Goal Review May 2012

1) Read Through the Bible in a Year

Praise the Lord that I have been able to keep up with the daily Bible reading schedule so far. Some days were a struggle and I would have to catch up the next day. I finished reading Judges, Ruth and now I  am in 2 Samuel. Also a proverb chapter a day, and some Psalms. The new Testament readings jump around a bit and I have finished Acts, Romans, Colossians, Ephesians, and now I am in Hebrews.

As a stay at home mother I always am so convicted when I read the story of Eli's two sons in 1 Samuel chapter 3, who were children of Satan. God held Eli responsible because, "...he restrained them not." I can't help but think of what things God is going to hold me responsible for not restraining my children from! Everything from bad attitudes, to talking back, watching too many movies and the list goes on and on. God help me not to "restrain not" my children!

2) Read 6 Books:

I read the 3rd Chapter of Absolute Surrender: Separated Unto the Holy Ghost. It emphasized the need to be faithful in daily life to really be directed by God's Spirit!

3) Pass out a Gospel Tract to Every Store Clerk: 

I passed out Gospel tracts at of course at Wal Mart, Yard sales, The Dollar Store, the Schawns truck man ( Yes I got some Ice cream).

On the way back from Church on Sunday we ran out of drinks and it was super hot so I hopped out of the bus and went into Murfins Market to get some drinks. The cashier at first took my tract and then as I was walking away she called out to me and asked if I would take it back because she can't talk about religion at work. She was the one that kept talking about it, I wasn't giving her a gospel presentation or anything.....That was just really weird because she could have just thrown it in trash and there was a customer right behind me waiting to be helped and he looked as confused as I did with her insistence on not taking the gospel literature. So sad if she would have known that there was living water in the words of God she surely would have held onto it!

4) Eat Out Only Once a Week: We ordered out just 3 Times last month all from Pizza Hut on Saturday nights while I was out grocery shopping.

5) Run 7.5 Miles a Week: I ran 52 Miles in May!

6) In Home DVD Workout Once a Week: I taebo'd 4 times!

7) Take Vitamins and Juice Daily: Okay so I ran out of my favorite Prenatal Vitamins the 2nd week of May and still haven't made it to the Health Food Store! and I know I didn't juice everyday, but I didn't write it down so I don't have the tally.

8) Reduce Weight to 130 lbs.: I got on the scale this morning and was a little upset! I have gained 3.4lbs this month! I blame the donuts on the church bus ....then again maybe it is muscle....Nah probably donuts and the Shcawns Icecream!......Good thing I gave myself til' December 31st!

9) Keep Up with Hair Cuts Quarterly: My hair is still looking pretty good....at least I think so!

10) Improve Home Organization: If you have been reading my blog this month you already know I got really nice labels for the pantry and boys cubby bins =)

Looking Forward to June we are having revival starting this Sunday!

Goodbye Gold: How to Spray Paint Outdoor Light Fixtures

 I was changing the light bulb outside the other night and just hated how rusty and crusty these light fixtures were! I priced some Outdoor light fixtures and to get them in bronze was going to run from $30-$60 each! Then I thought about that can of oil rubbed bronze spray paint in the garage!

 Chris did the electrical work.

 I spray painted and cleaned the glass

This is so much better and will hold me off from getting new ones for a while =)

Organization Inspiration: Cloth Bin Labels

 I have been wanting to label these cloth bins in the boys room for quite some time. I finally got around to it!

 I ordered some laminating luggage tags on Amazon for like $7 for 50 of them as part of my Mother's Day organizing shopping spree......I don't know why but I was thinking that they laminated themselves. They do not laminate themselves. I do not have a laminator. I did not want to buy a laminator. I got out my double sided sticky tape and stuck it on both sides of the paper to label and it worked great!

 Inside the armoir.

 On top of the armoir.

 On the corner nook shelf.

 In the closet. I know you are just dying to see what is in all of these closet cubbies......so this should quench your curiosity =)

 Play food grocery check out set.

 Cars 2 race track sets.

 Dress up hats.

 Puzzles

 Little People airplane and Leap Frog school bus.

Melissa and Doug tools.

Since these labels are just sticky taped. I might go back later and do something more fun with the labels =)

Bible Baptist Bus Ministry Update: May 27, 2012

Today was the 6th week of the Bus Ministry @ Bible Baptist Church! 

Today we had 8 Bus Riders which is the most we have had so far =). I am so humbled that God would use Chris and I to bring these children to church. This is a view from the back seat. I had to sit in the back this morning because they just needed some more supervision.......  The children riding range from 5 years old to 13 years old. They are a rowdy bunch to say the least. Most of the riders do not like to stay seated and cannot focus for more than a minute or two. Some come from homes where there is cursing, alcohol, missing parents, neglect, abuse both physical and drug.
     We got all of them King James Bibles last week and they seemed excited to learn what God has to say. They are understanding sin and God's laws, Judgment, and Christ's sacrifice. In fact one of the girls asked me this past week what she needed to do to be saved. She was confused about baptism saving someone, God's grace sealing you forever, and repentance. I am confident in due season God's Harvest will be Great from this ministry. Please take a moment to pray for these children.

Fabulous Finds Friday's: May 25, 2012 Yardsale

 I saw a sign for a yard sale again today on my morning run! This time I had to hurry back home because Chris had to leave for work. I got the kids up and ready and we all headed out to the yard sale even Brownley on Rachel's lap! That little puppy will not walk on a leash to save his life! He is still very small at only 8 weeks old though =)

 The boy's were pretty disappointed the yard sale was hosted by a newly wed couple and so NO kid stuff! 

Here is what I got:

2 Plastic organizers: 10 cents ea.

3 hole punchers: 5 cents ea.

round blue candle: 25 cents

cylinder blue canle: 10 cents

2 gray bottle things: 25 cents ea.

Total $1.20

The plastic organizers were put in Chris' side of the bathroom drawer.

 I put the candles up on top of the book shelf.

These little bottle things I put on the shelf in my room by the flashlights. Not too sure how I like these there.....I need to come up with something cuter to put here....

Organization Inspiration: Dollar Tree Bins in Kid's Drawers

 The boy's socks and underwear are always getting mixed around in their drawers. This picture is not even close to what it usually looks like!

 I saw these really cute bins at Dollar Tree on Saturday and thought they should work great!

 The socks and underwear fit perfectly!

 The bins fit in the drawers perfectly too!

So for all the boys drawers to get organized the total was $6 ....way cheaper than the adjustable drawer dividers I was originally planning to buy!

Organization Inspiration: Closet Rod Dividers

Since all 3 boys share a closet and either Joshua and Noah can wear a couple of the same sizes and Christian and Noah can wear a couple of the same sizes. So  I couldn't separate the pants for just Christian, Noah and Joshua. I saw these closet rod dividers on an organizing youtube video and thought this would be perfect! Also they were only $0.99 each!

 The boys have pant sizes from size 3T to size 8! The pants would always get mixed up after laundry and now they will be so much easier to find =)

 To label them I just printed out the sizes on printer paper and clear taped them on top =)

Does anyone else out there have kids so close together that they can interchange pants sizes ? =)