Family Goals
1. Purpose to be home more in 2008.
2. Love one another, prefer one another, be kind and tender-hearted to one another.
(Family Verse for 2008, Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."ESV)
Personal Goals
(Revised from last year)
1. Read my Bible and pray every day possible.
(Growing in grace to do what I know I am called to do, pursue holiness.)
2. Seek out tangible ways to encourage others as often as possible.
3. Purpose and pray to eat only when I am hungry, stopping when I am full, not stuffed!
The way to Heaven is ascending;
we must be content to travel uphill,
though it be hard and tiresome,
and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.
Jonathan Edwards
Nov. 18, 2007~ Blog Holiday Plans ~
Hi Friends,
I am thinking about taking a blog holiday the week after Thanksgiving. That week will be the first week after 8 weeks of co-op. (I can't believe it has been 8 weeks already.) I feel the need to have a week free of distractions to work on a few things that have been on my heart lately. These are a few of the things I would hope to accomplish during my holiday.
Implement new post co-op routine
Focus on chores: who does what and how to do it
Do our long awaited owl unit study
Spend long afternoons playing our favorite games
No TV, computer*
Start making cookies to freeze for Christmas
Visit Great Grandparents
Work on loving one another
*I probably won't be perfect this week. I may have to have my husband take the cables to the computer with him to work! I am not even sure yet if I need to be totally away from the computer. Maybe just 9-5? I am praying about that part. I don't want to punish my friends. (Sorry for being so conceited! ) Maybe I could check in once a day.
As much as I'll miss you, I understand the need for a break. We are on vacation this coming week. I do hope you could sneak on every once and a while, but I would understand if you can't.
I'll have to email you my spaghetti sauce recipe, since it's from a cookbook, and I don't want to break copyright laws putting it on my blog.
Now my question. You said you are going to start making Christmas cookies to freeze. How do you do that? Do you actually make and bake the cookies, then freeze them? Or do you freeze the dough? Either way, how to you unfreeze them? Oh, I am so curious now. I would love to have some homemade cookies in the freezer to take out whenever we want some snacks, but I don't know how to freeze them. I know, I'm going to put a question out on my blog asking how everyone does it. Can you put your answer on that entry for me? Thanks. :)
JoAnn
That is so cute about getting hubby to take the computer cables. I think I would have to do that just to make sure I couldn't be tempted. LOL. You have a wonderful bloggy break after thanksgiving and don't feel bad about leaving us for a while! We will be waiting for your return whether it be later than sooner or just as scheduled with open arms and happily typing fingers :)
Hugs,
Rosina
Leviticus 20:26 says, "You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own." This blog is my place to remember this journey I am on and God's goodness to me. I am glad you are here. Welcome to my blog.
) Maybe I could check in once a day. 
