Well, yesterday was "annual risk day" at the McCracken's. This is our fourth year. The boys wanted to play a day of risk, so every Christmas break from Friday classes we pick a Friday and get together. We have a lot of laughs, have some of the great food that Melissa prepares, maybe do a haircut, and then settle down to strategize. I am not good at the game. Our world leaders have been: Melissa for the first two years, Devin, and this year's world leader is Levi.
Also, yesterday I received my Dallas Cowboys jerseys. Yes, I will be wearing them to church.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Happy, Blessed New Year
I am so sorry that it has been a few days for me to post on the blog. Believe me I wanted to, but with the business of the holidays and the new year, I was either too tired or too busy. That I apologize for. I am not one for New Year's Resolutions. In the past, I have never stuck to them. They were just something I wrote down, and I either lost it, forgot where I put it, or just threw it away the first time I failed.
I am thankful that God is forgiving when I fail. I am thankful for the work that Jesus did on the cross.
This year I have a plan to do something good this year. Other than planning to read my Bible, and pray, and evangelize more, I am planning to be more kind to my husband. What? I have to plan to do that. Yes. I will explain. My friend, Jen, wrote on her blog about kindness to her husband. It really made me think and pray about it. What can I do to be kind to my husband. Some I have directly asked him. Others, I have used a website to find out. Some of you know that I get a daily e-mail from the generous wife. This is a Christian web site that gives you daily ideas on how to be kind to your husband. Yes, there is a generous husband. One day in her e-mail she wrote about keeping a journal and writing down everyday what it is that your thankful for your husband for. I am doing this this year, and I am planning to give it to him for Christmas. So far, it has been easy. Cameron does so much for me that it is easy to be thankful for. I know that there will be days where I will have to pray about it. There will be days where I will be selfish or prideful, and I won't know what I am thankful for.
There is something else. I am planning to create a binder.
back to article pageI love organizing things and binders just work well for me, so the idea of a household binder is right up my alley. If you are not a binder person, not to worry, because the idea behind this is just to gather household information in one place so that you don't need to go on a search everytime you need a bit of info. I have friends who use files and others who keep that info on their computers. Experiment to find what works for you.
I am thankful that God is forgiving when I fail. I am thankful for the work that Jesus did on the cross.
This year I have a plan to do something good this year. Other than planning to read my Bible, and pray, and evangelize more, I am planning to be more kind to my husband. What? I have to plan to do that. Yes. I will explain. My friend, Jen, wrote on her blog about kindness to her husband. It really made me think and pray about it. What can I do to be kind to my husband. Some I have directly asked him. Others, I have used a website to find out. Some of you know that I get a daily e-mail from the generous wife. This is a Christian web site that gives you daily ideas on how to be kind to your husband. Yes, there is a generous husband. One day in her e-mail she wrote about keeping a journal and writing down everyday what it is that your thankful for your husband for. I am doing this this year, and I am planning to give it to him for Christmas. So far, it has been easy. Cameron does so much for me that it is easy to be thankful for. I know that there will be days where I will have to pray about it. There will be days where I will be selfish or prideful, and I won't know what I am thankful for.
There is something else. I am planning to create a binder.
Household BinderLori <><
back to article pageI love organizing things and binders just work well for me, so the idea of a household binder is right up my alley. If you are not a binder person, not to worry, because the idea behind this is just to gather household information in one place so that you don't need to go on a search everytime you need a bit of info. I have friends who use files and others who keep that info on their computers. Experiment to find what works for you.
Here are some ideas for sections in a household binder.
WORK SECTIONS:
Calendar: this helps me keep track of all the goings on of my family and friends. I write in birthdays (with the birth year for kids so that I can figure out how old they are).
Important Things: This is a planning area where I write down the different things that are important to me. I make sure that these things show up when I am planning my time.
Ordinary things like housework show up there, but so do different projects and areas of interest. I review and revamp this from time to time so that I am investing in the things that are really important to me. Housework: At times it has been helpful for me to create a schedule for doing housework. At this season in my life, I have a morning and evening mini cleanup routine and then work through the house doing a heavier cleaning as I have time.
Project Sheets: I write down the steps of any project that I am working on and then work through the steps. If I wander and need to get back to a project I have an easier time of getting back to it and breaking the project down into little steps makes it possible to work through a project even during busy times.
Holiday Section: I keep notes on things that work well. I might put in a picture of a Christmas decoration that I like or I might jot down an idea or two.Meal Planning Section: I hate it when I'm halfway through the afternoon and I don't have a clue what's for dinner. Planning ahead saves my sanity and helps with the budget.
INFORMATION SECTIONS: Emergency Info: In the craziness of an emergency it's nice to have numbers at your fingertips. Keep numbers of people you might want to contact here too (family friends, pastor, etc.). If you have a babysitter, you could create a page of contact info for him/her as well.Family Info: school schedules, a copy of shot records, etc. ~ any info that you need to regularly access on behalf of your family.Contact info for utilities, bills, etc. Basically when I need to contact someone I want it to be easy. If I don't have what I need in my binder, I add the info so that I don't have the struggle the next time around. My only caution on this section is not to write down account numbers or passwords (you don't want info here that could be used by someone else to access your accounts).
Your own "yellow pages." I keep the phone numbers and business hours of the stores we frequent. There are sheets for binders that hold business cards ~ another quick way to get the info into your binder. Punch holes in the take out sheets of your favorite restaurants to add to this section.Section for info on people (this is great for gift ideas, what sizes do they wear, likes and dislikes, etc.) It's also not a bad idea to write down what you have given them for gifts, so you don't duplicate.Receipts: slip your receipts in a pocket so that returns are easier.I tend to use my binder for planning and for information that I need at my fingertips. Basically you want to create something that works for you and that will be unique to you. As you have any kind of difficulty (being disorganized in an area, struggling to find info, etc.) ask yourself how you can create a section in your binder to reduce the difficulty next time.I keep my binder at my computer desk, but often I curl up somewhere with it to do a little planning.back to article page
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I hope that this may help you. I know that it will help me.
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