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Monthly Archives: June 2014

Correspondence in June

28 Saturday Jun 2014

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Last month I came across so many ideas for our June correspondence to the children we sponsor through Compassion International.

First these Bible stories! I discovered that they can be printed in many different languages so I decided to print in Spanish for our kids in Central and South America. Since this is the first of this type of material that I have sent, I started with creation .

For Karen I found the printable alphabet pages,

Karen correspondent sponsorship

Karen Margarita, CO790, correspondent sponsorship

For Edward and Angelica I am sending introductory letters with stickers & photos.

All of the kids are getting bandaids, a gift we send at the beginning of summer each year.  We buy several boxes of colorful and standard bandaids.  Then we staple 5-6 on index cards, labeled with the important information.  Someday I hope to find some kind of coloring page or printable to tie a Scripture to the bandaids.

During the month we recieved 3 “new sponsorship” packets for Karen, Edward & Angelica.

Envelope Carrying Sponsorship Information

Envelope Carrying Sponsorship Information

New Sponsorship Packets

New Sponsorship Packets

We also received a cheerful letter from Karen, it was actually addressed to her financial sponsor, which appears to be a corporation.  I am tickled we get to partner with them and be Karen’s correspondent sponsors.  Karen asked some fun questions and I look forward to getting a reply out to her soon!

Always on the lookout for new ideas to add to our sponsorship correspondence, so please comment and share!

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A First!

27 Friday Jun 2014

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This Moment ~ A First

First Zipline Experience

First Zipline Experience

{this moment} ~  A single photo –  capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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Short Week Goals

25 Wednesday Jun 2014

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Short Week Goals

This week is half over, and so far it has been truly wonderful. My family is a little scattered and I am so looking forward to having everyone home again by Sunday. My youngest and I did get away to Glenwood Springs Colorado for a few days and had a really great time. We arrived home late yesterday and I took this morning as a sweet time of quiet rest. Here are the few goals I’ve set for this short week.

Birthday Love

Birthday Love

Intentional Relationships

Bike Ride with Chica on a new to us trail

Camp in the Backyard and make smores

Be Present

Intentional Self Nourishment

Memorize Ephesians 6: 12

Read:  The Fight, Mission Drift, What He Must Be, I Come Quietly to Meet You, The Good News About Marriage, The Warden and the Wolf King

On My Nightstand June 14

On My Nightstand June 14

Choose new audiobook

Making this One Life Count

Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude

Purposeful Pursuits

Write 2 reviews & travel recommendations

Weed 2 garden boxes.  The garden has been neglected and it becoming quite over grown

Continue preparing for a garage sale, we have a new date on the calendar that I really hope sticks.  Something big has come up by surprise both other times we’ve planned to have the garage sale.  We have done a lot of purging, and there is still more to go through.

 

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Simple Summer Goals

16 Monday Jun 2014

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Simple Goals for a Summer Week before Traveling

As my husband and 2  of our kids head off next week in different directions, for different activities, the youngest and I have a mother daughter trip planned.  We are going to be camping in a new to us area and exploring for 3 days and 2 nights! I can hardly wait!  This week’s goals will include all that goes into sending kids off and traveling.

Intentional Relationships

Read Aloud 2 Chapters of Anne of Green Gables

3 Math Lessons

Family Bike Ride

Be Present

Intentional Self Nourishment

Memorize Ephesians 6: 11,

Walk/Run/Bike 2 miles, 3 times this week, 3 Days strengthening exercises

Read:  The Fight, Mission Drift, What He Must Be, I Come Quietly to Meet You, The Good News About Marriage

On My Nightstand June 14

On My Nightstand June 14

Choose new audiobook

Making this One Life Count

Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude

Deliver Sponsorship Letters to Global Ministry Center

Purposeful Pursuits

Write 2 reviews & travel recommendations

Weed 2 garden boxes.  The garden has been neglected and it becoming quite over grown

Continue preparing for a garage sale, whenever that works out to happen.  Something big has come up by surprise both times we’ve planned to have the garage sale.  We have done a lot of purging, and there is still more to go through.  So we’ve decided to just wait and have a whopper later in the summer.  I guess this gives me the time to hit some of those places, like in the closet under the stairs…

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New Members of Our International Family

10 Tuesday Jun 2014

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This week I logged on to compassion.com to check on birthdays and found not 1 but 2 new members of our international family!

Angelica, Bolivia BO399

Angelica, Bolivia BO399

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Edward Tanzania TZ223

Edward Tanzania TZ223

we are looking forward to sharing hope and love with these precious kids and seeing them smile in future pictures!

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Homemade Vanilla Extract!

08 Sunday Jun 2014

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About a year ago our family began making our own vanilla extract with organic vanilla beans from Olive Nation.  It has been a lot of fun, and so nice to be able to add another quality ingredient into our weekly baking.  After sharing this vanilla as an end of the semester gift for our children’s teachers, we have had wonderful feedback.  So we decided to make another batch, and offer it for sale.

vanilla extractYour purchase helps support our family ministry through Compassion International.  We plan to travel in 2015 to meet our sponsor children in East Africa & India and hope to be an encouragement to the staff at the Child Development Centers.  Thank you for your purchase and support!

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This Moment, The Neighborhood Character annual photo

06 Friday Jun 2014

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We have a very friendly looking neighborhood character.  This past week I noticed that he has now grown hair, eyebrows and a beard, last year he was just a round green face.

Friendly Neighborhood Character

Friendly Neighborhood Character

Walking around our neighborhood is always a lot of fun.  We pass by friendly neighbors, watch people pass running or biking, and we always enjoy seeing what other people are doing in their yards.

linking with Soulemama and other “this moment” participants.

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Goals, Short and Simple

02 Monday Jun 2014

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Simple Goals for a Hectic Week

 

Intentional Relationships

Read Aloud 2 Chapters of Anne of Green Gables

Be Present

 

Intentional Self Nourishment

Memorize Ephesians 6: 11,

Walk/Run 1 mile, 3 times this week, 3 Days strengthening exercises

Read 2 chapters from 2 of the books on the nightstand stack

Listen to final chapter of Bonhoeffer audio book

Making this One Life Count

Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude

Purposeful Business Pursuits

Prepare and Hold Garage Sale

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