Valley of Worship - Seph Schlueter

I went through YouTube looking for new releases and came across this song.  I enjoy Seph Schlueter's voice which then means I enjoy his songs. 

YouTube has changed how I can "share" music so feel free to click the link to listen to the song. 

https://youtu.be/lVF4on32WLA?si=0Lxvbipk4mYJPmrt

Our weekly snapshot

 Here’s a look back at our week: 

Last Saturday Nate and I saw Fiddler on the Roof and it was amazing ! 

St. Patrick’s Day! 

Friday night was our presentation night and it was so good! 

Weekly Menu

 It's been a busy few weeks so I've been a little behind/slow on getting blog posts put up and I apologize for that!  I almost missed this menu post and I never miss these HA!  Our Co-op ends today so things "might" calm down a little after this but I find anytime I say that, it seems to get more busy!  

Here's the plan for the coming week: 

Friday - Tonight is our Presentation Night so we eat around that; the boys and I are at the church pretty much all day so we usually step away for a few minutes late afternoon to get something to eat. 

Saturday - My mom and I are going to a concert in the afternoon and then getting something for dinner; the guys have a mens night with guys from church and are eating there. 

Sunday - We are taking off for a family day.  I'll share details later :-) 

Monday - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes and corn.  This is a carry over from last week. 

Tuesday - My mom and I are planning to have dinner with two of my cousins.  I have Tacos planned for the guys at home. 

Wednesday - Youth Group Night

Thursday - My brother Kel and sister-in-law Deb will be in town so we are eating at my mom's and playing a game (I think!) 

So long Sad Song by Cain

 https://youtu.be/feOv8nufa_I?si=17imCaVfXQX2Rlry

Our weekly snapshot

 A look back at our week 

Our week started with celebrating Nate’s 16th birthday. He requested a Chuck-e-cheese party and it was great!!!  

Nate then got to go to Winter Jam with a friend and his church on Sunday. 

Tuesday was the last night of Centershot for this season. 

Friday we had our co-op. 

And (drum roll please) Nate’s glasses were found!  One week after they were misplaced at his friends house they suddenly showed up and we are so thankful! 

Weekly menu

 This past weekend I made a list of all the oven baked meals we’ve been missing and will be planning menus including those favorites once again!  Since our evenings are busy, there will still be simple crock pot meals but it will be nice to have more options.  We were all getting tired of the same meals over and over again! 

Friday - homemade pizza and salad 

Saturday - my guys have a game night so Darryl and I get a date night 😊

Sunday- Crockpot  Fajitas - this was planned for last Sunday put plans changed so I shifted this to this week. 

Monday - Stuffed Shells and Garlic Bread

Tuesday - happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Stuffed cabbage, crash potatoes, jello salad and dessert! 

Wednesday- youth group

Thursday - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn 

Our weekly snapshot

 A look back at our week : 

On Saturday we attended a funeral for a gentleman in our church.  He was 100 years old!  He had miliohonors at the graveside service.  

Then the guys attended a men’s night with guys from church. 

Darryl and Nate worked on hanging up some curtains. 

Nate got a haircut!!! 

Nate finally made it back to Thursday TKD where he led class.  

Josh went to a surprise birthday party for his friend, Asa. 

Weekly Menu

Guess what? My oven is finally fixed!  I wasn’t sure if I’d have it tet this week so my menu only includes a few oven items but just wait until next week. 🤣

Here's the plan for the coming week:

Friday - my first oven meals— pot pies! 🤪  

Saturday - Nate FINALLY gets to have his birthday party :-)  So, Chuck-e-cheese for lunch.  What about dinner, you ask?  I have no idea - I'm leaning towards just tacos (again) because it is easy and everyone can make what they want based on how hungry they are.  

Sunday - I've been trying to make crock pot Fajitas for weeks but our schedule kept changing so it didn't happen.  I like to do this on Sunday so my mom can come over for dinner after church as she also loves them!  

Monday - meatball soup and French bread! 

Tuesday - Darryl has an elder meeting and Nate has centershot (which is where I will be too!)  Nate gets pizza (and so do I) at the last night so I'll probably make a quesadilla for Darryl and Josh before we have to leave. 

Wednesday - Youth group. 

Thursday- Biscuits and gravy 

March Goals

 March - is it a lion or a lamb?  It came in like a lion so it will be interesting to see how it ends.  Will we get one last blast of winter? Is spring on its way?  I will not complain about longer days though - I do a lot of "kid running" in the evenings so it is nice to be driving in daylight at least one way!  

In planning my March goals, I went back to my 2026 goals to ensure I'm at least planning to stay on track even if I haven't been as successful as I had hoped so far this year.  I'm going to "try" to be a little more mindful (my word for 2026 - Mindfulness) in my planning so that hopefully it is a little more successful! 

Here's my plan for March:

1. Stage 2 of the basement - My goal in March is to take 15-20 minutes, 2 days a week and work on the hard sorting/cleaning out of things.  So, just taking time on 8 total days for a total of around 2 1/2 hours.  It is doable and I already know for past experience that I can get a lot done in a very short amount of time. 

2. Scrapbooking - I really truly enjoy scrapbooking . .. it's just the getting started that is hard.  I'm chopping my goals down this month; lowering my expectations.  I'd like to finish 3 months in 2011 and then if needed, work on 2025 to read 31 pages completed this month.  

3. Get the Oven Fixed! 

4. Complete the one project in Nate's room that is not done! (replace a board in his bed).  He also mentioned cleaning out his closet - he is pretty self motivated so I'll just remind him of this goal. 

5. Hang things in Josh's room - plain and simple.  That's it. 

6. Host Nate's 16th birthday party (finally!) 

7. Purchase a flashdrive for Solid Rock documents and transfer all necessary documents to that drive. 

8. Solid Rock Musts - Finish my slideshow for Joyful, Prepare my display boards for Presentation Night, print the table signs for Presentation Night

9. Pick and reserve one camping weekend for the summer.

10. Paint all of the white in the house - It's just doors and trim so really not that much but it will make things seem fresher. 

11. Purchase and hang the curtains in my living room.

12. Practice a piano song for church.

13. Learn my memory verse for the month

14. Read one non-fiction book for the month.

15. Visit Metro Beach for our 25th year! 

16. Make definate plans for our 25th year getaway and put it into motion (reservations etc) 

17. Decorate the laundry room

18. Turn off the cable box

19. Find ways to unplug once a week.

20. Monthly Habit - I did not accomplish the kitchen habit last month so I'm going to revisit that one which is to keep the counters cleaned off! 

21. Deep Cleaning Goals - I'm changing rooms since I haven't done anything yet in the master.  Instead I'm going to focus on the dining room.  

22. Figure out how to shorten the blinds (might as well start with the dining room HA) 

23. Do my daily Bible reading and write out the scripture verses of the day. 

24. Plan April Events my March 31st. 

25. Have a date with Darryl. 

26 Go out to dinner with my friend Julie! 

27.  Pick out a song to maybe sing for Easter.

28. Pick out some flower seeds to order and plant. 

Matthew West - Future Looks Good [Official Audio Video]

I don't think I've ever shared this Matthew West song!  I love his writing and had saved this song to a Facebook folder awhile ago.  Came across it a few weeks ago and had to share! 

Our weekly snapshot

 Here’s a look back at our week: 

While the boys were at camp Darryl and celebrated his birthday! 

Just a couple photos from our co-op. 

These two screenshots are about a month apart — it’s 54 on February 27 and it was -18 in January 24!!!! 

Weekly Menu

 February ended up being an oddly busy month.  The weather also calmed down so we could actually do all the things too! So, here’s the plan for the week. 

Friday - tacos

Saturday- We have a funeral to attend around noon and then the guys are attending a Men's night with our church.  I plan to maybe get a little scrapbooking in while they are gone.    

Sunday -  Keeping it simple - we had a pork loin on Thursday so between the leftover pork and leftover taco things - I think we will have tacos - either pulled pork or beef taco meat.  Plus chips and salsa 

Monday - English Muffins, Eggs, Sausage, Bacon and Fried Potatoes

Tuesday - Spaghetti and Red Lobster Garlic Biscuits

Wednesday - youth group

Thursday - Broccoli Cheddar Soup or Chicken Noodle Soup, Ham, and Biscuits

February Goal Recap

 I decided to do my recap a little differently this month.  I updated my progress on my original post and will supply a link here.  That way, if you really want to keep tabs, you can, and if not, well, just move along.  

February - where did it go?  I felt like I took a breath in on February 1st and when I breathed out, we were here, at the end of the month.  It did not go as planned, I did not get things on my list done but that's ok.  

What did happen in February?  

• Two of my three brothers visited in February.  This meant lots of family dinners and games at my moms, a couple of trips to the coffee shop, and a couple of times eating out while picking up/dropping off my brother Ken at the airport.  
• A family funeral for my Aunt Betty.  It was great seeing friends and family and nice surprising my mom with a visit from my brother, Kel.  
• I started volunteering at our local hospital this month.  It is going well but has been a transition to not be home for a couple of days each week.  I'm enjoying meeting people (I volunteer in the Gift Shop) and hearing their stories when they share. 
• We celebrated Valentine's Day and Darryl's birthday - both of which were fun and enjoyable.  
• Our co-op has kept me extra busy this month. 

That left not a lot of time to work on my projects.  Evenings were full and days were busy.  

So, here's the link if you want to actually check it out.

March is just around the corner and I'm hoping to get a few more of my "projects" accomplished as I settle into a new schedule.  (But March is also the busiest month for our co-op so we shall see! 

Katy Nichole - "In Jesus Name (God of Possible)" (Official Music Video)

This song has been around for awhile but a friend shared this as she went through some pretty big struggles and talked about the large group of prayer warriors she has surrounding her.  

In her words: "It's a reminder that when we can't change or fix things for people, we can pray for them.  Speak the name of Jesus over your hurting friends and watch God move." 

As I'm part of her "circle" I have been able to pray for her and see God move through some tough situations.  

Our weekly snapshot

 Here’s a look back at our week: 

On Valentine's Day Darryl took me out for breakfast (and Nate got to go too as Josh was gone! ) 

We enjoyed dinner and a game at my mom’s with my brother Ken. 

On Sunday we celebrated Darryl’s birthday at my mom’s. 

Monday we attended a funeral for my Aunt Betty. 

Monday night we enjoyed dinner and a game with Ken and Kel. 

(Ken won - we were all sad) 

Then three of the four siblings (missing Jeff!) met for coffee! 

I started volunteering at our local hospital - Ken snuck in and took a photo!) 

We took my brother to the airport on Wednesday and the boys had youth group! 

The Boys headed to the last winter retreat of the season!