Sunday, May 15, 2011
Pictures from Soup Kitchen
Pictures from the Soup Kitchen yesterday:
I thank each one of you for helping with this awesome event!! You are the best!
Stuff....
The soup kitchen yesterday was such a blast. The kids were so helpful and eager to do whatever it is we needed help with. We served about 45 people, mostly homeless men. Makenna was going back and forth between two jobs; serving corn on the cob and filling cups of water and juice. Everyone raved about her and asked her age. No one can believe that at 5, she is so excited to help out. I did explain to her why we were there. I know she doesn't fully understand why some do not have homes or money. But she does get that people are in that situation and may not get good meals very often. It made her want to do whatever it took to make these people happy. I managed to get some really good pictures of the day which I will post later. The kids have asked if we can go back and help again. It is a wonderful experience to see the kids not only willing and able to help but actually enjoying themselves enough to want to come back. We are going to pick another date soon to help again.
This morning at church Pastor Tricia talked about her GPS and how it kept yelling at her to turn around when she hit road construction. She ended up turing it off and using a map. Pastor mentioned how God would never yell at us. Whether we make mistakes or just stop listening to Him, he is simply there to care for us. She mentioned how we have a built in GPS within ourselves which is Him. He guides us where we need to be. We may not like where we are headed, we may hit road blocks on the way. However, He will lead us to where we are supposed to be.
I believe that we are all here to do God's work. My mom and dad are reading a book titled 40 Days of Purpose. A reverend wrote it. He believes fully that we are not just supposed to go to church every week to show our belief in God. He believes that we need to get out there and make a difference in the world. Without even knowing about this book I already feel strongly in agreement to his belief. My children and I volunteer at the shetler every Thursday night and on some weekends. And, my youth group is all about engaging in various community service projects. Then of course my store with our fundraisers. I am proud of all that my family and I do. If there was more time, we would do more.
As far as my thing for today....I asked for something from a woman at church to give to a friend of mine. They were giving out these paper cell phones that say 911 Words of Hope in Times of Need. When you open it up it has different emotions then bible verses that go hand in hand with them. Here is my bible verse for today:
Patience............ Jamies 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
What I am thankful for today:
time to myself
church
Doris (love that lady)
patience
my friends
Erika for spending the day with me
time with my mom and Jenn yesterday
the screen door on my store
new customers
my chidren
Liar Liar
The Son-in-Law
laughter
getting my teachers gifts done today!!
the rain
my Iris's in bloom
Shawn telling me the sweetest thing the other day
my Stampin Up! stuff
poetry
God
love
my home
my pets
my family
food
inspiring kids
Makenna and her smiles
Linda and my parents for taking the kids this weekend
Ghost Hunters
Ghost Adventures
Christine and Chris
Nicole
Jennifer G
the best neighbors
my store
sleep
my health
faith
hope
This morning at church Pastor Tricia talked about her GPS and how it kept yelling at her to turn around when she hit road construction. She ended up turing it off and using a map. Pastor mentioned how God would never yell at us. Whether we make mistakes or just stop listening to Him, he is simply there to care for us. She mentioned how we have a built in GPS within ourselves which is Him. He guides us where we need to be. We may not like where we are headed, we may hit road blocks on the way. However, He will lead us to where we are supposed to be.
I believe that we are all here to do God's work. My mom and dad are reading a book titled 40 Days of Purpose. A reverend wrote it. He believes fully that we are not just supposed to go to church every week to show our belief in God. He believes that we need to get out there and make a difference in the world. Without even knowing about this book I already feel strongly in agreement to his belief. My children and I volunteer at the shetler every Thursday night and on some weekends. And, my youth group is all about engaging in various community service projects. Then of course my store with our fundraisers. I am proud of all that my family and I do. If there was more time, we would do more.
As far as my thing for today....I asked for something from a woman at church to give to a friend of mine. They were giving out these paper cell phones that say 911 Words of Hope in Times of Need. When you open it up it has different emotions then bible verses that go hand in hand with them. Here is my bible verse for today:
Patience............ Jamies 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
What I am thankful for today:
time to myself
church
Doris (love that lady)
patience
my friends
Erika for spending the day with me
time with my mom and Jenn yesterday
the screen door on my store
new customers
my chidren
Liar Liar
The Son-in-Law
laughter
getting my teachers gifts done today!!
the rain
my Iris's in bloom
Shawn telling me the sweetest thing the other day
my Stampin Up! stuff
poetry
God
love
my home
my pets
my family
food
inspiring kids
Makenna and her smiles
Linda and my parents for taking the kids this weekend
Ghost Hunters
Ghost Adventures
Christine and Chris
Nicole
Jennifer G
the best neighbors
my store
sleep
my health
faith
hope
Saturday, May 14, 2011
My Thing for a Day and The Soup Kitchen
Yesterday my thing for the day was to run in the fun run with Gavin. He however, decided to take off without me. Thankfully Lenore ran with me. She was cracking me up. She was yelling, "Move out of the way....40 year olds coming through!" LOL! Then she said, "Ever see that show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" I said, "yes." She said, "Well, we may not be smarter than 5th graders but we sure are faster than a lot of them." It was so funny. Gavin came in 5th place. Lenore and I beat her daughter Jordan. It made me feel really good to know that I can run....even with these allergies/head cold that I have. I was all set, tissues in my bra, running sneakers on.....and we were off. LOL!
My thing for today is to help out at my mom's church's soup kitchen with a few kids from my youth group. I will be blogging about that probably tomorrow. After the soup kitchen I will be at the store with Jenn, my mom and a few of my mom's friends for her birthday crop. Got the cake made and I am ready to scrap!
Last night was so much fun over at Jennifer G's. We didn't stay long due to me being all stuffed up but I am ok. Had a few drinks with Jennifer, Joan and Michelle. And we played You Don't Know Jack. Very fun. We will see what today brings. I am very excited about it. Happy Saturday!
Last night was so much fun over at Jennifer G's. We didn't stay long due to me being all stuffed up but I am ok. Had a few drinks with Jennifer, Joan and Michelle. And we played You Don't Know Jack. Very fun. We will see what today brings. I am very excited about it. Happy Saturday!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Busy, Busy, Busy.....
I love my busy life. I have not had much time to sit on the computer and that is ok. Between working extra hours, the kids keeping me busy, spending time outside and with my friends....oh and going to The Center, I have been a little busy. There are so many things I would love to do online like researching more info on life coaching and maybe a blog hop or two but I really do not want to take the time to sit here, especially when it is so nice outside.
Gavin has had a really good week up until this morning. I feel bad that my mom has to take him today so that I can go to work. However, I am hoping by the time they leave he is better. Craig said it was an issue they had this morning with Tanya. Focusing on the positive...one bad day compared to 3 good ones.....not too bad.
Makenna did a really great job at her kindergarten assessment yesterday. However she did tell the interviewer that we rode to the school on a horse with a pink saddle because mommy's car was broken. LOL! Where on earth did she get that from? It really made a great facebook post yesterday. Makenna is so proud of herself and she should be. She reads, she knows how to count by 10's, by 5's and by 2's. She can count past 100 now and is able to obviously come up with some great stories with her imagination. Cheryl has done an amazing job with her. What I love most about my daughter is her love for the outdoors, the simple things in life, and her amazing positive attitude. Her love for animals thrills me too. Hopefully the 5 year old will rub off on the 11 year old. I would love for Gavin to become more of an extrovert than the introvert that he is. Thankfully the therapist said that because Gavin is so young the chance of him changing is really good. With 3 of us in the house that are extremely positive, Gavin has an even greater chance of blossoming into a more positive soul.
Jeremy loves his new job. It has made our house even more of a happy place. It is nice to see him less stressed and at ease again. Life is really good. And I know only good things are to come.
My quote for the day:
Gavin has had a really good week up until this morning. I feel bad that my mom has to take him today so that I can go to work. However, I am hoping by the time they leave he is better. Craig said it was an issue they had this morning with Tanya. Focusing on the positive...one bad day compared to 3 good ones.....not too bad.
Makenna did a really great job at her kindergarten assessment yesterday. However she did tell the interviewer that we rode to the school on a horse with a pink saddle because mommy's car was broken. LOL! Where on earth did she get that from? It really made a great facebook post yesterday. Makenna is so proud of herself and she should be. She reads, she knows how to count by 10's, by 5's and by 2's. She can count past 100 now and is able to obviously come up with some great stories with her imagination. Cheryl has done an amazing job with her. What I love most about my daughter is her love for the outdoors, the simple things in life, and her amazing positive attitude. Her love for animals thrills me too. Hopefully the 5 year old will rub off on the 11 year old. I would love for Gavin to become more of an extrovert than the introvert that he is. Thankfully the therapist said that because Gavin is so young the chance of him changing is really good. With 3 of us in the house that are extremely positive, Gavin has an even greater chance of blossoming into a more positive soul.
Jeremy loves his new job. It has made our house even more of a happy place. It is nice to see him less stressed and at ease again. Life is really good. And I know only good things are to come.
My quote for the day:
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