How Do you Manage? (Management 101 Series)

Posted on May 21, 2013 | 1 Comment

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Time and time again I am confronted with the question how do you do it? How do I do what is usually my response then I realize what they are talking about. How is it I maintain my house, my children, all my extra activities and run several community groups and the answer is easy…… Time Management.

Time management means lots of different things to lots of different people. For some time management may deem internet time has a waste of time. Not for me however since a lot of my ministries are focused around being online. The key however is finding the balance. Time management is when you define where you need to spend your time and how much of that time.

Now finding a schedule that works for you may not be easy but it is very important when it comes to keeping up our homes, ourselves, our obligations and our duties. For the rest of the week I will be taking time to explain to you all my routines. What my cleaning routines look like, even how I manage all my other duties online and  offline ;) .

I hope you join me for this mini series and I hope that it is a blessing to you.

Until Next Time Just Keep Soaring 4 Him,

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Easy Chicken Alfredo

Posted on May 18, 2013 | Leave a comment

Chicken Alfredo anyone……………………………

Supplies:

1 lb fettuccini pasta

1 1/2 cup of butter divided

1 lb boneless,  skinless chicken breast cut into cubes or strips

2 (16 ounce) container of whole milk ricotta cheese

1 pint  heavy cream

1 teaspoon   salt

1 cup  grated Parmesan cheese

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  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.  Add fettuccini and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat.  Sauté chicken until no longer pink and juices run clear.
  • In a large saucepan combine ricotta cheese, cream, salt, Parmesan cheese and remaining butter.  Cook over medium heat until well combined, about 10 minutes.  Stir in cooked fettuccini and chicken; cook until heated through.
  • Enjoy :)

 

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Until Next Time Just Keep Soaring 4 Him,

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Turn Your Back On Pride Not The Person

Posted on May 14, 2013 | Leave a comment

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I believe everyone knows how relationships come and go. Sometimes they end because of distance and sometimes they end because of lack of communication. Other times they end because of pride. I say this because I have had many relationships end in my life but the ones that hurt the most are those that end because of pride.

 

I had a friend for a great number of years. She had been present for the birth of all my children. Smuggled me in food so I wouldn’t have to eat hospital food. We worked together and played even harder together. We had a monthly girls night out. Honestly I am pretty sure that people thought we were joined at the hip. But yet because of pride one day we decided to walk away from each other. Never to talk again. Or so I thought…….

 

After about two years of not talking to each other God has laid her on my mind several times over the past few months. And though in the past couple years I had been yielding to Gods will instead of just doing what God wanted me to when it was convenient. I have really been working on listening to God more  and my worldly self less. I could just not bring myself to pick up the phone. Because I felt I was justified. That I was in the right and she was in the wrong. (Starting to sound familiar) Finally God was no longer whispering “call her” he was screaming it. So after morning devotions and before I set out to the church’s women’s ministry cooking bash I said ” Ok Lord I get the point”. Now one must know that I called this poor woman at 7:30 a.m. half hoping she would not answer which she didn’t. Then I was able to say “well see I tried”. Later that night she called back (gulp). As we talked we both had to swallow a lot of pride. Tings had been said and done to leave hurt feelings. But since that phone call we have been making steps to correct the issues and to move past them. I for one couldn’t be happier.

 

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2

Our own pride makes us look foolish. When we are unable to see the error of our ways and only see the error of others this is what causes major problems in a relationship. This can be in your marriage, friendships and with your own children. Sure we feel justified but God doesn’t want His children to live this way. When our pride takes away from what God wants us to do nobody is going to win. What if every time God disagreed with a choice we had made He turned His back on us?

I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15

God has promised never to leave us. So what gives us the right to let our pride effect our relationship with our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.I find it heartbreaking every time I log onto my personal FB page. All I ever seem to see is families fighting with each other. Mother’s and daughters….Siblings against siblings…..Friends against friends. This leaves me wondering how does God feel about this? Surely this is not what He intended. I believe all it boils down to is us allowing Satan to take root into our relationships.

 

Now for my question to you……Who have you allowed a relationship to end with due to pride? Have you been putting off an uncomfortable conversation just because you feel justified? Because I can assure you if you feel you must justify something to yourself then you know you are in the wrong. But don’t let another day pass with this weighing on your conscience. I never said it is easy but the sense of peace that comes from it in the end is AMAZING. Remember to turn your back on pride NOT the person…

 

Oh to give you hope I will be actually having a girls afternoon with mine this coming Friday :)

 

Until Next Time Just Keep Soaring 4 Him,

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Are You Listening To God?

Posted on May 13, 2013 | 1 Comment

Are you listening to God

“Hannah” I said in my stern but loving voice. “Come here and let me talk to you.” “No!” Hannah my 2 year old says plopping herself down on the hall floor. “Hannah come here now” I quickly reply back. “No momma no I not want to” Hannah expresses and she inches herself further down the hall in the opposite direction.

You see Hannah had broken one of the house rules. No going into the kitchen without an adult accompanying you. Instead she was just thinking of the yummy treats inside those cabinets. Apparently that yummy goodness is more worthy of attention than the possible punishments that could be received.

After all was said and done however it really got me to thinking. (As often times watching my children in different situations does.) How many times have I been given a direct order by God to do something and I have felt that  disobeying seemed to be the best choice. Let me just save you the trouble of reading my long list of bad things and just tell you there is a lot. You see much like our children God give us warnings. He gives us chances to make things right. It is just up to us to take the chance.

Many times I have made things worse on myself because much like Hannah I am stubborn. Please no one tell my husband I just admitted that!! I listen to God telling me to write certain things or talk to certain people and yet there are times I feel I would much rather hide in a closet. I try to plead my case. Explain why I can’t do something. Often times the excuses are even original. My excuses are I don’t have time, who would watch my children or what would people think of me. When in actuality when I became a Christian I agreed to pick up my cross daily. I agreed not to worry about what others thought about me. I also agreed not to let anything get in my way while trying to achieve what God had laid on my heart.

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23

Picking up our cross means we are going to do what God leads us to do. Be it talking to the next door neighbor. Helping the lady in the grocery store. Volunteering to help with a project in Church. Spending less time on Facebook and more time in God’s word. Picking up our crosses means not letting anything stop us from accomplishing what God has set out for us to do. God will work out the details all we have to do is be willing to listen.

So now is when I pose a question to you. What is it that God has laid on your heart and that you have been putting off? Are you going to do like Hannah and go out kicking and screaming or are you going to say yes Lord lead the way?

Until Next Time Just Keep Soaring 4 Him,

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For All The Moms

Posted on May 11, 2013 | 1 Comment

I remember my mother’s prayer’s and they have always followed me. I have clung to me all my life ~Abraham Lincoln

Mother’s have the ability to mold a family. We set the mold for what kind of women our son’s are going to bring home one day to join our families. We are the keepers of the cheerios, can heal boo boos with kisses, our husbands backbones, and our daughters idols.

It’s a big job we have on our shoulders has the keeper of our family’s heart and home. And yet day in and day out we get up slap a smile on our face and greet our family with all the love and affection we have. There are no sick days for mom. No personal days (after all even when they are not with us they are still on our minds). Sleep is often times a hot commodity after all if you aren’t awake who will keep the boogy man at bay. And yet without fail you are up serving breakfast to your lovelies because as you remember your mom telling you “it’s the most important meal of the day”.

Your devotion times are spent not only feeding your soul but also praying for those little souls that God has entrusted in your care. You make sure to show God’s love to them in every way possible. And has they get older you stand at the door as they live and pray fro their day as well as their return home to be a safe one. You pray for their future. And you pray for the strength to be half the mom they deserve to have.

We clean our homes. Not because they really like it but because we know this will bring them peace. We wash countless loads of laundry because we want our children to always look their best. We cook the veggies we know they dislike not because we will receive praise for it but because we know they have to have it. At the same time we make the yummy treats just because we want to show them that we do love them.

Now we may not get a thank you daily, weekly or even monthly. We do have one day. One day in which we are showered with all the love our children can muster. Because even though they may not show it all the time we are loved. We are our son’s first loves and our daughter’s best friend.  We are indeed truly blessed.

So to all the moms out there…..Happy Mother’s Day….May your heart overflow with the showering of love from your children today…..

Until Next Time Just Keep Soaring 4 Him

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