Heather Marshall on September 7th, 2009

WOW, where did the summer go? I thought I’d have so much time for blogging, but… WOW! I completely missed August!
This has been a busier summer than expected, working 3 part-time jobs, trying to stay on top of menu-planning, house cleaning, baby preparation, youth ministry, friends leaving for college, and family visiting on vacation. Oh [...]

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Heather Marshall on June 29th, 2009

In an effort to stay organized and productive throughout my days, I’ve decided to adopt another good plan in addition to my daily timesheets:
Menu Planning!!!
I’m the type that usually starts thinking about dinner around 4 or 5 p.m., shortly before my husband is due home. Not good when I realize that there is NOTHING in [...]

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Heather Marshall on June 25th, 2009

I have discovered the keys to being productive! Really!! It works!!
Okay, so by now you may have heard me say (many times) that I am not the neatest of people… clutter is something I hate, but for some reason seem to put up with all the time.  I’m not self-motivated to clean, and I get [...]

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Heather Marshall on June 9th, 2009

Vow, n. A solemn promise made to God; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act, service, or condition. (Dictionary.com)
Tomorrow is my 3 year wedding anniversary.  Wow… How fast time has flown by, yet…. it seems like we’ve been [...]

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Heather Marshall on May 11th, 2009

This weekend, Jason & I took a nice long walk/jog along the road that leads from our island (Ocean City) to the next island (containing the towns of Strathmere & Sea Isle).  Jason works in Strathmere in the summertime and wanted to check out the beach situation, since storms tend to wash part of it [...]

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Heather Marshall on May 2nd, 2009

Stop, Drop, & Roll…. you probably learned this as a young child, just in case your clothing ever caught on fire.  To put out the fire, your teachers had you practice these three things:

Stop what you are doing.

Drop to the ground.

Roll until the fire is out.

Now, I’ve never had to use this method in a [...]

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Heather Marshall on April 19th, 2009

Are you up for a good challenge? Depending on your personality, or even what’s going on in your life at the time, this challenge may or may not be EXTREMELY difficult!
Your challenge is, for a WHOLE WEEK, to not complain.  No complaining about your husband, your kids, your co-workers, your boss. No complaining about [...]

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Heather Marshall on April 13th, 2009

As a wife, a mom, or a woman… what kinds of FEAR do you face?
As a wife, I face the fear of failure - that my husband won’t think I’m good enough, that I’ll fail at being the best wife out there.
I face the fear of rejection - that if I do something “wrong”, my [...]

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Heather Marshall on April 7th, 2009

Wow, has it REALLY been over a month since my last blog post?! My goodness! What a month this has been!  And what a major case of writer’s block I have had!!
However, I HAVE been reading… a lot.  I’m currently in the midst of reading 4 books - at the same time! One is in [...]

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Heather Marshall on March 2nd, 2009

February was the “Month of Love,” right? There’s Valentine’s Day, and of course…. my engagement day was in February as well! My pastor did a series this month on marriage… we had a “Fireproof” outreach the other evening….  Stores go nuts for Valentine’s day related love … Hallmark cards are splashed in red as they [...]

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