BFS #122 - Say It With Flowers!(FTD)

Memory Verse - II Corinthians 4:18 - While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Introduction - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; isn’t that what we’ve always been told. I find beauty in many things and in most people. There’s beauty in a flower, according to FTD as well, there’s beauty in trees, animals, people, and I’d have to say, as I’m sure that most people agree that there’s beauty in watching a child grow.

Assignment - Look around your space, look into your heart and share the beauty you see or feel with the rest of us.

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I enjoy the beauty of God's creation.

My daughter found this frog/tadpole on a camping trip.

The frog was found on the same trip.

The Atlantic Ocean.

My son loves tigers!


My daughter adores dolphins!

My family!

BFS # 121 - Obey Your Thirst (Sprite)

Memory Verse: Psalm 69:21 They put poison in my food; in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

Introduction: Obey Your Thirst (Sprite) In this Psalm, terrible things are plaguing David. He’s seeking the Lord, as he has that sinking feeling, that desperate thing of alienation and abandonment… and they try to poison him and give him vinegar - GROSS! How Vile! Sometimes when we’re sick, we have that sinking desperate feeling, we call out to God, we call out for healing.

Assignment: Tell us the most vile “remedy” you’ve ever had to consume in order to be rid of that “plague”. Was it something prescribed by a Medical Doctor? or was it an herbal remedy? We all know that Buckley’s commercial, it tastes awful, but it works. Would you take this remedy again? Did it work? Can you get your children to take it?

When I was about 7 years old, I had a terribly upset stomach. My mother gave me Peptobismal to help settle it and it tasted so bad, it made me vomit! I've never taken it again and never given it to my children.

The worst tasting stuff I've ever had was given to me in the hospital before my c-sections. It was bad enough the first time I had it but with my second baby I had to take it twice! It has to be taken a certain length of time before going into surgery. The nurse gave it to me and then there was a delay in taking me to surgery because of an emergency c-section being done so I had to take it again! YUCK!

101 Things in 1001 Days

I saw on a friend's blog that she has been doing this for over a year now. It looks like fun so I'm going to be participating.

The goal is to list 101 things that you want to complete in the next 1001 days (2 3/4 years). The long time frame is to help get some big projects completed.




Personal - Spiritual
1. Read the Bible each year [0/2]
2. Memorize at least one verse/passage a month for a year. [0/12]
3. Create a Bible study notebook
4. Update my Prayer Journal monthly [1/34]
5. Study the book of Revelations
6. Buy new Bibles and Bible covers for each member of the family [0/4]
7. Set up a quiet spot in which to read my Bible and pray each day

Personal – Health
8. Exercise 3 times a week for a year [0/52]
9. Be able to stretch to my toes again
10. Get back down to my wedding weight
11. Bake our own bread
12. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day for 30 days [0/30]
13. Include veggies in the dinner menu each night for a month (35 days)
14. Try a new whole foods recipe every 3 months [0/11]
15. Plant a garden and preserve our produce each summer [0/3]
16. Save for and purchase a quarter or half of buffalo
17. Keep my BG levels within normal limits for 3 months [0/3]

Personal - Intellectual
18. Read 4 classics I haven’t read before [0/4]
19. Read through The Original Homeschool Series [0/6]
20. Learn to play the piano (my goal is to be able to play from a hymnal but I’m not sure I can do that within the time limit)
21. Attend an adoption seminar
22. Attend a homeschool convention
23. Compile a “reading wishlist”

Personal - Creative
24. Set up a craft binder.
25. Scrapbook 70 pages in one year [1/70]
26. Make birthday cards for my family
27. Make or buy a nativity Advent calendar
28. Buy a new sewing machine – and use it to make at least 1 jumper, dress, or skirt for myself
29. Finish one WIP project each year. [0/2]
30. Make baby afghans for each of my daughters (son’s future wife counts) [0/2]
31. Keep a journal of this list of 101 things and what was done for each
32. Make Hot-pad-a-month baskets for daughter and myself [0/24]
33. Start a blog
34. Finish my great-grandmother’s quilt

Family
35. Set up an emergency pack
36. Have family portraits taken
37. Make a will
38. Complete at least one adoption (hoping for two in the next three years)
39. Celebrate Sukkot and Pesach
40. Make something special for each of my children – a letter, journal, etc. – that lets them know how special they are to me and how much I love them.
41. Print the backlog of photos that are on the computer
42. Do something fun with each children 2 times a week for six months [0/52]
43. Celebrate daughter’s “graduation” from homeschooling
44. Keep a Commonplace book and add to it at least once a month [0/34]
45. Do two Freezer Stock Up sessions [0/2]
46. Start saving for a family or couple vacation
47. Make a hot breakfast for my family in the winter (one month each winter) [0/3]
48. Have a Family Fun Night each week for a year [0/52]
49. Have a Date Night each month [0/12]
50. Check the children’s chores each day for a month [0/31]
51. Reorganize my homeschool binder

Home
52. Set up a craft area
53. Declutter the homeschool room and our bedroom
54. Maintain a company-ready home for 60 days [0/60]
55. Paint the kitchen
56. Paint the living room
57. Paint the bathroom
58. Paint the homeschool room
59. Paint our bedroom
60. Paint daughter’s bedroom
61. Paint son’s bedroom
62. Paint hallway
63. Paint exterior of house
64. Have a weekly Sabbath dinner [0/19]
65. Create a “Sabbath” basket for games, books etc to be used on the Sabbath only.
66. Clean out the filing cabinet
67. Find a healthy/environmentally-friendly replacement for 2 cleaners [0/2]
68. Make a new 101 in 1001 list (last 60 days).
69. Keep a list of lunch menus and keep those items on hand (30 days) [0/30]
70. Review our list of goals each month [0/34]
71. Replace tub faucet
72. Replace mini-blinds in the living room (possibly with Roman shades)
73. Put a storm door on the front of the house
74. Get house home study ready
75. Plant flowers in the new flower beds
76. Add Dutch boy and girl to the garden – make sure we can remove them if we move but prevent them from being stolen
77. Buy deadbolts for both doors [0/2]
78. Sort and organize our books

Miscellaneous
79. Find natural make-up and buy at least 1 product
80. Find a natural moisturizer
81. Try out a new hairstyle
82. Create a list of big items that we want to buy (ex. Bosch mixer)
83. Stick to my schedule on 5 different occasions [0/5]
84. Buy some perfume for myself
85. Go berry-picking
86. Spend a weekend in a cabin on the lake
87. Take the children camping
88. Go on a picnic
89. Go to the creation science museum

Others
90. Find a way to bless my husband each day for a month [0/30]
91. Send small gifts to niece for holidays
92. Help C family move into their new home
93. Make a week’s worth of dinners for C family when they are moving
94. Make cookie plates for the neighbors for Christmas
95. Donate our unwanted clothing
96. Make a CD of Beatrix Potter stories for niece

Pets
97. Find a hypo-allergenic shampoo for the dogs
98. Keep pets up-to-date on their vaccinations
99. Get rabbit barn back down to size and maintain the population
100. Purchase a tattoo pen for the barn
101. Rearrange cats’ area so that it makes more sense