tis the season… for pumpkin carving

 

We had a blast creating these jack o’ lanterns: kiddos and Mr. M. and I.  And,yes we did follow the fun with some roasted pumpkin seeds, since we had tons. Need I say more?

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September’s come and gone

With everything being so busy these last few months, I had not given any thought to my list of monthly missions.  I had to check back to see what the mission was for September…with the month almost gone, I only worked on it during the last week.  It was blogging, writing, and networking. Finally I set aside time at night to work on this area.

But I did get to work on this mission a little.

October, interestingly, is to work on my proficiency with administration, enhance my efficiency at work.

I had been praying for that even before I reflected back on this “mission” from the list.

Now it’s time to put some legs on that prayer, as I focus on organizing my tasks (daily) and facilitating several projects at once in an organized process.  With tips from unexpected sources, I am working on my methods to improve these skills.

I won’t bore you with those details… but at least I am keeping up with my list to some degree.

What have you been focusing on lately? Are you working to improve on something in your life?  Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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I love Donald Miller…his blog and his books

If you haven’t read Donald’s blog, I have one word to describe his insight and perspective on Christianity: cool.

So to follow up my recent post referencing my readers to an article that talks about things I chose to filter, I wanted to also share a Christian resource that I enjoy and pull interesting perceptions from… Donald Miller’s blog.

Check him out… here’s a couple quotes from his blog post recently titled: How to Give Your Home and Your Stuff Meaning.

It made me think about how cool it was that my friend, in preparing a ranch for others to be together and to be with God, was imitating the heart of God without, perhaps, even realizing he was doing it…

I’ve discovered a little secret my friend with the ranch must have discovered a long time ago: Managing God’s stuff for the enjoyment and comfort of the people God loves is a blast. It gives meaning to your things, and a feeling of importance to the places you get to live within…

What are the things you’ve done to convert your home into God’s home, a place you get to manage for Him?

Yeah, he’s just cool like that.  Brings the ideas about being a Christian… down home… into the heart of where we live.

Enjoy.

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Without the heartbreak, you’re still making up stories

Are you afraid of falling in love? …of being in love, deeply in love?

Are you afraid of being alone?

Is there a difference between fear of being alone and fear of being lonely?

We all want love. That is a common goal.  Yet we all fear losing that same love: our common fear.

These are just a few of the concepts covered by Susan Piver in just one of the articles in this month’s issue of fear.less.

I have been a subscriber since it began in May or June and though I do not believe in every ideology it expresses: I filter when I read (and I have enough confidence in my own faith and beliefs that I am comfortable reading materials that reference other faiths at times) so I have gleaned from the issues and especially liked this article about trust, fear, and relationships.

Buddhism references aside, interesting stuff…

Plus I love the layout of the design – and I want to learn how they do that with their pdf’s!

Check out this magazine (ezine): fear.less… if you dare.

Pssst. this is not a sponsored post.

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