Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Reindeer





Today, as part of a city-wide Christmas celebration, there were reindeers in my town! Today was the first day I've ever seen a reindeer. They are adorable!

Monday, August 10, 2009


I am posting about progress on two of my goals from this summer: 1) Visiting family and friends, 2) Being creative.

I made trips to Michigan and Missouri in July and August. A few of the photos will be included in this blog entry. I also made 3 prayer shawls for friends!

Monday, July 13, 2009

How I Want to Spend My Summer Vacation

Here are five ways I want to spend my summer vacation:

1) Decluttering - I want to cut the number of my possessions by a third - even better would be by a half.

2) Visiting Friends and Family - I want to visit some friends and family in IL and some neighboring states.

3) Create - I am working on a crocheted prayer shawl. I would also like to make some more crocheted projects and do some scrapbooking.

4) Quiet Time - I'd like to spend a couple of days on a personal retreat.

5) Exercise - I want to do some walking with my sister.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

My Life Verse

Luke 10:42 "but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

I chose this as my life verse because I want my life to be about slowing down enough to hear Jesus's whispers.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Finding a Life Verse

I am working on finding a life verse. I am going to use this space to keep verses that are special to me. Later I can narrow it down to the verse that I want to be my life verse.

"There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it--and I won't take it away from her." (Luke 10:42)

My Simplicity Challenge

I have been trying to simplify my life for several years now. I have kind of been spinning my wheels. I want to blog about it and set goals, hoping that it will help me make progress.

I've seen one website called the 100 things challenge, in which you work toward eliminating everything from your life except for 100 items. I don't think I am prepared for that challenge, but I want to use it as inspiration. I need to set my own goal. I am working it out in my mind.

Here are some websites I am following to give me inspiration:

http://zenhabits.net/
http://www.guynameddave.com/100-thing-challenge.html
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812185,00.html?iid=redirect-declutter

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Saturday, April 4, 2009

My Personal Retreat

I went on a personal retreat during my spring break. Here is a video I recorded from the trip: