Spring is here and so it's time for change and a renewal.

Good Morning!

Welcome Spring and Spring like weather! I am glad to see you. Spring is the season of rebirth and new beginnings and ending my cancer and moving forward with healing makes this perfect timing but then again all is perfect timing with the Lord.

How to do you all plan to renew and refresh your homes and lives this week?

Even though my hot water decided to poop on me last night and hot water is key to laundry and dishes and such there is still so many things that can be done and organized. <3

Today's to do list.

Part 1- 8:30 to 11
Clean off kitchen table.
Take all the clothes out of my daughters room and fold neatly by category on kitchen table.
Bring up my daughters clothes bins from the basement.
Put away fall/winter and replace with spring/summer.
Place clothes all back neatly.
Donate those that are now to small.
while listening to my Bible studies and Cole does is preschool work.


Part 2 - 11 to 1
lay out plastic for weed control in upper garden
plant cold weather crops.
fertilize
lay out plastic for night time cover to protect from frost.
Take pictures as I go. Really looking forward to hopefully a wonder crop this year to can and freeze.

Part 3 - 1 to 3
fold and put away the laundry in the living room and vacuum and wash living room rugs and downstairs area rugs
turn fan on.

Part 4 - 3 to 4:30
make dinner
exercise for 30 mins

This should take me from now till 4:30pm.

Then the evening will be devoted to my husband and kids. Except for some down time before bed hand quilting on my quilt.

How are you spending your day? Do share!

Are you dressing the way you should be?

When you get up in the morning what do you wear?

Are you in sweats or lounge pants all day and a tee? Are you in jeans and a sweatshirt?  Don't get me wrong, yes jeans are ok for a busy mom but a nice shirt and no stains and holes in your jeans please. Do you do your hair at all and apply a little make up? If not, why aren't you!

When we first meet our husbands we took hours and even shopping trips to pick out the perfect outfit for him to see us in. Our hair was done. Our make up was perfect. Not saying we have to be like this ever minute of the 24 hours day but let's be honest with ourselves. Who wants to come home to a ugly slob?
You may say " he married me unconditional" Yes I agree with you but please, you would not like a stinky, dirty slob of a man for your husband. Is it not nice when he just comes out of the shower all shaved and smelling good of colone and clean nice clothes on. Don't you just want to hug him and sniff him during the hug! You need to keep yourself at least nice and clean and somewhat attractive too.

Exercise, watch what you eat, do your hair, get out of those fuzzy slippers and stretchy pants! I bet you will feel much better about yourself with more energy and less house wife blues. It's just plan good not only for your marriage but your health too!

Not having the clothes to wear is not an excuse. With the thrift stores out there and Freecycle you can get many inexpensive pieces for your wardrobe and even free ones. They will add up slowly and surly without breaking the budget.

Not asking you to wear heels or look sexy just clean, nice and tidy for your husband for when he comes home. Show him you still fuss over him. Show him you still care about yourself and care about him. He will be very flattered you even still care.

Don't forget your armor during the day when you do your task for your homemaking. This will keep all those nice clothes clean and stain free. Make a few new aprons (aka armor) to match those new nice outfits.

Honor, please and tend to your husband, home and family as a woman of God should do!

Don't forget to take a few minutes with the lord and write in your journals.

Mama Oak

The Drama Lama comes knocking...Don't let it in!

The Drama Lama has come to my home knocking at my door many times in the last few days. This could have been a real soul sucking, energy sucking, and stressing causing time for me but I am proud to announce that NO I didn't not let the Lama in! I did not react nor add to the Lama's Drama.

With the new year or any other normal day comes great change if you want it. How bad to you want to change your life to the better and follow in the Lord's words and ways. I know I do and I am trying my best to live a Holy life and set a great example these days.

Titus women do not go from house to house spreading gossip. They can listen and support and direct but they do not repeat what they have heard. Such peace has come over me with this way of living. It's really nice to know that nothing you say will service to bite you in the butt in the end. To embarrass you or allow you to look stupid and mean and uncaring if you live this way.

Even the hint or the non direct leaving out names story can lead to assumption and even greater damage! PLUS.... we all know the little saying of what "assume" means! It's better just not to speak at all at times. :-)

Focus on your family and your husband. Focus on your home and your Godly works. Focus on you studies and your hobbies. DON'T focus on others speaking of others.

Remember " you need to pull the log out of your eye before you point out the splinter in someone else's eye!"

Don't forget to write in your journals and spend time with the Lord.

Mama Oak

A New Beginning...2012!

As I sit here thinking of things I would like to chance like, money, relationships, organization to be better and more I am reminded of the things I can not change like my battle with cancer is not over and I have 7 weeks Monday thru Friday of radiation still.

I only hope God gives me the strength and the knowledge to continue with my life and the wonderful ways he has taught me to be with friends and family. My relationship with my husband has never been better in both worldly love and spiritually!

One of the biggest chances that will effect us the hardest is living up to the no credit way of life that God has expressed many times over to be a sin. If that means to live without then that is what God wishes.

I am actually looking forward to a more 1950's way of life then I have been trying to live already.

I hope you all follow along while we go through this very hard process in this 2012 way of life. The outside world with it's un-Godly influences can be strong at times and that is where our strength and prayers will come in handy. You can pray for us too in that we can stay focus and on track. That would be greatly received. <3

Today I started with cleaning out the bill file and setting it all up for a cash only way or life and recording for 2012. I was even able to apply a small amount of money into the savings and on a credit card.  I am hoping to not only build up the savings but take care of all the credit cards once and for all this year.

I have also asked hubby and I will do the same, to record all daily expenses to be reviewed and tracked. This will help with keeping track of un-necessary spending and possible spur of the moment spending because you will think twice before writing it down... at least I know I will.

Well enough said and I hope you follow along like I requested as we go through daily scheduling of chores and money debt recovery and crafts and baking and much much more!

Do not forget to take time with the Lord today and write your blessings and I am thankfuls  in your journal. even the smallest things are Blessings in Life!

Mama Oak

Set Your Goal. Step one.

Have you ever sat back and just looked around at your home and thought of your life and how it ended up? Do you like it or not? Do you just like some of it and dislike the rest? If you have not thought about it then take some time and just do that.

When I did this I learned that God has placed me in a wonderful marriage with great children. I am able to be a stay at home mother and wife, which I truly adore this lifestyle. But, I am unhappy with the way my house tends to be unkempt. That my ability to let go of the clutter is to difficult  for me. It's like a big black hole sucking me in and draining me of life. It causes arguments with my husband. It causes me to be a hypocrite to my children when I ask them to clean their rooms. It causes me to feel embarrassed and to lie by making up excuses to help "  please excuse the mess" which is a sin. It even causes me to be stressed out and late for events.

This is not what I want! I want to feel happy, comfy and content in my home as well as I know you do too!

But how can this happen? How can I create a home environment that is welcoming,, clean, organized and still have time to sleep and breath?

Well it's easy, I just keep telling myself over and over again. " You need to take baby steps and let it all go that you don't need all these things to simplify and organize." Like the Little Engine that could " I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I know I can..."

I will do this! You can follow along as I break down each area of a mother's daily life, a homemaker's daily life, a wife's daily life. a woman's daily life and a Godly daily life.