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Yay! Kids Can Help with the Laundry! (Video)
Yay! Kids Can Help with the Laundry! (Video)
My own kids have been helping to do their own laundry since they were 3 and 4 years old. I just thought I would share this cute video of Jendi’s children doing laundry. I think you’ll really enjoy it! (And hopefully be inspired.)
By the way, this is a great summer time “training” project…which should help relieve stress during the busy school year if you have older children.
*You can visit Jendi’s blog, by clicking here.
Note: By the way if you’re interested in doing your own Vlogging (video blogging), Jendi offers some great tips! Check it out by clicking here.
Finding the Time to Pray
Finding the Time to Pray
As busy moms, we use all kind of excuses for not praying. The most common excuse is that “I just don’t have the time to pray!”. Does that sound familiar to you? Prayer plays a vital role in our relationship with the Heavenly Father. When we make excuses not to pray we are telling God He is not that important to us.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray without ceasing.“ Prayers do not have to be long or eloquent in words, but we can certainly see that prayer should be very frequently…as a continual state or attitude of prayer.
Keep in mind that prayer is not just a time to ask God for something, but more importantly, it’s a time to praise and thank God for the things He has done in our lives. We should also pray for others who have needs. We can pray constantly throughout our day. A prayer can be something as quick and simple as, “Thank you God for allowing me to miss that traffic accident on the highway” while we’re driving, or a simple prayer while cleaning house, “Thank you, Heavenly Father, for giving me strength to clean up that mess.”
You don’t have to speak out loud to pray. Remember God knows every thought in our minds. Nothing is hidden from Him. It is easy to say a quick prayer while getting ready for the day, before meals, while driving, or even at the grocery store. Stuck in traffic? Use your time to pray!
While the quick and simple prayers are great, you still need to make sure to spend some quality time with the Lord in your prayer closet. A number of Christians do this first thing in the morning (we often do our top priorities first, and this is one of our top priorities so you may need to rise a a few minutes earlier than normal if you have a busy schedule ahead).
Another great time for quality prayer is before going to sleep at night. Set aside a few minutes of prayer and do nothing but pour your heart out to God. Praise Him, thank Him, ask Him. You’ll also want to choose your quality times to bring out your prayer journal to remember others in prayer. (I’ll write soon about keeping a prayer journal.)
By continually praying you will see your personal relationship with the Heavenly Father begin to grow. Prayer can help take worries away, reduce stress, and give you peace. The Lord Jesus wants to help carry our burdens. Having a regular prayer life with the Lord will change your life.
I want to challenge you this coming week to spend more time in prayer. Please feel free to share your comments about your own prayer time or share about your own answered prayers. Let’s encourage each other!
Rambling About My Weekend…and a sneak peek into my normal routine.
Rambling About My Weekend…and a sneak peek into my normal routine.
Seems like I’ve been awful busy lately coming and going…and planning what’s going to happen next in my kitchen. I decided to slow down for a moment today and share with you about what’s going on here at the White House.
Thursday evening pre-planning takes place…and a little oops!
I decided to plan early for Friday morning’s breakfast by whipping up a batch of that peanut butter baked oatmeal. I spread it in my baking pan, covered it and put it in the fridge so that it would be ready to stick into the oven the next morning.
It all actually turned out pretty well….except that I got in a big hurry and left a few spots of baking soda that didn’t get mixed well. (eeeewww!) Wouldn’t you know, my hubby and youngest son got those bitter bites in their pieces…and weren’t really thrilled. Next time, I’ll slow down and mix a little more thoroughly.
Friday morning takes a big curve…
I really planned to relax a little bit and then get busy cleaning a little during the afternoon, but my hubby suggested we take off and travel to Ponca City to do a little shopping. We try to plan a trip there about once a month to stock up on some supplies. Unlike most of my past years of being a little “unflexible” with my planned schedule…I decided, Why Not!
So, my schedule quickly changed just like that! Anyway, I find that being the age of “40 something” is a little thrilling. Most of the little worries of my 20 & 30′s seem not so important now. I still worry sometimes about that mess lurking my boys’ rooms…but hey…I guarantee more than likely it’ll still be there tomorrow. It won’t be crawling anywhere…and if it does…then I’m relieved that I didn’t discover whatever was crawling in there. lol
I did have a great but tiresome day. When we got back for the evening, I made my pizza dough to get ready for our Friday Pizza Night. (Some routines are a must…and pizza is one of those big “priorities”, you know.)
No worries about Friday’s tasks that didn’t get done…
To keep me from getting too far off course, my schedule organizer notebook is my support pal that makes sure that I get everything done. I find that just taking time to plan a few priorities to get done everyday keeps my house from falling apart.
Peering back on yesterday’s schedule, I decided I’d better tackle those tasks today (Saturday), so I simply drew a little arrow over to Saturday. (See how easy that is?) I then added only one other task of cleaning the bathroom so that I could easily get everything done in a timely manner.
Saturday is also the day to use up our leftovers…
For lunch, I grabbed leftover pizza to heat up for my boys and took out our leftover grapes to enjoy on the side. I ate some leftover stir fry. It was still yummy!
For supper, I wanted to use some of my leftover turkey, some homemade salsa, tortilla bits, and a little shredded cheese that I had left in my sandwich drawer in the fridge.
Mission accomplished: I found this recipe online: Tex-Mex Turkey Soup
It was the perfect solution (and quite delicious). I didn’t have sour cream, but I substituted with plain yogurt.
For the topping, I used leftover bits of tortilla chips that I keep in a bag for such an occasion. Five minutes before serving, I tossed the bits into a little pan and popped them in my toaster oven to crisp them up. I sprinkled the tortilla bits and cheese over the soup and it really added to the flavor and texture of the soup.
My day is done…almost. I’m planning to try this recipe tonight for a sweet treat this weekend: “Peanut Butter Bars“. With chocolate and peanut butter together, I figure I can’t go wrong.
I’m now looking forward to being in the Lord’s House on Sunday!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and please take time to share your weekend by commenting below.
