My Peacefully Chaotic Life

This is a two in one post. I wanted to fill y'all in on a great deal I came across and also give you a little chaos tip on how you can use it. If you are a schoolteacher or homeschooling parent and you have a Dollar Tree in your area get over there right away! They have tons of supplies for teachers out right now. I got the following: 2 charts in a pack for $1 Pledge of Allegiance chart and map of the US manuscript and cursive writing charts solar system picture and solar system chart with pertinent info on planets Capitalization rules chart and how to proofread chart jobs chart and blank chart (dry erase with marker included) Extra large charts for $1 Addition tables for 1-12 Telling time chart I also got a package of over sized cardboard money for teaching about coins Strawberry Shortcake math flashcards They had tons more to choose from. Now just as a tip on hanging those charts. I long for a schoolroom but I do not have one. I wasn't sure where I would hang these poster boa...

Revival went well tonight and we had a good turnout. The GuitarMan and his college roomate/best bud/bandmate led us in some awesome praise! They sang Blessed be the Name of the Lord (per Mama's request!), I Can Only Imagine, Lead Me to the Cross, and another song that they wrote JUST LAST NIGHT! They called me last night and wanted me to hear what they were working on. I always love to hear their music so they played it for me over the phone. I said, "You have to finish that and play it tomorrow!" So it was amazing. After church they played some more for a while and folks stuck around and listened. They have several upcoming opportunities to play at various churches and they have a big 3-day retreat in Panama City, Florida coming up, too. I am so proud of my boys and excited to see how God will use them! Tomorrow night we have a guy coming from another town to sing. Bro. Mickey will continue his series. Tonight he spoke on teamwork and how we each have our place of servic...

Well, I did not share this last week because with VBS we were pretty much eating sandwiches and chips every night up at the church. By Thursday The FisherMan was begging for real food though so I fixed some beef stroganoff, fresh green beans and biscuits for us to scarf down before heading over there. It was sooooo good. I don't know that it was my cooking that was so awesome or just the fact that it was a homecooked meal LOL! This week is revival so there will still be a bit of a time crunch. Here is what I have planned. We'll see if it plays out! MONDAY Errand day and revival meeting so we will be having tacos, refried beans, and chips with homemade salsa TUESDAY Baked pork chops rice with gravy fresh creamstyle corn steamed broccoli biscuits WEDNESDAY spaghetti garlic bread salad THURSDAY chili (made from the leftover spaghetti) FRIDAY fried catfish hushpuppies squash casserole french fries SATURDAY BBQ chicken potato salad fresh peas cornbread SUNDAY pork roast potato salad...

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...