Hello all! Well, today is the last day of April, and I was hoping to do a book review, but it probably won’t happen. So, here's what I've been up to...
Church
April 26 our church celebrated 90 years, and the entire month was spent in preparation for that. I scrapbooked every spare second I had, at least it felt like it! Sarah and I stayed up till 3:00 a.m. finishing up last minute preparation, but we did finish! On the 26, we had a lot of visitors and it was great meeting a lot of people I have never met before, and seeing some old friends. Yes, it was worth all the effort! (oh, and when I got home I completely crashed, and I am happy to report that Monday morning I felt well rested and re-energized :-) ) We also had a deaf choir with us that Sunday, and it was really neat to see.
Work
Has been going well, nothing too major to report on this front. I’m still doing down stocking and I am enjoying my time there. (my co-workers have noticed that I’m starting to relax and “warm up” to them a little more) I was able to introduce Mom to one of my favorite managers there this month. My schedule is starting to be more regular, and I can plan things better these days, which I love!
Blogging/Reading
Well, obviously I haven’t done a thing with blogging this month! Last week I did not even check or monitor the blog at all. I’m really hoping in May I can pick up the slack and do some reviews! I don’t believe I read a single book in April.
Other April Tidbits
We made some more trips to see my “niece” this month, and our Pastor’s wife just had her seventh baby earlier this month. So, I’m having fun seeing TWO babies at church on Sundays! :-) Dad preached the Sunday that our Pastor’s wife had her baby, and I’m hoping to do a blog post of that sermon in the future.
What’s next
Well, first of all, cleaning the disaster that was once called “my room” is on the top of my “to do list.” :-) Filled with scrapbooking supplies, pictures, and church history, it’s pretty much an exploded disaster. :-) May is looking pretty busy, Sarah has her college graduation, church is planning on some ladies events; a Saturday luncheon/shopping trip and a baby shower. And I’m hoping to get back to reading, blogging, and maybe try some new recipes!
Update on my Aunt
Thank you to those of you who are praying for my Aunt! This week we learned that her two chemo treatments have not been effective, and they will be trying a different type soon, this has some potentially harmful side effects, one of which is damage to her heart. Pray that this new treatment could work! Without going into specifics, some new developments in their financial situation also came up this week; continue to pray for them in the financial realm also.
I believe those are all the major highlights of the month. I'm incredibly glad to have April 26 over with and am looking forward to having more time on my hands to devote to
other things. :-)
Have a great week!
~Amanda~
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
March Update
Hello all! Sadly another month has gone by and I have not done a book review! Well, technically I still have a couple hours left of today, but somehow I think my other responsibilities will take a higher priority. :-) So, here's another one of those rambly random updates on what I've been doing this month!
Work:
Work has been one of the main things that has kept me busy this month. Gone were the days I thought I'd only be working 15-20 hours a week (or even 4 hours!). I am regularly working 30 plus (maybe close to 35 hours) a week. My two days off are consistently Fridays (piano lessons and catch up days) and Sundays (church). This is one reason why I'm not blogging, I simply don't have time!
It doesn't appear work will slow down in the near future either, I just accepted a new position at the store where I will be "down stocking." (and as far as I know, it doesn't involve a pay raise, in case you wondered :-) ) This involves taking overstocked merchandise from the boxes on the top shelves and putting them in their usual spots, if they fit. I'm grateful for the opportunity to have more hours and a slightly more regular routine, but I sort of wish this was happening in May; March and April are hectic for me at the moment! :-)
No, I haven't been job searching for Administrative positions lately, no time and not much motivation. :-)
Church:
I've mentioned before that our church is celebrating 90 years in April, and I volunteered to be part of a committee and plan a scrapbook. This is the second main reason I'm not blogging. This has involved a lot of responsibility and planning. Thankfully my sister is also helping out, otherwise I'd lose my mind! :-) Without going into endless details of what I've been up to in this area, pretty much every spare minute not spent working is spent sorting pictures, scrapbooking, planning scrapbook days with the ladies at church, making plans and lists, and a variety of other things.
Reading & Blogging:
Well, at the moment I can't really think if I've even read anything this month, yes I did! Early in the month I was reading books and then selling them. :-) Not very many though. Hopefully my reading will pick up in May. (poor books, I'm sure they miss me. :-) ) As for blogging, my apologies about not having anything posted, I will really try though, if not in April, definitely in May! Thank you to those of you who still check on here to see if I've posted anything though!
Other things:
In addition to all of the above, I've been busy selling books for friends, which has been involving people coming to the house and looking/picking them up. The most noteworthy one was when a group of 10 young adults came over at 10:00 at night on a Friday, in our basement. Needless to say, life is never dull around here. :-)
I mentioned before that I was able to see a production of "Les Misérables" I also got to see one of my younger friends from church in her ice-skating competition. These two things were the "fun" highlights of my month. :-) I also had a piano recital this month.
Prayer Requests:
If you think of it, and have a desire, I certainly would appreciate any prayers this month! There is still much I need to get done, and I feel somewhat overwhelmed with responsibilities. I know that it will get done in time, but I need endurance and sometimes I have to watch my
attitude. :-)
Also, on a more serious note, my Aunt has been diagnosed with cancer, and her family and mine would appreciate prayers and wisdom for the doctors on how best to treat her.
I believe those are the highlights of the month. I've enjoyed seeing my little "niece" (okay, technically she isn't my niece, but my best friend is like a second sister, so I call her a niece :-) ) a couple of times and I hope visits will increase in the future. :-)
Hope you have a great week!
~Amanda~
Work:
Work has been one of the main things that has kept me busy this month. Gone were the days I thought I'd only be working 15-20 hours a week (or even 4 hours!). I am regularly working 30 plus (maybe close to 35 hours) a week. My two days off are consistently Fridays (piano lessons and catch up days) and Sundays (church). This is one reason why I'm not blogging, I simply don't have time!
It doesn't appear work will slow down in the near future either, I just accepted a new position at the store where I will be "down stocking." (and as far as I know, it doesn't involve a pay raise, in case you wondered :-) ) This involves taking overstocked merchandise from the boxes on the top shelves and putting them in their usual spots, if they fit. I'm grateful for the opportunity to have more hours and a slightly more regular routine, but I sort of wish this was happening in May; March and April are hectic for me at the moment! :-)
No, I haven't been job searching for Administrative positions lately, no time and not much motivation. :-)
Church:
I've mentioned before that our church is celebrating 90 years in April, and I volunteered to be part of a committee and plan a scrapbook. This is the second main reason I'm not blogging. This has involved a lot of responsibility and planning. Thankfully my sister is also helping out, otherwise I'd lose my mind! :-) Without going into endless details of what I've been up to in this area, pretty much every spare minute not spent working is spent sorting pictures, scrapbooking, planning scrapbook days with the ladies at church, making plans and lists, and a variety of other things.
Reading & Blogging:
Well, at the moment I can't really think if I've even read anything this month, yes I did! Early in the month I was reading books and then selling them. :-) Not very many though. Hopefully my reading will pick up in May. (poor books, I'm sure they miss me. :-) ) As for blogging, my apologies about not having anything posted, I will really try though, if not in April, definitely in May! Thank you to those of you who still check on here to see if I've posted anything though!
Other things:
In addition to all of the above, I've been busy selling books for friends, which has been involving people coming to the house and looking/picking them up. The most noteworthy one was when a group of 10 young adults came over at 10:00 at night on a Friday, in our basement. Needless to say, life is never dull around here. :-)
I mentioned before that I was able to see a production of "Les Misérables" I also got to see one of my younger friends from church in her ice-skating competition. These two things were the "fun" highlights of my month. :-) I also had a piano recital this month.
Prayer Requests:
If you think of it, and have a desire, I certainly would appreciate any prayers this month! There is still much I need to get done, and I feel somewhat overwhelmed with responsibilities. I know that it will get done in time, but I need endurance and sometimes I have to watch my
attitude. :-)
Also, on a more serious note, my Aunt has been diagnosed with cancer, and her family and mine would appreciate prayers and wisdom for the doctors on how best to treat her.
I believe those are the highlights of the month. I've enjoyed seeing my little "niece" (okay, technically she isn't my niece, but my best friend is like a second sister, so I call her a niece :-) ) a couple of times and I hope visits will increase in the future. :-)
Hope you have a great week!
~Amanda~
Thursday, February 26, 2009
February Update
Hello! This isn't a book review, but I thought I should update you on what is going on with me these days. (if you don't really care, that's fine and you can stop reading now :-) ) Actually, I'm thinking I should do these little update things once a month...hmm...maybe I should do a poll and see what you think. :-)
Work this month has been a mixture between busy and slow, depending on the week. The one week where I had a lot of time off, I spent my time doing lots of cooking and cleaning, and ignoring the blog. So yes, I did have time to do some blogging this month, but I wanted to spend my time doing other things. :-) Overall I love working at a craft store, except I really wish they had different music... :-)
As for cooking, this month I tried several new recipes and had a goal to use up a bag of wheat flour that has been around for awhile. (okay to be honest, using up the flour was just part of the goal, the real goal was to use up several ingredients that have been around for awhile) Recipes varied from potato soup, banana bread, whole wheat bread, a couple of cookie recipes, and the latest was homemade whole wheat crackers! (the goal of using up the flour wasn't quite accomplished, but I made a significant dent in it! Maybe I'll make something today... :-)) I had a lot of fun with new recipes, but I could tell I needed to get back to work, because I was driving myself and Mom crazy. :-)
The past week or two, I've been busy trying to sell things (or just get rid of things) online. It varies from books, to home school books for friends, clothes, and some other things. This week I've been trying to get my taxes done. (not the most fun thing in the world to do)
In addition to all of that, our church is celebrating 90 years this April and I and some others will be involved with trying to do a scrapbook and a variety of other things to prepare for that. This will be keeping me pretty busy for the next couple of months, so, don't expect too many book reviews! :-)
Speaking of book reviews and blogging...
I still hope to get a review done this month and with all the activity in the coming months, I will consider it a success if I can get one to three book reviews done a month. We will see though! If you are wondering on the status of Dad blogging, well, nothing to report yet, he hasn't started on anything else to my knowledge, but maybe I can get him to write something soon.
Other things...
At the end of January I attended a marriage conference with Dad and Mom. I enjoyed it and I've been considering summarizing my notes etc. here on the blog. (hmm, another poll idea!)
Also, my best friend is back in town with her new baby girl. I got to see her and the baby last Friday, briefly. I am so thrilled they are back and am looking forward to more visits! :-)
I've also been having fun working on some knitting these days. I found a bunch of dish cloth patterns online that I've been trying. (Yes, I know, my knitting knowledge is very limited, the only thing I've ever done is dish clothes)
What I've been reading...
Well, to be honest, not much! I read a Noel Piper book that I'm borrowing from a friend. It was very good and I hope to review it (along with my list from the past couple of months) here in the near future. My stack of books to read and review is still around, but I am kind of ignoring it. (I'm sure the people who are lending me books wish I would hurry up! However, they haven't said anything...so... :-) ) I also picked up a bunch of books recently that I'm reading and then selling. They won't make it here for a review, but that is keeping me slightly busy. :-)
The Love Challenge...
I was thinking of doing an entire post to update on this, but I may just have a small snippet here.
I've been working sporadically on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8b, and yesterday I said them to Dea, and with the exception of forgetting "is not provoked" I got through them! It was fun learning these verses, but also very convicting! I hope to get back to memorizing Philippians in March.
Just a comment about memorizing, if you aren't memorizing anything right now, I'd really encourage you to start! Find a partner to be accountable to and you will be a little more determined. :-) If you think you don't have time to memorize, you really do. I try to work on my verses during my lunch break at work. I don't get to look at them every time, but I've found that using the last 10 minutes or so of my break is a great time to look at verses! I'm sure everyone has about 10 minutes in the day they can spare. :-)
I think that is the majority of things that have been going on during the last month or so. Hopefully you didn't mind my rambling post. :-) I will try to get some polls and a book review done today or tomorrow.
Have a great day!
Work this month has been a mixture between busy and slow, depending on the week. The one week where I had a lot of time off, I spent my time doing lots of cooking and cleaning, and ignoring the blog. So yes, I did have time to do some blogging this month, but I wanted to spend my time doing other things. :-) Overall I love working at a craft store, except I really wish they had different music... :-)
As for cooking, this month I tried several new recipes and had a goal to use up a bag of wheat flour that has been around for awhile. (okay to be honest, using up the flour was just part of the goal, the real goal was to use up several ingredients that have been around for awhile) Recipes varied from potato soup, banana bread, whole wheat bread, a couple of cookie recipes, and the latest was homemade whole wheat crackers! (the goal of using up the flour wasn't quite accomplished, but I made a significant dent in it! Maybe I'll make something today... :-)) I had a lot of fun with new recipes, but I could tell I needed to get back to work, because I was driving myself and Mom crazy. :-)
The past week or two, I've been busy trying to sell things (or just get rid of things) online. It varies from books, to home school books for friends, clothes, and some other things. This week I've been trying to get my taxes done. (not the most fun thing in the world to do)
In addition to all of that, our church is celebrating 90 years this April and I and some others will be involved with trying to do a scrapbook and a variety of other things to prepare for that. This will be keeping me pretty busy for the next couple of months, so, don't expect too many book reviews! :-)
Speaking of book reviews and blogging...
I still hope to get a review done this month and with all the activity in the coming months, I will consider it a success if I can get one to three book reviews done a month. We will see though! If you are wondering on the status of Dad blogging, well, nothing to report yet, he hasn't started on anything else to my knowledge, but maybe I can get him to write something soon.
Other things...
At the end of January I attended a marriage conference with Dad and Mom. I enjoyed it and I've been considering summarizing my notes etc. here on the blog. (hmm, another poll idea!)
Also, my best friend is back in town with her new baby girl. I got to see her and the baby last Friday, briefly. I am so thrilled they are back and am looking forward to more visits! :-)
I've also been having fun working on some knitting these days. I found a bunch of dish cloth patterns online that I've been trying. (Yes, I know, my knitting knowledge is very limited, the only thing I've ever done is dish clothes)
What I've been reading...
Well, to be honest, not much! I read a Noel Piper book that I'm borrowing from a friend. It was very good and I hope to review it (along with my list from the past couple of months) here in the near future. My stack of books to read and review is still around, but I am kind of ignoring it. (I'm sure the people who are lending me books wish I would hurry up! However, they haven't said anything...so... :-) ) I also picked up a bunch of books recently that I'm reading and then selling. They won't make it here for a review, but that is keeping me slightly busy. :-)
The Love Challenge...
I was thinking of doing an entire post to update on this, but I may just have a small snippet here.
I've been working sporadically on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8b, and yesterday I said them to Dea, and with the exception of forgetting "is not provoked" I got through them! It was fun learning these verses, but also very convicting! I hope to get back to memorizing Philippians in March.
Just a comment about memorizing, if you aren't memorizing anything right now, I'd really encourage you to start! Find a partner to be accountable to and you will be a little more determined. :-) If you think you don't have time to memorize, you really do. I try to work on my verses during my lunch break at work. I don't get to look at them every time, but I've found that using the last 10 minutes or so of my break is a great time to look at verses! I'm sure everyone has about 10 minutes in the day they can spare. :-)
I think that is the majority of things that have been going on during the last month or so. Hopefully you didn't mind my rambling post. :-) I will try to get some polls and a book review done today or tomorrow.
Have a great day!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Poll Results--01/13/09--01/20/09
Hello all! Thank you for your votes on the polls! Here are the results!
Did you get any books for Christmas?
Total of 3 votes
Of Course!.......................1 vote (33%)
No!.......................0 votes (0%)
I got several!.......................1 vote (33%)
What's a book, and why would I want one? :-).........1 vote (33%)
Glad to see you all got some books! I also got some, haven't had a chance to read them, but I did get some! :-) (yes, they are are girly book, in case you wondered :-) )
My little note I had before the next poll questions...
New Polls!
Hello all! At long last I am doing polls, amazing! :-) I'd like to get some ideas about what you think about adding my Dad as a guest author or contributor to the blog. Also, I'd like to see if you like the idea, what you'd like to see him write. Thanks for your input and have a great day!
Do you think Dad should:
Total of 3 votes
Be a guest writer with article/reviews occasionally.......................0 votes (0%)
Be a contributor.......................3 votes (100%)
Not sure......................0 votes (0%)
Neither, keep things how they are!.......................0 votes (0%)
He should write one article, then ask me! :-).......................0 votes (0%)
Interesting, you all think Dad should be a contributor! Cool! I will have to let him know. :-) I probably will hold off for now, on actually adding him as a contributor, but I will start posting some articles, soon, I hope! :-)
If Dad contributes would you like him to: (you can choose more than one)
Total of 3 votes
Write book reviews/summaries..............1 votes (33%)
Review Systematic Theology from Sun. School..............2 votes (66%)
Write Theological/thought provoking articles..............3 votes (100%)
Something else (email with an idea)..............0 votes (0%)
So, everyone thinks Dad should write articles. :-) I hope to incorporate all three of these ideas at some point. The systematic theology will probably be on of the "easiest" to do on a regular basis. I'd love it if Dad can summarize some of the books he reads, that way I can get more books on here, without having to do all that reading first! :-) If Dad and I can come up with some good ideas for theological articles, we'll try to get those up too, especially since you all like that idea! :-)
If Dad contributes would you like to see it happen:
Total of 3 votes
Once a week.............3 votes (100%)
A couple times a week..............0 votes (0%)
Once a month........................0 votes (0%)
Twice a month.......................0 votes (0%)
Again, you all agree! Seems unusual. :-) Once a week sounds pretty good to me, but I'm not entirely sure what Dad will think of this idea. :-) If he does the Systematic Theology, that should work, since he has to do that once a week anyway. :-)
Thank you again for your participation! I'm glad to see that everyone seems favorable to having Dad contribute in some way. Next week, I have most of the week off, and in addition to doing some things around the house, I hope to get lots of blogging done! :-)
On another note, I apologize if you don't like my new "girly" background. :-) However, I was going to do pink with lots of hearts for Valentine's Day, but it seemed too busy, so be happy it's pink and brown and not pink and hearts! :-)
Until the next post, have a great week!
Amanda :-)
Did you get any books for Christmas?
Total of 3 votes
Of Course!.......................1 vote (33%)
No!.......................0 votes (0%)
I got several!.......................1 vote (33%)
What's a book, and why would I want one? :-).........1 vote (33%)
Glad to see you all got some books! I also got some, haven't had a chance to read them, but I did get some! :-) (yes, they are are girly book, in case you wondered :-) )
My little note I had before the next poll questions...
New Polls!
Hello all! At long last I am doing polls, amazing! :-) I'd like to get some ideas about what you think about adding my Dad as a guest author or contributor to the blog. Also, I'd like to see if you like the idea, what you'd like to see him write. Thanks for your input and have a great day!
Do you think Dad should:
Total of 3 votes
Be a guest writer with article/reviews occasionally.......................0 votes (0%)
Be a contributor.......................3 votes (100%)
Not sure......................0 votes (0%)
Neither, keep things how they are!.......................0 votes (0%)
He should write one article, then ask me! :-).......................0 votes (0%)
Interesting, you all think Dad should be a contributor! Cool! I will have to let him know. :-) I probably will hold off for now, on actually adding him as a contributor, but I will start posting some articles, soon, I hope! :-)
If Dad contributes would you like him to: (you can choose more than one)
Total of 3 votes
Write book reviews/summaries..............1 votes (33%)
Review Systematic Theology from Sun. School..............2 votes (66%)
Write Theological/thought provoking articles..............3 votes (100%)
Something else (email with an idea)..............0 votes (0%)
So, everyone thinks Dad should write articles. :-) I hope to incorporate all three of these ideas at some point. The systematic theology will probably be on of the "easiest" to do on a regular basis. I'd love it if Dad can summarize some of the books he reads, that way I can get more books on here, without having to do all that reading first! :-) If Dad and I can come up with some good ideas for theological articles, we'll try to get those up too, especially since you all like that idea! :-)
If Dad contributes would you like to see it happen:
Total of 3 votes
Once a week.............3 votes (100%)
A couple times a week..............0 votes (0%)
Once a month........................0 votes (0%)
Twice a month.......................0 votes (0%)
Again, you all agree! Seems unusual. :-) Once a week sounds pretty good to me, but I'm not entirely sure what Dad will think of this idea. :-) If he does the Systematic Theology, that should work, since he has to do that once a week anyway. :-)
Thank you again for your participation! I'm glad to see that everyone seems favorable to having Dad contribute in some way. Next week, I have most of the week off, and in addition to doing some things around the house, I hope to get lots of blogging done! :-)
On another note, I apologize if you don't like my new "girly" background. :-) However, I was going to do pink with lots of hearts for Valentine's Day, but it seemed too busy, so be happy it's pink and brown and not pink and hearts! :-)
Until the next post, have a great week!
Amanda :-)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Quick Update
Hello all! Sorry for my lack of book reviews, but I hope to do some this week! (I have two days off this week, so a book review should happen. :-) )
On another note, I had a great Christmas, and I hope you did too! If you wondered, the millions of Christmas things that needed to get done, all did get done, so I am very grateful about that! (and slightly amazed :-) ) My job is going well, and at this point, I think they will keep me on as part time. It should slow down at some point, they keep telling me this, but I have still been working close to 30 hours a week. Maybe by February? Cash register work is getting a little easier, I think I finally have a better grasp on how to do checks and returns, although it is still my least favorite thing to do. (watch, I write this and today some major stressful thing will happen with a check or a return :-) ) Once things slow down, I will go back to job searching, I would appreciate your prayers as I continue to look for full time employment and make decisions.
In the blog world:
Well, obviously I hope to get a book review this week done, and at some point I hope to make a tentative plan of what books to review this year. I am also considering adding my Dad as a contributor to the blog, or just have him write some articles occasionally. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this idea! (I will probably have a poll in the near future on that)
Dad is currently teaching Systematic Theology in Sunday School, so I am considering trying to incorporate that, or have him do book reviews on the various theology books he reads, or just do some theological type posts. So, if you have any thoughts, pass them on! :-)
Also, for Christmas, I sort of persuaded my parents, to let us get the old BBC Chronicles of Narnia dvds for Christmas. I have yet to watch them, but I will probably post some reviews on those this year.
What to look for:
I am hoping to finish up Prince Caspian, Spiritual Disciplines, a Voice of the Martyrs book, Pleasing People, and Voyage of the Dawn Treader first this year. These are all books I finished last year, but have yet to review them. After that, probably the rest of Narnia will follow and then I'm not entirely sure what I'll do next. Probably some other books people are letting me borrow. :-) If you have any requests for the year, let me know.
Hope you all have a great day!
On another note, I had a great Christmas, and I hope you did too! If you wondered, the millions of Christmas things that needed to get done, all did get done, so I am very grateful about that! (and slightly amazed :-) ) My job is going well, and at this point, I think they will keep me on as part time. It should slow down at some point, they keep telling me this, but I have still been working close to 30 hours a week. Maybe by February? Cash register work is getting a little easier, I think I finally have a better grasp on how to do checks and returns, although it is still my least favorite thing to do. (watch, I write this and today some major stressful thing will happen with a check or a return :-) ) Once things slow down, I will go back to job searching, I would appreciate your prayers as I continue to look for full time employment and make decisions.
In the blog world:
Well, obviously I hope to get a book review this week done, and at some point I hope to make a tentative plan of what books to review this year. I am also considering adding my Dad as a contributor to the blog, or just have him write some articles occasionally. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this idea! (I will probably have a poll in the near future on that)
Dad is currently teaching Systematic Theology in Sunday School, so I am considering trying to incorporate that, or have him do book reviews on the various theology books he reads, or just do some theological type posts. So, if you have any thoughts, pass them on! :-)
Also, for Christmas, I sort of persuaded my parents, to let us get the old BBC Chronicles of Narnia dvds for Christmas. I have yet to watch them, but I will probably post some reviews on those this year.
What to look for:
I am hoping to finish up Prince Caspian, Spiritual Disciplines, a Voice of the Martyrs book, Pleasing People, and Voyage of the Dawn Treader first this year. These are all books I finished last year, but have yet to review them. After that, probably the rest of Narnia will follow and then I'm not entirely sure what I'll do next. Probably some other books people are letting me borrow. :-) If you have any requests for the year, let me know.
Hope you all have a great day!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Giving you an update on me :-)
Hello all! Sorry it has been so long since I've posted, but I've been really, really busy! :-) So, I thought I'd take a couple of minutes and let you know what I've been up to.
First, work is going well. They originally told me I would work 15-20 hours a week, and that was true for the first 2-3 weeks, however, for the last two weeks and I'm guessing onward, I've been working over 30 hours a week. So, I'm really tired and I don't exactly have the mental brain power to sit down and write book reviews at the moment! :-) In between working, I have been having several interviews, but nothing has come of those.
On another note on work, they finally put me on the cash register...on Black Friday! I wanted to die! :-) I was "being trained" for a couple of hours, and then they put me on a register on my own. I did survive the day, but not without several stressful moments...which we won't delve into. :-) (I also had to go into work at 6:00 a.m.) I have since continued working on the register, not every day, but pretty regularly. It's my least favorite thing to do. Working with checks and returns are stressful. Anyway, but good experience! :-)
That same Friday, we had "our" Thanksgiving. We had a couple of people over, whose wives/mom were not able to cook for them, so they came over for dinner to our house. So, after coming home, I had less than an hour to rest, and then we spent a fun evening with games, food, etc. Oh, we also got to webcam my best friend and her mom and talk for awhile. (this best friend, her dad and brother were two of the people we had over)
Anyway, Thanksgiving was a very busy weekend! We went to my Dad's older sisters (and saw most of my Dads side of the family) house on Thanksgiving Day. That Saturday I also worked, and on Sunday after church, we went with some friends to see a movie, that was a lot of fun! :-)
Also, this best friend who we webcammed, had her baby girl on December 10! I am very excited about this and I can't wait to see pictures! Hopefully in the near future we will be able to see the baby, but I have no idea when. So, I am excited about being a "pseudo Aunt" :-)
Let's see, what else, oh, I am so behind in Christmas preparations it is not even funny! This weekend I worked on Christmas cards with my sister, but I still need to start our family newsletter. Which I also hope to post on here. :-) So, I hope to get the cards out this week...maybe... :-) My sister and I usually decorate our room for Christmas, but we are both so busy, we have decided it's not going to happen this year. :-) There is still lots to do with presents, cookies, crafts, etc. But I won't bore you with those details. :-)
In the blog world:
Well, you can obviously tell I haven't been blogging, I am trying to keep up with putting new Scriptures and quotes up. I just added some Christmas music today, I wanted to do more, but I think I will just stick with the Nutcracker, which I love. :-) (I got the cd of the music last year for Christmas, I was very excited about that) I'm also trying to change my background every week for the next month or so, lots of fun Christmas/winter backgrounds out there! :-)
Polls, I want to do some soon, once I sit down and think of a few to do! Any suggestions?
As for the book reviews, maybe I will get one or two done before the end of the year, but we will see. First I need to focus on our newsletter. :-) I haven't been reading a whole lot these days, but I still have several books that I read a month or two ago that I want to review on here. :-)
I think that is the majority of the stuff that has been going on. I'm also pretty busy with lots of church activities this month.
Well, I need to get back to my list of things to do, so until I get to the polls, do you have any fun Christmas traditions or memories that you'd like to share? If I think of any, I will try to post some later on.
Hope you have a great week!
First, work is going well. They originally told me I would work 15-20 hours a week, and that was true for the first 2-3 weeks, however, for the last two weeks and I'm guessing onward, I've been working over 30 hours a week. So, I'm really tired and I don't exactly have the mental brain power to sit down and write book reviews at the moment! :-) In between working, I have been having several interviews, but nothing has come of those.
On another note on work, they finally put me on the cash register...on Black Friday! I wanted to die! :-) I was "being trained" for a couple of hours, and then they put me on a register on my own. I did survive the day, but not without several stressful moments...which we won't delve into. :-) (I also had to go into work at 6:00 a.m.) I have since continued working on the register, not every day, but pretty regularly. It's my least favorite thing to do. Working with checks and returns are stressful. Anyway, but good experience! :-)
That same Friday, we had "our" Thanksgiving. We had a couple of people over, whose wives/mom were not able to cook for them, so they came over for dinner to our house. So, after coming home, I had less than an hour to rest, and then we spent a fun evening with games, food, etc. Oh, we also got to webcam my best friend and her mom and talk for awhile. (this best friend, her dad and brother were two of the people we had over)
Anyway, Thanksgiving was a very busy weekend! We went to my Dad's older sisters (and saw most of my Dads side of the family) house on Thanksgiving Day. That Saturday I also worked, and on Sunday after church, we went with some friends to see a movie, that was a lot of fun! :-)
Also, this best friend who we webcammed, had her baby girl on December 10! I am very excited about this and I can't wait to see pictures! Hopefully in the near future we will be able to see the baby, but I have no idea when. So, I am excited about being a "pseudo Aunt" :-)
Let's see, what else, oh, I am so behind in Christmas preparations it is not even funny! This weekend I worked on Christmas cards with my sister, but I still need to start our family newsletter. Which I also hope to post on here. :-) So, I hope to get the cards out this week...maybe... :-) My sister and I usually decorate our room for Christmas, but we are both so busy, we have decided it's not going to happen this year. :-) There is still lots to do with presents, cookies, crafts, etc. But I won't bore you with those details. :-)
In the blog world:
Well, you can obviously tell I haven't been blogging, I am trying to keep up with putting new Scriptures and quotes up. I just added some Christmas music today, I wanted to do more, but I think I will just stick with the Nutcracker, which I love. :-) (I got the cd of the music last year for Christmas, I was very excited about that) I'm also trying to change my background every week for the next month or so, lots of fun Christmas/winter backgrounds out there! :-)
Polls, I want to do some soon, once I sit down and think of a few to do! Any suggestions?
As for the book reviews, maybe I will get one or two done before the end of the year, but we will see. First I need to focus on our newsletter. :-) I haven't been reading a whole lot these days, but I still have several books that I read a month or two ago that I want to review on here. :-)
I think that is the majority of the stuff that has been going on. I'm also pretty busy with lots of church activities this month.
Well, I need to get back to my list of things to do, so until I get to the polls, do you have any fun Christmas traditions or memories that you'd like to share? If I think of any, I will try to post some later on.
Hope you have a great week!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
My official blog post on blogging during the Holidays :-)
Hello all! I've had several "Notes on Blogging" where I mentioned my status on blogging for the holidays. However, I wanted to give an official Blog post to this, that way I can delete all my "Notes." :-)
For the months of November and December I will be pretty busy getting ready for Christmas, lots of church activities, working, and who knows what else. :-) I still hope to do polls, quotes, Scripture of the day etc. However, I won't be posting as many book reviews. (you probably have already noticed this :-) ) If I can get at least one book review up a week, I will have considered that a success! :-) I'd like to get 2-3 up a week, but I just don't think I'll be able to. :-) So, in the meantime, feel free to look at the archives, vote on polls, browse the blog, or check out some of the blogs/websites/links that are at the sidebar!
The books I hope to do "soon" (as in November and December) are:
Voice of the Martyrs book
Prince Caspian
(maybe the rest of the Narnia series)
Finish Spiritual Disciplines
Maybe Pleasing People, by Lou Priolo
Maybe a Christmas Book
That's a pretty long list, and I don't think I'll get to them all, but we will see! If you have any preferences on what I do first, or the order I go in, let me know! The Voice of the Martyrs book is on my top priority list, I just can't figure out the best way to review it! :-)
Thanks to all of my readers, friends, and family who look at the blog! Hope you have a wonderful day!
For the months of November and December I will be pretty busy getting ready for Christmas, lots of church activities, working, and who knows what else. :-) I still hope to do polls, quotes, Scripture of the day etc. However, I won't be posting as many book reviews. (you probably have already noticed this :-) ) If I can get at least one book review up a week, I will have considered that a success! :-) I'd like to get 2-3 up a week, but I just don't think I'll be able to. :-) So, in the meantime, feel free to look at the archives, vote on polls, browse the blog, or check out some of the blogs/websites/links that are at the sidebar!
The books I hope to do "soon" (as in November and December) are:
Voice of the Martyrs book
Prince Caspian
(maybe the rest of the Narnia series)
Finish Spiritual Disciplines
Maybe Pleasing People, by Lou Priolo
Maybe a Christmas Book
That's a pretty long list, and I don't think I'll get to them all, but we will see! If you have any preferences on what I do first, or the order I go in, let me know! The Voice of the Martyrs book is on my top priority list, I just can't figure out the best way to review it! :-)
Thanks to all of my readers, friends, and family who look at the blog! Hope you have a wonderful day!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
How to Leave a Comment
Hello all! I thought I'd do a "how to" post today. :-) I realize that many of you out there know how to leave comments, but I know a few people who are somewhat confused on how to do it, or if they've tried, they've been unsuccessful. (it is kind of confusing if you've never done it.)
So hopefully this will help a little!
First--Go to the end of the blog post you want to comment on and look for something like "0 comments." Click on that link. After clicking the link, you will see a white box that says: "Leave your comment"
Second--Type in your comment. (easy enough :-) ) The next part is where it gets a little tricky...
Third--You will see a section where it says "choose your identity." There are several options.
Googgle/Blogger--if you have a gmail or a blog account, I recommend you use this one.
Open ID--This one is a little confusing to me, so basically, unless you know what you're doing, I wouldn't choose this one. :-)
Name/URL--This is probably the easiest option, if you don't have a gmail account. Just type in your first name, and you are good to go! You don't need to fill in the URL if you don't want to.
Anonymous--You can choose this if you prefer to not have your name online.
Fourth--Once you've chosen one of the above mentioned items, you will be asked to type in some letters for security purposes. After that, you're done! Your comment won't appear right away, since I can moderate comments, so after I read your comment, (and make sure you aren't saying anything bad) I agree to publish your comment and it appears! :-)
Overall, it's pretty easy! Let me know if you have problems, not that I'll know what to do...but you never know! :-)
(Oh, and in case you noticed recently that a comment was deleted from the Spiritual Disciplines post, that was me practicing, so I could figure out the best way to explain this to you. :-) However, I didn't mean to actually post my own comment! So I deleted it. :-) )
Have a great day!
So hopefully this will help a little!
First--Go to the end of the blog post you want to comment on and look for something like "0 comments." Click on that link. After clicking the link, you will see a white box that says: "Leave your comment"
Second--Type in your comment. (easy enough :-) ) The next part is where it gets a little tricky...
Third--You will see a section where it says "choose your identity." There are several options.
Googgle/Blogger--if you have a gmail or a blog account, I recommend you use this one.
Open ID--This one is a little confusing to me, so basically, unless you know what you're doing, I wouldn't choose this one. :-)
Name/URL--This is probably the easiest option, if you don't have a gmail account. Just type in your first name, and you are good to go! You don't need to fill in the URL if you don't want to.
Anonymous--You can choose this if you prefer to not have your name online.
Fourth--Once you've chosen one of the above mentioned items, you will be asked to type in some letters for security purposes. After that, you're done! Your comment won't appear right away, since I can moderate comments, so after I read your comment, (and make sure you aren't saying anything bad) I agree to publish your comment and it appears! :-)
Overall, it's pretty easy! Let me know if you have problems, not that I'll know what to do...but you never know! :-)
(Oh, and in case you noticed recently that a comment was deleted from the Spiritual Disciplines post, that was me practicing, so I could figure out the best way to explain this to you. :-) However, I didn't mean to actually post my own comment! So I deleted it. :-) )
Have a great day!
Friday, October 17, 2008
The brief history of this blog & why it was started :-)
Hello all! I don’t feel like doing a book review today, but I did want to post something.
So, I thought, maybe I should tell you how I got the idea for this blog and why I started it.
Of course, you may also wonder, and rightly so, why I haven’t talked about this before. :-)
After all, it would be a logical first post. Anyway, despite the delay, I shall now give you a brief history (okay, maybe not so brief) about this blog, and myself. First, I must back up a couple of months…
In June, a new family started coming to our church, I began talking with the lady/mom/wife, or however you want to describe her. We exchanged emails and shortly after that she sent me one. At the end of her email was her blog address. Curious, I checked it out, and was intrigued. I knew a little bit about blogs before this, but to my recollection, I had never looked at any. So over the course of the summer I occasionally checked out her blog and she tried to persuade me to start one. :-)
(you can check her blog out here: http://dea-frommyhearttoyours.blogspot.com/)
I thought a blog sounded interesting, but way too time consuming, and I had absolutely no idea what I would talk about. (Unless it was a family blog and I gave updates on my family) So, I continued on with my daily routine throughout the summer.
Then in August, our church had a weekend youth/teen/singles/whatever, camp out/retreat. During this retreat we watched the dvd series of the Harris brothers entitled “Do Hard Things.” (This was the purpose of the retreat) If you are familiar with their story, you know that their blog basically started their ministry. Anyway, so that is the second part of the story.
Shortly after this retreat, a friend of my brothers and fellow church member also started his own blog. Which I also enjoy looking at, you can find his blog at the sidebar or follow this link:
http://thereformeddoug.blogspot.com/
Anyway, so all these people have blogs! I still think they are interesting, but after all, what on earth would I talk about, and who on earth would care what I have to say! :-)
However, at the end of August, I had two separate conversations with people about a book I was reading, I went into some detail about it etc. After these conversations I thought, “Hmm, I love to read, and I’ve read a variety of things, and I love talking about books, why not have a blog about books!” So with this thought in mind, I began making some quick, and impulsive decisions. I was going to start a blog, and it would be about books! I remembered the word bibliophile (my sister helped me discover this word when I was doing a college project) and thought it’d be the perfect name.
However, even though the primary purpose of my blog was to be about books, I wanted to give myself some leeway to talk about music, movies, or my family if I ever wanted to expand. Thus, the “and more” was added to the title.
So, that is a rather lengthy version of how I got started on this blog.
Now, moving on a little further. One of my reasons for starting the blog, was primarily to encourage others to read good books. You may notice that I have a lot of “Classic Christian” kind of literature up that I review. This is not all that I read, I do in fact enjoy Christian historical romance fiction. However, I don’t really want to encourage others to read that, I’d rather you read more “quality” books. That’s why you won’t be finding any reviews with those types of books. So, lest you think I am some perfect person who only reads “old-fashioned” books, it’s not true.
In fact in the course of the months of September and October I have so far, read approximately 32 books, and only 7, soon to be 8 of those books have made it to my blog for reviews. However, at the same time, I really do enjoy the “old fashioned” books, and think they are much more worthwhile than contemporary fiction.
Anyway, I say that to let you know that I enjoy a variety of books. One day, I may incorporate more “classic” literature as well for review. (i.e. Jane Austen, maybe Charles Dickens, or other such authors)
More reasons/purposes/trivia about the blog: I am generally assuming that the majority of my readers are on the “younger side” (with the exceptions of my “adult” friends from church and family members). This may be a little presumptuous of me, but that’s just my guess. I define “younger” as in teens to young adults/twenties, etc. As a result, my writing style is a little more directed to that age range, at least, I guess it is…maybe not. :-)
However, I also would like the blog to be useful to adults/parents as well. I hope it to be helpful in parents choosing books for their kids. I also would like the blog to be a place where interesting discussions about the books can happen. This hasn’t really happened yet, but hopefully in the future, readers will get a little more involved.
Anyway, hmm, I can’t quite decide if I should drag this out a little further and talk about my personal background with reading etc. Maybe I will do that tomorrow! :-)
So, I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about how this blog got started. Although the blog is time consuming and I am swamped with reading, I am enjoying it immensely!
Have a wonderful day!
So, I thought, maybe I should tell you how I got the idea for this blog and why I started it.
Of course, you may also wonder, and rightly so, why I haven’t talked about this before. :-)
After all, it would be a logical first post. Anyway, despite the delay, I shall now give you a brief history (okay, maybe not so brief) about this blog, and myself. First, I must back up a couple of months…
In June, a new family started coming to our church, I began talking with the lady/mom/wife, or however you want to describe her. We exchanged emails and shortly after that she sent me one. At the end of her email was her blog address. Curious, I checked it out, and was intrigued. I knew a little bit about blogs before this, but to my recollection, I had never looked at any. So over the course of the summer I occasionally checked out her blog and she tried to persuade me to start one. :-)
(you can check her blog out here: http://dea-frommyhearttoyours.blogspot.com/)
I thought a blog sounded interesting, but way too time consuming, and I had absolutely no idea what I would talk about. (Unless it was a family blog and I gave updates on my family) So, I continued on with my daily routine throughout the summer.
Then in August, our church had a weekend youth/teen/singles/whatever, camp out/retreat. During this retreat we watched the dvd series of the Harris brothers entitled “Do Hard Things.” (This was the purpose of the retreat) If you are familiar with their story, you know that their blog basically started their ministry. Anyway, so that is the second part of the story.
Shortly after this retreat, a friend of my brothers and fellow church member also started his own blog. Which I also enjoy looking at, you can find his blog at the sidebar or follow this link:
http://thereformeddoug.blogspot.com/
Anyway, so all these people have blogs! I still think they are interesting, but after all, what on earth would I talk about, and who on earth would care what I have to say! :-)
However, at the end of August, I had two separate conversations with people about a book I was reading, I went into some detail about it etc. After these conversations I thought, “Hmm, I love to read, and I’ve read a variety of things, and I love talking about books, why not have a blog about books!” So with this thought in mind, I began making some quick, and impulsive decisions. I was going to start a blog, and it would be about books! I remembered the word bibliophile (my sister helped me discover this word when I was doing a college project) and thought it’d be the perfect name.
However, even though the primary purpose of my blog was to be about books, I wanted to give myself some leeway to talk about music, movies, or my family if I ever wanted to expand. Thus, the “and more” was added to the title.
So, that is a rather lengthy version of how I got started on this blog.
Now, moving on a little further. One of my reasons for starting the blog, was primarily to encourage others to read good books. You may notice that I have a lot of “Classic Christian” kind of literature up that I review. This is not all that I read, I do in fact enjoy Christian historical romance fiction. However, I don’t really want to encourage others to read that, I’d rather you read more “quality” books. That’s why you won’t be finding any reviews with those types of books. So, lest you think I am some perfect person who only reads “old-fashioned” books, it’s not true.
In fact in the course of the months of September and October I have so far, read approximately 32 books, and only 7, soon to be 8 of those books have made it to my blog for reviews. However, at the same time, I really do enjoy the “old fashioned” books, and think they are much more worthwhile than contemporary fiction.
Anyway, I say that to let you know that I enjoy a variety of books. One day, I may incorporate more “classic” literature as well for review. (i.e. Jane Austen, maybe Charles Dickens, or other such authors)
More reasons/purposes/trivia about the blog: I am generally assuming that the majority of my readers are on the “younger side” (with the exceptions of my “adult” friends from church and family members). This may be a little presumptuous of me, but that’s just my guess. I define “younger” as in teens to young adults/twenties, etc. As a result, my writing style is a little more directed to that age range, at least, I guess it is…maybe not. :-)
However, I also would like the blog to be useful to adults/parents as well. I hope it to be helpful in parents choosing books for their kids. I also would like the blog to be a place where interesting discussions about the books can happen. This hasn’t really happened yet, but hopefully in the future, readers will get a little more involved.
Anyway, hmm, I can’t quite decide if I should drag this out a little further and talk about my personal background with reading etc. Maybe I will do that tomorrow! :-)
So, I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about how this blog got started. Although the blog is time consuming and I am swamped with reading, I am enjoying it immensely!
Have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
What is your favorite Christian book and why?
Hi! This is my first blog post, and rather than starting off by reviewing a book, I will start off with a question.
Other than the Bible, what is one of your favorite Christian books, and why? It can be fiction, non-fiction, historical, biographies, etc.
Other than the Bible, what is one of your favorite Christian books, and why? It can be fiction, non-fiction, historical, biographies, etc.
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