April Goal Update~

The school year is fast approaching an end.  I'm not going to complain about that one little bit, but it means that another month has flown by.  We are still working through our goals here!

1. Pay off Jolie's undergraduate loan by October 1
If I said we had 100% of the loan left to pay when 
we made the goal, we are now down to  70% 62% 
of the loan left.  I'm working hard to throw 
everything extra at this. Alex hates it when I 
get in this mode, because we really don't buy 
anything except food and bare necessities;-)  
Good for the loan, not so good for the husband 
that likes to spend money.  He will survive,
 though, I'm sure.  May won't be near as 
exciting as we have both of our birthdays, 
our wedding anniversary, and Mother's Day 
in the mix.  

2. Establish a will
We talked about this tonight-perhaps 
because I knew I was going to update the 
blog.  I need to just push Alex on this since
 he is the one that will make the contact.  

3. Read the Bible in 1 year
I read the Bible 2 days this month.  Fail!  
The Big Man upstairs and I are not on the 
best terms right now, so this has hampered 
my desire to actually read the Bible.  I'm 
working through my frustrations, and I 
still hope to get back on track this summer.  
Perhaps, by then, my heart will be in a much
 better position than it is right now.  

4. Read 30 books by December 31, 2014
I have read 9 14 books so far in 2014. Since I'm 
not reading the Bible, this has freed up more 
time to read for pleasure;-)  I didn't read 
anything Earth shattering this month.  My 
favorite of the 5 was a book titled, Trash,
by Andy Mulligan.  It is about three boys 
who live in a dump-literally.  They find 
something in the dump that changes 
everything about their life.  It was a fast 
YA read, and it really brought great imagery
 to the level of poverty many live in everyday.

Easter~

The week started off a little rough with Isla running a 103.5 degree fever.  I stayed home with her and snuggled a sleeping child for most of the day.

Alex encouraged me to take her to the doctor, so I relented.  They said they could find nothing visibly wrong with her, so they sent us home with the idea that it was viral.  Alex stayed home on Tuesday with her, and she woke up fever free.  Yippee!  He and Isla had a Daddy day, and they got all sorts of household chores accomplished!

We hit the weekend with the church Easter Celebration.  We had great attendance, and the kids had fun crafting, snacking, and hunting!

 We colored Easter eggs on Saturday night.  The weather was beautiful, and the kids had played outside a great deal of the afternoon.  Hence the haggard look;-)

Rowan got up early on Sunday (5:10 to be exact), so we were off and running with our own Easter egg hunt.  The Easter Bunny planted 20 eggs in our yard last night, but this morning after our hunt, the kids each had 19!  We think we have a secret neighbor Easter Bunny that plants eggs in the wee hours of the morning.  This is the third year we have awoken to a few extra eggs!

Oh, the anticipation!

We tried to take a selfie all dressed up, and this is what we ended up with!

Then a neighbor came bounding out of his house and across the street to help us out, and he took this!

We are so blessed by the community we live in, and the amazing support they provide!  

We were off to church to hear the great news of Jesus rising from the tomb.  The music was amazing, the atmosphere festive, and we had a relaxing day celebrating the one who gave his life for our sins.  

We ate Easter lunch with Alex's family and played outside until the children were each a dirty mess;-)  

Happy Easter!

Bible in a Year~ April

Whew!  It is hard to believe that March is behind us.  I feel like it just started, and it is long gone now!

 I'm going to be real and say that I have fallen a few days behind on my reading.  Spring is crazy busy at home and at work.  Our family calendar looks abhorrent, and we are having to have sitters fill in several holes to make sure our little ones are watched over.  This is stressful to say the least, so my Bible reading has not been at the level it should be.  I keep telling myself that I will get caught up over summer;-)  I'm goal oriented enough that I think I really will!

Here is the list for those that are joining in on the challenge for April!

April 1: Psalms 119: 1-88
April 2: Psalms 119: 89-176
April 3: Judges 1-2; Psalms 50
April 4: Judges 3-4; Psalms 20
April 5: Judges 5-6; Psalms 121
April 6: Judges 7-8; Psalms 83
April 7: Judges 9; Psalms 120
April 8: Judges 10; Psalms 44; Judges 11
April 9: Judges 12-14; Psalms 143
April 10: Judges 15-17; 2 Peter 1
April 11: Judges 18-19; 2 Peter 2
April 12: Judges 20-21; 2 Peter 3
April 13: 1 Samuel 1-2; Psalms 113
April 14: 1 Samuel 3-6; Psalms 97
April 15: Psalms 124; 1 Samuel 7-9
April 16: 1 Samuel 10-12; Titus 1
April 17: 1 Samuel 13-14; Titus 2
April 18: 1 Samuel 15-16; Titus 3
April 19: 1 Samuel 17; Psalms 27
April 20: Psalms 55; 1 Samuel 18-19; Psalms 42-43
April 21: 1 Samuel 20-22; Psalms 52
April 22: Psalms 54; 1 Samuel 23-24; Psalms 63
April 23: 1 Samuel 25-26; Psalms 7
April 24: Psalms 57; 1 Samuel 27-29; Psalms 31
April 25: 1 Samuel 30-31; Psalms 18
April 26: 2 Samuel 1-3; Psalms 141
April 27: Psalms 58; 2 Samuel 4-6
April 28: Psalms 21; 2 Samuel 7-9
April 29: 1 Samuel 10-12: Psalms 51
April 30: Psalms 36; 2 Samuel 13-14