Amy's Wandering

monday meanderings

October 22, 2007 By: amyswanderingcomment

Lifespring~

daily reading
My Utmost for His Highest
dive deeper into Ephesians

Tasks~

Create Yahoogroup for our new Bunco group – so fun!
Buy s’mores ingredients for church Fall cookout
continue decluttering & simplifying home
get serious about planning Christmas gifts & start making them

Discipline~

must start going to bed earlier!
exercise

Train Them Up~

continue working on memory verse:

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1

finish new chore charts – based on these fantastic ones at Starry Sky Ranch
start teaching hymns – need to choose first one (any suggestions?)

Storehouse ~

cut & file coupons
start new savings page on blog
take books to Half Price Books
find new recipes to use up ingredients on hand

thank you julie

October 22, 2007 By: amyswandering5 Comments

The always sweet & thoughtful Julie at According to His Power has honored me with two awards. I’m always so surprised to receive these awards, and thankful that my little bloggy world is helpful to others.

Mathetes is the Greek word for disciple. The Mathetes Award was created by management by God and I would like to pass it on to the following people:

Carrie at chocolate the other white meat – I have a feeling that Carrie & I are very different (LOL), but she has a heart for Christ and that makes us sisters. She has thoughtful posts like this and this.

MotherJoy at Thoughtful Motherhood – She is so transparent and honest. I know her thoughts help more people than she can imagine.

Melanie at Mommy Wiggy – Melanie is a dear friend of mine. She has been given the gift of hospitality and she continually blesses those around her.

Shellie at The Carriker’s Craziness – Shellie is an old friend and we just recently re-connected. There is always something encouraging on her site.

The Community Blog Award celebrates people who reach out and makes the blogger community a better one.

I want to pass this along to Just Call Me Jamin ! Her blog is a treasure chest of ideas for teaching your kiddos, whether you homeschool or not!

wfmw – a great marriage

October 17, 2007 By: amyswandering17 Comments

Today I celebrate 15 years of marriage to my knight in shining armor!

We married fairly young, and we both brought a good dose of pride into our new relationship. I remember someone telling us during that first year to enjoy the honeymoon, because around year 7 is when it all falls apart. (I have a few words for that person if I could just remember who it was.) We decided a couple of years into our marriage to try & live out Ephesians 5. The only downside to this is that no one believes us when we tell them that we have no problems in our marriage!!

These are some little tidbits I’ve gleaned in 15 years:

~It took me a long time to love my Savior more than I love my husband.

~Being equally yoked means more than just marrying a Christian. It means marrying someone who has the same vision/dreams/desires for the future. You are in for a rocky road if one of you wants a life of ministry and the other just wants to warm a pew.

~You should always marry your best friend.

~I’ve learned to hold my tongue when I’m angry. Many, many times God has shown me that my anger stemmed from my own selfishness or jealousy. The few times my anger was justified, I was able to discuss things calmly & lovingly because I cooled off first.

~Jason & I have almost nothing in common: God, Family, Mexican food & the Dallas Cowboys – that’s about it. We are living proof that opposites attract.

~Submission has little to do with action and everything to do with heart and attitude.
(Meaning you can be outwardly submissive to your husband, doing everything he requests & following his lead – BUT if your heart, body language & words don’t match your actions, it is empty & meaningless.)

~A man who knew nothing of babies before he held his own can instantly become a Super Daddy.

~I’m told that my husband is the only one among our crowd who doesn’t have to get a “Yard Pass” to go play with his friends. LOL *yard pass = permission from wife, & is usually accompanied by a long To Do list to be completed upon returning home

Jason, I’m so thankful that God gave me to you! I pray that we have many, many, many more anniversaries – it will take me that long to get my act together ;o) I love you!!!

p.s. For those of you who have raised an eyebrow at my ‘Rangers are Sexy’ blinkie- I do not have a crush on Viggo Mortensen, I am married to Aragorn. Jason has spent his adult life fighting for Truth and Righteousness. He is a bold, caring leader with a thirst for adventure. Funny thing is he wants to be more like Frodo – but who wants to be married to Frodo :o)

You can read my post on How I became Mrs. Jason

If you’ve read this far without dozing off, head on over to Rocks In My Dryer for some great tips!

good deal alert

October 16, 2007 By: amyswandering1 Comment

This may be just at my Walmart, but Golden Grahams & Dora cereals are only .75! They are not on the cereal aisle, but on an endcap at the end of the cereal aisle.