Super (Bowl & Soul) Sunday!

Blue skies with puffy clouds in February! I'm always amazed by the weather here....

Glorious Day!

I love the sunlight coming through the fern fronds in our front yard.

Football's not really my thing (and has nothing to do with the photos above.) Never has been. Never will be. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I attended Florida State in the 90's when they were one of the best football teams in the nation (much like they are now) and I only attended four (yes,4) games. I've tried to like football, in fact, this year, I sat down to a couple games with JSM. While he found my commentary amusing, (Me: "There's only 50 seconds left on the clock, they're never going to get that touchdown. Why don't they just end it now?" JSM: "It's not really 50 seconds. Just wait, you'll see.") I was bored. So, on this cold February Super Bowl Sunday instead of getting ready for the big game, I'm getting to know myself a bit more. I'm finally doing my January part of One Little Word and enjoying the afternoon sunshine! While JSM makes some fantastic snacks (Forget the commercials, I watch the Super Bowl for the food! Ribs, wings, AND fish tacos...yum!), I'm making the binder that will house all my thoughts and observations on the word "Faith". I'm all over the board on that word and I can tell already it's going to be a long year. But, I'm not giving up! That would totally defeat the purpose of choosing my word and I look forward to see how it changes me in 2014.

Already, I've attempted to quiet the noise in my life and focus on the now by doing something creative. I know that has very little to do with "Faith", but it keeps my self-diagnosed ADD in check. During the week I'm doing a million different things related to the library (love!) but everyone needs a little down time. Last weekend, I avoided my OLW and attempted needlework.I don't think I'm good at needlework. I never got past threading the needle. Instead I baked bread. Homemade Bread = Love. It makes our home smell wondrous and my self be in the moment.

I brought bran bread mix all the way home from South Africa. I loved the dumpy brown bread!

It wasn't exactly the same as the bread I bought by the loaf in RSA, but it was wonderful still, toasted with butter.

This weekend, I cleaned out my bookshelves and gave some books away. This task makes me feel both like a hero and a domestic goddess. I love books, but I don't love the over-stuffed shelves that result from too many trips to Powells. Now, someone else will get to enjoy books I no longer need and I have room for more books on embroidery and prayer. Ha! I could use a little instruction on those. Which brings me back to my OLW. I am working on a list of actions for 2014 involving the word "Faith". Perhaps both embroidery (faith in myself that I can finish what I start!) and prayer (consistency in my faith) will be included on the list. I just haven't gotten that far yet....

The front page.....a constant reminder of what faith means to me.

A year's worth of reflection cards.....waiting to be filled! I love writing and self-exploration. Hopefully, this little project will encourage me to keep going with both.