ENCOURAGED IN HEART

Chore Chart

Steph — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:40:36 +0000

Yesterday, my friend, Kaia, sent me this link and I thought it was just too cool not to share! You can create and personalize any type of the following charts: Chore Charts Behavior Charts Study Charts Fitness Charts Hygiene Charts Health Charts http://www.handipoints.com/ Enjoy spreading the chart-goodness through your home and [...]

Taking the edge off.

Steph — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:46:41 +0000

Taking the edge off…it’s looked different, in different stages of my life. As a little girl, I took the edge off with temper tantrums…and made my family pay for my unhappiness by bouncing my pigtails up and down in the same pattern as my stomped foot, with the best “Humph!” I had in me. As a [...]

Gray hair and chocolate, all before 9am.

Steph — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:50:09 +0000

“I like the color babe, it looks great!” The Finkster noticed over our family breakfast. Not sure if he noticed the box in the trash or the fact I didn’t have Don King like bed head at breakfast – but either way, he noticed. “Thanks babe, it’s part of the chocolate series,” I less-gray-fully stated. “You [...]

Impromptu meetings and play dates.

Steph — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:09:19 +0000

This morning I exited our silent “library”, to enter my non-silent office. Unbeknownst to me, I had a meeting waiting to be had. Today is no ordinary day here at the Fink household. Today is the long-awaited and much anticipated play date with none other than Alexandar T. Yes, by birth right, [...]

I need help!

Steph — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:06:43 +0000

I’m very happy to report that my Weight Watchers progress is rocking and headed in the correct direction, down! Lucy’s been cheering me on as well as the Lucy wanna-be’s at the Weight Watchers meetings. My calorie burnin’ temper tantrums and points counting have both proven effective methods for weight loss, and [...]

A Tear’s Journey.

Steph — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:36:49 +0000

“A Tear’s Journey” – that’s pretty much the title of my weekend. I’m writing to you from the comforts of my hotel room, in a land that’s not far from my residence. A promised land of sorts; a land that flowing with coffee and billowy pillows…they have milk and honey here too. [...]

Still counting…

Steph — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:36:11 +0000

Today I continued to count…but not just my Weight Watchers points. But while I’m mentioning it, I have learned that coffee, my beloved coffee (black), is ZERO points! And for when my sweet tooth strikes, one Rice Krispy treat is one point! Ah Lord, this is just further evidence of your sweet love for me! [...]

Our child, “Pockets”.

Steph — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:12:36 +0000

So, does anyone else out there have an offspring that just likes to, how do I say it…paint outside the lines, or thinks that backwards is forwards??!? And, you’re not really sure if what they’re doing is because they do actually know better, but they’d smoothly prefer to see their parent compete in another [...]

Just two things…

Steph — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:56:52 +0000

I hate that it’s been soooooo l-o-n-g since my last post. I’ve been busy. Busy with basically just two things. 1. Temper tantruming. 2. Counting my points. As if #2 doesn’t take enough time, you just wouldn’t believe how much time it’s taking me to accomplish #1. And it’s all because of #2. Gheesh. The above two things have resulted from a series [...]

Blogcast: The School of Love.

Steph — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:43:29 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Finks! Well, this blogcast was planned to be videoed and published this morning, before church. Then, low and behold – an argument, a monstrous argument occurred. Blech. It’s not easy to act nice, let alone do a blogcast on loving your spouse, when you’re mad at em’. Dave and I don’t [...]