The Household Organization Diet

Well January  is almost over and I have started a new diet…Ok not a real diet it is an The Household Organization Diet. It has been pretty good so far, getting in the habit of purging and organizing.

 

January Kitchen Makeover included:

Deep Cleaning Under the Sink

Deep Cleaning the Fridge and Freezer

Organizing the Pantry

Organizing The Cabinets

Deep Cleaning the Stove

Deep Cleaning Microwave

Deep Cleaning Dishwasher

Forming a Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Plan for Cleaning the whole House!!

 

The Idea came from Jenn @ Clean and Scentsible http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/

So far I am Loving it!! I have a little bit more work to do and the Kitchen will be in tip top shape!

 

Exodus Chapter 1

Verses 12

But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.

1 Peter Chapter 2

Verses 9-10
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. ¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Verses 21-23

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

Meeting with Marty

So today was our meeting with the realtor…we are hoping to start the home ownership process…we sat down to see where we needed to start and how to go about the whole process…super nervous.

Memory Verse -John 8:12

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Happy Birthday to Gwyn Sam and ME…and the sleep over

Well I survived and so did the girls. Yesterday Josh and I headed to Cbus for my family birthday party, we had an ice cream bar(with my attempted cookie bowls…I do not suggest using store bough cookie dough when making them LOL)

After the party I headed to Gwyn’s Sleepover and Josh headed to hang out with the guys.  The sleepover went great, we made smoothies/milkshakes, we put feathers in our hair, painted nails, played some games, made chocolate bowls for ice cream,  had tie dyed cupcakes, made book marks and watched movies…whew

Work Out Rotations!

Tonight was the first official Ladies Workout…I think it went pretty well. We had 5 stations, 9 girls and a lot of fun working out. I am positive I will be sore tomorrow.

1 Peter Chapter 1

Verses 3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Verses 14-16
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, ¹⁵ but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

Verses 24-25
For “All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

Freezer Ladies

The freezer ladies had their first meeting of the minds (or freezers lol) we had some fun sharing and then made the exchanges…yum, Check out the freezer ladies blog to learn more about our meals and our CO-OP freezerladies.blogspot.com/  

After the freezer meeting we headed up north to visit baby Luke (ok and the parents too) J Our freezer group gave our ministry meals to the new parents to help out as they adjust to being a mom and dad.

Welcome Back Kids

The Kids are back in town. We had our last meeting to discuss “True Community”  then I hung out with Christina and Rebecca while they baked cookies for our Open House. It was great to see the kids again, it seems like it has been much longer than a few weeks!

Memory Verse –Hebrews 1:3-4

“He is the Radiance of the glory of God, and the exact imprint of his nature and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on High, having become much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.”

Happy Birthday to Me!

First off it was amazing to have 60 degree weather…I honestly do not remember a birthday with such lovely weather. Josh and I were pretty lazy for most of the morning.  We did pizza for lunch(more on this in a minute) went out shopping for a bit then headed to dinner, we ended up a Fridays, I had Shrimp and Chicken Pasta (yum…and I will explain). Josh’s parents got me a new wallet (Thirty-one) and a Friday’s gift card. Thank you!!

Ok now about the food. I had not had any gluten all week and Josh and I decided it was time to try out the probiotics. Well the verdict is in and I have not been sick at all. Oh My it is amazing!! I am not saying I am cured but I was able to enjoy 2 gluten heavy meals in one day and not suffer at all.

Happy Birthday, snapshot of the year

Well today is my birthday and here I sit, no real plan to go and do anything(at least not till dinner)…and sadly that is nice. I find it strange to think of turning 27 and what that means; what does it mean? Another year older, closer to 30 (slightly scary). Josh and I had lunch and he prayed for the meal (not that uncommon) but he thanked God for all that has happened this year and prayed that this year would be a blessing too. So I started thinking back on all that has happened in my life as a 26 year old. So here we go (I am sure I am missing things)

 January

-Meeting of the Wives and the wives to be.

February

-Bridge Wedding Shower
-Brunch with great friends

March

-Attempted to get fit LOL

April

-Took more college classes

May

-Andrew Graduated
-Cotton Wedding
-Capaccio Wedding

June

-New Job is Cincinnati
-Less Driving
-Teklitz Wedding

July

-Brought back on FABS for Training
-Had amazing summer missionaries

August

- Starting meeting with 3 ladies at the Bridge for Discipleship
-Added a new pastor and wife to the Bridge staff
-Beach Wedding

September

-McClung Wedding
-Josh got older J
-Baby Judah was born

October

-Couples Lunch (Pinterest Style)

November

-Ladies Progressive Mission Dinner
-A Real Vacation

December

-Christmas Cookies
-Christmas in Ohio

Early January

-Baby Luke was born!

And so much more…there have been lot of ups and downs this year but we are so blessed and thankful for all we have been given!

Welcome Luke

Baby Luke was born today! He was 6lbs 12oz… So little in comparison to many of the other babies that we have recently seen. Mom and baby are doing great!

Coffee with a Friend..Ok so I had Tea

So I have been wanting to meet with someone that understand more of where I am within my life and this can be difficult when you are in a town with thousands of college students and live an hour away. Whitney and I both have different schedules, me with my driving and her with all the adjusting to life as a new mother it was never really an option. But now that I have a closer job and Annaleigh is more on a schedule so now is the time. Yea! Super excited!

Dinner with the Stauffer Family!

Josh and I headed over to the Stauffer’s for some dinner, Rachael and Abi showed us the ropes, we visited the play room and got caught in the imaginary rain. Then we watched a little bit of Aladdin...don’t worry it is not scary. It has been fun to watch the girls grow and become little ladies. Fun story, I asked Rachael what the baby doll’s name was…her response “Jesus” how cute, defiantly church kids lol.

Happy Birthday Rebecca (and me I guess)

The Bridge folks did a little birthday celebration for me and Rebecca. We had caramel apples and apple salad. The ladies got me a scarf (it is a recycled sari). We had a nice time. Thanks everyone!

Probiotic Challenge

We as some may or may not know...I suffer from Gluten intolerance...not Celiac but a pretty high intolerance. Recently a friend started taking Probiotic supplements for her similar problem. And today is the start of my 30 day challenge I am using this time to see if the probiotics help or not. Please note I have consulted my health coach to make sure this was a healthy choice. Day 1 seemed to go ok :) this week is a control week...no gluten...just checking side affects.

A New Day and a New Year

I really enjoy the idea of starting over, it reminds me so much of what Christ has done and continues to do in our lives. We mess up and continue to forget his love and grace but he looks at us and says “come to me” and when we do we are refreshed and healed and made new. Just a little though on a bright day full of sunshine! Happy Friday!!

Welcome back to Ohio Old Friend

Heather is here to visit, she was one of our summer missionaries. She does not have class until the 15^th so she decided to come up and visit for a few days!

Welcome Home East Asia Team

They are home and safe…maybe a little tired but they are back! I cannot wait to hear all the stories from the team. God is so good!

A Nice Day Off

I am telling you I love Holidays! Today was a day of cleaning, relaxing and video games with my husband J