Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Make your own washing soda
You can easily make your own washing soda from baking soda.
1.Pour a pound of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, available commercially in grocery stores) onto a cookie sheet. Spread it out so it heats evenly.
2 Heat the baking soda for an hour at 300 degrees F.
3 Pour the washing soda into a jar and seal tightly. It becomes more alkaline when heated, so use gloves to handle it or transfer it with a spoon.
Read more: How to Make Washing Soda eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5859235_make-washing-soda.html#ixzz1YaozkACJ
This is a much cheaper way to get washing soda which is priced much more than baking soda.
1.Pour a pound of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, available commercially in grocery stores) onto a cookie sheet. Spread it out so it heats evenly.
2 Heat the baking soda for an hour at 300 degrees F.
3 Pour the washing soda into a jar and seal tightly. It becomes more alkaline when heated, so use gloves to handle it or transfer it with a spoon.
Read more: How to Make Washing Soda eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5859235_make-washing-soda.html#ixzz1YaozkACJ
This is a much cheaper way to get washing soda which is priced much more than baking soda.
Explanation of PUL fabric
Polyurethane laminated (PUL) fabric is a rather technical term for the thin, shiny, waterproof cloth that makes up the outer layer of many washable diapers. It was originally created for use in hospitals and other medical settings, but it's perfect for cloth diapers, especially since it continues to prevent leaks over the course of many wash-and-dry cycles (even at high heat). This is why many cloth diapering moms recommend it (they also say it works great for bibs). If you buy premade cloth diapers, keep an eye out for an outer layer made of PUL fabric. If you sew your own, there are a number of reliable online sources for purchasing PUL fabric (try sewzannesfabric.com or celticclothswholesale.com). It costs around $9 a yard, and it comes in a multitude of colors and prints.
This is the first information that I have seen that says you can dry PUL and on high heat. Most information says to line dry it to keep it from getting ruined. FYI
This is the first information that I have seen that says you can dry PUL and on high heat. Most information says to line dry it to keep it from getting ruined. FYI
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Marriage
MARRIAGE
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.
She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.
She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.
When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.
She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outsidethe door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.
On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.
I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.
Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.
At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
source:https://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/kimmies-floral/in-a-relationship-married-or-not-you-should-read-this/10150257510555503
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.
She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.
She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.
When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.
She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outsidethe door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.
On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.
I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.
Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.
At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
source:https://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/kimmies-floral/in-a-relationship-married-or-not-you-should-read-this/10150257510555503
Monday, September 19, 2011
Waterproof apron and new hair cut
This is an apron I made today with PUL fabric. When Hannah does the dishes she always gets her front wet and uses 3 aprons and still gets wet. Now she will stay dry.
Hannah got a hair cut today as well. This is the first time she has had her hair this short in a long time. It looks really cute.
Hawaiian bread for the bread machine
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 package yeast
1/2 cup pineapple juice
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons butter I used 2 T. coconut oil
1 egg
1/2 cup mashed potato flakes
PREPARATION:
Place ingredients in bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select basic dough light.
My bread machine was one I bought at Goodwill and I never had a book with it so I don't know what order the manufacturer recommends. I just put them in in the order given and so far it looks like a nice bread. I found it interesting that the pineapple juice was used in place of sugar.
recipe source: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/1214/Hawaiian-Potato-Bread142086.shtml
Edited to add: This is the best bread I have ever made in my bread machine. I love it. This recipe is a keeper for sure.
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 package yeast
1/2 cup pineapple juice
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons butter I used 2 T. coconut oil
1 egg
1/2 cup mashed potato flakes
PREPARATION:
Place ingredients in bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select basic dough light.
My bread machine was one I bought at Goodwill and I never had a book with it so I don't know what order the manufacturer recommends. I just put them in in the order given and so far it looks like a nice bread. I found it interesting that the pineapple juice was used in place of sugar.
recipe source: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/1214/Hawaiian-Potato-Bread142086.shtml
Edited to add: This is the best bread I have ever made in my bread machine. I love it. This recipe is a keeper for sure.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
missionary update
From:Brenda Lange
Date: September 17, 2011
Subject: Blog, Sept. 17, 2011
MORE New Regulations for Orphan Homes sets off wave of mass construction. Praise the Lord that these new rules do not affect our 20 mud brick homes hosting widowed grandmothers who are raising their orphaned grandchildren.But the new rules specify that orphans living in “Foster Homes” (because they have no family at all), must be housed in CONCRETE BRICK homes.
It affects 5 of our homes hosting 15 orphans and 2 foster mothers (as well as our teenage boy’s dorm).The construction must be finished by Dec. 2012.Sounds like a long way off, but Dec. to April is the rainy season making construction very difficult. Currently, I’m supervising the construction of the new dorm for orphan boys ages 11 to 18.
Our construction teams consist of 3 brick laying teams, one roofing crew, an 11 man rock breaking crew, and 1 carpentry team making doors and windows.Out here if you need something, you make it yourself.
This is what it takes to build something in our area:Our carpenters contracted wood cutters to cut 4X4 beams and boards in the bush. We transport them to our warehouse, where the carpenters turn them into roofs, doors, windows, and tables for the kids.
The brick layers have to have certain size rocks for the foundations of the homes, so 11 men sit all day in a shaded area breaking rocks with hammers.The only thing we buy ready-made is nails, tin roofing sheets, and bags of cement. All that has to be hauled in from 30 miles away.In fact, our 6 ton truck took a load of food to Meluco’s orphans yesterday, and on their return will buy 5 tons of cement that must be unloaded this afternoon into our warehouse.
Nothing comes easy out here.Once the dorm is finished we will have to start building the 5 new foster homes.I’ll tell you more about that once the dorm construction is completed.
SECOND REGULATION: Each large orphan program must hire a graduate of the Social Service School in Maputo to help supervise the orphans. Nilza, our 21 year old new graduate will be arriving TONIGHT from Maputo.
Capena, my office manager, left at 4:30a.m. today to fetch her at the Pemba airport.We are currently organizing a house for her too. In the meantime, she will stay with Dominica, our Woman’s Pastor.Going from Maputo city to a mud hut will be a culture shock for her.We all hope she can make the adjustments.
CHURCH UPDATE:1. ROOF COMPLETED for Kopweeto Church (donated by Rebecca Harris’ and supporters from Rock Island, TX area).
THANK YOU to all who supported Rebecca and helped her make this roof possible. The church members are VERY excited to have a good roof to protect the new church they built.
2. DONOR of Kwe Kwe church walls, Bette Everett, of Cypress, TX. THANK YOU for making it possible for these new Christians to have “strong walls” for their church. Pastor Alberto went to Kwe Kwe today on his motorbike to teach God’s Word and organize a brick layer to finish the church walls this week. I just received the 4X4 roofing beams yesterday, so our carpenter team will be going out by the end of Sept. to put on the roof.
3. Pequaria, the little church I personally disciple, is hard at work making bricks so they can build a small church. The old building we meet in will not last through this rainy season as the roof is already “swayback”, and is being held up by one tree trunk. The walls are full of termites, as they ate the bamboo and fence posts used to hold up the mud plaster. I’ve convinced them that it is better to meet in the shade outside their present church for now.
4. Naccaca Church has hit persecution from the village chief who stopped a meeting last week claiming we are illegally there. Religious Affairs has been notified and this should be cleared up this week. The government recognizes us as a registered church and will send the police if necessary to inform the village leaders of this fact, as they are in the wrong trying to stop us from meeting in their village.
MIRACULOUS RECOVERY FROM MALARIA!Sam Lyles started with a high fever on Wed. evening followed by all the other symptoms of malaria.Prayer followed immediately by treatment was the course of action.Malaria is usually quite draining the first time someone has it, which was the case the first 24 hours with Sam.Sam’s words were, “I feel like I was hit by a truck.” (which is exactly what it feels like). You become weak as a new born kitten, no appetite, and have a severe headache if you sit up at all.Yet 24 hours after the onset, Sam is out of bed, walks the 100 yards to my house, and EATS with us.THAT, my friends is the power of Jesus’ healing power, cause it is NOT ORDINARY.We PTL for Sam’s quick recovery.
The Lord’s Blessings on all you put your hands too in the week ahead.
Love in Christ,
Bush Bunny Brenda and the Balama Team
Date: September 17, 2011
Subject: Blog, Sept. 17, 2011
MORE New Regulations for Orphan Homes sets off wave of mass construction. Praise the Lord that these new rules do not affect our 20 mud brick homes hosting widowed grandmothers who are raising their orphaned grandchildren.But the new rules specify that orphans living in “Foster Homes” (because they have no family at all), must be housed in CONCRETE BRICK homes.
It affects 5 of our homes hosting 15 orphans and 2 foster mothers (as well as our teenage boy’s dorm).The construction must be finished by Dec. 2012.Sounds like a long way off, but Dec. to April is the rainy season making construction very difficult. Currently, I’m supervising the construction of the new dorm for orphan boys ages 11 to 18.
Our construction teams consist of 3 brick laying teams, one roofing crew, an 11 man rock breaking crew, and 1 carpentry team making doors and windows.Out here if you need something, you make it yourself.
This is what it takes to build something in our area:Our carpenters contracted wood cutters to cut 4X4 beams and boards in the bush. We transport them to our warehouse, where the carpenters turn them into roofs, doors, windows, and tables for the kids.
The brick layers have to have certain size rocks for the foundations of the homes, so 11 men sit all day in a shaded area breaking rocks with hammers.The only thing we buy ready-made is nails, tin roofing sheets, and bags of cement. All that has to be hauled in from 30 miles away.In fact, our 6 ton truck took a load of food to Meluco’s orphans yesterday, and on their return will buy 5 tons of cement that must be unloaded this afternoon into our warehouse.
Nothing comes easy out here.Once the dorm is finished we will have to start building the 5 new foster homes.I’ll tell you more about that once the dorm construction is completed.
SECOND REGULATION: Each large orphan program must hire a graduate of the Social Service School in Maputo to help supervise the orphans. Nilza, our 21 year old new graduate will be arriving TONIGHT from Maputo.
Capena, my office manager, left at 4:30a.m. today to fetch her at the Pemba airport.We are currently organizing a house for her too. In the meantime, she will stay with Dominica, our Woman’s Pastor.Going from Maputo city to a mud hut will be a culture shock for her.We all hope she can make the adjustments.
CHURCH UPDATE:1. ROOF COMPLETED for Kopweeto Church (donated by Rebecca Harris’ and supporters from Rock Island, TX area).
THANK YOU to all who supported Rebecca and helped her make this roof possible. The church members are VERY excited to have a good roof to protect the new church they built.
2. DONOR of Kwe Kwe church walls, Bette Everett, of Cypress, TX. THANK YOU for making it possible for these new Christians to have “strong walls” for their church. Pastor Alberto went to Kwe Kwe today on his motorbike to teach God’s Word and organize a brick layer to finish the church walls this week. I just received the 4X4 roofing beams yesterday, so our carpenter team will be going out by the end of Sept. to put on the roof.
3. Pequaria, the little church I personally disciple, is hard at work making bricks so they can build a small church. The old building we meet in will not last through this rainy season as the roof is already “swayback”, and is being held up by one tree trunk. The walls are full of termites, as they ate the bamboo and fence posts used to hold up the mud plaster. I’ve convinced them that it is better to meet in the shade outside their present church for now.
4. Naccaca Church has hit persecution from the village chief who stopped a meeting last week claiming we are illegally there. Religious Affairs has been notified and this should be cleared up this week. The government recognizes us as a registered church and will send the police if necessary to inform the village leaders of this fact, as they are in the wrong trying to stop us from meeting in their village.
MIRACULOUS RECOVERY FROM MALARIA!Sam Lyles started with a high fever on Wed. evening followed by all the other symptoms of malaria.Prayer followed immediately by treatment was the course of action.Malaria is usually quite draining the first time someone has it, which was the case the first 24 hours with Sam.Sam’s words were, “I feel like I was hit by a truck.” (which is exactly what it feels like). You become weak as a new born kitten, no appetite, and have a severe headache if you sit up at all.Yet 24 hours after the onset, Sam is out of bed, walks the 100 yards to my house, and EATS with us.THAT, my friends is the power of Jesus’ healing power, cause it is NOT ORDINARY.We PTL for Sam’s quick recovery.
The Lord’s Blessings on all you put your hands too in the week ahead.
Love in Christ,
Bush Bunny Brenda and the Balama Team
Weekly Prayer Schedule
Sunday
Pray for the pastor and his family
Pray for spiritual growth
Pray for the President and our nation
Monday
Pray for the children of our church
Pray for our schools, colleges and universities
Pray for children around the world
Tuesday
Pray for the Elders and their families
Pray for the improvement in your spiritual disciplines
Pray for Congress and our nation's law makers
Wednesday
Pray for the women of the church
Pray for physical healthPray for all media outlets
Thursday
Pray for the Deacons and their families
Pray for your emotional well-being
Pray for the Supreme Court and our nation's law enforcers
Friday
Pray for the men of the church
Pray for all Christian outreach and missionaries
Pray for our church
Saturday
Pray for your own family
Pray for your personal relationships to be healthy
Pray for your heart to be prepared for Sunday's worship
source:http://www.wachristian.com/print_weekly_prayer_schedule.htm
Pray for the pastor and his family
Pray for spiritual growth
Pray for the President and our nation
Monday
Pray for the children of our church
Pray for our schools, colleges and universities
Pray for children around the world
Tuesday
Pray for the Elders and their families
Pray for the improvement in your spiritual disciplines
Pray for Congress and our nation's law makers
Wednesday
Pray for the women of the church
Pray for physical healthPray for all media outlets
Thursday
Pray for the Deacons and their families
Pray for your emotional well-being
Pray for the Supreme Court and our nation's law enforcers
Friday
Pray for the men of the church
Pray for all Christian outreach and missionaries
Pray for our church
Saturday
Pray for your own family
Pray for your personal relationships to be healthy
Pray for your heart to be prepared for Sunday's worship
source:http://www.wachristian.com/print_weekly_prayer_schedule.htm
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Upcycled tote bag
This is a large tote bag I made this morning from an empty pedigree dog food bag. Any feed bag that is the woven plastic kind will work. I didnt use a pattern or instructions I just do it. I have had others ask for a tutorial so I went online and found one. Here it is:http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Doggie-Bag-Tote
Product review
I sent this lady some of my Pink Monkey Soap products to use and review. Click the link to read he review.
http://freefunfab.blogspot.com/2011/09/pink-monkey-soap-product-review.html
http://freefunfab.blogspot.com/2011/09/pink-monkey-soap-product-review.html
Friday, September 16, 2011
Almost a year
Last year at this time we were finishing up selling and giving away most of our belongings. I just realized it has been almost a year since we moved into our 5th wheel. I don't think I ever would have thought we would do it.
The girls lived in here with us for 8 months until we bought another camper and moved them right next to us. Now I wonder how we did it when they were in here with us.
I guess that goes to show how you do what you have to do and then later when you look back you wonder how you ever did it.
I think we should have some kind of celebration marking our breaking free of the mortgage chains. When we sold our home last year we were able to pay off the mortgage, some credit cards and our pickup. Now we have a bit of credit card debt and the 5th wheel left to pay for. We are socking it to those debts so that one day we can say we are debt free. We are so looking foreword to that day.
We took the Dave Ramsay financial freedom course and that is pretty much what started it all.
We are snowballing our credit card debt and then we will snow ball the camper debt.
We got into the credit card debt when Jeff was out of work for 6 months and we used it more than we should have.
We paid cash for our car and then for the second camper. Actually we borrowed some for the second camper from Mollie but we are paying her back as well as saving for ourselves. We are saving so that when we need another car we will have cash to pay for it.
Once we learned to save up before we bought things it has really changed the way we look at stuff. We don't need nearly as much stuff as we once did. Also living in the 5th wheel helps bring on the reality of not acquiring too much because there just is not room for too much stuff. I admit we still own more than we should but as I look around we use everything we have. Except for some of the decorations on the walls.
I do try to continually go through things and get rid of stuff we don't use. One thing I think I need to go through again is my clothes. I have far fewer clothes than ever before but I tend to wear the same things over and over.
Every now and then I go through my food cabinets and rearrange them and its time to do it again. I like to take stock of what I have on hand and what I think I need to get.
September 27th is the day we officially moved in to our 5th wheel, time sure has flown.
The girls lived in here with us for 8 months until we bought another camper and moved them right next to us. Now I wonder how we did it when they were in here with us.
I guess that goes to show how you do what you have to do and then later when you look back you wonder how you ever did it.
I think we should have some kind of celebration marking our breaking free of the mortgage chains. When we sold our home last year we were able to pay off the mortgage, some credit cards and our pickup. Now we have a bit of credit card debt and the 5th wheel left to pay for. We are socking it to those debts so that one day we can say we are debt free. We are so looking foreword to that day.
We took the Dave Ramsay financial freedom course and that is pretty much what started it all.
We are snowballing our credit card debt and then we will snow ball the camper debt.
We got into the credit card debt when Jeff was out of work for 6 months and we used it more than we should have.
We paid cash for our car and then for the second camper. Actually we borrowed some for the second camper from Mollie but we are paying her back as well as saving for ourselves. We are saving so that when we need another car we will have cash to pay for it.
Once we learned to save up before we bought things it has really changed the way we look at stuff. We don't need nearly as much stuff as we once did. Also living in the 5th wheel helps bring on the reality of not acquiring too much because there just is not room for too much stuff. I admit we still own more than we should but as I look around we use everything we have. Except for some of the decorations on the walls.
I do try to continually go through things and get rid of stuff we don't use. One thing I think I need to go through again is my clothes. I have far fewer clothes than ever before but I tend to wear the same things over and over.
Every now and then I go through my food cabinets and rearrange them and its time to do it again. I like to take stock of what I have on hand and what I think I need to get.
September 27th is the day we officially moved in to our 5th wheel, time sure has flown.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tuesday
As soon as the mist burns off I will wash clothes. I prefer to wait until the grass isn't wet so I don't have to walk through it while damp.
Yesterday I made 4 shoulder snugglers to sell. I am getting ready for the next craft market. Today I want to make 2 more and then get some kitchen bar rags ready to crochet around to make into bibs. If I still have time I will finish the training panties I am making for a friend and maybe get to sewing on a few diapers.
I have had to come up with some higher value items to sell at the craft fairs because I have to sell so much soap to pay the booth fee. I decided if I could make some things that are more expensive that will hopefully sell it will make it easier to pay the booth fee. With my soap being $3.50 a bar it take a whole lot of soap sold to pay it otherwise.
Yesterday I made 4 shoulder snugglers to sell. I am getting ready for the next craft market. Today I want to make 2 more and then get some kitchen bar rags ready to crochet around to make into bibs. If I still have time I will finish the training panties I am making for a friend and maybe get to sewing on a few diapers.
I have had to come up with some higher value items to sell at the craft fairs because I have to sell so much soap to pay the booth fee. I decided if I could make some things that are more expensive that will hopefully sell it will make it easier to pay the booth fee. With my soap being $3.50 a bar it take a whole lot of soap sold to pay it otherwise.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Can you wash dishes with cold water?
Washing Dishes with Coldwater:
Can Cold Water Clean Dishes?
This is for all the germ
conscious folks that worry about using cold water to
clean.
John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of
Saskatchewan. After spending a great evening chatting the night away, the next morning John's
grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast.
However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate and questioned his
grandfather asking, 'Are these plates clean?'
His grandfather replied, 'They're as clean as cold water can get em. Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!'
For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the plates, as his appeared to have tiny
specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked,
'Are you sure these plates are clean?' Without looking up the old man said, 'I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them.
Now don't you fret, I don't want to hear another word about it!' Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearbytown and as he was
leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass.
John yelled and said, 'Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car'.
Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV,
the old man shouted! 'Coldwater, go lay down now, yah hear me!'
Meet Coldwater !
Can Cold Water Clean Dishes?
This is for all the germ
conscious folks that worry about using cold water to
clean.
John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of
Saskatchewan. After spending a great evening chatting the night away, the next morning John's
grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast.
However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate and questioned his
grandfather asking, 'Are these plates clean?'
His grandfather replied, 'They're as clean as cold water can get em. Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!'
For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the plates, as his appeared to have tiny
specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked,
'Are you sure these plates are clean?' Without looking up the old man said, 'I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them.
Now don't you fret, I don't want to hear another word about it!' Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearbytown and as he was
leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass.
John yelled and said, 'Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car'.
Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV,
the old man shouted! 'Coldwater, go lay down now, yah hear me!'
Meet Coldwater !
MEANING OF SELFLESS LOVE
MEANING OF SELFLESS LOVE
James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center .. He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy.
James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center .. He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy.
After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go, out of an act of love. She darted away into the darkened hallway. Choking on the fumes of the jet fuel and the smoke James was just waiting to die. About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James' boss, who Daisy just happened to pick up on floor 112
On her first run of the building, she leads James, James' boss, and about 300 more people out of the doomed building.
But she wasn't through yet, she knew there were others who were trapped. So, highly against James' wishes she ran back in the building. On her second run, she saved 392 lives. Again she went back in. During this run, the building collapses.
James hears about this and falls on his knees into tears.
Against all known odds, Daisy makes it out alive, but this time she is carried by a firefighter. "She led us right to the people, before she got injured" the fireman explained. Her final run saved another 273 lives.
She suffered acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on all four paws, and a broken leg, but she saved 967 lives.
Daisy is the first civilian Canine to win the Medal of Honor of New York City.
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