NaBloPoMo Day 27 - Where do I See My Blog in a Year or more

Today is day 27 of the NaBloPoMo November challenge and it is also Thanksgiving Day here in the United States.  Much of my day will be spent in the kitchen preparing our Thanksgiving Feast.

Today I am thankful for:

1) My husband who is willing to help in the kitchen
2) All of the good food we are going to eat.
3)  All of the wonderful new friends and ideas I have found on the web and on Facebook.

I also want to pause a moment to talk about where I would like to see my blog in a year.  In one year, I would like to see my blog have a greater following as well as having printables and other useful tools being offered to my readers.  I would also like to see it generating some income for our family.

In five years, I would like to see my blog being a way of promoting my writing and being a way of offering special items to my readers.

What would you like to see happen in your life or with your blog/website in the next year or five years.  I welcome your comments.

Satisfying Sunday

Some days are just more satisfying than others.  It doesn't matter what gets done, as much as it matters who you are with at the time.  Today was one of those satisfying Sundays.  I stayed home from church with our daughter this morning while the rest of the family went to church.  Last night at bedtime she had a bloody nose and just had a rough night in general.  So Dennis and I decided it was best for me to stay with her.

While they were gone, I did a few things around the house.  Around 11:30, I began preparations for our Sunday dinner.  We always eat our big meal on Sundays right after church.  So I pulled out vegetables to have as our sides.  Our main course was going to be two ham slices.  All of the children helped with the dinner preparations once they returned from church.  Dad also helped out in the kitchen.  We had the ham slices, kale stir-fried with red onions and garlic, baby lima beans, baby potatoes and cauliflower covered in melted cheese.  Dad also fixed us garlic toast to have with the meal.  Everyone thoroughly enjoy the meal.

The rest of the day will basically be spent doing things of our choosing - either alone or with other family members.  All in all it is very satisfying to not have a ton of demands on our time.  It is good to have a day to rest and rejoice in our Lord.

So how have you spent your Sunday?  Was it satisfying?  I pray it was.  I welcome your comments.

DAY 12 NaBloPoMo - 12 Things I am Thankful For

Today is day 12 of the NaBloPoMo challenge.  I thought I would share 12 things I am thankful for since it is November and quickly approaching Thanksgiving here in the USA.

12 Things I am Thankful for:
1) My amazing and wonderful husband.  I was truly blessed when he entered my life.

2)  My four children - They light up my world and keep life interesting.

3)  My extended family - they too make life interesting.

4)  My Online Bible Study friends that have become like family

5)  My Savior Jesus Christ who was willing to die on the cross for my sins

6)  The ability to homeschool my children

7)  Our various church families:  Because we have moved twice in the past 6 years, we have had to find new churches.  Our church families in Greensburg (there were two different ones) and the three different ones we have interacted with where we are living now have blessed our family

8) The ability to serve God as he calls me to do

9)  The Cozi app that allows me to keep track of our calendar and to share it with my family, including sending reminders.

10)  YouVersion App - that ensures I spend time in God's Word every day.

11)  My Teddy Bear that my wonderful husband bought me for our anniversary many years ago.

12)  The ability to spend time blogging and writing.

So those are the things I am thankful for today.  What are you thankful for?  I would love to hear from you.