New Giveaway Winner

I've chosen a new winner for the giveaway since I never heard back from the first one. The new winner is TEllison from http://www.thevirtuoushome.com/.  I've e-mailed you.  Please get back to me so I can get your materials to you ASAP!!!

Can't wait to get this study started!!!!

No Excuses and A Winner

Life gets in the way.  I guess that's sort of an excuse but that's the reason I haven't been on here posting. I really do want to post. I love posting on this blog and I used to do it regularly- several years ago - and I really do miss it!  I want to say that I just don't have time to get on here and post but that is not true. I don't make the time to do it. But I'm really going to try harder to make time to post. So that's a goal I'm setting for myself.  Nothing specific except to post!!!

If you keep up with this blog you know that I had a giveaway about a month ago.  I was giving away a copy of Lysa TerKeurst's newest Bible Study Unglued and a cope of The Busy Mom's Bible.  I announced the winner in the comments but I haven't heard from her- so I'm going to try again. MRS. MANNERS you are the winner!!! If I don't hear anything in the next week I will chose a new winner because I REALLY want someone to get their hands on this Bible Study. I'm telling you I CAN NOT WAIT to get started on it.  I believe you can still sign up to participate in the online study through Melissa Taylor's Online Bible Study group.  There are THOUSANDS of people participating in the study!  If you are curious about it you can watch the three webcasts that Lysa has done. I've only watched one so far and it was amazing.  Here are the links for all three:

Webcast #1 you do have to sign up for an account on K-Love to watch it but it's free to sign up
Webcast #2
Webcast #3- oops, no link for this one yet, but I'll come back and add the link as soon as it is available!  I promise!!

Until then here is a little verse for you for anytime but especially those times when you are about to come unglued or you already have:

Then when you call, the Lord will answer. 'Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply.

~ Isaiah 58:9, NLT

I am SO glad HE replies quickly!!!

Are you an Unglued Momma?

First of all, my goodness gracious it's been a LONG time since I've written on my blog. As usual, no real excuses - just life getting in the way! And how am I doing on my "word for the year"? Well, my word is disciplined and I'm guessing you figured out that since I haven't been writing I haven't been very disciplined and you'd be correct. But I am working on it.

I am in my last week of an online Bible study I Used To Be So Organized. Let me tell you it's an awesome study. It's not just about getting your home life organized but more importantly it's about getting your spiritual life organized first before moving on to the physical things. Melissa Taylor is leading the study and all I can say is it has been an amazing.

In fact, I've enjoyed it so much and gained so much from it that I've already signed up for the next online study. This one is Unglued by Lysa TerKeurst. As a mom of two teenage boys I tend to come unglued quite often. It doesn't take much for me to blow up and I don't like myself when that happens. I know that is not how God wants me to react. So, I'm ready to do something about those explosions. I'm ready to seek God in my moments of falling apart instead of trying to handle my emotions myself.

When my boys were young I did not do good job of committing to reading my Bible and having daily devotions. It's something I've been working on over the years and I'm finally getting better at it. I wish I had had a Bible that I could use that was geared toward moms who were seeking to put Gid first in their lives. I really believe I would have been more consistent in my reading and studying if that was available to me.

So, my friends, that is what I want to give you! An opportunity to get yourself and your emotions put back together! One lucky person will win a copy of Unglued and a copy of The Busy Mom's Bible. Here is how you can enter. Leave a comment here telling me about an unglued moment in your life. You can also have two additional entries by posting on Facebook about the giveaway and tweeting about it. If you do either of those please leave a comment letting me know. I'll randomly choose a winner from the comments.

The contest will close at midnight Friday, 8/17/2012. Best of luck!



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2012- Really?

How in the world did it become 2012 already? It seems like it was just New Year's Day 2011! This year seems to have flown by!

Last year I chose a ONE WORD for 2011 and it was

DISCIPLINED

Well, I really didn't do so well staying disciplined last year so this year I'm choosing a new word:

BALANCE

I really need to find balance in my life. Balance in my emotions, balance in my time management, balance in my Spiritual life! So many areas of my life need balance.

So, there it is: I'm striving for BALANCE in 2012! What about you? Have you chosen a word for 2012?

You can see what word others have chosen over at My Heart Art.

Wordless Wednesday

I miss this view!

want to see more Wordless Wednesday pictures. Head on over to 5MinutesFor Moms. You'll find some great ones to view!!

Menu Plan Monday

Wonders never cease! I decided to "try" to make a menu for the week. I'm so tired of never knowing what I'm going to make for dinner until it's actually time for dinner! So here goes:

MONDAY- Taco Crescent Bake

TUESDAY - Manwiches for the boys- I'm having dinner with my friend Shelly and then we are going to our local library for a book signing to meet MaryBeth Whalen of Proverbs 31. Can't wait-she's written two great fiction books- The Mailbox and She Makes It Look Easy.

WEDNESDAY- leftovers (time for Mustgos! Everything MUST GO)

THURSDAY- Wings on the grill and pasta salad

FRIDAY- subway or chick fil a. Our college kid (the ball player living with us this summer, not my actual kid) has a double header so we'll grab something between games.

SATURDAY- DATE NIGHT! DH and I are heading to Ruth Chris for dinner and maybe a movie. The boys will order pizza.

Now, to see if I actually stick to the menu! Already have several ideas for next week!

Check out lots of other menus or at Organizing Junkie. I get tons of ideas from other people that post.

Wordless Wednesday- Baseball Brothers

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