it... but then I was just fine with her playing it by herself (as I was playing 7 duets!), but then she realized her mistake and was crying through the rest of the recital.  So her mom asked if we could play it together... and it went great.  After the recital was over and I was saying my few words that I usually say, I felt promted to tell a little story that happened to me... I was playing at a competition/juding event and I completly forgot my 6 page song!!  I sat there for about a minute and then remembered where I was... I felt so embarrased but my piano teacher came up to me after and told me that EVERYONE makes mistakes, and that a famous pianist once said that after we make mistakes the song sounds even sweeter than before.  Do you ever find that??  Life after mistakes is so much sweeter... especially if we turn to the ONE that can take those mistakes away!

* I've also had something on my mind for a LONG WHILE... what has happened to the dolls of this world?  There used to be adorable dolls that made you want to squeeze them and hold them tight... just as any baby would make you want to do!  I read on someone's blog about an article that Doug Phillips (Vision Forum) wrote intitled "DOLL WARS"...  I haven't read all of this amazing article, but I read enough to be HORRIFIED of the dolls that girls play with now!  You just have to read this empowering article!!  Here is a quote that really gets you thinking!  "Our culture is engaged in a battle for the heart and soul of the family. It is even reflected in the present doll wars. At stake is whether the play life of our children will reflect efforts to rebuild a culture of virtuous boyhood and girlhood, or whether it will focus on training the next generation of me-centered, empowered, feminists."  What does the play of your children represent??  Even though I am 19 yrs old... I still have a doll!!  I love to do her hair and dress her.  I don't do it very often, but she sits on my bed everyday!!  Dolls (at least the good ones) represent purity, goodness and innocence!  What are the dolls that they make now representing??  Can we show to the world that we are different from them in the way that we dress, talk, act and PLAY????!!!

* Last of all I found this great quote by Tasha Tudor on someone's blog... "I enjoy doing housework, ironing, washing, cooking, and dishwashing.  Whenever I get on of those questionnaires and they ask what your profession is, I always put down housewife.  It's an admirable profession, why apologize for it.  You aren't stupid because you're a housewife.  When you're stirring the jam you can read Shakespeare."  I am SO EXCITED to someday become a wife and mother and be able to do chores for my own family!!  I can't exactly explain why... but I just LOVE doing laundry!!  I love filling up the washer, folding clothes, and the incredible feeling that comes from EMPTY LAUNDRY BASKETS!!!  Women need never think that the art of homemaking, and the incredible responsibility of bearing and raising children is something of little of no worth.  The world may think that we are silly for staying home... but does it really matter what they think anyway?!  I almost get giddy thinking of the joys of motherhood!!  TO ALL OF YOU WONERFUL MOTHERS OUT THERE... keep of your amazing work of mothering!  The world needs more mothers like you!!  And I pray that someday it will be the Lord's will for me to join your ranks!!  

Sorry for the long rambling thoughts... my heart is just so full it was overflowing!!  Have a blessed day, and enjoy feeling the wonderful feelings of JOY and PEACE that come from the celebration of CHRIST'S birth!!!

Alex      

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05:05, Friday, December 21, 2007 .. Posted by morningsunshine

FIVE INCHES!!!!! huh! here on the mountain we got a dusting, and the wind blew away most of that. <sigh>

Merry Christmas

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05:24, Friday, December 21, 2007 .. Posted by GodsMaidenAuthor

Hi! I once more saw we where on at the same time! So I just decided to drop by! I almost have you letter ready to email to you! I hope you are having a nice day

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05:44, Friday, December 21, 2007 .. Posted by Mennobrarian

Good thoughts, Alex. I had sort of noticed the "doll wars" on my own (that is, I noticed there were some awful dolls out there!) but I hadn't heard of the article you mentioned.

Congratulations on the success of the piano recital for your students.
Have a Blessed Christmas!
Monica

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12:38, Saturday, December 22, 2007 .. Posted by maa

I was doing some Christmas shopping last night. I was in the toy isle looking for a doll. I asked my girls where the dolls were. They pointed to the bottom shelf that had Brats dolls, and a few Barbie dolls. NO baby dolls. I said, " what is going on here, does no one play with dolls anymore?"
I love dolls, my girls do too. I like to make clothes for them and dress them up. I wish I knew of some girls who still played with dolls.
It is very sad to see how the girls are being trained today. They are taught that it is all about their looks and getting what they want in life.
maa's mom
PS. I just adore Tasha Tudor.

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09:32, Thursday, December 27, 2007 .. Posted by Psalm23

I wanted to say thankyou for your comment on my blog and for adding me to your friends list. I am from homeschool blogger,but I decided to put up some of my Dear Margaret letters on homestead because everyone from homestead had to be anonymous when commenting on my blog. Besides, a dear friend of our's is on homestead.

Rose