My Peacefully Chaotic Life

Whew! What a wonderful week it has been! I managed to lead the music successfully, thanks be to the Lord. It sure wasn't me! I loved the songs in this VBS. The lyrics were simply outstanding! The movements included a lot of dance and sign language. Sunday is Homecoming and we are going to do one of the songs "What We're Here For" during worship service. The choir will sing it while I do the movement. Tomorrow is Clean Up Day, Sunday is Homecoming with Revival starting Sunday night. I am ready for revival! It will also be good for The FisherMan. You know, pastors don't get ministered TO very often. So it will be good to worship together. This is short but I still have one child awake and tomorrow is fast approaching! Tonight was Family Night so they were really keyed up plus they all slept in this morning and had naps today. .....Mama didn't. :)

I'm a blog junkie. I'll admit it. So many thoughts and viewpoints! Personally, I like to read blogs regularly so that I know where that person is really coming from. Even if it's not a post that truly interests me it gives me a better picture of how this person thinks and lives their life. If you are someone who tends to hop in and out of blogs rather than being a regular reader then you sometimes miss the big picture. You miss out on getting to know that person and how they express themselves. So if you pop in and read something today without knowing what has been written for the last 2 weeks there is a good chance you might misinterpret. I think it would be way too easy to read just one post and apply your own interpretation to it, thereby totally missing the point. So here is just a friendly suggestion. If you are interested in a blog enough to comment or visit more than once then do the following. *Take the time to read through someones archives. Get a feel for their wr...

Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, concentrated orange juice, sodium benzoate and edta (to protect taste), caffeine, potassium citrate, yellow 5, carob bean gum. Or better known as Vault. This is what this tired mom is reduced to. Grabbing a can of Vault to try to jumpstart through the day. I'd really love a nap. (I'm still waiting on that Vault to kick in) Yes, I know that if I got the proper amount of rest and nutrition I wouldn't feel so tired. I know that a burst of caffeine will only make me feel worse later when it wears off. But maybe I won't be so sleepy by then. :) Have you ever noticed that your house gets the messiest when you aren't home? Why is that?

Well, we got the first and the hardest day of VBS completed! Yeah! I ran, ran, ran all day long. We were awakened by a monsoon yesterday morning. Oh, it poured!! We had tents set up outside the church for VBS snacktime. They weren't up all the way and were laying flat on the ground. So when the rain let up The FisherMan headed over there to get them up (all by himself - what a job!). He finally came back, soaked and muddy, but victorious having conquered the waterlogged tents. He said it was like trying to raise a waterbed mattress by himself. While he was gone I got dressed, got the children ready and fed them. When he got home and cleaned up we headed out to do our weekly errands. We had to go to the big city and meet up with The GuitarMan. He's not here this week since his church is having VBS too. More about that later! We ate lunch with him and some friends then we went to Wal-Mart. Got groceries and raced home, put away the cold stuff, and raced to the church. I still nee...

If you are a fan of Rick Warren and the whole purpose driven movement you may not have seen this . Check it out. Rick Warren's latest work involves worldwide charity. Sounds good until you take a closer look at his words and compare it with Scripture. This article does a good job of doing just that.

We had our last cottage prayer meeting last night. This week will be VBS and the next is revival. What a blessing! Last night's activities ranged from a devotional, prayer time, food and fellowship, lots of it :), Nascar racing, a child's birthday party, horseback riding, a bonfire, outstanding praise and worship music around said bonfire....it was just a great time all around. There were believers, non-believers and backsliders all present but most of all the Holy Spirit was there and He was working. Worship took place! Some Christians think the only way He will show up is if everyone present is a believer and on the right track being "good". But God says when two or more are gathered! If you have people in your life who need a touch from God they are not going to receive it by you withdrawing from them. They have to see Him through you! You don't have to participate in sin in order to live out a testimony and share Christ's love with them. There are many peo...

I had a request to share our menu plans more often but I did not get to it as planned. Sorry! :) So here I am today to give a few ideas. Here is what we had this week. MONDAY Roasted chicken (from the grocery store deli) rice with gravy sliced cucumber biscuits TUESDAY Mexican chicken casserole....made from the leftover chicken (this was a new recipe I tried from the internet - we hated it, it was awful! LOL but I am going to use the sauce part of the recipe to make a whole new recipe - I'll let you know how that goes!) WEDNESDAY tater tot casserole (different from the Duggar version) fresh peas macaroni and cheese sliced tomatoes THURSDAY Wasn't what I had planned but was by special request from The GuitarMan fried chicken (1/2 buffalo wings 1/2 fried chicken legs) french fries FRIDAY (Here again, not what I had planned but we need to eat them up and my girls are going to a special Girls Night for K-6th at a church in another town so no time to cook...they are so excited!) le...