Conference

Mr. Geoffrey Botkin

Victoria and Geoffrey Botkin

I've been having a difficult time trying to come up with a summary of the conference. Thursday night I maybe got six hours of sleep, so Friday I was very tired and bordering on grumpy. Because there was so much information about halfway through the first lecture Mr. Botkin said they'd make the information available on-line through a password protected procedure. Because of that I quit taking notes for the most part. Therefore, there's quite a bit that didn't stick in my memory. In looking through the notes I did take I'll see what I can come up with.

"The Great Needs of Our Generation"
1. Righteous family dominion
2. Family discipleship
3. Faith in God
4. Fidelity to God's law
5. A practical knowledge of God's ways
6. Will to fight for what's right
7. Patriarchal duty
8. Multigenerational responsibility
9. Cultural fruitfulness
10. Covenantal faithfulness to God

Tomorrow: why the 2nd generation drops the ball.

Family Conference

We went to this conference Friday and Saturday. I hope to blog about it over the next few days. We had a good time together as a family. We learned a few things and were reminded of a few more things.

Here are a few other links while you wait for more from me. ;)

http://www.benbotkin.com/

http://www.outside-hollywood.com/

http://visionarydaughters.com/

Sewing for the girls

Etta is modeling the Easter dress that I finished last week while cleaning the craftroom.


Josefina is wearing the apron I had been wanting to make; the fabric for it was in a pile of to do projects found while cleaning.


Here's the link for the apron pattern.

Gospel Aprons

I get a daily email from Mission Network News. Several weeks ago there was a story about Gospel Aprons. I looked into it an sent for a kit to make two. I finished one of them this afternoon. If you're interested here's the link.



What the colors represent:
Black--Our sin that separates us from God.
Red--Jesus blood shed for forgiveness of sin.
White--We are washed whiter than snow by the blood of Jesus.
Blue--The Holy Spirit
Green--Spiritual growth
Gold (yellow)--Heaven
Butterfly--The transformation that takes place when we become new creatures in Christ.

The After

The After

Amy's side

My side

It feels great to have this done. I was able to vacuum most of the floor. Yippee! There are still projects out, but they're going to get done. We sorted through lots of stuff, but I just realized I need to sort the scrapbooking things. I'll try to tackle that on Monday. Or maybe I should wait until all the sewing projects are finished. Once I start sorting I may get inspired to scrapbook. :)

The Thrillin' Grillin' Experience

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Originally uploaded by momawake

I went to start the grill tonight and discovered this. I didn't freak out, but I could feel it coming. The only thing to do in that case is yell for Amy to bring the camera!

Six unimportant things that make me happy

I was tagged by Christine

The Rules:
* List Six Unimportant Things That Make You Happy
* Mention and link to the person who tagged you
* Tag six of your favorite bloggers to play along

Here is my list of 6 Unimportant Things that Make Me Happy

1. FarmTown on Facebook.
2. Shopping for fabric and scrapbooking paper.
3. Charles Wysocki puzzles
4. Christian chick-lit books.
5. Success in a sewing project.
6. Quiet Sunday afternoons.

Tagging (0nly 4 since this time):

Hope Anne
Elizabeth
Cheri
Mom