We were laying on the floor reading our Bible story for the night. Little wanted to read about the fall again (chapter 2: The Big Lie) and I was fine reading it to her after the way the day had gone. So we are reading along and the end of the chapter made me cry, of course. So, I am crying to the point I can barely read. I finish the chapter, close the book and just sit there for a minute. KB wipes a tear from my cheek saying, “oh, mommy.” Little wipes a tear from my cheek and says, “Can I go to Trader Joe’s and have the red buggy, momma?”

I went to a baby shower last week for a dear friend. I forgot we were supposed to bring books for the baby (I took the cutest dress – but no book.) and was hating it as the hostesses passed around labels for you to write your name and place them in your book.

All sadness went flying though as I saw a friend walk in with the Jesus Storybook Bible tied in ribbon. That’s THE book I would have wanted my friend to have! We were asked to tell why we chose the book and Kelly answered, “I cry every time I read it.” Amen, sister!

Well, there is big news! Zondervan is putting out a deluxe edition in October that includes the book on CD. I am really excited about this because our two “special” kiddos will have the truths in these stories memorized in no time if we have a CD! And because of Sally Lloyd-Jones’ wonderful way of writing, they will be learning these Bible stories with Jesus as the center! They will grow up knowing that it’s not about Daniel but about what God was doing in and through Daniel. They will know that every story whispers His name. What joy!!

If you want to learn more about the upcoming edition, you can check their website. There are free downloads of a couple stories and pages from the book too (in case you haven’t gotten a book yet).

1. I saw Julie and Julia with my friend Amy this week and LOVED it. Amy adores cooking and, I recently learned, loves movies, so we are meant to grow closer! We had a great time and both left wanting to read a biography on Julia Child and convinced neither of us were going to bone a duck any time soon.

2. Went to Trader Joe’s today to get gluten free rolls for a friend we were taking dinner to. They have child size carts there and since Little was the only child with me, she had cart duty. She did masterfully – had to concentrate pretty hard, but found the where-with-all to look up any time we passed anyone to tell them, “I have my own cart. It’s short like me.” She used a silver cart today but hopes to use a red one next time we visit.

3. Little awoke at 4:00AM today (this is the third or fourth day of waking before 5:00AM) and did not go back to sleep – neither did I. This has to stop. Pray now.

4. We have watched two DVDs of The Big Bang Theory and I must tell you that I laugh out loud EVERY episode.

5. Thursday night I went to a seminar entitled, “Organizing with Autism in Mind”. It was so good. I cannot wait to get my hands on some file folders and the stack of paper by my desk.

6. The last element of my fall schedule begins this week (Bible Study) and I will finally be able to feel out what a week is going to look like. That’s nice.

7. I actually stopped a lady in the mall today to ask her where she found her daughter’s shirt.

8. I fell asleep on the couch yesterday while my children were watching their 30 min. video after nap time. The phone rang, scaring me to death, and I answered the remote control.

9. I stopped just now to think of what to type for number nine and actually dozed off.

10. I think I cooked REAL meals six nights this week. A banner week for me: six meals, one clean bathroom, and a clean floor upstairs. What will next week hold?