January 01, 2010 - Project 365.......a Shortcut!

I have been very busy today with paperwork! After my Bible reading, I started working on the computer. I created a new church members' birthday list in Excel. Then I started working on gathering information for Tim to do the taxes. I went through all of the credit card charges to find his book, office and misc. expenditures for the year and created a spreadsheet. I tallied all of the church miles using a spreadsheet. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to format the spreadsheets! I didn't think I would EVER forget how to use a spreadsheet after all the years of using excel for work! Is it an age problem? Nah! Just lack of use! :)

After I did that work, I decided to balance the check book (Quicken) and credit card statement. And, while I was at it, I started working on re-arranging my sorely neglected files! One of my goals for the year is to clean out and organize all of my "stuff!" I would like to be able to get EVERYTHING into ONE file cabinet!!! I'm going to have to be brutal with myself! One reason is that I cleaned out the birth/marriage, etc certificates file today and discovered our youngest son's birth certificate that I had looked a couple of time for! There it was, clear as day! No telling how much other "stuff" I'll find in all of these drawers/closets that I have to go through!

Some of my "new" files I worked on today!

January 01, 2010

Happy New Year!
Here is a GREAT prayer for the New Year from Proverbs 31 Ministries
Today I begin a new daily Bible reading program. I am really looking forward to it and hope to get lots out of it! I'll talk more about it as I "try" it out! There is a lot of reading involved each day. Two portions from the NT and two portions from the OT. For instance, today's readings are:
Matthew 1:1-17, Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 1, Genesis 1-2

Today's notes on my scripture readings:
Mt. 1:17 "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations."

Generations "listed" in this portion: 14 + 14 + 14 = 42. However, I made a little chart and only came up with 40 generations as listed in this first chapter, so I want to find out about that. See if you agree with me. I made my list as follows: From vs1 - 1. Abraham > Isaac 2. Isaac > Jacob 3. Jacob > Judah and etc.

Acts 1:2 - "taken up" back into Heaven to be seated on the right hand of the Father, sending the HS as our comforter.
Acts 1:3 - His passion was fulfilling the will of His Father to die for our sins.
Acts 1:4 - the promise of the Father - I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Acts 1:11 - "why stand ye gazing up" - DON'T JUST STAND HERE! GET BUSY IN THE WORK HE HAS CALLED YOU TO DO! - This is the command for everyone claiming the name of Christ! A perfect beginning and resolution for 2010, don't you think?

Psalm 1:1 - If we are busy working the work He has called us to do, we won't have time to walk, stand or sit with those who reject the LORD!
Psalm 1:2 - Delighting in His word will help us to "get the lead out!"

Genesis 1:28 - God gave Adam and Eve the command to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion over every living thing that moved on the earth. They had their work cut out for them. Work was not part of the curse after sin, but part of the blessing of God's creation!

My conclusion from today's readings - I (we) need to be busy about the business of the Heavenly Father! Unfortunately, because we have not been, our nation is about to go under! Let's reclaim America and return it to its proper place as a "nation under God!"

More later. Hope you have a blessed day, this first day of a new decade! Remember, Only what is done for Christ will last! Live for Him today!

December 31, 2009

Well, the last page for 2009! Still haven't decided if I am going to continue this project in 2010!

Credits:
Vicky Day, Primarily Primary
Font: pristina

December 30, 2009

It was so sweet when Jessica told me that Kara had a dream and I was in it! That amazes me that she could remember it! I'm glad I could make her dream come true!

Credit:
Vicky Day, Primarily Primary
Font: arial

December 29, 2009

Kara and Hannah LOVE having their picture taken! It is so different between the boys and the girls! This is the first really good group picture taken of them in a couple of years!

Credits:
Barb Speck, Winter Blues
Font: arial

December 28, 2009

We celebrated Ryan and Tim's birthday today. They have the same birthday...December 18th. Jessica's is very soon, too...Jan. 2...a New Year's baby!

Credits:
Vicky Day, Primarily Primary
Font: arial

December 27, 2009

YUMMY! Cream cheese desserts: Pretzel Salad, Cheese Cake and who can pass up a cheese ball! Pretzel Salad - gone! Cheese ball - gone! Cheesecake - took the last of it to church for the New Year's party tonight - gone! January 1st - "D" day!

Credits:
Angela Sharrow, Full Circle kit
Font: arial