Praise Him!!!

Heb 10:10 Because Jesus Christ did what God wanted him to do, we are all purified from sin by the offering that he made of his own body once and for all.

Thank you Jesus, for your gift of eternal life with you in heaven. Thank you for dying on the cross for the very people who beat and mocked you. May we all learn a lesson. Thank you for defeating sin and the grave, all for us. Thank you for the painful sacrifice that You made, may we be walking proof of your unfailing grace and love. Thank you JESUS!!!

Have a wonderful day, in celebration of the One who deserves all of our honor and praise!

Cleaning for the Holidays! The Bathroom!

Last week we cleaned our living room, and I did too! My son, Caden and I took everything off of shelves and dusted everything (Ah-CHOO!). We swept under all furniture, and swept down cobwebs, wiped down all of those little milk spots (from a little Mister's bottles...) on our leather furniture... But in the end, it all go done. This morning you can't tell much, but once the floor (the boy's blankets and Legos!) is cleaned up, it looks a LOT better... Everything in it's place!

This week, is our Bathroom. If you have more than one, you can focus on your MAIN bathroom, or all of them! I have one (finished!) bathroom, so I will focus on that! Here is a list of things I am going to make sure I cover:

• Spray down the outside and inside of toilet, sink & tub. Scrub down!!! If you are using one rag, start with the sink first. Then go to the tub, THEN the toilet. Washing the rag thoroughly with HOT water each time. You don't want to carry the germs from the toilet to your sink! YUCK!
• Do your cupboards need a good cleaning/ organizing? OH, buddy... Mine needs a good organizing! With 4 little boys digging in the cupboards all the time, it gets a little disorganized! Clean where you keep your toothbrushes!
• Wash the walls! Our walls get all steamed up, and then cool down. When the toilet flushes and the lid is up, there are little particles that go into the air and can land on your walls and such.... I know, YUCK! Scrub 'em down! Scrub down cupboard fronts. Dust!
• Scrub the floor! Scrub around the toilet LAST. Work from the opposite side of the room from the toilet, work toward the toilet. That way, you don't spread those germs from around the toilet to the rest of the floor.
• Clean the door handles and light switches! These are touched the most in your bathroom, make sure they get a good cleaning!
• Need to replace bulbs? Replace ANYTHING? DO it this week!

Along with getting ready for Thanksgiving, I will focus sometime on cleaning the bathroom. You KNOW if you have people over, everyone will hit the bathroom a few times! Make sure it is clean and ready for guests! Make sure you have enough T.P. out, and soap by the sink.

Join me! Let's clean that bathroom!

Ready for the Holidays- Clean-up Living Room!

So, last week I skipped out on my Clean-up of my Entry Area. I will definitely be coming back to it though.... I had a sick kid and the week filled up with "stuff" really quick. But, this week is my Living Room Week!

You can participate if you would like, but this is just something I like to make sure is done before the Holidays!

Living Room

This week I will be:

• First, do a "general" clean-up. Then, go to "spot cleaning".
• Take everything off of shelves, dust! When I go to put things back, does this really belong here? Maybe Re-arrange!
• Look through all of my free magazine collection, and weed out what I don't NEED anymore. The rest put back away, nicely in a basket.
• Move all furniture, sweep under! Move furniture how I am going to want it when we get our Christmas tree. So it will be all ready to go!
• Anything doesn't belong in the living room? Get it out! This is the week!
• Wash blankets and pillows on couches.
• Clean-out/ Straighten-up CD/ DVD collections.
• What do the windows look like? Clean 'em! Do curtains and/ or blind need a cleaning? Do it!
• Get rid of all cob-webs!
• No toys in the living room but baby toys. Clean out baby toy collection, clean the toys.
• Anything need fixing? Fix it?
• Light bulbs need replaced? Replace 'em!

My Goal: Not for a perfectly cleaned home, but for a cozy home that is less maintenance in the future months. I don't want to have people over and wish I had thought about cleaning the cobwebs!

Update on how everything went on Friday!

Ready for the Holidays- Clean-up!

As we all know, the holidays can produce a LOT of stress. Especially if we are hosting an event or 2... This year, as in the last couple, I am hosting my family's Thanksgiving AND Christmas. Which, I DO love to do! But, if I don't plan ahead, I could get a little stressed out. I want to focus on the REASON for the holidays, not focusing on me and how much I have to do!

So, starting next week, and each week up until Christmas, I am choosing a room in my home, and I am turning it upside down, and then turning it right side up again, so it will be ready for company this holiday season.

Here is my clean-up line-up:

• Nov. 9-13 Entry Area ( This is the clutter area in my house! I want this to be a warm & inviting welcome spot in my home!)
• Nov. 16-20 Living Room (This just needs a GOOD cleanin...)
• Nov. 23-27 Bathroom ( I know this is the week of Thanksgiving, but I am assigning the bathroom to this, because it was the smallest job! I think I can do this in 2 or 3 days!)
• Nov. 30- Dec. 4 Bedrooms ( I have a few kid's rooms to go through and rid out, and my room could probably use a good cleaning too.)
• Dec. 7-11 Kitchen/ Dining Area ( For me, these 2 rooms are the same area. And it could really use a good straightening up!)
• Dec. 14-18 Outside ( If you haven't decorated or even cleaned up your outside area, now is the time to do it. At this time, I will probably add a few winter items outside, and make sure everything is in Christmas condition!)

So, that my friends, is my plans for cleaning up! If you would like to join me in clean-up, I would love it! You can link up in the comments area. But Mondays, I will show you a before pic, and on Fridays, I will post an after pic.

Now that I have the cleaning planned out, now to look at the Thanksgiving Meal... Mmmm! Can't wait! See you Monday, so I can start cleaning!

Happy Birthday America!

Here's to a great 4th of July! May your weekend be fun and SAFE! Have a great weekend!

Weekend Inspiration will not be posted today, because of the holiday weekend. See you next Saturday!