tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64366568906814265262024-02-18T22:19:55.404-08:0010 Foot Prints to AfricaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-68570182391398525342016-06-30T04:33:00.000-07:002016-06-30T04:33:20.750-07:00A New Chapter<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have thought about posting a new entry for a few weeks now but have been so hesitant to do so because it has literally been half a year since I posted. Totally embarrassing! But I have decided to humble myself because to not post and procrastinate is the equivalent of not shouting out to the world and giving praise and glory where praise and glory are due to the Lord! Life has been so busy. We just had another yard sale last week that was a smashing success. It was organized, and everything was priced to sell, so the prices were really cheap. We sold pretty much the entire garage full of stuff. And we now have new donations on the porch waiting to be sorted and priced. God is just so consistently faithful, and it just continues to leave me speechless and praising Him in His timing and His provision. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am confessing that even in my best efforts that I am not always where I wish I was in my spiritual walk with the Lord. I am still a work in progress and God is still ever changing my heart to be faithful and obedient to His calling and His word.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i>His mercies are new every morning</i></span><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480395926618804083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-10476397248701764132015-12-06T21:20:00.001-08:002015-12-06T21:20:32.841-08:00Apparently..I AM so Excited!!!!It is about to get CRAZY up in here!! We have decided that we are going to go ahead and have ourselves a little yard sale.Did I say little...I mean an enormous, gigantic, epic, Monster Yard Sale. We have prayed about it and feel its time, not to mention that the weather is going to be gorgeous for a yard sale. We are talking sunny and a balmy 19.C (66.F) on both days! In the middle of December...I'm super duper excited! I'm pretty sure we had snow this time last year..<br />
School will be put on hold for the week (the beauty of homeschooling!) and I have friends coming over for the rest of the week plus some little ladies, (from a girls group that I help teach) are going to come over and earn some service hours! I'm excited!<br />
Today I went online and found crock pot recipes that I am going to try out for the rest of the week...I realized when I was almost done making my list that all of the recipes are chicken..so I am going to make potato soup one night. We may be sick of chicken by Thursday...<br />
I am just so excited!! I cannot wait to watch the Lord work in this!! To show his power and glory and his provision, and I can't wait to show and tell with you all the fun stories!<br />
So yes, Apparently I Am So excited!! But who wouldn't be when you get to watch God do what God does best! To show Himself faithful and get the glory and honor for it all.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-41931174653218136922015-11-18T06:10:00.000-08:002015-11-18T06:10:32.778-08:00A Blessing Within a Blessing<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My love and me have been really busy over the past week. We have the entire garage organized and our beautiful porch was put back to rights! I don't look like a hoarder anymore! I'm sure that my mail man is totally thrilled that he doesn't have to climb over mountains anymore to get to the mailbox and the milk man is probably very happy not to have to search for the cooler. As I glance around my porch right now it strikes me once again.. I am blessed.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We fail to see all of the little blessings inside a huge blessing at the time we receive the blessing.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For example: Almost 2 years ago we bought this house. It has a huge wrap around porch, is almost twice the size of the rental we were in, it has a two story garage. a big yard, and lovely neighbors.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now I could dissect each one of these because they all have a story, and maybe someday I will, but for now..my porch and garage.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My porch is the envy of everyone who comes to visit me. It could easily be a Better Homes and Gardens Porch..(someday I am hoping to take all of this blue paint off and bring it back to its original color)...It is really big. It has a swing. In one corner there is an entire sitting area complete with a couch, two chairs, two side tables and a really pretty rug. Behind that I have a table and 4 chairs to sit and eat at. At the other end of the porch I have a BBQ and another chair and table.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This porch has entertained many guests and is a wonderful place to spend time in the word and catch a cool breeze on those hot summer days, while sipping a cold glass of lemonade.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most recently this porch became a collection area. It held 3 full vans, 1/2 an SUV, and 2 pickup trucks worth of yard sale donations with room to spare, and then another van full of stuff, then another van load... and then 1/4 of the porch was filled with the neighbors left over, 'we arent taking this because we are moving' stuff. There was a tiny pathway and that was all that was left. Long story short: My porch holds quite a bit of stuff!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All that stuff had to move into the garage sooner than later. The garage had to be organized before all the porch stuff could move in there. So after a few days of moving and sectioning off areas in the garage we were able to move all of that stuff in. This is the first time we are utilizing the upstairs of our garage. It is currently holding..All the clothes, and the shoes, and the bags and purses, and the sheets and blankets..There is a little path up there, but the piles are high on each side of the path. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All that is let downstairs is sections of other stuff. I am selling the furniture on offerup really quickly which is making more room downstairs. The bigger stuff is moving and selling quickly as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now I have room for even more stuff!! and my husband still has the small part of the garage to do all his woodworking and manly stuff. I am trying really really hard not to store anything in there! I never thought that the garage would be used so well, and store so much stuff!! Its a blessing within a blessing!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-79899231725171512582015-11-11T05:59:00.000-08:002015-11-11T05:59:26.358-08:00Selling Without a Yard Sale<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Lets talk selling things for a minute...Our city only permits two yard sales a year, and you have to have a permit. You have to pay a $5 fee to the city and hope that you make more than $5 in your yard sale to make it worth it. Ridiculous, but that's the way it is. I talked to a police officer about it one time, who thought it was ridiculous too. He said "We have far more important things to do than check if someone has a permit." So technically I could get away with it..but I like the idea of holding up the law far more than having the remote 5% chance Id be asked to show my permit. Would I have to pay a fine? If I did, I would be out far more than $5 and wish I had just paid the $5.... a vicious cycle. Anyways I wanted to share with you how I make money during the times that I dont have yard sales. There is a new app called <a href="https://offerupnow.com/" target="_blank">OfferUp</a> I absolutely love it! Some people I know don't love it so much. My experience has been good so far though, and I am learning as I go along. Its an app where you can sell your things online. Its like Craigslist. I have not tried Craigslist. It freaks me out. I have heard a lot of horror stories, and I'd rather not participate in that. So OfferUp is the way I go. In 3 easy steps you have something listed. You take a picture, write a description and determine and pick your price, and click Sell Now and you are done! Easy Peasy,. Yesterday we sold two chairs and made $110. I have so much more out in the garage Id like to sell, but one or two things at a time is as fast as I can go. I find if I stage the item in my house somewhere instead of in my garage (with its concrete floor and sheet rock walls)it has a lot more charm and appeal..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">So if you are looking to make some extra money off of your stuff this is a great way to do it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">From my experience so far here is my advice:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">1.) Make sure your items are clean.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">2.)Make sure your items work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">2.) Stage your items, like you use them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">3.) Depending on your conversation with a potential buyer, meet at a neutral location. If you feel comfortable enough they can come to your house.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">4.) If they want it delivered. Charge a delivery fee. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">5.) Make sure when you sell something, and have the cash in hand that you mark the item sold so you don't have any more inquiries.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">6.) When pricing your items, determine what price you would like to get for an item and then add an extra $5 or $10 to the item. People will ask if you would take a lower amount for the item. They will think they are getting a deal and you will get what you wanted for it all along. Its a win win!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">So far that's all the experienced advice, but if I have more, I will add it! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-78187925036983151242015-11-10T05:31:00.000-08:002015-11-10T05:41:44.146-08:00I look like a hoarder!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Today I started a Bible Study that has already been challenging me and confirming things. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> Its called Love God Greatly, Names of God.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Today's reading was about when Abraham and Isaac went up to Mt. Moriah so that Abraham could give Isaac as a burnt offering to the Lord. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> I thought that this mornings time in the word was simply lovely. I will admit that when I started I was like: What am I going to get out of this read today? Yes Abraham put Isaac on the alter and a ram appeared and they all lived happily ever after.." But before I really started to dive in, I prayed and asked the Lord to open my eyes. Now I have 5 full pages in my journal. Isn't that always the way it goes? </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_7U8KOvsUuaBxGS44ZXAib_dMhtkZESgpd-aKog0Hiv_pCKwwoiOyAKrdtNqP-U7sTrh8YdNJ3H3v252fKtagdLR9lqN4NZmIWMAB0uhR9UByg37Rbc6DRWGgf_XQChtflD56LHOCYeU/s1600/adoption.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_7U8KOvsUuaBxGS44ZXAib_dMhtkZESgpd-aKog0Hiv_pCKwwoiOyAKrdtNqP-U7sTrh8YdNJ3H3v252fKtagdLR9lqN4NZmIWMAB0uhR9UByg37Rbc6DRWGgf_XQChtflD56LHOCYeU/s320/adoption.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">As you can see, God delivered just a few boxes to my door.On Saturday a local church donated all of their left over items from their church yard sale to us. It took 3 full vans, our SUV and 2 truck beds to bring it all over to our house, and because it had poured in the morning and sprinkling into the evening the back yard was to soggy to bring it all to the garage, so it has found a place on our porch for the time being. After church on Sunday my friend came over and we had lunch together. She helped me try to go through some of this stuff. I saw my neighbors had a U-haul truck infront of their house and asked my neighbor if they were moving. Indeed they were. It was really sudden, but she had a pile in her backyard of stuff they were going to get rid of and asked if I wanted any of it. Of course I did! So we went over to my neighbors house and got a whole bunch of stuff there instead of bringing stuff to the garage. Adding to my pile, it started to get a little more crowded on the porch. My friend had to leave for a while so I went upstairs in the garage and started moving stuff around up there because we are at that point where we are going to need to use the upstairs. After about half an hour of being up there my friend texted me and told me someone she knows is bringing over a few things. I was so excited! It feels like Christmas! I texted my Mr. some pictures of the porch and let him know we are officially looking like hoarders!! My friend's friend came over with a crammed van full of awesomeness! I am feeling just slightly overwhelmed but I know we will work hard to pack it all up into the garage and are thinking about having a yard sale before the year is up.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Just like Abraham was willing to be obedient and sacrifice, we have been obedient to the Lord's calling and the Lord has provided the provision. He is so good and so faithful. We are called to adoption, and we are following his footsteps one at a time....I will never stop being amazed and rendered speechless when I follow His will.</span><br />
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So for your reading pleasure and an informative read: I present to you a list of adoption terminology!!<br />
Im quite sure there are more but these are the most helpful to me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Adoption</u></b>: A legally recognized process that creates a parent-child relationship between individuals who are not biologically relate to each other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Apostille</u></b>: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.4545px;">An "</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.4545px;">apostille</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.4545px;">" is a form of authentication issued to documents for use in countries that participate in the Hague Convention of 1961.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.4545px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Dossier:</u></b> A collection of required documents that is sent to a foreign country in order to process the adoption of a child in that country's legal system.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.4545px;"><b><u>Hague Convention or Inter-country Adoption</u></b>: A multinational agreement designed to promote the uniformity and efficiency of International adoptions. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>There was great conviction behind this verse for me. I have struggles, as do all of us..</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It amazes me how the world lures us back into itself when our relationship with God is not as strong as it need to be so that we can overcome this world and the darkness and the corruption that so easily coils around us and pulls us down and through the mire and mud. It begins as subtle and gently as a snowflake and then before I know, there is a huge snowball before me made up of worldly things. It is toxic to my soul and I loose my view of who God is because I cannot see in front of me. My view is marred. The snowball is ugly, covered in deception, deceit, unforgiveness, gossip, anger, annoyance, frustration and selfishness. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Silently the Lord in His still small, mighty voice says something that captures my heart, and brings me to my knees in anguish, and repentance. How can I possibly take my eyes off of someone who offers hope, and beauty and delight in everything..in me..</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>He is faithful and just and forgives me, he places my crown that was at His feet back on my head, and calls me His precious daughter, I am His beloved, I am His joy and His Delight, I am His treasure, His jewel, the one lost sheep that He left the other 99 for to find me..In my frailty and my weakness He seeks after me, to capture my heart again.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> His Son shines brightly on me, His forgiveness is poured out over me like a healing balm. That ugly snowball is all but melted and that crimson stain is as white as snow...His love is like the gently falling snow that sticks to my eyelashes and melts on me as it hits my skin. His love poured out over me and over you....</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-75155887316607117432015-06-28T18:10:00.000-07:002015-06-28T18:10:00.474-07:00God is Good!Hello Loyal Readers!<br />
I am finally able to share what I have wanted to post for like..ever! Our home study is completed and approved and we are on to a fresh set of paperwork and more fees!! I am so excited!! God is so good and so constant and faithful in everything.<br />
No paperwork would be complete without some hitches, like your wife is an alien (resident) in the country and husband has no clue where his passport is that he really needs and confusion over what to fill into what places on paperwork.<br />
I'm telling you, filling out your information for a dentist form is a cake walk now. I glance over it, and exclaim out loud "I've got this! Piece of cake" and then hand in the form 5 minutes later and 4 sides completed, dated and signed!<br />
I finally went to the dentist by the way. After 5 years of staying away from them like the plague...<br />
I have an amazing dentist. She may even help me overcome my fear of the word dentist.<br />
You know its time to go to the dentist when you hear that word all the time, you get things in the mail from dentists who want "your smile"... you are reading a romance novel, and then hit the part in the book where the old lady traveling on the boat from England to america gets sick and she looses her false teeth as she gives her supper to the raging seas...and the word teeth seems like it is just shouting out at you from the magazine articles..teeth, tooth, dentist. cavities..toothpaste!!!<br />
Yeah...its not as bad as you think people! My dentist even wants to crown my teeth! What a nice dentist! :D<br />
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So yeah, we are home-study approved!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-88249285042203526752015-03-05T17:41:00.001-08:002015-03-05T17:41:55.912-08:00Glorious and Beautiful Messes.. We are truly a Glorious and Beautiful mess over here these days! We have been enjoying lots of snow followed by a warm and sunny day yesterday with a temp. of 23 degrees C. (74 degrees F {for all my American readers} ) and, right now it is snowing again..Love me some east coast crazy weather. You can never put away the shorts or snow pants. Our yard is a gloriously sloppy mushy mess, and the puddles are Large and perfect for little ones to jump in. During the day my house is kind of a mess (gasp)..yes its true, but it is put back to order after supper dishes are put away, and it look beautiful!<br />
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We are sighing a relief over here, knowing that my husband will be getting paid for another year. I look back a few days ago, and admire once again, the way the Lord put that husband of mine and me together so many years ago, and how well we compliment each other. When I am weak, then he is strong, and when he is weak then I am strong. </div>
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It was stressing me out weather we were going to continue getting paid or not. We just bought a house, trying to adopt, we have vehicles, we have kids, we have cats, we need food to survive.. (so dramatic I know) </div>
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But through this entire time, my husband was confident that we were going to make it through this time, and I prayed so much. And then just as I laid all of my woes and struggles at the feet of Jesus to take, I would walk like five steps away, and then they were all of a sudden mysteriously on my shoulders again. It is so easy for us to say we give it to God, but the reality is, is that it is such a challenge. It is the most simplest thing to do, yet our flesh cannot let it be, because in our own strength we think we can figure out a solution all on our own. God gives us such grace, and he never loses faith in us because He loves us. </div>
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Now for an update on our Adoption. We have a new country, and a new focus! And..we are having our last Home Study meeting next week! They have all been going well and the process has been going smoothly. I can't wait to tell you all about our Home Study Approval once that happens! God has been faithful. I cannot go into great detail about our Adoption process, but we will be adopting from South Africa. I need to give a shout out to my Mom, and my sisters, who have been a wealth of information, and freely given their opinions on deciding which country to go with and reassuring me that it is OK to say no. I love the wisdom that they have been given.</div>
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The highlights of this week for everyone has been snow!!!! Compared to the 7 feet my parents have managed to accumulate over the past 2 1/2 weeks, 6 inches sounds a little lame...but for this area, it is a lot! And the most super awesome part about it, is that it is still stickin' around!! The kids have been having so much fun in it! It was so bright and sunny yesterday and the icicles were steadily dripping off the house, but boy, that sun sure was deceptive! It was soo cold outside!<br />
The stores were finally open again yesterday, so we could get some groceries..not that we needed a lot, but some people (not me) were getting a little cabin fever. It was cold everywhere we went, because the wind was so bitter. The kids were not deterred by that wind at all, and when we got home, they bundled up in their snow suits and went outside.<br />
Fat cat and Skinny Cat have been in the house curled up on couches and pillows for the past 3 days and are quite content to be in the house. My wonderful husband made Zeke bun bun (our bunny) a new cage to go inside the garage. He is quite content in there out of the wind and burrowed up in the straw underneath the heat lamp.<br />
We had friends come over on the four wheeler and gave the kids rides in the empty lot next door and the kids had fun playing with their friends. Schoolwork did not really happen a whole lot this week, After all it does not snow on this side of the world too often! So when it does, we swiftly breath in cold air, soak up the snow in our socks, boots, mittens, hats, and our jackets..curl up on the couch and watch a movie while we wait for the dryer to dry up our clothes, and then repeat the process until bedtime.I love winter!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-43016360494675708032014-11-13T08:37:00.002-08:002014-11-13T08:37:41.505-08:00It's like Magic!When we moved into our new house, we knew right away that the dining room was also going to be the school room as well. I wanted to have a dry erase board in there so that we could a board to write out math and spelling. The kids absolutely love drawing all over the board with the dry erase markers.<br />
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You know it was inevitable that one of these days, a permanent Sharpie instead of a dry erase marker would be used. Well, a few weeks ago, such a thing happened. You can't really blame a 3 year old, how is he going to know the difference between a permanent marker and a dry erase marker? </div>
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Not only was it a sharpie it was my magnum black sharpie that has a a chisel point that is 1/2 inch wide. I tried everything to get this off of my dry erase board. Nothing worked. Not even the Mr.Clean Magic eraser. So I left it. After a couple of weeks I decided to tackle this again. I went on Pintrest and set to work. I was determined to find a solution. Here is what solved all of my permanent marker problems.</div>
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Yes.... my Dry Erase Marker. </div>
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I took my Dry Erase Marker and I colored over the picture that refused to leave my board. I made sure I had a dry erase marker that was not drying out and doodled over the doodles. I made sure the dry doodles were saturated which took a while. As I stood here doing this, I was trying to figure out what this was supposed to be. I couldn't come up with anything. Maybe I should ask my aspiring artist. :)</div>
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The result were so amazing I had to write a post about it and share it with all of you lovely people!</div>
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You may be asking how much our board cost us, since it is so huge.Another Pintrest solution. We bought a 3'X5' dry erase magnetic board from Office Max for $80 and brought it back the next day when we were looking on Pintrest for Home school Room setup ideas and found a DIY post on white boards. We simply went to Lowes and bought a 4'x8' tile board for $12, had them cut it in half and hung them up in one of the corners of the room. My lovely husband made some cute frames for them and voila, 2 Dry erase boards for under $30!!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-91925044716761051652014-11-11T20:58:00.002-08:002014-11-11T20:58:45.577-08:00This Journey called Adoption....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not plan on making the new news public yet, but I feel the need to share that, just as there is excitement and joy on this journey called Adoption, there is also a great amount of turmoil and grief..yes..grief.There is frustration and confusion and a lot of not knowing and uncertainty. There is so many emotions experienced at the same time, that it becomes overwhelming and you feel as though the next breath will be more suffocating than the last. Your vision becomes clouded and questions slam at you from all directions. From your own head, from your heart, from those around you. You ask questions like why? and pretend on the outside like everything is OK, when really in your heart there is a surging storm. The rain is pouring and the clouds are dark, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the part of our journey, as we walk along the path where the storm breaks open the skies and the torrential rains fall down. We are at a fork in the road..and we have no idea where we are going.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We really have no idea where this journey is going. We were told that this journey is no longer going to have a final destination called Ethiopia. My heart is quite crushed. Where are my babies going to come from? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have 3 options, all of which are looking quite bleak at the moment. For those of you who may not yet know, I have Epilepsy. I have not had a seizure since Sept 8.2007, the day after Kai was born and I was rushed away to another hospital 3 hours away without my baby.(Not something I will ever forget) Because of my epilepsy, 2 of the countries want to know if I am capable of being a mom... So I made an appointment with my neurologist to get a letter, but the first available appointment wasn't till the first week of December. The other country wants to know how open we are to special needs children...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until we get a letter from my doctor, our process has been put on hold... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only thing we cling to is God, and the promises he has spoken to us. He has called us to adopt, he has set us on this journey, and he is right beside us as we walk. I have fallen to my knees in anguish and asking God, "What in the world?" If not Africa God, then where?" Please tell me where. I cry out in desperation, searching for the answers....It is then, when I am still that He finally gets a chance to speak,</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white;">"My ways are not your ways. My timing is not your timing. I have created you in the palm of my hand, and cherish you like the most precious jewel that I have ever beheld. Do I not care for you more than the lilies of the fields and the birds of the air and the cattle on a thousand hills? You are my most beloved treasure. My ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. I know the future. You do not. Fret not, but trust. Trust Me, Trust that I know exactly what I am doing, and where I am taking you."</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My tears of frustration, and anguish, uncertainty and confusion have turned into tears of joy. I love my God, so very much. I praise Him and call Him Holy. He is Holy and Most Worthy to be praised. He is turned my sorrow into dancing and the sun is shining through the storm and chasing it away. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I may not know which road I am taking yet, but I know that I am just going to sit here at the intersection and wait on Him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the Bible, there is a story about a man name Lazarus. He was a dear friend to Jesus. By the time Jesus came to Bethany, Lazarus had been dead and buried for four days. The time span was significant to the Jews. Many Jews believed the soul remained near the body for 3 days after death in the hope of returning to it. If this idea was in the minds of the people, they obviously thought that all hope was gone-Lazarus was irrevocably dead. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waiting four days may have made Jesus late for a healing, but it made him right on time for a resurrection. Gods ways are not our ways, and His timing rarely coincides with our own. While God is never late, He is rarely early. That is why we must trust His schedule. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too often, we interpret God's delays as God's denials, but the story of Lazarus tells us that a delay in answer is not a sign of God's indifference or His failure to hear. It is a sign of His love. The delay will help us. It will make us stronger. We cannot put a period where God puts a comma. Just when you think the sentence is over, the most important part may be yet to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I found this sign while perusing Pinterest and thought I would share it. I have a really exciting post that I can't wait to share with you, but I will leave that for tomorrow! </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-88150875093502138422014-11-04T18:25:00.000-08:002014-11-04T18:25:22.781-08:00Good-Bye Paperwork!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We finally sent away the complete stack of home study paperwork for the adoption. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It weighed in at 1 lb 7 oz. and is about 1 inch high.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as the development I mentioned in the last post, I still cannot elaborate on that because I do not have enough information yet, but look for this information by the second week of December. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a major change in the adoption however, so please continue to pray for us and the staff of the adoption agency that God will give us all direction and wisdom as we move forward with the next step. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-3607766385291875032014-10-28T06:56:00.003-07:002014-10-28T06:56:46.877-07:00Post Yard Sale #2<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sure the anticipation on my next post is rising. The post yard sale entry is always a fun one to write. I am happy to say we raised $1300! We could not have done it without all of those donations that kept appearing on our porch week after week! I am already looking forward to the next yard sale!! Seriously, I am!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Thursday night I planned on going to bed by 9 so that I could be up at 4:30 am to begin setting up the yard. My Mr. was at work, but he planned on being home Friday morning, except they let him off on Thursday night and he got to help me pull a bunch of boxes to the porch so I wouldn't have to walk so far in the morning. Since he got to come home early, my plans changed and we ended up pulling boxes out of the garage until 10 and decided to finish in the morning. I woke up about every half hour through the entire night because I was so paranoid that I was going to miss the alarm clock, and there would be people on our yard wanting to know where all of our stuff was. So stressful... Then I began to dream that the weather changed from sunny and warm to rainy and cold..oh your mind can do horrible things to your head. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At 5:00 my alarm woke me up from a very tired sleep and I jumped out of bed excited about not having to wake up anymore!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent the next 6 hours completely getting the tables and stuff set up. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were so many people there. And only a handful of people, left without buying something.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided in the middle of the day that we were going to leave out everything and just put out donated sheets and curtains over the tables. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So much less work in the morning! The only time consuming part was drying everything off. The dew was very heavy so all of the sheets and curtains were soaked so they had to be thrown in the dryer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We sold every single piece of furniture that we were given and almost all of the craft stuff and the Christmas stuff. We really didn't have a lot left of anything.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today Good Will is coming to pick up this stuff. We know God is not going to stop bringing stuff to our doorstep, and it will be good to start off fresh. I am going to make a real effort to price everything as it comes in, and organize it all. I feel like I said that last time. You learn something new every time you do this, and every time you get better at it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a very important Adoption Update which we cannot share right this minute. We have to confirm a few things first, but we sincerely ask for your prayers as this is going to be a huge intersection in the journey. As soon as we know, we will share that information, but please keep us, and this journey in your prayers!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-40083829479976006232014-10-22T20:58:00.001-07:002014-10-23T04:44:26.486-07:00Monster Yard Sale Number 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yep, It is that time again!! Time for another Monster Yard Sale! The garage cannot contain anything else and what does not fit in there has been making it's way onto the wrap around porch. This is going to be the last one of 2014. The weather is supposed to be sunny and warm and I am almost as excited as my husband to empty this place out.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-47827142323234971212014-10-19T17:47:00.002-07:002014-10-19T17:51:06.747-07:00A visit to Cape MayWe just returned from a short little visit to Cape May NJ. One of our sweet friends was getting married to the man of her dreams and we would not have missed that wedding for the world! It was a very nice wedding and it was good to visit with old friends.<br />
While we were in Cape May, we tried to do as many things as we could possibly do in 2 days. Here are a <strike>few</strike>, (ok, so it ended up being 12) pictures for your viewing pleasure!<br />
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We had such a wonderful time! I also forgot to mention that we picked up a few samples of fudge from the Fudge Kitchen (the best fudge in the world! Its soo good!) we took the kids to the arcade and played some games, won some tickets, random people kept giving us handfuls of tickets and we had a nice little stack by the time we turned them in. We had like 2330 points or something. If you had 10,000 you could even get a 4 cup crock pot......because THAT's what I am trying to win!! (Kidding!!)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-79819459301231750182014-10-14T05:55:00.000-07:002014-10-14T06:31:50.306-07:00Our Church<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning I wanted to talk about our church. We worship with Time Square Church, which is located in New York. Obviously we don't live in Time Square, New York. So, as all of our friends and family ask:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you go? No, we don't leave on Friday and arrive in time for church on Sunday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We stream church live. We sit in our living room as a family. we worship the Father as a family, we pray as a family, we have the privilege of tithing, we listen to a sermon that God has inspired our pastor to preach, and after the sermon we fall to our knees in repentance, in conviction, in awe of the Sovereign One having a desire to serve Him more, to love Him more, to Praise Him and to give all of us unto Him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next statement usually is: Oh. Well, I feel like it is my responsibility as a Christian to tell you that you need a body of believers. You don't have that if you just sit in your house listing to something online. You need to be in the presence of believers so you can grow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Several months ago we left the church we were attending since we moved here. Why we left is not something that needs to be discussed on my blog. It was one of the hardest things we have ever had to do. After we left there, we looked for months, going from church to church to church, seeking desperately to find a stream of water that would feed our hearts that were so parched. Week after week the search became more and more desperate. But, in that search, our own search in the Scripture began. The more we poured in the Scriptures the more we were filled, the more hunger we had after God to search the Scriptures to become more like Christ. Instead of filling our lives with media that this world offers us, we started listening to sermons online and I listened to a four minute clip from a sermon that has stirred everything in me, and challenges me to live my life like I have never lived before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, why do we attend a church in our living room? we run, we run from everything that this world has to offer, we run toward <span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We run, with our eyes fixed on Christ, we run towards his open arms, pursuing God with such a tenacity so that we can reach the lost who are ALL around us. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">We are at this church because this is where God has called us to attend. We are being obedient to what He is calling <u>us</u> as our little family of five to do.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">I am writing this entry because I need you to know, that this is God's calling on the lives of the people who live under this roof. There are many churches out there who preach the true word of Christ and I sincerely hope that you attend such a church. These are dark times we are living in, and we need to know God like we have never know Him before. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-66042750470295409042014-10-09T06:35:00.000-07:002014-10-09T06:35:16.211-07:00Katy did it!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Yesterday little man and me found this awesome little guy. It is a living leaf. It even feels like a leaf. Talk about some awesome camouflage! </div>
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So what is this insect you may ask? After some googleing "green leaf bug", found out that is called a Katydid. It got its name because of the sound they make. Their repetitive clicks and calls sound like some one is calling "Ka-ty-did". They are related to crickets and grasshoppers and have large back legs for jumping. They also have wings and will fly away when they feel like they are in danger. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-23642945764854724492014-10-07T12:57:00.000-07:002014-10-07T12:57:01.628-07:00Check 1..Check 2 It's only Tuesday, but it feels like the end of the week! We are really pushing to get our Home Study paperwork turned in before the end of the month. Yesterday, I had one last thing to do at my doctor to complete my physical. The office is about half an hour away from home.<br />
So we headed over there around twelve or so, to get that taken care of quickly. What I have to come to realize is that I have an awesome doctor, but that everything else about that office is slow. You never go to the doctor thinking, OK, quickly get in and get out. You are lucky if you get out of there in under 2 hours. While I went in, My Romeo stayed outside in the car with the kids. Eventually I got out there and Romeo tried to start the car, but the battery was dead! Not only that, but so was his phone, and mine had about 10% left before it was dead as well. There was no one around that could jump us, and there was a tree in front of the truck, so we were very stuck. There was a mall a little ways down the road that we all walked to. We went to the Sears there and they let us borrow a jump kit. So while the Daddy walked back to the car, The kids and I went to the food court and got some lunch and waited for Daddy to come back and pick us up again. After all was said and done, we got home at 5:30. That was that day gone.<br />
Then this morning, Skinny Cat had a laceration on his leg, that most definitely needed some stitches. So I took the cat to the vet and paid an arm and a leg for that but he now has a rabies certificate as well as stitches and the rabies certificate is another piece of paper we need for the paperwork as well.<br />
Three hours later, I was finally home. The fat cat and Zeke (our bunny) both have appointments next week to get their rabies certificates, and we will be able to check off another box.<br />
What an eventful two days!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-91320875287186817422014-10-03T05:21:00.000-07:002014-10-03T05:21:29.546-07:00Its our birthday!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, What do you do when you have the same birthday as your husband? You look for as many free birthday deals as possible!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eyeing the center pin! This dragon is awesome!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oohh this 12 bowling ball is heavy!!</td></tr>
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The kids beat the pants off of their Mom, and no one got a gutter ball! But I think that had something to do with the bumpers being up.... When out time was up at the alley we went to Red Robin and got a free hamburger and only had to pay for the drinks and the kids! We had such a fun day and the kids thought it was awesome that we had the same birthday and got to do all of this fun stuff for cheap! I think this is going to be a fun thing to do every year around this time. We were going to go and and get our free Starbucks drinks yesterday, but we were a little full of free food at that point and decided we would hold off until next week when we can really enjoy our free drinks! Our birthday is now the gift that keeps on giving all October long!! <div>
Happy October everyone!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-14428996179280241622014-10-02T18:16:00.001-07:002014-10-02T18:16:57.600-07:00The Huge Swing Set Reveal!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids are so excited! They absolutely love playing on it. While Grammie and Gran Bob were visiting us here last month, Gran Bob and My Romeo sat down and put thoughts to paper and drew up this little dandy. It take up the entire empty space behind the garage and is 16 feet tall (i think) </div>
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The only things its missing is some really awesome flags at the top and about a million twinkly lights to light up the night!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-1456436462537575122014-09-30T19:11:00.000-07:002014-09-30T19:11:13.453-07:00What's going on now..I decided that instead of writing another post about how fast these last few weeks have gone by, I would tell you instead that I finally cleared off my camera card and loaded up the pictures onto the computer! I know my family will be thrilled to see pictures of their grankids, niece and nephews...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This little truck is Little Mans most favorite thing in the world to play on. He drives this thing everywhere until it runs out of juice. Every night after this truck gets put back in the garage, this guy plugs it in to charge so its ready for tomorrow's great adventures around the yard.<div>
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This is 2 hours of waiting at the doctor's office for Jelly Beans physical for the adoption paper work.<div>
It took forever! But we finally got it done with!!! She always has a smile and the most awesome and adorable little laugh you have ever heard! </div>
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What did this Man learn to do while Grammie and GranBob were visitng? He helped put together a new swing set! He is such a big help with everything and as sweet as they come!</div>
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More to come on the swing set! The camera on my phone is no longer working so I actually have to use my DSLR. Oh.. My.. Goodness.. The picture quality is way better anyways! </div>
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Happy Tuesday everyone! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-86764792144895527912014-09-02T04:17:00.000-07:002014-09-02T04:17:43.440-07:00Has anyone seen the time??I feel like I say "man it's been a while since I posted..." more often than I would like. Life around here has been so hectic over the past couple of months that I can barely think. I have been spending a lot of time clearing my mind and getting set for this next year. I have been busy planning out the school year, Starting school, celebrating 10 years of marriage to the love of my life, Jelly Beans birthday..she is 5 already! say what?? yeah..its crazy how fast time flies. Kai is turning 7 on Sunday...holy moley..we also have all of Romeo's family coming here to our little side of town. They planned a family reunion here so that we could actually make it. It was very sweet of them. We are looking forward to seeing Tante's (that what we call aunts in dutch) our Gray Gramma and Gray Papa, extended aunts and uncles and Grammie and GranBob. It is going to be a jam packed 2 weeks but it should go by fast. I have this thing where I make a list of last minute things that I like to do before my family gets here. I KNOW that I am not the only person that does this sort of thing. But my goal is to repaint and reupholster 6 dining room chairs that I got at a thrift store for $30 and a rice bed frame that I found on the side of the road. It needs a paint job and a little wood glue, but other than that..its in great condition. What is a rice bed you ask? Here is a little history on the bed : <a href="http://www.ehow.com/info_8472806_rice-bed.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask" target="_blank">Rice Bed</a>.<br />
Jelly Bean is finally going to have her own bed instead of sleeping on an air mattress that has be inflated again every night ( can I just say how annoying that is) company is coming and they need a place to sleep..<br />
I have also been unbelievably busy with the farmers market that I go to every week to sell my products that I sell. In fact I have been having such a hard time keeping things in stock that I have temporarily closed my shop because my inventory sells out so quickly.<br />
I have come to a realization that sometimes I take on too many things. I like to think I can do anything and that I am as invincible as Wonder Woman..but I admit I can't do it all. And along with the realization that I have a lot on my plate is the realization that I don't let people help me all the time either. So.. I am trying to work through that and let other people help out.<br />
Oh, did I mention my garage is full again?? well..it is. Maybe when family is here I can make that a work project..organize and price. See..I am working on it.<br />
One thing that is helping me greatly is that fact that I am getting super organized. It's amazing how much time is consumed when we are thinking about what to do, where to start, what to blog, what to teach, what to paint first, where to clean first, that by the time you actually decide what to do, you realize time is up and its time to start doing something like cooking or supper will be late..<br />
I will be sharing the ways that I am getting organized in the hopes that it might help you out, and give you an extra five minutes to your day! It's so awesome when your house is clean, your food is in the crock pot cooking, and all the this and that's have a place..clean house..clean mind.<br />
Have a great day my faithful readers. Expect to hear from me more often, I have scheduled a time for my blogging too!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436656890681426526.post-42331877460133441082014-06-28T19:05:00.001-07:002014-06-28T19:05:44.618-07:00All over again...Yay!!Last week we received a brand new packet of home study paperwork...our old address was written on all of the paperwork that asked for current address, which is no longer our current address but our old address which makes non of the paperwork correct anymore.... yay for filling out the same paperwork for a second time! (cue <strike>enthusiastic</strike> hurrahs!!) So, I started filling out all of the paperwork all over again.<br />
A hint for anyone reading this blog who may be adopting... don't fill out your paperwork if you think you will be moving in the next year...just wait, or do your home study super quick!!.. in record time so that you don't get caught like us, doing it all over again.<br />
Have you been watching the meter on the right slowly creep up!!!?? I'm so excited and love how God provides for all of our needs and in the most unexpected ways.<br />
One of my favorite things to do is walk with the Lord and follow Him. As I am picturing this journey through adoption, I envision us walking through a thick jungle . The only person you can see is the Guide in front of you, taking you through the thick brush, cutting a path with a machete and safely leading you through the brush. When you look back behind you, you see a very straight, very neat path that you have walked. There is safety and a sense of security when you put your life in His hands. You trust Him because He knows the path, when all you see is a thick jungle all around you. You put your life in His hands because you are His child. He died for you. He is training you. On our paths we all encounter different struggles and challenges, there are rocks and sticks that we may trip over, or pits we may fall into, but His hand is right there to pick us up from our tumbles and our stumbles. He picks us up, brushes us off and says:<br />
"Alright, are you ready to follow me again?" <br />
"Trust me, I know what I am doing."<br />
"Where I am taking you is going to be above and beyond what you could even fathom! I can't wait for you to see it!! I'm so excited!!"<br />
"I love you, and all I want is the very best for you!"<br />
"Trust Me"<br />
So, here we humbly go, following our Guide, through uncertainties and trials, thick brush, blind to what God sees so clearly. We follow his footsteps, pace by pace, moment by moment, and day by day.<br />
1 foot print at a time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247873005021046446noreply@blogger.com1