Category Archives: Day in the Life The First Day of Lent…DAY 1 ORNAMENT: THE MUSTARD SEED Ahhhh…Wednesday, February 17th! The day we have looked forward to so we can begin our Lent Tree (GO TO CRAFTS and scroll down to EASTER – LENT TREE to download our guide to do one yourself!) When the children wake up–we’ll begin our first day […] Preparing for the Sabbath… My parents are in town…and it has been soooooo great having their company! They are from out of state so they were just as excited to be here and have snow with us. I have thought so much today about tomorrow’s Sabbath and how to best prepare for it today. As […] Funny…as we were driving home from dinner I was lamenting that we have MORE snow coming tomorrow. This has been one of the snowiest winters I can remember in Kansas…and I’m so ready for spring. Thanks for the reminder that snow IS fun 🙂 Jenn i always make snow cream..love it…kj Love the snow ice cream! And I’m doing my yearly study with the chronological bible also. As I was reading this week about all the preparations and building and the details of the curtains and the lamp stands and on and on….. I somehow became bored with it. Wondering why I’d need to know so many details about how something was built or what it was made with. I prayed that God would show me the importance of reading those chapters and to hold my interest. The answer I got came from another reading about the subjects I was studying and it pointed out if it wasn’t important to God he wouldn’t have shared so many minute details. If WE weren’t important to him he wouldn’t share those details. He loves and finds joy in making the tiniest details of us down to every hair on our heads and it’s just another way of showing how detailed his Love is for us. How glorious and perfect it is defined in those details. I was much happier to read those chapters and get back to my study with interest. Like you, it was one of those LIGHT BULB moments. 😉 I like the way you described it also. TFS!!!!! Love the photos. Glad you all are enjoying snow fun and grandparent fun 🙂 I am glad I came upon your blog ~ I am learning so much! =) Happy Valentine’s Day! I love your blog. I’d like to know who sang the little bird song that went to your video please. My kids love that kind of music! OK, so I’ll admit…..I got a wee bit behind on reading this week. However, I’m going to press on today and keep going! I am so thankful to have you ladies to read with. If I were doing this on my own, it would be easy to get overwhelmed and stop, but since I know you ladies are keeping it up…..well, it encourages me to jump back in and keep up with the reading…and all for His glory! I am an Alabama girl transplanted to Colorado. We always made snow cream when it snowed, which wasn’t often. My Iowa husband had no idea what I was talking about even though he grew up in lots of snow. Thanks for posting the recipe! I’ll be making it when we get our next snowfall. I know the kids will love it and I will love sharing a little piece of my childhood with them. And I’ll share it with my hubby too, but it will have to wait until next winter when he returns from a year long deployment. 🙁 Found your blog from my sweet friend, Nikki in Colorado. I love keeping up with your journey as we prepare to walk it with Nikki and her precious family! Chronological Scripture Reading – Exodus 35:1-36:38 Key verses in today’s reading… 35:1-3…is it just me–or is there something the Lord really wants us to hear? The Sabbath. Over and over and over in scripture. He asks us to keep it holy. How fitting that the Sabbath this year falls on Valentines day. If you haven’t […] i hate that I missed you last week … Doctor’s appt …. funny part about the interview is that they talked to us for 30 minutes and we just took turns answering questions … they didn’t quote me at all !!!! so NOT FAIR … hee hee LOVED the slideshow and the video! What is the song playing in the background during the slideshow? LOVE it! so cute how your snowman had leaves as hair! Family is precious! Looking forward to when Jim and I have little ones running around! I have to admit, I hate this part of the reading. All these details and how they built everything…its boring me. I feel guilty even saying that, but I want to be honest as well. I’m just glad I’m not alone in reading it! check out my recent post…you received something! Move to Tennessee;)?! A short and sweet hello from Tennessee…and can’t wait to upload pics from our fun when we get back home! Rich didn’t have to twist my arm to come up on a biz trip with him. Sweet Parker has blown one of his ear drums so he was out of school ANYWAY…so […] LOL. My husband actually asks me that question almost daily. In honesty we are actually considering moving to Nashville (shhh, that’s a secret 🙂 So part of DH’s business trip is actually a scouting trip. It would be quite an adjustment for us Oregonians, but seriously homes are soooo much cheaper in the south 🙂 Right now my biggest concern is moving away from our families but seriously, we could bring so many more children home through adoption if we moved to Nashville. Cost of living is just way to high and seriously the houses down your way are way huge for the price compared to here so if I can handle the summer heat, it would be a no brainer. It was so much fun visiting with you this morning. Wish I could have stayed longer. Seriously, you should move here. Now I really wished you lived closer so that we could visit more. (I haven’t stopped reading 🙂 I’m still with you! I’ll try to comment more… time is not my friend right now. Frankly, I’m amazed that I’m not behind, given the week we have had. We actually lived in Nashville for several years while I went to grad school at Vandy. Great town, wonderful people. We almost moved back a few years ago, but instead chose Denver… my husband says the mountains beat out the music. We had a BLAST. SO much fun. Thanks for taking the time to head our way. And YES…we would love to have you closer. I love the support group we have here. It is FANTASTIC. cris I’m Still reading 🙂 Hanging in there. So glad you had a great time! Funny Andrea…I had the same thoughts this morning. I was reading Kristi’s blog and feeling really jealous about all the families at the baby shower! I only know two families from our area and we haven’t even met yet! I wish I could meet every blog from AGCI I’ve come across, including you! Hopefully someday! =) Amen sister, I’m praying for community too!! Atlanta has some good families…we just need to get them all together! Soon, very soon friend! I think that you’ll have some families in Atlanta that will object to your move! 🙂 move to TN! still haven’t met you but love reading your blog and enjoy your great pictures!  Remember when I went to the furniture auction a few weeks ago? Ok…so if you don’t–we were stir crazy at my house with NOTHING to do…so we drove by a furniture auction. Richard circled the warehouse while I ran inside, got a number, won 6 dining room chairs ($30 each!) and this for 50 BUCKS! […] Love the furniture piece. Great deal! Boo Richard…Yea Andrea! (Just kidding) i think its a beautiful furniture piece and what a great deal! Oh my goodness I love that piece! I bet you made it beautiful! I love doing that as well… so much. I wish I had more time for it now. I am not allowed to bring another piece of furniture into his house. There is no room! lol! I guess my next project will be the kitchen cabinets. 🙂 I peeked ahead a few chapters a couple of days ago and saw the heading The Lord Speaks and I’ve been anticipating it ever since:)!!! Love the furniture! I admire you so much Andrea for not having the TV on in your house. We are far from that at our house, so I would love to pick your brain about how to keep a 3 year old entertained without the TV running. Love the dresser! We just painted a piece of furniture in our house a light blue. So pretty! Hey girl its Mitzi Aylor from the bookout forum. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us. I read here as much as I can!!! I have been sharing your love with some of my other friends that are in the process of adoption…the encouragement is a blessing. Anyway wanted to share with you another blog that I look at…I thought of it when I saw your auction piece. Love you Mitzi |
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Yum, that ham recipe looks wonderful. May have to add that to our list of things to try. And I’m all for a yummy dish that’s easy too! Thanks for passing it along. And love your weekly dinner with your friends. What a sweet blessing to have friends to live life with! Have a wonderful day!
Love your lent tree…… 🙂 Love Matt 17:20 too!
You’re killin me with the recipes girl!!! Must…. have…. ham!! lol I’m stock piling recipes for next weeks menu. And where did I miss the Lent tree? I want details! That looks like a great activity for my kids. I still have a mustard seed bracelet that a woman gave me when I was about 8 years old. It’s always been my ‘lucky charm’. 30 years later and it’s still one of my favorite most cherished possessions. Link me up for the tree! Oh…. and I made my very first McKlinky today! And it worked! lol Check it out.
The guide to the Lent tree is under CRAFTS…under Easter:). It’s going to be a really meaningful 40 day journey!!!!!
“How many of us avoid digging into the world’s issues and problems for fear we might have to do something?” — This statement you made really hit me hard. That used to be me. I didn’t want to know. I didn’t want to cry. I didn’t want to feel guilty. I didn’t want to have to do something. How funny that God turned that person into a mother with a heart for adoption. Now I DO know. Now I DO cry. Now I DO feel guilty. Now I DO want to do something. I don’t know where the verse is found…but goes something like, “once your eyes have seen you can not turn back”. How true it is. Thank you for being a stepping stone for opening my eyes to the truth.
Congratulations on your new addition! Adopting is such an awesome way to add to your family!
Lindsey Petersen
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I caught that too this morning about the sin offerings. They had to be burned outside of the camp no where near the Tabernacle. That just reminds me that I need to be pure & holy before God. I need to ask for forgiveness of my sins, even hidden ones, & ask Him to reveal them to me so that I can make my requests known to Him. God can’t be near sin, so we need to purify our hearts before we come before Him.
So excited to get started on the tree! Doing it a little different since I slacked on getting all the ornaments. For this year I’m just pulling together some clip art to represent all of the items. Might not be as fun as the actual ornaments but I’m hoping the end result is the same! Megan, I really appreciated your comment! I totally relate…I didn’t want to know, didn’t want to cry or feel the guilt but now I stand asking God to send me. How can I serve them Lord? He is AWESOME! Proverbs 24:12
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