Your One Life, You Get to Decide
Your One Life
25 Monday Aug 2014
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Your One Life, You Get to Decide
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19 Tuesday Aug 2014
Posted in Life Long Learner, Menu Planning, teens, Uncategorized
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Goals…School Year Rhythm, Kitchen Remodel Continues
18 Monday Aug 2014
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Finding the School Year Rhythm, While the Kitchen Remodel Continues
The first week of school went pretty well. Our 13 year old and 15 year daughters started their classes at a local dual enrollment school.
8th & 10th Grade!
We’ve tweaked the breakfast time for Friday and Saturday, knowing that enough sleep is vital to everyone’s well being. I also noted that Wednesday evening was nearly a crash. The fall activity schedule has not started with our congregation, but youth group meets year round. I noticed that getting home from YG at 8:45 or 9:00PM will be a real challenge to calm bedtimes & early Thursdays.
So before I make good on my commitment to work as a small group leader during AWANA, I need to see if lunches and backpacks can be ready BEFORE the kids leave for the evening. I don’t want to take activity away, but we must be able to settle down for bed and be ready on time the next morning. It may be that I stay home and be available to cover gaps.
This is a big change from HOME schooling. We are still considered home schoolers, but now we do also follow someone else’s schedule.
We were able to have our dear friends over for dinner before they continued on their way to Alaska. They are a young military family and it was absolutely delightful to spend the evening with them and their kids. We’ve known the wife since she was in high school, she is best friends with one of our older daughters. I love how I can count her as one of my dearest friends as well.
It is very encouraging to me that I didn’t let the remodel get in the way of having them over. As I told her, swallowing my anxiety about the construction mess and eating in our backyard kitchen meant we could see them. Otherwise it might have been another 3 years before the opportunity was possible again. I hope that is an area that I will continue to grow in!
The doorway we are closing off for more counter & cabinet space
Hand washing Sink rough in
This Week…
Intentional Relationships
Take our 15yo for her learners permit, schedule with the driving instructor!
Continue to be looking for the ways to improve the rhythm for this school year
Intentional Care of Mom
1-3 mile bike ride or walk 4x
Start calcium supplement
Making this One Life
Correspondence to Compassion GMC which my kids have completed
Schedule interview with local outreach ministry
Other Pursuits
Schedule time to finish 3 writing pieces
Back to School Goals for August 11-16
11 Monday Aug 2014
Posted in goals, Homeschooling, One Life, Parenting, teens, Uncategorized
Back to School Goals for August 11-16
Two of my kiddos are starting back to school this week, but it is very different than in the past. We’ve home schooled since the beginning with them, but this fall Mae and Petal Rose begin a full time course load at a school with a hybrid early college program. So they don’t go full time (Monday through Friday) but it is still a significant amount of time away.
I am committing this next week to a little less of my own endeavors and plans, and a lot of watching & note taking to do my best to make this transition as smooth as possible.
Last week…
Intentional Relationships
Go to “Step into My Shoes” event with Chica
Backyard Smores & Stargazing – we did a few fun things, but not this one. Most nights we were falling into bed dog tired after dinner.
Receive Mae & Petal Rose home from their mission trip into a period of comfort and rest before they hop right into school classes on Tuesday
Intentional Self Nourishment
Get back on James 1 memory work
Reading: What He Must Be, Where There Was No Church, Pursue the Intentional Life, Families Where Grace is in Place and Sheba’s Song
Continue the nightly walk or bike ride (4x), Strength exercises (4x)
Making this One Life Count
Attend Step into My Shoes and spend time after processing. Not letting this the opportunity to learn and grow pass me by.
Other Pursuits –
Create syllabus for General Science (Petal Rose & Chica will be in general science this school year)
Clean one fridge
Organize laundry/dish washing roomDone, some plumbing and gas work and not things are a bit jumbled again. This will be an ongoing job until I can move dishes back to the kitchen!
Intentional Relationships
BBQ with young family friends on their way to Alaska
Be open to the new rhythm & changes this year brings
Intentional Self Nourishment
James 1 memory work, Justice Study
Reading: What He Must Be, Where There Was No Church, and Families Where Grace is in Place
Daily walk or bike ride (4x), Strength exercises (4x)
Making this One Life Count
Back to school outreach event on Saturday
Stay present and calm
Far More Than We Can Hope For
08 Friday Aug 2014
Posted in One Life, Uncategorized
Counting the gifts God showers upon me has been a life changing practice. Throughout the Bible one can find the encouragement, the admonitions, the command to give thanks. And I have tried to give thanks in all things. I have tried to see the blessing in the hard. But.
There’s always a But isn’t there?
But there is one thing in which I am unable to find any good. There is one thing where layer upon layer of a dark, dirty, pain filled wound there is NO GOOD. Despite the deep cleansing healing that the Father has done within my mind and soul the only good is that HE has cleansed and healed. All there has been to give thanks for is that HE is my HEALER, my Redeemer.
A challenging message was recently shared with our congregation that included the reading of Romans 8:28 and 29 with a few comments. In that message there were many nuggets to write down and ponder, but that one passage and the words spoken caught my entire attention. I don’t think I heard anything else of the message.
Tossed by the storms
Romans 8:28-29
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Honestly I have quoted verse 28 many times, I have sought the truth of this passage, wrestled with it, never being able to reconcile it with this one thing. Verse 29 was not familiar to me.
Verse 29, on the other hand, was not familiar to me. As verse 29 was read and commented on by our pastor, a good that only God could bring was illuminated before me. In all things He is working the good for me. The good? He uses my broken desperate need to conform me to the image of His Son.
~ the good is to be conformed to the image of Christ.
“according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
His purpose ~ conformation to the image of God.
For me, whom He FOREKNEW and PREDESTINED.
The evil things that happen to us are not, as far as I understand, God’s plan for us. He doesn’t plan evil for His children. (Jeremiah 29:11) But He can redeem the bad things, and the redemption can work to conform us (Romans 8:29) or transform us (Romans 12:1, 2)
And dear precious one reading these words, these words are for YOU. Broken, lovely You, whom He has foreknown and predestined, the dark bad things, the evil things are not His plan for you.
But the good He can make out of them is far more than we can hope for.
Back into a Grove, Goals for August 4-9
04 Monday Aug 2014
Posted in goals, One Life, Uncategorized
Back into a Groove, Goals for August 4-9
Since returning from working at Twin Peaks Bible Camp life took on a little different spin. We did most or all of the shopping to get 3 kids ready for their new part time school setting: uniforms, supplies, etc and helped 2 kids get out the door for their 10 day evangelism trip in a neighboring state. During all that we also had two laborers here for 3 days and our kitchen, dining room and basement bathroom AND 3 closets are now demoed down to the studs. Plumbing is moving, natural gas is being piped in and the major, final phase of remodeling our home is well underway.
I am cooking on the back patio, the dining table is in our living room, my fridge and freezer are in the pantry Builder built in the garage and we’re making coffee & washing dishes in the basement laundry room.
It is all manageable, but I am literally running circles during meal prep!
This is the first week where I feel I can set some goals again, and not just be juggling and “on call.” J
Intentional Relationships
Go to “Step into My Shoes” event with Chica
Backyard Smores & Stargazing
Receive Mae & Petal Rose home from their mission trip into a period of comfort and rest before they hop right into school classes on Tuesday
Intentional Self Nourishment
Get back on James 1 memory work
Reading: What He Must Be, Where There Was No Church, Pursue the Intentional Life, Families Where Grace is in Place and Sheba’s Song, and Fields of the Fatherless
On My Nightstand August 2014
Continue the nightly walk or bike ride (4x), Strength exercises (4x)
Cardiac & Dental Appointments
Making this One Life Count
Attend Step into My Shoes and spend time after processing. Not letting this the opportunity to learn and grow pass me by.
Other Pursuits –
Create syllabus for General Science (Petal Rose & Chica will be in general science this school year, sharing the text book)
Clean one fridge
Organize laundry/dish washing room
Dial BodyWash GIVEAWAY Winners
02 Saturday Aug 2014
Posted in giveaways, Uncategorized
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Newsboys at Elitch Gardens
31 Thursday Jul 2014
Posted in Celebrations, Parenting, teens, Uncategorized
Last weekend we had the fun opportunity to see the Newsboys at Elitch Gardens in Denver Colorado. What a fun summer event, I was thrilled!
What a blast! About two weeks prior I had found we could purchase VIP tickets to ensure that we were able to get in, since the concert was free with admission to the park.
What we didn’t realize is that the tickets were for the very front of the arena. We found ourselves right in front of the stage, nearly center!
Family Fun ~ Newsboys Concert
There was a security person stationed right by us and we were able to visit with him just a little. I found myself praying for him off and on during the concert, as the Gospel was shared and sung though out the evening. It was a great evening of worship and fun.
Michael Tate greeting the kids around us
Newsboys Drummer Duncan just before the set tipped and spun while he continued playing
The opening band wasn’t advertised so we didn’t know until 1GirlNation bounded onto the stage. Mae recognized them right away and I was able to make the connection to a past conversation when she told me about some music by a “girl band.”
1GirlNation
This was a first concert for our girls and I am so glad we were able to share it with them. We are looking forward to Rend Collective and Casting Crowns in October. A couple of us are working those two concerts as Compassion volunteers!
What I’m Into July 2014
31 Thursday Jul 2014
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What I’m Into (July 2014 Edition)
Read and Reading:
July was a good month for reading in my house. I posted about the books that I read. There is also a nice stack of books on my nightstand that I started or continued reading. The Valley of Vision was introduced to me while we lived in British Columbia a few years ago. I’ve picked it back up and am reading/praying through part 1. The other books I either started or continued reading are “Where There Was No Church”, “Pursue the Intentional Life”, “Sheba’s Song”, “Fields of the Fatherless,” and “What He Must Be”.
TV: Not much TV this month. We did spend a few evenings watching Star Wars Episodes 1-3.
Music: Before going to the Newsboys concert this month I purchased their “God’s Not Dead” album off iTunes. We also enjoyed seeing 1GirlNation open that concert, had the pleasure of meeting them and we purchased their cd.
Big project: July has ended with a bang. Many bangs of the hammer that is. Our basement bathroom & 2 closets were demo-ed and also our kitchen and dining room…all the way to the studs. So I’m cooking in the backyard and washing dishes in the laundry room. It is all pretty exciting and I can hardly wait to see it all finished. The project is scheduled to take about 7 weeks so I am sure my anticipation for it to be finished will grow with all those trips up and down stairs to do dishes and out door cooking.
Kitchen a little ways into the demolition
What I Love: Being home, having my family all around me.
I didn’t love this: Rain and very cool temperatures most likely cancelling our upcoming camping trip. That said, I am very thankful for the rain. Drought and fire brought loss of lives and many homes the past several years and I am so thankful for no fires and lots of rain.
On The Blog. While I bounce around and am not that great a writer, I am glad that I finally was able to put some words to paper and tell one of the dark parts of my story. It is with the hope that others may be encouraged to press on, despite the ugly hard places one may find herself.
In the blogosphere:
Poverty does not have the final say
This is just a bit of What I’m Into, July Edition 🙂
Summer Volunteer Work
23 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in Colorado Springs, Gratitude, Homeschooling, Life Long Learner, One Life, Parenting, teens, Uncategorized
Our youngest 3 daughters’ summer volunteer work includes acting as historical interpreters at Rock Ledge Ranch. The ranch has 4 historical sites, with junior docents working each site.
Summer Volunteer Uniforms, period appropriate clothing
The ranch allows guests to visit the different time periods of our area and learn about the people who lived there, and what life was like at that time. The historic buildings have been restored as close to their original state as possible. The National Register of Historic Places added the ranch in 1979.
One benefit to my kids through their volunteering at the Ranch has been their deeper understanding of our local and state history. Anything they now read about Colorado history, or even western US history, is greatly enhanced by their experience working at ranch. They also apply what they learn outside the ranch to their conversations at the ranch.
It has been a rich experience and one our kids look forward to each January when they complete the application for the following summer.
Ticket Booth, TB Hut
If you are visiting the Colorado Front Range think about adding Rock Ledge Ranch to your plans. Maybe you’ll get a tour led by some sweet junior docents and enjoy a peak into Colorado History.
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