Happy Tuesday, May 6, Beloved’s BIRTHDAY!!
Wow, it’s been a couple of weeks of intense “do this now” type rhythm. Our homeschool co-op wraps up this week until fall, the cottage school & college prep classes my kids attend have three more weeks I believe, and we have 7 weeks of “home school” to finish up. All of this and the beautiful 80 degree weather have us a little restless and bouncy. Right now two kids are here in the room, doing squats and talking about Barbara Manatee…
In all the spring craziness I have found a little time for “stock up” shopping. We were able to pair coupons from Swagbucks to stock up on ground turkey and hair care items.  We got a great deal on both items and earned 10 swagbucks for each coupon we used. Funny pair of items, but great all the same. I have four daughters here at home with LONG hair and they go through hair supplies like crazy. I will use the ground turkey for veggie turkey burgers tonight, and veggie turkey patties to put in the freezer. I am going to try grilling them instead of frying this time, and will post later in the week about the results.

Here’s what I am purposing to do this week:

Intentional Relationships
Read Aloud 2 Chapters of Anne of Green Gables
Attend several end of year performances & a GRADUATION!
Hem Petal Rose’s Skirt, Cut pattern for Chica’s skirt

Intentional Self Nourishment
Memorize Ephesians 6: 11
Walk/Run 1 mile, 3 times this week, 3 Days strengthening exercises
Read 2 chapters from each- If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis, Just 18 Summers, Mission Drift
Listen to 2 more chapters of Bonhoeffer audio book

Making this One Life Count
Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude
Write message for congregation (updated pictures to be added)
Write all of our sponsored kids

Purposeful Business Pursuits
Try to complete my heart surgery story
Take and edit 5 pictures
Declutter Basement Family Nook & set aside items for Garage Sale

Happy Monday

Welcome to this new week.  I sure am looking forward to our co-op wrapping up for this semester, freeing up some time to be at home more.  Two more weeks.  We have a definite case of summer fever, although we have five weeks left in this school year.

Do you see the two new items on the sidebar?  It has taken a little while, but I’ve learned a little more about blogging on wordpress.

Some college students had a rip roaring party next door this weekend and some of the party attendees threw liquor bottles over our fence. The bottles hit our new patio and the sidewalk, shattering. I am so thankful that my daughter had shoes on the following morning when she head out to care for the flock. We reported the mess to the police, as we have had problems in the past with those neighbors. Anyway, that used up several hours to clean up.

On a better note, Builder and I have been spending a lot of time researching and putting a plan together for a summer trip with our kids.  It may be this summer, or the next, but I hope to be able to share about it soon!

Well, here are my goals for this week, the same as last.

Intentional Relationships

Read with my granddaughter

Celebrate a special birthday

Read Aloud 2 Chapters of Anne of Green Gables.

Finish Petal Rose’s, Cut pattern for Chica’s summer outfit.

Intentional Self Nourishment

Memorize Ephesians 6: 11

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

Read 2 chapters from each- If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis, The $100 Start Up, Mission Drift

Listen to 2 more chapters of Bonhoeffer audio book

Making this One Life Count

Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude

Write message for congregation (updated pictures to be added)

Purposeful Business Pursuits

Continue working through WordPress tutorials

Make a couple more recipe cards using this tutorial

Take and edit 5 pictures

Happy Monday! Goals for April 6 – 12

Life around our home is always eventful. Those “quiet waters” of the river of life have so many bends and little pebbly beaches to pull up on and explore! We did start Anne of Green Gables and found that the chapters are too long to be read over one dinner read aloud time. So we are breaking up the chapters over 2 days, and enjoying the story immensely. A couple of us have read the entire series before, but there are others around our table who have not. It is so fun to remember the story as we go, and to be sharing it together! If you haven’t read the Anne of Green Gables books before, give them a try this summer or spring! The Bonhoeffer audio book has taken me nearly 2 months to listen to so far. It has me thinking a lot about World War II from the perspective of the Church rather than the political point of view from high school history.

After I pinned binding to 2 sides of the new cousin quilt I looked at the calendar. Oh my, I had thought I had another week or 2 to get my 13 year old’s skirt finished for Easter. We had been putting it off, waiting for a couple of hours where I could work with her and let her sew it. Well that didn’t happen so I am working on it.

After reading Notes from a Blue Bike I requested a couple of books from the library. “The $100 Startup” was available early in the week and I have not been able to put it down. There is so much information that is encouraging me in a couple of endeavors.  Slowly I am also making my way through a couple others in this picture.

Pray for me? I am working on sharing the story of my open heart surgery nearly 11 years ago, and preparing a speech that I am to give in mid May.

My new camera is a wonderful tool, and while I am enjoying it, I don’t think I have even begun to understand all that I can do with it!

How are your goals coming along. I do hope that they are a guide, but not a taskmaster, allowing you to travel along life with intentional and purpose, and also flexibility.

Intentional Relationships

Read with my granddaughter

Write a Love Note

Read Aloud 2 Chapters of Anne of Green Gables.

Finish Petal Rose’s Easter Skirt, Cut pattern for Chica’s summer outfit.

Intentional Self Nourishment

Memorize Ephesians 6: 11

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

Read 2 chapters from each- If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis, When We Were on Fire, The $100 Start Up

Listen to 2 more chapters of Bonhoeffer audio book

Making this One Life Count

Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude

Write message for congregation (updated pictures to be added)

Edit speech and present to family for input

Purposeful Pursuits

Continue working through WordPress tutorials

Take and edit 5 pictures

Happy Monday! How is it going with your goals? It was a good week, and even though I didn’t get all of my goals met, plenty of other good things took place. A friend told me about a Just Between Friends sale, and that was a success for me! Several new books arrived in the mail and I got sidetracked from getting the 2 chapters read in the specific books I had chosen for the week.I am creating a new wall display at church and these photos will be added this week.  These are some of the kids our congregation sponsors through Compassion International.

Goals for March 31-April 5

Making Home

Read with my granddaughter

Write a Love Note

Read Aloud 4 Chapters of Anne of Green Gables

Clean drains

Sew binding on new cousin quilt

Personal Growth

Memorize Ephesians 6: 11

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

Read 2 chapters from each- If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis, When We Were on Fire,

Listen to 2 more chapters of Bonhoeffer audio book

Ministry Goals

Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude

Write message for congregation (updated pictures to be added)

Begin outline for Compassion Sunday presentation

Household Business

Begin working through WordPress tutorials

Make a couple more recipe cards using this tutorial

Take and edit 5 pictures

Goals for March 24-30
Making Home
Pre Read 3 chapters The Book Thief , decide if it a suitable read aloud for our family in this season
Read with my granddaughter
Write a Love Note
Complete Week 4 of MSM’s “4 Weeks to a More Organized Home
Freezer Cooking Session to Include Home packed Oatmeal Packets

Personal Growth
Memorize Ephesians 6:10, 11
Walk/Run 1 mile, 3 times this week, 3 Days strengthening exercises ~ started well at the beginning of the week, but as varied things came up I just didn’t keep on.
Read ~ Notes from a Blue Bike, Listen to 2 Chapters of Bonhoeffer audio book
Practice what I learned at the photography class this past weekend

Ministry Goals
Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude
Gather supplies to make this
Schedule time to work on our church’s Compassion Wall this will be an ongoing project for a while

Household Business
Begin “How to Make a Living Selling Kindle Books” Udemy courses
Make a couple more recipe cards using this tutorial

List items on facebook & craigslist– was introduced to the Just Between Friends sale mid week. I spent some time preparing 3 baskets of items to “test” this market.

Goals for March 31-April 5
Making Home
Read with my granddaughter
Write a Love Note
Decide on Read Aloud and start reading – I am conflicted about the Book Thief, so I am setting it aside for awhile.
Clean drains, furnace & vacuum filters

Personal Growth
Memorize Ephesians 6:10, 11
Walk/Run 1 mile, 3 times this week, 3 Days strengthening exercises
Read 2 chapters from each- Notes from a Blue Bike, If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis, When We Were on Fire,
Listen to 2 more chapters of Bonhoeffer audio book

Ministry Goals
Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude
Gather supplies to make this
Prepare pictures to be added to Compassion Wall, write message for congregation (updated pictures to be added)
Begin outline for Compassion Sunday presentation

Household Business
Begin working through WordPress tutorials
Make a couple more recipe cards using this tutorial
Deliver items to the Just Between Friends sale

Goals for March 24-30

Making Home

Pre Read 3 chapters The Book Thief , decide if it a suitable read aloud for our family in this season

Read with my granddaughter

Write a Love Note

Complete Week 4 of MSM’s “4 Weeks to a More Organized Home

Freezer Cooking Session to Include Home packed Oatmeal Packets

Personal Growth

Memorize Ephesians 6:10, 11

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

Read ~ Notes from a Blue Bike, Listen to 2 Chapters of Bonhoeffer audio book

Practice what I learned at the photography class this past weekend

Ministry Goals

Write 2 notes of encouragement or gratitude

Gather supplies to make this

Schedule time to work on our church’s Compassion Wall

 Household Business

Begin “How to Make a Living Selling Kindle Books” Udemy courses

Make a couple more recipe cards using  this tutorial

List items on Craigslist and facebook