Archives for September 2011 | My Journey to Authenticity

Exciting #3in30 update! (End of September)

September 30, 2011 By Meredith 8 Comments

Before I get into my update, I want to share something really exciting with all of you. I have mentioned in my previous 3 in 30 posts that I am using this method with my high school band. We weren’t able to start right off in September, because it took a while for them to [...]

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Top Ten Reasons I Want This Week to be Over – Ugly/Beautful

September 29, 2011 By Meredith 2 Comments

I wrote my 10 things, and then I went back and I wrote all of the blessings that came with them. 1. For the first time in my teaching career (10 + years) I had to call in assistance from the behavior teacher and/or the assistant principal in the middle of a class. It was [...]

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Weigh in Wednesday: Finally Becoming a Grown-Up

September 28, 2011 By Meredith 5 Comments

I will shout it from the rooftops, just like any of my friends on MyFitnessPal who directed me to the Fat2Fit Radio website, getting the right information can make all of the difference. Using their BMR calculator and recommended calorie allowances, I have been losing weight, and feeling amazing while doing so. I have been learning [...]

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Reflecting on 1 John 1:6-7

September 27, 2011 By Meredith 6 Comments

1 John 1: 6 – 7 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His [...]

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Multitudes on Monday, 381 – 401

September 26, 2011 By Meredith 6 Comments

Just a few of the things which cause me to be filled to overflowing . . . (Counting up to One Thousand Gifts) 380. Fullness of Joy. 381. Learning how to work as a team . . . and thereby avoiding the typical “you can’t sweep before we clean the rest of the kitchen” debate. [...]

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#3in30 Update, September Week 3

September 23, 2011 By Meredith 11 Comments

Here is my update!!! I have typed and deleted about three different ways of apologizing or remarking about the lateness of the post. But… I don’t have to apologize to anyone! I am who I am – and that means that life is crazy overwhelming sometimes, and usually by Friday I am so exhausted [...]

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Fullness of Joy

September 22, 2011 By Meredith 10 Comments

I John 1:4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.The first three verses are filled with assertions and claims of being the eye-witnesses of Jesus’ ministry when He was alive, walking and ministering on Earth. They heard Him. They touched Him. They saw Him, and His works. We are invited [...]

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Weigh in Wednesday: Salads are Cool

September 21, 2011 By Meredith 4 Comments

So…. THIS is what my routine is going to look like.Feeling so busy that I feel like I can’t get my head above water.(Or is that the lingering congestion from my cold?) Seriously, though.Last night Community Band started up again. It was fun. It was wonderful to not have to drive a total of an [...]

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This Mother’s Heart . . .

September 20, 2011 By Meredith 2 Comments

Sometime in the early morning, usually around 6 a.m., my oldest child sleepily comes downstairs. I have usually finished up my morning routine: (In the Word, prayer, blogging.) and am in the middle of reading (and trying to comment) on other peoples’ blogs. ( I haven’t had as much time for commenting since school started back [...]

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Giving Thanks, #1000gifts, 359 – 379

September 19, 2011 By Meredith 2 Comments

Linking up with many other people who are finding the blessings in the everyday, at the lovely Ann Voskamp’s blog, A Holy Experience. 359. A littlest boy who is finally feeling better after being “off” last Monday and Tuesday. 360. That my husband was able to visit Stephen at school on Tuesday during lunch while [...]

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