Amy's Wandering

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Archives for April 2011

31 Days to Clean

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I’ve read rave reviews the past few weeks about the new eBook                 31 Days to Clean: Having a Martha House the Mary Way.

Every day has two challenges:

  • The Mary Challenge -Something you do that encourages/engages your heart
  • The Martha Challenge – Specific cleaning tasks

There are tons of resources out there that tell you how to tackle your house, but this one also deals with the heart issues involved.

I discovered that, starting May 1st, there is going to be a 31-Day Homemaker’s Challenge using this book.

There is a Kindle version that can also be read on Kindle PC, which is super handy for highlighting and taking notes without having to print.

The eBook is ONLY $4.99, but if you share through your blog or Twitter before midnight tonight (EST) you can get a free copy!

WFMW – T.H.I.N.K. before you Speak

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Are your words . . .

T – True?

H – Helpful?

I – Inspiring?

N – Necessary?

K – Kind?

T.H.I.N.K. before you speak!

                        

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!

Are We There Yet? Facebook Page

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Not long ago, I was thinking to myself  *I wish it was as easy to post links on my blog as it is on Facebook.*

{Light Bulb Moment}

Thanks to Facebook’s newly-updated pages, it is that easy!

I want to invite you to join the Are We There Yet community on Facebook. I will be posting interesting links to encourage you in your homeschooling, your homemaking, and your walk with Christ.

You will be able to share your own links, ideas and thoughts.

Many of you already read my blog on Facebook through NetworkedBlogs. You will need to like the new page to receive the links and to join in the conversation. (My blog posts will also be on the new page, so you can unsubscribe from the network if you want.)

I will still be posting collections of links on here, but don’t miss out on the Facebook fun!

And feel free to invite your friends!

{Note: If you have clicked on the Facebook button in my sidebar in the last couple of weeks, then you have already been to the new page.}

the Really Bad, Really Good Friday

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This was my Facebook status earlier today:

Kids are cleaning . . . Redemption Songs is blaring . . . the Son is shining . . . it’s a               beautiful Holy day!

Doesn’t it sound like we had little bluebirds helping us fold the towels?

Here is a glimpse of our reality earlier today:

someone was hungry . . . someone was tired . . . the two yr old was wired . . . kids bickered . . .    I threatened to turn the music off if it didn’t quieten down . . .

Yet my Facebook status still remained true.

Our day was good or bad depending on where you focused.

We chose to focus on the Holy and had a lovely day in spite of ourselves.

The same can be said of those sacred events that took place so long ago:

the betrayal . . . the abandonment . . . the pain . . . the suffering . . . the burden of our sin . . .

There was nothing good on that day.

And yet there was everything Good on that day.

I am eternally grateful that there was a Really Bad, Really Good Friday!

WFMW – Easter Baskets for a Large Family

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Our Easter celebrations have very little to do with the Easter Bunny these days, but my kids still enjoy getting a basket full of goodies.

I realized several years ago, when we only had 4 littles, that I could not keep up with the expense & sheer quantity of little junky trinkets that went along with filling traditional baskets.

I decided to switch to one family basket instead. I think our first one was in a wicker laundry basket.

The beauty of this is that I can fill the basket with larger items for the entire group. I usually try to stick with things that can be played with outside. This year I snagged this deal for only $2!!

Each child gets a chocolate cross, then I add a few other candies and maybe a book & craft from our local Christian bookstore.

I can fill a large basket for under $25 and my kiddos love it. That is less than $5 per child, which wouldn’t go very far in an individual basket.

My favorite thing about changing to one basket is that it emphasizes something very important to our family –> that we share with each other and enjoy life together!

May your Easter be filled with the power of the Resurrection!!

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!

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