Available for odd jobs!

I am trying to figure out a way to make some extra money. I am working through the week, but it seems that money is tight- especially during this time of year! I am willing to do some extra jobs like housecleaning, kid, or pet sitting, washing your car(s), or just about any odd job you may have around your house, or office. If anyone is interested I will go off of donation, that way you can pay me what is in your budget. Please let me know! Thanks - Heather

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Let It Snow

Here are some pictures of our Kids and the snow here in Lake Stevens, Washington. I really love this time of year! :) Enjoy!

Good Morning!

I wanted to update my blog early this morning. I ran accross this pamphlet while at my son's kindergarden orientation. It's a marathon for kid's. Check it out.... http://www.seattlemarathon.org/kids.asp I was thinking of enrolling our two boys in it. It's for ages K-8 to participate in a Marathon, Read and Do right deeds. I thought it was a really positive idea! It is sponsored by The University of Washington Medical Center.

Other than that, I was reminded of this cool bible software site ... http://www.e-sword.net/ . You can download some great resources for studiing the Bible.

Anyway, I am whisteling while I work. Thought I would Alphabetize my VHS movie's and then move upstairs to Alphabetize my DVD's. I have become "intentional" about organization and living clutter free. Wish me luck - It's a work in progress!

Schedule Change...

My 8 year old son came to me with this joke today and I had to share it....

Q: What has 6 eyes, but cannot see?
A: 3 Blind Mice

Anyway, yesterday I started my new job as an assistant/intern at a Private school in Bellevue. Commuting from Lake Stevens I leave about an hour and 10 minutes prior to my shift to insure I arrive on time. So far so good! I've needed that extra time ( about 20 minutes ) to make up for missing exits and turning left instead of right. Although, I've lived on the eastside before, I forget, and I get the directions of left and right mixed up a lot! Unless of course, I look at my arms. It's all good though. God, gave me arms for a reason- visual ques!
Anyway, as I trekked down HWY 9 and 405 I grabbed an old CD. TRC's Reveal CD and listened faithfully. Jamming to my favorites, and unexpectedly encountering God on my commute. Today I did the same. Heck I have about 2-2.5 hours in the car round trip! I decided to add something. I had 2 teaching CD's from my church in the car today. One was about "living intentionally" and the other was about "living with direction". Wow! Granted I am now familiar with which worship songs to listen to during certain times of my commute, but that's another story...:)
Today was also moving day for some neighbors of ours. Ruben and I have grown close to them and will miss them, but luckily we will be able to keep in touch since they are not moving far. They are the type of people that you want in your life. Always upbeat and positive! They have a great plan for their life and are moving with excitement for what lies ahead. I wish them all the best!
Anyway, next week is the week! Kids are back in school and our new schedule takes effect. Pray for us that all runs smoothly; but above all that God's will is done because we need his direction! Thank You!

Movies

What is your favorite movie?

Me personally ... I would say the movie The Guardian. However; lately, I have seen some good ones. Ruben and I just watched the Movie The Terminal with Tom Hanks and I really liked it! There were parts that were sad, and parts I couldn't stop laughing! I don't want to ruin the movie if anyone is interested in seeing it, but I thought it was good! I also liked The Holiday with Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, and Kate Windslet. The ending was really good on that one. I watched it twice - but couldn't convince Ruben to watch it a 3rd time. :) I guess it wasn't his cup of tea - but he did like it- at least the first time....;)

Anyway, what movies do you like?

Long time - no post!

Hello!

I took a short break from posting for a few days, but I am back. Today I have been thinking a lot, especially about the topics of "Teaching" and "Lecturing". From my own life experiences I've noticed that these two topics, or experiences can quickly start meshing together. I think as a parent I strive to "Teach" my kids and not lecture, but you know I was really thinking about this today, and honestly who leanrs anything from lectures? Really? Do Adults? I learn more from someone guiding me to the right answer, and explaining the right answer to my questions, or concerns. So when someone is an authority over another wheather it's Teacher to Student, Boss to Employee, or Parent to Child I tuely believe that the only way to help another and propell them into a chosen obedience is to show them and teach them the how's and why's the best we can. I have pourposly applied this today since it is so fresh in my mind. I am going to re-mind myself everyday to choose to Teach, by hanging it on my mirror.

In 2 Timothy 4:2 NLT, It explains..."To Preach the word of God, Be Prepaired, wheather the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching".

Personally, I think that this scripture can be taken a couple of ways like many others like it. I think the power in this piece of scripture is where it makes me think about how I am teaching others around me. I want to patiently correct, rebuke and encourage and not end up discouraging them which can happen with the best intention. I think the key to encouraging and teaching is that the heart needs to be in the right place first, and second to be supper careful with rubuking. In the dictionary Rebuking is discribed as expressing a sharp, stern disaproval of; reprimand. The reason I think this is an area of great causion and that the teaching that had taken place can be lost if the Rebuke is not done correctly. I think there are ways of rebuking or correcting a child, friend, or another person without inflicting blame. I believe there are only a few insodences in which reprimanding is appropraite, but certainly not when someone is asking a question, or needs a friend to talk to. I am going to take advantage of the teachable moments and try my best to answer the how and why's no matter who is asking.

Grace and Peace to you -
Heather

The 80's are BACK!

WOOHOO! I found an intresting site online http://www.only80s.com . Tess, we need to buy some converse hightops and jelly bracelets, For Sure!

Finished, Finished, F-I-N I-S-H-E-D, Finished is the way to be!!! Finished!!

Rah Rah, Sish, Kum, Bah!

Okay there is my minute of cheering for ya! :) I just got done with my sound cards! Wait I don't think you heard me, I JUST GOT FINISHED!!!!! YEAH!!!!! Okay, so sound cards don't sound that difficult, right? Teaching preschool easy peasy right, ROFLOL!!!! That's funny! Give me a minute and let me recover from laughing.... :)

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA HA HA!

HEE HEE HEE! HEE HEE HEE HEE!!! :)

Okay, I'm done....

Night All,

Heather

Random Thoughts

I really just want to write something today, but since I cannot seem to decide on what to write, I will just post some great scripture.

Philippians 4:6-7

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don't forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.

1 John 5:14-15

And we are sure of this, that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. And if we really know he is listening when we talk to him and make our requests, then we can be sure that he will answer us.

Grace and Peace to you -

With Love,
Heather

Nails In The Fence

Thanks Dawn! :)

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence. (Most importantly the last sentence) There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. " A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us." Show your friends how much you care.

Friendship

This evening I got to thinking about "friends". 1. What makes a person a friend, 2. Why we need friends, and 3. How to keep our friendships healthy. I am not an authority on friendships; however, I can answer these questions from my own perspective. First, "What makes a person a friend"? I believe that you have to start with basics. I think we all have been in a situation where we have to start from the begining. A common saying is "To have a friend, you must be a friend". I think that is pretty good advise. It puts a person in the frame of mind that they need to reach out and show someone they care. However; what if the person you reach out to shows themselves as unavailable. I think the human thing is to become defensive, but maybe the fact that they are unavailable says more about them, than you. There are numberous things out there that people are trying to accomplish in life; from the mandane to complex, and I think it means that maybe they are not in a position to be a friend. Therefore at that crossroads; look for someone that has said "hello" to you. :)
My second question is "Why do we need friends"? Frist, I don't think it's a mystery that we all need companionship in forms of friends. Even at the begining God recognized this by saying in Genisis 2:18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." and again in Exodus 18:18 "You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone". There is a particularly good passage in Job. Job 2:11-13 Three of Job's friends heard of all the trouble that had fallen on him. Each traveled from his own country—Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuhah, Zophar from Naamath—and went together to Job to keep him company and comfort him. When they first caught sight of him, they couldn't believe what they saw—they hardly recognized him! They cried out in lament, ripped their robes, and dumped dirt on their heads as a sign of their grief. Then they sat with him on the ground. Seven days and nights they sat there without saying a word. They could see how rotten he felt, how deeply he was suffering. After reading this passage I would say that Job had 3 great friends!
My third and final question is "How to keep friendships healthy"? That's a big question and I believe that you truely have to seek God's authority if there is a question in your mind, or heart. Use common sense and don't be scared to talk about your concerns with God and your friend(s). And if it's truely a problem, seek wise counsel. Look to your local church for help.
In conclusion I found a cute site to share. Here is a link...
http://www.dobhran.com/greetings/GRinspire142.htm . From one friend to another, you may want to make sure your volume settings are turned down a bit ...;)

Grace and Peace to you!

Heather

It's A New Day!

I am up early enough to see the sun rise this morning. Rarely, a willing event, but today I am w-i-d-e awake and ready! As I was fixing breakfast this morning I realized that the last time I remember seeing the sun rise was about 19 years ago! My cousin and I had gotten up around 5am climbed up a butte in Eastern Washington and watched. She was from Denmark, so everything in the United States was either a new experience, or brought a new meaning for her. So, today I took a picture. I am going to make a point not to wait another 19 years!

Heather

Today, I learned more about sustaining faith in God during the tough stuff life deals out. Wow - what a great message!!! What do you do when life throws a "curve ball"? Well, for me being a part of my local church has been the best thing! It has become part of a solid foundation for me to make good decisions. Here is a great scripture reference from the message I heard today in church... Ephesians 2:8 which states -
"Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish! We don't play the major role. If we did, we'd probably go around bragging that we done the whole thing! No, we neither make or save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing".
That just says it all! Thanks to God for that word and to my Pastors for helping me find it!

Where To Turn ...

There are days I wake up and wonder where do I turn? The house has become a scene from the 2003 remake of "Cheaper by the Dozen", except in real life kids playing hockey in the house is not as funny as it was when Steve Martin's Character Tom Baker explained to his new neighbor "Well, if it gets larger than 3 on 3, they have to take it outside"! Yeah - Umm, No! :) It's in those moments, I gather up my favorite Scripture "reference" book, and bible and go into the bedroom kneel on my knees asking God to help me have the patients to deal. This week has been one of those weeks, however; I found some awesome scripture that I wrote down and plan on hanging up on my bathroom mirror. It's from Ephesians 3:16-20 and another that I found yesterday Psalm 3. Wow~! So, I was inspired today to create this blog to be one where parents/teachers/and any who are around children could connect to me and possibly others, because God knows we need to be connected! Weather you are married, or single we are all in this together! Let's teach our children in the way they should go, so they will not depart from it. Grace and Peace to you!

Heather

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National Day of Prayer May 3, 2007

Hello -

I just wanted to post a quick note. I am so incredibily blessed to be a part of something as important as bringing the Body of Christ together. What a wonderful opportunity to be a support to my Pastors and church family. I attended the first meeting in regards to National Day of Prayer and I am excited!!!! Here is a picture of our group.