Piper welcome to our home. Piper is a 7-year old Yorkie. She needed a new home. She is very intelligent and nice. She say on my lap all the way home. She snuffles like a piggie! She has made three trips around or yard on a leash but she stays really close to me as if she wouldn't need a leash. However since all here is new it us safer for her. She's been startled a few times, once but Thomas stomping, once by Joanna tripping, once by a passing truck.

Joanna and Thomas in school

Joanna is going to be in a track meet. The practice is during the school day. She is doing much more dvanced mathematics than Jason or I did at that grade but she does well. 

Thomas is doing well in his speech program. We just had our yearly meeting and the teachers were all so proud of him and he is so happy at school. He has a little girl friend in kindergarten, Carol. He names three boys when we ask who his friends are.

Weekend with mom

I brought my mom up after work on Friday and she is staying the weekend just hanging out. It's been nice for everyone.

Thoughts

Unfair reality: Rejecting the selfish and self-centered lands you in the same judgment seat. 

Soul and Spirit

"For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart."
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4:12‬ ‭HCSB‬‬
http://bible.com/72/heb.4.12.hcsb

The word of God identifies the difference between the soul and spirt. Pastor Spencer talked about the two in the message two weeks ago. I'm remembering this as I read the above passage from the verse of the day on my Bible app.

I would like to study the two terms, their meanings, and uses further. Are both words used to consistently represent their intended parts? They are not interchangeable but often we use the words as if they are the same things.

soul vs spirit
We never use the term holy soul for the Holy Spirit; we do say the Holy Ghost, though.

-Amy

Joanna visits Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Today Joanna's class went on a field trip to the Women's basket ball hall of fame. She really enjoyed shooting hoops; she shot 100 hoops! She missed some but was very proud of her accomplishment! I told Joanna that Big Momma was a basketball player in High School. She played for the Panthers. I also played a season of Optimist club basketball when I was young.

She also visited "The Muse" today.

On Thursday she finished lesson 3 in her typing class. She says some students are on lesson 4; they just started. Probably some are still in lesson two.

The old Amy is back

Sunday, I took a notion to clean our messy house, mainly the living room. I broke out the vacuum and cleaned the rug, hard floors, and under the couches and tables. Plus, I got Jason and the kids to move the love seat couch and coffee table to a new spot. We washed and folded laundry, and I spearheaded lunch and dinner prep. Jason had cooked the beans yesterday! At dinner, Jason made the comment that it was like the old me was back. I enjoyed hearing that and I like the thought of it!

I have a few changes, like pick up items from the floor with the grabber, and sweep into a dustpan with a long handle. So, I don't do too much stooping. Also, the kids are great laundry sorters and they help transfer wet clothes to the dryer!