12 snapshots of my blog - a year in review

Kelli over at "There is no place like home." had a neat end of year blogging idea, so I figured I'd join in as best I can.

"Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month. Here are mine:" (well, I took some liberty on how I did this, but that was to keep the flow of this post.)



12 months ago I was trying to pick paint colors for the house, "Because I really wish we could paint the house...", We've since bought some paint, but still need to do it.



11 months ago I tried my hand at painting while dealing with an arthritis flair, it didn't turn out so bad, but I'm not giving up homemaking to become a painter.





10 months ago
I made an artist trading card based on Proverbs 31:22.





9 months ago was really hard on me. "Yesterday all I did was lay on the couch and watch TV, and I hated that, but it was all I could do."


8 months ago I shared things I was learning about just what is Biblical giving.



7 months ago I wrote about my home
"The building itself is a modern ranch manufactured home. I'm just fine with it too, it's plenty of home for the two of us, even some kids someday, Lord willing. I'd like to get shutters on the sides of the front windows, and maybe someday hang my flower boxes in the windows. Though I've been advised against it because of rain, but we don't really get rain right on the building unless the wind is also really wild, so maybe we will put them up someday. I currently just have them sitting on the decks. One of the front deck, and the other on the back, they seem to be OK as just planters too, but since they can be mounted, I do think it'd be nice someday."



6 months ago I was glad it was overcast!
"After work yesterday Kevin felt bad for me and my sweat dripping face so he took me to Subway to get sandwiches, then we drove up to Deception Falls! Best things ever! Subway was like a refrigerator in the store!" And let me tell you, even though there is still snow on the ground for the last 20 days I'm so glad it's not hot out like it was just 6 months ago. I'm fine with bundling up, I go nuts when I can't cool off.



5 months agoI shared photos from Nadine's wedding, and our family reunion.




4 months ago I thanked people for helping me reach my goal in fundraising for the Arthritis Foundation walk. "I have now reached my fundraising goal for my walk, but I still encourage everyone who can to help!"



3 months ago I was up all night swollen, more dealings with arthritis. "Yup, my hands are swollen. I had to ice my hands after cooking dinner tonight. Pretty sad, but hey, that's arthritis."



2 months agoI thought "My cold FINALLY feels like it's gone, which means I can inject again!" but it lingered on a while longer. It was almost 3 month long with having back to back colds! I'm so glad that's over. Tonight I plan to inject my second time since getting over those colds, so I'm still doing good in that department.



At the start of the month I posted about a video I found on-line.

"The following is a video on a topic I am very concerned about. It's something I've seen as a growing concern in 'Christianity' today. Churches that want so desperately to attract seekers and teach almost exclusively on the gifts and blessings of salvation that they forget to even address why man needs salvation or what a growing faith looks like."






And now we come to tonight, the last day of 2008!
This coming year I plan to continue my doctors appointments. Hopefully start growing our family. And to continue to lead my peaceful life as a homemaker. I know it's important for others to understand God's hope and salvation, so I plan to continue to speak about that here. I also believe it's important for people who don't know what life with chronic illness is like, so I plan to continue to write about that as well.

I hope to share more photos, but I'll probably need a new or repaired camera for that. It's very hard right now to get pictures such that they're worth posting. I kid you not, our Christmas picture took about 40 shots to make the light just right, and then I still had to work on it digitally, just so I could use my broken camera with no flash.

I'm not one for new years resolutions, so this is the closest I get to that. But I do think these plans are mostly all attainable.

Happy New year! I hope all welcome in 2009 safely, and that in the new year God brings you many blessings.