The boys in their new playroom!

Baking at High Altitude

Ok... I'm going to share these with you but I only want constructive criticism. I love to bake and yet another thing that I love will be a challenge in Mexico City. Living at 8400 ft is tough!

ROUND ONE! (too wet)

ROUND TWO! (too dry)

My Baby Turns THREE!

A Verse For You

“How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.”- 2 Samuel 7:22

CSN Giveaway! WINNER!

Using Random.org to choose the winner...
The winner is entry #22
Julie said...

I follow your blog
thanks for the giveaway

Thanks everyone for entering the giveaway! Julie, I have sent your information to CSN and you should be contacted by email shortly with your gift certificate!

Organizing Articles

As you know, I have recently moved and now that all our boxes are here there is MUCH organizing to do. We were only able to bring our "things", meaning we left our furniture behind in storage. I am facing challenges of where to put things so everything looks right but also has functionality.

Anyway, I have been reading some organizing blogs and articles and thought that I'd share the good stuff with you. Link up and share your favorite organizing tips, too!

10 Fast Solutions for 10 Areas of Your Home
Letting Go of Stuff and Clutter Excuses
Your Guide to Lifelong Organization
Organizing With Your Kids
momAgenda - Get organized with style!

Kaleidoscope, A Book Review

I received Kaleidoscope by Patsy Clairmont from Booksneeze to review. It is a beautiful book with captivating cover art but that is about where the captivation ended for me.

Book Description


Acclaimed author and Women of Faith speaker Patsy Clairmont causes womens' hearts to leap and their hopes to lift in this quirky, straight-to-the point look at the Proverbs.


Understanding the Christian life and the Bible can be a daunting task. But maybe God didn't mean it to be so hard. In Kaleidoscope of Proverbs, Patsy Clairmont pieces together some powerful messages from God and reveals new facets of beauty, inspiration, and instruction. Written for busy women, Patsy offers brief, powerful chapters that address the key aspects of their lives, hearts, and relationships.


In the Proverbs, God gives us small gems of hope and truth, and in Kaleidoscope of Proverbs, Patsy Clairmont unveils them for readers with her trademark humor and insightful teaching.


I love that she uses Proverbs and brings it to modern day life but at times it was a bit lengthy and it was hard for me to get into. I think I prefer Proverbs in the raw, not all dressed up for modern day. It is the only book of the Bible that has really spoken to me, maybe that is why I had such a hard time with this book. Try it out for yourself and see. I'd love to hear your opinion.

This Touched Me...

This may be a sign as to where I should be looking for my passion...


My Own Little World
Matthew West
In my own little world it hardly ever rains
I’ve never gone hungry or always felt safe
I got some money in my pocket shoes on my feet
In my own little world
Population me

I try to stay awake through the Sunday morning church
I throw a twenty in the plate but I never give ’til it hurts
and I turn off the news when I don’t like what I see
it’s easy to do when it’s
population me

What if there’s a bigger picture
what if I’m missing out
What if there’s a greater purpose
I could be living right now
outside my own little world

Stopped at the red light, looked out my window
Outside the car, saw a sign, said “Help this homeless widow”
Just above this sign was the face of a human
I thought to myself, “God, what have I been doing?”
So I rolled down my window and I looked her in the eye
Oh how many times have I just passed her by
I gave her some money then I drove on through
in my own little world there’s
Population two

What if there’s a bigger picture
what if I’m missing out
What if there’s a greater purpose
I could be living right now
outside my own little world

Start breaking my heart for what breaks Yours
give me open hands and open doors
put Your light in my eyes and let me see
that my own little world is not about me

CSN Giveaway!

I was recently contacted by CSN Stores to host a giveaway on my blog. CSN has over 200 stores with some super fun stuff... you can get shoes, homeschool supplies, bedding sets and even a super cool bar stool! So much stuff to look at that I sacrificed cleaning the kitchen!  

So, what do you get to win?? A $35 gift certificate to any one of their stores!!

To be entered in this giveaway (one entry for each comment):

1. Become a follower and leave me a comment letting me know you stopped by.

2. Leave me another comment letting me know a little something about yourself and how you found Creative Disaster.

3. Head on over to CSN and take a look and let me know what you would spend your gift certificate on.

4. Post this giveaway on your blog and link up.


Winner will be chosen Friday, October 15th. Open to U.S. and Canada only (because CSN only ships to those places).

Finding Your Passion

I love the "simple" websites. They have Simple Homeschool, Simple Bites, Simple Kids, Simple Mom and Simple Organic. Something for everyone! 
Side note: Simple Bites has an awesome (on the list to try!) Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe and video with tips!


We are trying to get back on the homeschool train (it is only October!) and Simple Homeschool never ceases to get me inspired. But this time it was for my education and growth. Last week's post What do you want to learn this year? written by Jamie Martin, really struck a chord in me. Go read the article (it will only take a minute, so go!) and come back here...


What am I passionate about? 
That is a loaded question. I am very passionate about literacy. And about translating the Bible into languages that I've never even heard of so that every person has the opportunity to know Jesus! I am passionate about having a good marriage and great family. I am passionate about creating things with my hands and sharing them with people I love. My husband is passionate about one day being a business owner. 


But those are things that I consider myself educated in, if that is the right word. What do I want to learn this year? ME? [shrugging shoulders] I, uh, um, have no clue. 


Let's look more at passion- (I highlighted the ones that pertain to our conversation)


Definition of PASSION (from Merriam-Webster)

1

often capitalizeda : the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his deathb : an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion

2

obsolete : suffering

3

: the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces

4

a (1) : emotion passion is greed> (2) plural : the emotions as distinguished from reasonb : intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or convictionc : an outbreak of anger

5

a : ardent affection : loveb : a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or conceptc : sexual desired : an object of desire or deep interest

I think I'm going to have to pray about this. I honestly love a lot of things but having a passion for these things is completely different. I am going to pray that God shows me what He wants me to be passionate about. I could come up with a long list for myself but if God wants me to be passionate about something, then by golly, I better get to it! 


I'll talk about making time another day. Off to focus on passion or maybe my lack thereof. 


What are you passionate about? What is something that you'd love to learn more about that could be a new passion for you? I may be asking for two reasons; 1) I'd really love to know what you're passionate about and 2) I have no idea what I am passionate about.