40 Bags in 40 Days

So how is your 40 Bags in 40 Days project coming along?

So far we have 9 bags, we are one bag ahead.

4 bags of Olivia's clothes, & 2 bags of trash from her room.

2 bags of my clothes and 7 purses.

Lent Reflection

Luke 9:23-25 (CEB)

23 Jesus said to everyone, “ All who want to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me. 24 All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me will save them. 25 What advantage do people have if they gain the whole world for themselves yet perish or lose their lives?"

What do I need to give up to follow Christ more closely?

Is something distracting me from hearing Christ?

Am I bearing my cross with the right attitude?

How can I know Christ more?

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Lent

The Common English Bible - Lenten Readings

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Growing up as a non-denominational christian we didn't observe Lent. But over the last few years we have done more heart preparation for Easter, which is what Lent is all about.

My mom posted this link on her FB wall, about giving away 40 bags in 40 days. I love it! The girls and I will be going through our home over the next 40 days giving away 40 bags of items to donate.

Here you can find free Lent activities for the family, dated 2009, but easily adapted to current dates.

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Ladies Tea May 2010

Fun with my girls!

Well I didn't get my 2nd grade lesson plans typed up, blah. I'll have to work on that soon.

We had a very nice relaxing time during our Easter break. We saw the movie "How to Train Your Dragon" it was very good. We all enjoyed it. We went for a hike along the Red River, but the camera batteries died so didn't get any pictures.

Emilie's 15 birthday was on Friday, can't believe she is 15! Her friend Hannha spent the night.

Today the girls and I are going to a mother/daughter conference with our church. All the moms and daughters that are going made tie-dye shirts to wear on Saturday. That was fun, my girls want to do more tie-dye.

Today for school we are doing History, Science and Math.

Menu and More

Jerk Chicken Nachos
Tacos
Spaghetti
Roast
homemade pizza
not sure about Saturday
Sunday- ham, green beans, scalloped potates, salad, fruit and lemon pie

We are taking off Good Friday (April 2) and all of next week for Easter. I hope to have Bella's school lesson plans uploaded during that time. I also have some pictures I want to share.

Have a blessed Easter week!

Finding Easter at Walmart

The Hardwick family of Creation Sensation were stuck in Walmart for a few hours after picking up a screw in a tire. This little Easter video is what come out of their boredom. Enjoy and remember!

Recent Happenings-Ladies Tea

May 17- Faith Ladies Tea

A wonderful tradition at my church, each May there is a different theme with decorations, food, door prizes and some sort of "costume/craft".  This year the theme was Aprons and being a service to others.  I suggested the Apron theme. We all wore aprons, and ladies could share a story  about a special apron.  Emilie, Bella and I wore aprons my mother made for us, Olivia wore the apron I made for her.  I was asked to read an Apron story.  I combined 2 different stories.  Here it is.

"The principle use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material. But, along with that it served the homemaker and her family is so many ways.

 As a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, wiping runny noses, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.  The pockets seemed bottomless when filled with clothes pins while  hanging clothes on the clothes line.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. And, from the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. It served to wipe hands and jars during canning time.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. Those aprons were also ideal hiding places for shy children.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. 

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and then men knew it was time to come in from the fields for dinner.

When the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

Those old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

In today’s world you would go crazy trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don’t think I ever caught anything from an apron, but love.

Today, aprons are making a come-back. It will be a long time before someone invents anything that can replace that “old-time apron.” They served so many purposes.  What kind of apron will you wear and what kind of love will it bring to the hearts of others?"


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Olivia and Bella

 

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         Gramma and Mom

The girls and I were very happy that the "grandmas" could come.

Kaitlyn and Olivia with their cookbooks

Each place card was a different apron. Very Cute! Each table was a different color theme, pink, yellow, blue, green, orange.  

Happy Easter