Today's Friday Five is from Jennifer! Hooray!
A few weeks ago we celebrated Hannah’s first birthday. My, how time flies. I’ve learned a lot in the past year. I thought I would share a few of those things here for today’s Friday Five.
1. A brownie and a can of Slim-Fast is an appropriate meal. I don’t do that much anymore, but in the first few weeks of having Hannah I was lucky to get to eat at all. Generally whatever was easily accessible was on the menu.
2. It’s not only acceptable, but expected to talk about poop. Seriously, the inspection and discussion of the poop was a surprise to me. Who knew??
3. I now understand why people purchase larger vehicles. I’ll be honest, before Hannah, I really didn’t “get it” when I saw others rush out to buy a mini-van when the first child arrived. How much room can one baby need? Then, I put the car seat, diaper bag and stroller in my CRV and thought, “I need a bigger car.”
4. Sleep is precious. Thankfully our sweet girl began sleeping through the night at twelve weeks old. Just in time for me to go back to work. Those first twelve weeks were rough, though. I still miss those “pre-Hannah” Saturdays when I could sleep until 9:00am if I wanted. However, I wouldn’t trade those days for the sweet sound of my girl waking up around 6:30 every morning.
5. My heart is overflowing. I think I love her more with every passing day. She has brought joy to my life that I didn’t even know I was missing.
As we go into year two with Hannah, I look forward to the life lessons we will learn and the joys, and yes, even the heartaches we will experience on this journey.
Have a great weekend!
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Friday Five for 8/24/12
This week has been a stressful one for me for a lot of reasons. I hope it hasn't been one for you, but if it has, I thought I'd share...
Five Scriptures for a Peaceful Mind
1. John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
2. Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
3. Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
4. James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5. Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
- by Erica
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Five Scriptures for a Peaceful Mind
1. John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
2. Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
3. Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
4. James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5. Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
- by Erica
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Friday Five for 8/17/12
Today's Friday Five is from Amy! Yay, Amy!
Five simple things to do or say to someone today to make their day:
1) SMILE! Give them a big ole heart felt smile and say hello!!
2) HUG! Give someone a hug today! You never know, that hug may mean the difference between a good and bad day.
3) Say "I'm thinking of you and praying for you." You can give no one a better gift than to bring their name to God.
4) Say "I love you because __________" and fill in the blank with something appropriate for that person.
5) Give someone a compliment. Something simple as "I like your shirt" to "You are my hero". A sincere compliment can make a gloomy day much brighter.
- by Amy
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Five simple things to do or say to someone today to make their day:
1) SMILE! Give them a big ole heart felt smile and say hello!!
2) HUG! Give someone a hug today! You never know, that hug may mean the difference between a good and bad day.
3) Say "I'm thinking of you and praying for you." You can give no one a better gift than to bring their name to God.
4) Say "I love you because __________" and fill in the blank with something appropriate for that person.
5) Give someone a compliment. Something simple as "I like your shirt" to "You are my hero". A sincere compliment can make a gloomy day much brighter.
- by Amy
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Friday Five for 8/10/12
This week I began teaching the 3rd - 5th grade Class on Wednesday nights. They are so much fun! I have decided to pull several resources together and create my own curriculum focusing on the Fruit of the Spirit. We will spend a month on each one, taking us through most of school year. We will also have a service project each month and I thought I'd share my plans for the first five months so that, if you want, you can put some of them to work with your own family.
Fruit if the Spirit Service Projects, August - December
1. August - "Love"
We'll be talking about different kinds of love: God's love for us, our love for Him and then finishing my showing our love for others. We plan to bake cookies together and then invite the congregation to stay after our Wednesday night service for cookies and milk.
2. September - "Joy"
To spread the joy of God, we are going to spend a Sunday afternoon singing for the residents of a local nursing home.
3. October - "Peace"
This was the toughest one for me to find a project that matched. I have finally decided that we will put together care packages for deployed soldiers who put their lives in harm's way so that we can have peace and freedom.
4. November - "Patience"
To practice patience, I am going to teach the kids to crochet scarves which will then be donated to the homeless.
5. December - "Kindness"
I plan to have our class show kindness by helping them to prepare meals which we will then deliver to some of the sick of our congregation.
And here's a bonus for you, every Wednesday night, my students have the assignment that, after class, they must hug two members of our congregation who are not related to them. You should have seen the smiling faces with all those hugs going around the other night! It was wonderful!
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Fruit if the Spirit Service Projects, August - December
1. August - "Love"
We'll be talking about different kinds of love: God's love for us, our love for Him and then finishing my showing our love for others. We plan to bake cookies together and then invite the congregation to stay after our Wednesday night service for cookies and milk.
2. September - "Joy"
To spread the joy of God, we are going to spend a Sunday afternoon singing for the residents of a local nursing home.
3. October - "Peace"
This was the toughest one for me to find a project that matched. I have finally decided that we will put together care packages for deployed soldiers who put their lives in harm's way so that we can have peace and freedom.
4. November - "Patience"
To practice patience, I am going to teach the kids to crochet scarves which will then be donated to the homeless.
5. December - "Kindness"
I plan to have our class show kindness by helping them to prepare meals which we will then deliver to some of the sick of our congregation.
And here's a bonus for you, every Wednesday night, my students have the assignment that, after class, they must hug two members of our congregation who are not related to them. You should have seen the smiling faces with all those hugs going around the other night! It was wonderful!
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Friday Five for 8/3/12
Today is my birthday! It is hard to believe that I'm actually 34 years old. Inside I often still feel like a kid. I'm glad I'm not though. I wouldn't want to live through those teenage years again, would you? That was a really tough time for me and I wasn't exactly sticking to the straight and narrow. There are so many things I know now that I wish my 13 year old self had known, or at least known better. In that vein, I thought today's Friday Five should be
Five Scriptures for Children to Memorize
1. John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
2. Acts 22:16
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
3. Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
4. Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
5. Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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Five Scriptures for Children to Memorize
1. John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
2. Acts 22:16
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
3. Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
4. Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
5. Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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