Finding the Best in Midwest Weekend Getaways
Psalm 95:2-4 ” Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the
I decided to go a little different with my random Monday thoguths today. With Thanksgiving this week, let’s talk about our favorite things about Thanksgiving!! So, in no particular order, here’s what I love about Thankgiving! 1. Pecan Pie –
There’s nothing better (at least in our house) that a bowl of chili with a slice of warm beer bread! Thankfully, my friend MS gave me her super easy beer bread recipe that is incredibly delicious!
Let me tell you about my friend MS! MS is one of my peeps at my “big girl job”. MS is 86 years old, plays bridge on a weekly basis, volunteers with several different organizations, lives on her own, and is just an all-around pretty dang cool person! How cool? I asked her what her secret was to staying to young and spry! She told me that you just have to keep going, “when you do nothing but sit in a chair is when you have to start looking in the newspaper to see what day it is and I don’t want to be that person!” Right on MS, right on!!
Continue “86-Going Strong and Making Super Easy Beer Bread”Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 – “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has
It seems as though Monday is coming around faster and faster lately. Anyone else feeling this? Man, life can slow down at any time!! Iowa State Basketball is back! Will anyone give me a WOOHOO?? The world seems right again now
I knew that I wanted to make up some “bowls” of food for lunches this week and I typically do chicken and vegetables of some sort. I picked up broccoli and cauliflower from my local Fareway, along with a boneless skinless chicken breast! I wasn’t sure what was going to end up being with all of this, but I as I wondered down the aisle of 
condiments, a bottle grabbed my attention, KC Masterpiece Caribbean Jerk 30-Minute Marinade. Traditional I like jerk chicken, so I grabbed a bottle and headed home (with my entire cart load of groceries…boys can really eat, remember?!)
1 John 3:1 – “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! “
It’s Monday again! How did that happen? Why do the weekends go so fast? Oh well, it happens every 7 days, so I guess we’ll just deal with it, right?
1. Kids are pretty dang great! I actually asked a group of friends if my chest will ever actually explode from all the love and pride that I feel for my step-sons and there are many times that I wonder if it will! I got quality one on one time with M this morning and now R and his girlfriend are playing board games in my living room. These boys constantly remind me, through the amazing kids they are, just how blessed I am to be in their lives!
2. Baking & cooking is my coping mechanism. T’s been working late and on the weekends serving his farmers through the NH3 (Anhydrous Ammonia, which is a gas form of nitrogen) season and this is the first time that I’ve realized that when he’s not here and I have time at home alone, I bake and cook. Friday night I made a new corn side-dish (it needs some tweaking and then it’ll be shared) and had a fish fry for him when he got home. Saturday I made a caramel apple bread pudding that will also be popping up shortly as well as pan-fried pork-chops and twice baked potatoes. Sunday I made jerk chicken and vegetables (yup, that’ll be posted shortly as well), chocolate/peanut butter revel bars, roasted a chicken breast, made homemade chicken noodle soup, and fresh bread (that will ALSO be appearing here shortly)! So, clearly my coping mechanism for not having my hubby at home is baking and cooking (oh yeah and my dishwasher is running for the 2nd time today!) !
In “You Stay Home, I’ll Go To Work, Part 1” we heard from SAHM’s (stay at home mom’s) on how they made their decision, how they make it work, and how they stay sane! Check out the questions that people had for our FTWM’s (full time working moms).
How do you manage to stay on top of everything?
FTWM #1 – “It’s all about using your time wisely, prioritizing, and not getting stressed if something doesn’t get done (there’s always tomorrow) and asking for help, when needed … My kids are old enough to start doing chores – so I can put a load of towels on the couch and then put what’s in the washer into the dryer and start a new load in the washer – when I come back, the towels are folded .”
FTWM #2 – “A lot of planning, but acceptance that you will make mistakes and forget something. Our mornings are so time oriented due to bus schedules and getting to work on time. I plan out as much as I can the night before. I also use both my phone and a paper calendar. My husband and I cc each other in on emails regarding things that we both may need to know. Also we utilize apps on our phone that lets us sync grocery lists and calendars with each other. Okay, more so it is me doing the calendar and reminding him. But you get it” 🙂
How do you do it all? FTWM #2 admitted to wishing she had more time during the day to spend time with friends or doing activities with her kids. She also admitted that she doesn’t get “it” all done and sometimes that’s hard. While, FTWM #1 said “you just do! Busy people get things done!”.
Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.”
