Stuck in Leviticus

Reading through the Bible in a year always has a few roadblocks for me. It's hard to bring my big Bible that has each day's reading marked by date with me when traveling. Also, if I miss a day or two, it's hard to catch up. Each day's segment contains a reading from the old testament, one from the new testament, a Psalm, and a Proverb. It takes me about 40 minutes to read each day's section. So, if I need to read two day's worth of material in one day, well, it's hard to have the time to do it in one chunk. The biggest problem for me, though, is what I'm dealing with right now. The old testament reading is currently from Leviticus. I'm fine with Genesis. The genaeology gets a little bit hard to follow, but overall, I'm okay. Exodus gets a bit more tedious. The building specifications are sooo detailed. But Leviticus. I can barely get through it. All of the sacrificial directions for specific animals---ugh. I find myself skimming the words when I get to this kind of stuff, and unfortunately, "this kind of stuff" is the overall theme of Leviticus. I'm determined to get through it, but I may return to veganism before I do!

INFP

Years ago, I took the Myers-Briggs personality test in graduate school. My score, of course, didn't surprise me. After all, I intuitively perceived that I'm an idealist! Anyway, I recently took an abbreviated version for fun, just to see if anything has changed, even though I already knew the answer, of course... It turns out that I'm in a small (tiny!) minority, although in good company, which to an INFP is really all that matters.

Wordless Wednesday

67 Degrees and Sunny

What a beautiful day this was, especially for February! The kids all enjoyed the park, and then Christopher and Gabrielle went to ride their ATV's with Travis while Alexa and Nicholas napped. I took advantage of the empty (of children!) playroom and did some heavy cleaning.

Fred

There's a hawk that lives in our neighborhood.  The kids have named him Fred.  Most likely, he's lived here longer than the rest of us.  He's probably pretty confused by it all...  "What are those little white carts that roll everywhere, and why do the people who ride in them keep hitting those little white balls, only to chase after them again?"  Fred also has a cousin, known simply as "Fred's Cousin."  So, sometimes we see two hawks, and I inevitably hear, "Hey, look, there's Fred and Fred's Cousin!"  Apparently, the neighborhood is still enough of a home for him.  We're very glad to have Fred!

Happy Valentine's Day

Big Foot Prints?

What unusual creature could have possibly made these footprints?  Was it Big Foot?  Or just a little girl and a puppet dog with a stick?

Unusually Warm

It was a beautiful day---especially for February!   We all enjoyed a nice, long walk, followed by outside play for the kids!

New Year, New Blog!