SABBATH SNAPSHOTS: READING ALOUD

1/6/13 For years, at least 40, I have espoused the importance of reading aloud! How blessed I was this past week to hear my son reading aloud to 4 of his sons---my precious grands, who all listen in their own way. 

NOAH JOSHUA LILES 1/3/2004

1/3/13 HAPPY 9^TH BIRTHDAY, NOAH!

I prayed “your” Proverbs 3 for you today, especially verses 5-6 & 20-23.

Enjoy your "Wii dance 4“ birthday!

I love you. Shug, your “Dancing Granny” 

6 months

2 years

4 years

7 years

Almost 9

Blog, Under Consideration.....

1/2/12 .....or....Blog, under construction. Along with considering my verse for the year----with leanings toward one in Ephesians, I began to question my blog rationale, design and random posting schedule. Why am I still writing? Should I have exact days to post? Is "Seeing God's Hand" an integral part of the format? Is "Seeing God's Hand" of benefit to readers or is it just a spiritual diary of sorts for me? If so, has it outlived it's purpose since I'm no longer "cancer ridden" and my physical health  update platform is no longer needed?

Sometimes I struggle with that "suppose to be daily" aspect of the blog. It's hard to be relevant for others when it's just my personal stuff. SGH's postings, this past month in particular, have been difficult? Is that a sign to reformat?

As these thoughts whirled, I opened my "God Tube" jottings from last weekend to this sentence.

We can look for God’s hand and miss His heart, but we will never miss His hand when we listen for His heart. (God Tube, 12/29/12)

Conviction was immediate followed by more "spiritual" consideration. Though the answer isn't immediately clear---an action plan of Matthew 6:33 could lead to His conclusion for all my blog questions.

NEW YEAR'S DAY 2013

1/1/13 HAPPY NEW YEAR from all the Liles' boys.....well almost!

There he is!

Out from under the hat.

Last Minute Meditation

12/31/12 Meditation. It's a matter of spiritual nutrition. Have you been feasting with me this year? Have you found His words and eaten them and allowed them to become the joy and delight of your life? Have you tasted His word enough to "see" that He is good?
Tonight as hubby read  the last entry in Tony Dungy's Uncommon Life to me, I was reminded that though I pick and choose bits of scripture for meditation, I often pick verses that "speak" to me, yet, I must always remember, as Dungy says, that the Bible, in its entirety, is God's love story to His creation.

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true, and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NLT)

Those are my last minute thoughts as these last minutes of 2012 wind down.

SABBATH SNAPSHOTS: Christmas Week 2012

12/30/12 Lots of illness and weather problems prevented all of the Liles/Adams family getting together but for those who came to Memphis, it was fun! A whole week of fun....will continue with Texans until 2013!!! Hooray!!  An E-Christmas (electronic) for everyone......plus outdoor sports, indoor games, Wii  "Just Dance 4," donut making, s'mores around the fire, long-distance calls w/ MA pix and space station sighting 12/30. 

Praises for the privilege of seeing our children's children! (Psalm 128:6)

Lucy Christmas morn in MA 

Lucy Christmas afternoon at MJ and G-Daddy's

Electronics for everyone but John Parker is the numbers king with the clock app!

From iPad's and iPhones to laptops and iPods 

Thumbs as fast as lightning! 

Dance Contest---hard to photograph with so much movement. 

Andrews homemade donut in mouth and in the hair.

Everyone shakes their own donut.

Swing climbing brothers Nathan and Noah

Owen wall climbing with cousins

E-Christmas for adults as well as kids.

Br-r-r----a perfect night for s'mores! 

Birdwatching with the identification chart close at hand.

Caleb, the puzzle pro with a little Mom help

Pop-Pop tracking the space station for us!

Space station sighting accomplished 5:58 pm 12/30/12!! Thanks, Hal for the info! 

A new "do" for Lucy---her first haircut!

"CLIMBING THE WALLS"

12/29/12 "Climbing the walls" is what one might expect in a small house with 7 boys and 1 girl and cold temps with spitting snow........but----sometimes the "perfect" wall is provided by a friend!

THANKS, Stephanie for the wall for the cousins!

Boom! Transformer out!

12-28-12   Lights out. No Power. Company coming. 30+ coming for dinner. Looking for camp stoves. -Molly (for mom) 

In and Out.....

12/27/12 It was and "in and out" kind of day for 6 boys. Fun outside for awhile---hot chocolate inside, redress in boots, gloves, sweat shirts, hats, etc. More outside. Back inside. Games and contests and "building" activities, not to mention every electronic device known to man---esp. kids. They teach adults a few tricks. Such fun---such chaos! Pop-Pop took a nap. I had mine yesterday.

John Parker's pride & joy---a mini-cooper w/ his name on the license plate.

A round of hot chocolate

Construction team of 6 

Zingo---bingo with a "zing" and lots of noise!

Wednesday Snowy Nativity

12/26/12 So grateful Texans "plowed" ahead of worst AR snow---and were able to awaken to the white stuff at Shug and Pop-Pop's warm house.