Please join me for coffee this week. I’ve just discovered french vanilla creamer and it is new and fun! Hot cocoa for this rainy cold Friday too!
We’re beginning to think wild week’s are the norm here.
Last Saturday night Dh and I had a date night to celebrate that I had met the 10% of my body weight lost enroute to trying to lose 50 lbs by August. This marked 21 lbs gone since January. It was a great date night! 
Church was really tremendous Sunday morning as we worshipped together. Home again to eat lunch then a drive Sunday began new experiences as we visited the Huntsville Botanical Gardens as members this time. Madison and I enjoyed a tour by author and master gardner Harvey Cotten, who has a new book out with Barbara Pleasant and Pamela Crawford. Easy Gardens for the South It’s a great book and we’re so thrilled to have been privileged to spend time with Mr. Cotten in person.
I have had the pleasure of working a new website this week as the publisher was facing a website gone with a new book on the shelf. God moves in mysterious ways sometimes, for we certainly never intended to go to the garden to find a client, or to overnight learn html. Dh and I were able to build a new site together for Ms Crawford, usually I am the web content or strategic marketing part of a website as a ghostwriter and content marketing developer for other authors and businesses. In fact, the one strategic partnership I have with The Belford Group, launched their new site this week as well in Northwest Arkansas, if you look on the “About Us” page, you’ll see my name…and no I didn’t self describe .. Angela Belford herself did the writing on that bio.. After hearing the author and publisher Ms Crawford’s situation after emailing her, I offered to help out, and had a 23 hour all night adventure Sunday night getting the site up and going. Ms. Pamela Crawford’s Easy Container Gardens book series is beautiful and very encouraging of those of us with less than green thumbs.
We will be sharing this wealth of books as resources in workshops for blended families as an activity for multi aged blended families to learn to grow roots in the garden together. We did just that as a stepfamily six and a half years ago and have every year since!It was kind of like meeting a movie star talking to her on the phone, only knowing later who you met. I’ve admired her books for years and had first contacted her about sharing their books at Educational Consultant trainings I lead for schools and districts. The books can be found at Home Depot, garden centers, and in book stores. She is a very articulate writer and her books are a visual treasure! Mr. Cotten was so kind to Madison and I both as we enjoyed his welcome tour to the Huntsville Botanical Garden where he has been Master Gardner and Administrator of the gardens for the last thirteen years. We look forward to knowing them through their books and in person if we’re fortunate for many years!
God has moved mountains this week on the ministry front. Our personal ministry is to help provide Christian resources and training for leadership for those working with step and blended families. To train and provide guidance for church leadership who work with stepfamilies, and to train organizations who work with blended and step families how to overcome the complexities of step and blended family children’s lives, so many scheduling conflicts, form conflicts, and hurts can be avoided!
A Joyful Place Called Home will be attending Christian Book Expo 09 March 18-22 in Dallas. The graphics were done by myself and Trista Stewart of Delicious Designs by Trista, and I am just tickled to now have her on the staff of Sweetwrites! my company. I have the a really fun story of how this has all come about, but today I want to hear about you!
Our oldest step daughter, Kimmy, gets married in three weeks. Her grandfather had major back surgury this week, so we’re all thrilled he is doing well and looks like he can attend the wedding! How good will it be for all six of us to be in one place for the weekend!
Saturday morning coffee?? I am a bit late. We should so have coffee IRL. I've run across a few other ladies from around TN. Have a great weekend!
Saturday morning coffee?? I am a bit late. We should so have coffee IRL. I've run across a few other ladies from around TN. Have a great weekend!
Love French Vanilla creamer and I'm so disappointed to be all out of it at my house. You won't mind if I use a whole bunch of yours this morning?
Whew, your week was busy! Can you function without sleep? I really can't, although the last all nighter was this last summer. I made it through the night, but boy was it hard to limp through the next couple of days!
It would be fun to meet in Dallas next week…I don't know what my schedule will be like but maybe if you send me some info on where you are and what your schedule is, we could work something out!
Love French Vanilla creamer and I'm so disappointed to be all out of it at my house. You won't mind if I use a whole bunch of yours this morning?
Whew, your week was busy! Can you function without sleep? I really can't, although the last all nighter was this last summer. I made it through the night, but boy was it hard to limp through the next couple of days!
It would be fun to meet in Dallas next week…I don't know what my schedule will be like but maybe if you send me some info on where you are and what your schedule is, we could work something out!
Wow! A ministry for step/blended families! As a step-mom (and a pastor's wife) I can tell you that this is an area that not too many churches want to deal with. . .
Good for yOU!!
… a much needed ministry for today's families!
God bless you!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Looks like it was a busy week for a lot of Company Girls…whew!! Hope you'll get a chance to slow down sometime soon. hehe Congrats on the weight loss so far. That is great news!
Thanks for stopping by this week. I loved your thoughts on parenting. I am always so encouraged by what other Company Girls have to say.
Have a great week this week!
-Melissa
Thanks for stopping by this week. I loved your thoughts on parenting. I am always so encouraged by what other Company Girls have to say.
Have a great week this week!
-Melissa
My new fav is Southern Buttered Pecan. I have never been a coffee drinker, never liked the taste. But with this creamer…aaaahhhh. It tastes nothing like coffee! But hubby prefers French Vanilla–he says mine is too sweet.
I envy your ability to be graphic designer. I set up a new template for my blog yesterday and it took 4 and a half hours and help from a 13 year old. How sad is that?
I pray continued blessings on your ministry. May God lead you as you journey on this road.
In His Love and Mine,
Elaine
My new fav is Southern Buttered Pecan. I have never been a coffee drinker, never liked the taste. But with this creamer…aaaahhhh. It tastes nothing like coffee! But hubby prefers French Vanilla–he says mine is too sweet.
I envy your ability to be graphic designer. I set up a new template for my blog yesterday and it took 4 and a half hours and help from a 13 year old. How sad is that?
I pray continued blessings on your ministry. May God lead you as you journey on this road.
In His Love and Mine,
Elaine
French Vanilla is my second favorite next to Cinnamon Vanilla. yum! Congrats on the weight loss – you look great! I hope you and Rachel Anne get to meet up. Let us know if it happens!
Thanks for coffee!
D