January Bible Readings

January The Bible in 1 year with 3 readings per day
1 Genesis 1-2 Psalms 1-2 Matthew 1-2
2 Genesis 3-4 Psalms 3,4,5 Matthew 3,4
3 Genesis 5-6 Psalms 6,7,8 Matthew 5
4 Genesis 7-8 Psalms 9-10 Matthew 6
5 Genesis 9-10 Psalms 11,12,13 Matthew 7
6 Genesis 11-12 Psalms 14,15,16 Matthew 8
7 Genesis 13-14 Psalms 17 Matthew 9
8 Genesis 15-16 Psalms 18 Matthew 10
9 Genesis 17-18 Psalms 19-20-21 Matthew 11
10 Genesis 19 Psalms 22 Matthew 12
11 Genesis 20-21 Psalms 23,24,25 Matthew 13
12 Genesis 22-23 Psalms 26,27,28,29 Matthew 14
13 Genesis 24 Psalms 30 Matthew 15
14 Genesis 25-26 Psalms 31 Matthew 16
15 Genesis 27 Psalms 32 Matthew 17
16 Genesis 28-29 Psalms 33 Matthew 18
17 Genesis 30 Psalms 34 Matthew 19
18 Genesis 31 Psalms 35 Matthew 20
19 Genesis 32-33 Psalms 36 Matthew 21
20 Genesis 34-35 Psalms 37 Matthew 22
21 Genesis 36 Psalms 38 Matthew 23
22 Genesis 37 Psalms 39-40 Matthew 24
23 Genesis 38 Psalms 41,42,43 Matthew 25
24 Genesis 39-40 Psalms 44 Matthew 26
25 Genesis 41 Psalms 45 Matthew 27
26 Genesis 42-43 Psalms 46,47,48 Matthew 28
27 Genesis 44-45 Psalms 49 Romans 1-2
28 Genesis 46-47 Psalms 50 Romans 3-4
29 Genesis 48,49,50 Psalms 51-52 Romans 5-6
30 Exodus 1-2 Psalms 53,54,55 Romans 7-8
31 Exodus 3-4 Psalms 56-57 Romans 9

Where are You?

Are you racing around, frantic, hectic and missing your calling? Are you right where God will have you? There is no better place to be than in God's hand. It doesn't have to make sense but when He tells you GO! then go! I have been thinking about this for a few different reasons. The New Year, a few testimonies I have heard recently and a book I am reading. I also turned 38 this month and have been reviewing my life.


I am really happy. I am not perfect. I married the right man for me. He is gentle, understanding, funny, fantastic and for some reason head over heels in love with me. I am thrilled to be his wife.


I am doing the job God has asked me to do. I want to quit and not have the demands of a 40 hour work week but I do work from home and I am good at what I do.





I am blessed to have 3 healthy children. I am thankful for homeschooling. It seems like a big clan from this only child to go from a small home to one with 5 people. I enjoy all the children coming through our home.



I love teaching piano and consider this a ministry not a job. This year I prayed about continuing or not and left it up to God. I went from 4 students to 11 in one week! I had to turn students down for the first time ever.





My home is still cluttered but improving.



My spritual life is weaker than I would like. My faith is strong but I tend to skip my devotional time, quiet time with God. I will talk all day to Him and with Him but as far as sitting at His feet, I really struggle with carving that time out for Him.





My health: I am very overweight and do not eat healthfully. I drink too much Coke and am really addicted to it. I have recently read about not allowing anything to master me and feel convicted about my cola drinking.



I feel I am using my talents / giftings to God's glory. I have been able to minister to people through singing and am still hoping for financing for my CD entitled Be Still.


With all this I want to make 2 commitments and 1 plan.


Commitment #1 No cola for 1 year.







Commitment #2 Read through the Bible in one year. I have a 3 readings per day plan for reading and will share the New Testament with the children, The middle reading which is Psalms, Proverbs etc with Mike and do the Old Testament on my own. I will also have a bask at His feet time each day no matter what.


Plan #1 I want to go into turbo drive as far as decluttering my home. I will go on a weekly plan for our home.







Week 1-Entry-still looking good but we just removed the Christmas tree and everything needs to be cleaned and replaced from the holidays.
Week 2 Downstairs bath and homeschool closet
Week 3 Downstairs closet and Living Room
Week 4 Dining Room
Week 5 Family Room
Week 6 Landing and Linen Closet / hallway
Week 7 Lauren's Room
Week 8 Kids room
Week 9 Kid's bathroom
Week 10 Master bedroom
Week 11 Master bathroom
Week 12 Perimeter of house

I am not doing the laundry room or the kitchen as these are already done and still are great!

Week 1 will begin January 6th as we are returning from Washington the night of the 3rd and need time to unpack. I will try to post before and after photos but my daughter does the pictures and I don't want to uphold the progress waiting for pictures.

Is the Mountain Out?

This is the strangest phrase I have ever heard."Is the Mountain Out today?". I am visiting my Mom in Olympia Washington. To the Southeast of her is Mount Rainier, the elusive magical mountain. You can see it from Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. You can see it from most of Western Washington. It is huge. The thing about this mountain is that most of the time it is there but you cannot see it. It has its own weather system and has clouds around it. There is a lot of fog, low clouds, rain, snow, etc.
This is my 4th trip to Washington and today is the first time I have been able to see Mount Rainier!!! I have seen it from the plane when we fly in and out of the Seattle- Tacoma airport but I have never seen it live.
We have had a running joke about it being a conspiracy to get people to Washington by telling us about this huge mountain, putting it on their license plates, naming everything after it...Rainier Road, Mountain View school, etc. I joked there simply was no mountain because I have never seen it. Well today we were driving home from church and there it was huge, huge, huge. The funny part was my ipod was on shuffle in the car and playing over the radio. As we starting screaming that we could see it, Handel's Messiah came on the ipod.... you know the famous song of Hallelujia, hallelujia, .....It was so funny.
If you go the the Cascade Mountains website it even says, Is the mountain out today. It is apparently the thing they talk about up here.
We are having a great visit. It is very cold for us but we love it. Except Lauren, she hates everything below 75 degrees. The high yesterday was 35 but today will be 40. The first day we were here the lake was iced over and the kids had a great time playing with the layer of ice.
From the airport on Wed we went Lazer tagging (watch out for Emily, she is brutal) and then looking at a wonderful holiday lights display.
Thursday we went to Ocean Shores, a beach on the West Coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is a Tsunami zone and has sirens and evacuation roads through it. It was a strange beach. You could drive your car on the beach and the ocean was higher than the sand so you were looking up at the waves. It was very eerie. Emily threw mud balls at our car until it was covered. It was really funny. We ate at a restaurant called the Rusty Tractor but we kept calling it the Rusty Trailer by accident. They served real Rattlesnake Eggs and Yak! I had a Patty Melt.
Friday we went to the movies and saw Night at the Museum-great movie and the kids loved it as well. We also went shopping and to the Olympia seaboard. We went to a Children's museum. Emily wound up playing the Vet's office and Matthew attracted a crowd of 25 men with his architectural feat in the Water room.
Yesterday, we went out for more shopping and were rather worn out. We watched Christmas with the Kranks and went to bed a bit earlier.
Today we were up early to go to church. We went to Living Water Church in Olympia. The kids had a great time. We heard from a Mexican missionary who has followed God's calling on his life. Very inspirational. Today is the only day I have to work. I am working 4pm until Midnight so that's all for now.

Lord take my....

Lord, Take my...

Eyes, That I might see good in others. Help me to turn my eyes away from bad influences.

Mind, Cleanse my mind and keep my thoughts pure. Help me to think according to Your Word.

Heart, That my heart would be filled with Your love and Your joy, grace and forgiveness.

Mouth, That I would speak only words that encourage and bless others. Help my mouth to tell your great story to others.

Feet, that my feet would be made strong to remain on Your narrow path.

Hands, make them strong to do Your work. Make them gentle to touch with healing and love. Bless my hands as I hold my family and care for others.

Body, That my body would be used in service to You and Your glory.

Lord I trust that you will provide shelter, clothing and food according to Your perfect and pleasing will.

New Edition

Here is my new ticker. It is counting down my weight loss. Watch the butterfly flutter across as I drop the pounds. This is a new feature that can be found at the top of my blog.