Changes are Coming

 Crazy Life  1 Response »
Jan 302012
 

I’m sure by now you have heard that Google Friend Connect isn’t going to be useable on non-Blogger blogs in the very near future. I don’t know if you realized this, but this blog isn’t on Blogger. I started out there and then went to self-hosted since there were things I was contemplating doing that I couldn’t easily do on Blogger.

While it creates a lot of work for me with the removal of Google Friend Connect, I understand Google’s thoughts on the process. I have yet to find something similar that I really like.

So, if you read this blog through GFC, please sign up for email updates through Feedburner. And please remember to click the link that will be sent to you to activate your subscription. You can also follow this blog though Facebook. Feel free to join us there. And I am on Twitter. Just go click in the widget to the right to get the social media you prefer.

If you have any suggestions for things to use in place of Google Friend Connect, please let me know.

Thanks for following along for this ride! I appreciate you all.

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52 Fridays-1/27/2012

 52 Fridays  3 Responses »
Jan 272012
 

I’m really failing at this guys.

I hate failure. I hate being vulnerable and open.

I did finally realize why I’m not sticking to the working out. It is emotional, and let’s leave it at that for the time being.

What do you do when you find yourself struggling to do what you should? Do you give yourself a reward when you hit the goal? Grin and bear it so that you either convince yourself you love it or fake it through? I’m trying to lean on God. I’m trying to rest in who I am in Christ. However, sometimes the voices of the past ring more loudly in my head than at other times. This is one of the louder times.

I haven’t even let myself get my hair cut like I’ve been wanting to the last several months now that we have some money to do so.

I’ve been better on cutting out my sweet tea consumption at least. I’ve even had several cups of hot herbal without any sweetener. And yesterday we found organic cane sugar on clearance at the store and bought quite a bit. That made me excited.

I’ve been keeping up on the dishes better. Now if they pile up for more than a day or two they totally drive me crazy. That’s a good thing. Wednesday I deep cleaned our bedroom. Then sprayed homemade disinfectant all over it and hot washed all of our bedding since we had been sick with that nasty nasty bad cold. Homemade disinfectant is quite simple to make. It also clears odors from the furnishings of the room. All you need is vodka and water. Fill a spray bottle with half vodka, top off with water and you’re good to spray. If you want to add some essential oil to it, go ahead. It smells like hand sanitizer when you use it, but that smell leaves rapidly. We had left over vodka from making my homemade vanilla.

I’ve been more intentional with the girls. That’s been good. And we’ve been laughing together more this last week. I forget how much fun it is to just be silly with the girls. I want them to think back when they are old how much fun they had with their mom at times. And I want them to know that it is ok to just be silly. I still have to work on being silly myself.

So, tomorrow is another day. And I will live fully in it. I will recommit myself to a disciplined life and start over. It’s all any of us can do.

Thanks for bearing with me on this crazy journey. Feel free to chime in and join us.

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Recipe Box Challenge #2- Crockpot!

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Jan 262012
 

So this week we did Crockpot recipes. I did a beef teriyaki in the crockpot and it was simply amazing.

1 package of little beef steaks or stew beef

1/2 bottle of teriyaki sauce (we use Soy Vay brand. It is the best, in our opinion)

1 large bag of stir fry veggies or leftovers from your veggies through the week.

1 package of ramen for each person or enough rice for everyone, whichever you prefer, or if you’re like me and forget that you bought the long cooking rice and realize that supper is in ten minutes, you opt for the ramen.

Put the beef and the teriyaki in the crockpot and cook (high if it is under 4 hours or low all day, you know your crockpot and how it works). About an hour and a half before supper, add the veggies and stir. If you think it needs more sauce, add it.

Serve over the rice or ramen. Simple, easy, fairly cheap and a great way to use up left overs if you need to. Everyone loved it.

So, what crockpot recipe do you have to share? Please link up and join the fun!

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Whatever Is…

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Jan 242012
 

We all know that verse from Philippians (4:8).  Finally, brothers and sisters, 6 whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just,whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.

I’ve come to realize recently that it can apply to our speech, just not our thoughts. Whenever we talk or write, are we espousing what is just, pure, lovely, commendable, praiseworthy, respect and true? Or are you letting falsehoods, gossip and slander come forth?

Each day we talk. It is up to us to speak kindly, truth, praise and lovely things. I’m not saying that we can’t discuss the hard subjects, but that when we do so, we do it in a respectable manner? That we speak the truth in love? I have seen so many posts on Facebook and seen a ton of blog posts that while they may be saying the truth are doing so in a sarcastic or mean manner. It isn’t being done in an edifying way at all. As the saying goes, you can catch more flies with honey.

Are you reading things that aren’t edifying? Is what you are reading (and how it is presented) coming out in your communications? Are you taking on the style of shock and awe or gossip or slander or sarcasm? I’ve heard it said, “garbage in; garbage out” and I’ve seen that to be true. If I make a habit of reading books with curse words in them, then I will start to think using those words and then those words inevitably will come out of my mouth. So are you guarding your thoughts and mouth by what you choose to read and listen to?

We all see information daily on the web. Before you spread that info, ask yourself is it true? Are the facts verifiable? If they aren’t, should you spread that information on? If there is a question as to the validity of any information, perhaps you shouldn’t share it. Think before you tell someone else about it or hit the forward button on the email. Lies, untruths and partial truths abound online and as Christians we should flee from their perpetuation. So before you share the information regarding anything, make sure it is true first. It would save a lot of rumors, lies and hurt feelings.

Please use Philippians 4:8 as your guide to what you put in your mind and what you let out of your mouth and finger tips.  It’s just something I’ve been ruminating on recently. Especially with the elections coming up and the mudslinging in politics, feuds I’ve seen online in social media and in email forwards that have been around for ages and are recirculating yet again.

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