Bible in 90 Days Update

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I am currently three days behind schedule of the Bible in 90 Days reading plan. I have been consistently three days behind for the past week, each day completing a full day’s reading but making little effort to catch up.

Today I finished reading the Old Testament! I started reading on August 20, so it’s taken me just over two months. What a ride! I’ve done this once before but I forgot what a whirlwind it is to read the Bible in only three months.

I can’t wait to dig into the New Testament. The reading schedule is going to involve a lot of flipping back and forth through the Gospels, since I’m reading through the chronological plan. I can’t believe how many passages are included in each day’s reading, most of them only a few verses each.

Even though I understand the benefit of reading the Bible this fast, I can’t wait to finish so that I can spend some time studying something specific. I haven’t decided what I need to study, but I want to really dig into a text and spend time learning as much as possible about God. Less than a month left!

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Birthday present

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Last night we went to Joann Fabric and picked out my birthday present. Both my mother and mother-in-law gave me some cash and it was burning a hole in my pocket. I really wanted to go fabric shopping but decided there was no point when I am still missing some vital quilting tools.

Instead, I picked up this beautiful rotary cutting mat.

Of course, my cat decided he needed to “help” with the cutting process.

I don’t have a table large enough to cut on so I have to use the floor. Good enough for me!

This afternoon I cut out the remaining squares I need for my denim quilt. I want to add a second additional row to make it even longer, but the flannel backing I have isn’t long enough to allow for that. Now I just have to figure out how to iron without an ironing board…

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What’s on my Nightstand?

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What's On Your Nightstand

I’m still working through the Bible in 90 Days Chronological Reading Plan so my “other” reading has gone down a bit this month.

Bible

  • Jonah
  • Amos
  • Isaiah
  • Michah
  • Proverbs
  • Psalms
  • Nahum
  • Habakkuk
  • Zephaniah
  • Lamentations
  • Obadiah
  • Ezekiel
  • 2 Kings
  • Jeremiah
  • 2 Chronicles
  • Daniel
  • Haggai

As always, links are to my full reviews.

Christian Fiction

  • With Every Letter by Sarah Sundin – 4 stars. Fantastic book, a breath of fresh air.
  • The Quilt by T. Davis Bunn, Davis Bunn – 4 stars. A heart warming story!
  • A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman – 1 star. For a book titled A Passion Most Pure, there is a lot of passion. Way too much for my taste. I cannot recommend it.

Christian Nonfiction

  • Blessing Your Husband by Debra Evans – 2 stars. It had potential, but wasn’t for me. Not deep enough.

General Nonfiction

Secular Fiction

  • Time and Again by Jack Finney – 4 stars. Fantastic time travel story with NYC as the main character. I wish they’d turned it into a movie!

Currently Reading

Last month I added three books to my list due to the Nightstand posts. I read two off my to-read list. Not bad! Of course, we’ll see how many get added this month…

Happy reading!!

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Pity Party – Want to Come?

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Earlier this afternoon, I threw myself a pity party and invited my mother. She was sympathetic and let me cry for awhile. Then we started talking about listing our blessings. I told her I would write a blog post tonight and list some of mine…

  • My husband, who brought home a pizza tonight so that I wouldn’t have to cook
  • The freedom to worship God
  • Chocolate Ice Cream
  • Pay Day!
  • A cat who hasn’t sprayed since his neuter last week
  • Peppermint Mochas
  • A well-stocked library
  • Thirty years of life

I do have a lot to be thankful for. I suppose my pity party should be turned into a thanksgiving prayer meeting instead. Thank you, Mom, for reminding me to be more aware of the blessings God has bestowed!

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New colors!

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I learned something new and I am really excited about it.

I learned how to add a second color of yarn! Way back when I used to crochet, I didn’t know how to add a new skein or a new color of yarn. I just tied the two colors together and continued crocheting. This resulted in color changes in the middle of a row.

Thanks to the Mighty YouTube, I discovered a tutorial showing how to add a new color.

This opens up so many more options in my knitting. I can’t wait to learn more!

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So tired

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Bruno has been letting us sleep all night since he came home from the veterinarian. It has been lovely! But for some reason, both hubby and I are really tired tonight. It’s not even 6:30 but we’re going to bed. We’re going to read for a bit and then sleep. Hurray!

I was going to post about a new knitting technique I learned today, but oh well. There’s always tomorrow!

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Organization and frugality – groceries

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Today has been a fairly productive day. I ran out of yarn on my kitty blanket so I’m again without a knitting project! If hubby is able to get off work at five, we’ll be visiting Joann’s to buy more yarn and some knitting needles for a baby hat.

Kitty blanket – in progress

This morning, I went grocery shopping at Safeway and picked up most of our groceries for the week. We literally eat week to week at our house, running out of groceries at the end of each week. It’s crazy!

I’ve been collecting receipts for the past six weeks and today I started my spreadsheet. We shop at Whole Foods, Safeway, the Asian market, the farmer’s market, and occasionally, at Target and Trader Joe’s. I’m compiling a list of all the staples – things like refried beans, pasta, jarred tomatoes for our pizza sauce, coconut milk, etc. Most of these stores carry the same products, so I’m recording which store has the lowest regular price for each item.

My plan is to take this list with me each week. When I see that something is on sale, I’m going to stock up. It’s frustrating writing down the same basic shopping list. Since most of our meals are the same from week to week, I’d like to have two months of pantry ingredients on hand. And I’d much rather pay sale prices!

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Good news!

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I didn’t post yesterday because it was my husband’s birthday and our seventh wedding anniversary. Yes, on the same day. It was not intentional! We eloped and happened to have that day off work. But my husband likes to tease me and say that it’s “all Cassandra, all the time.” He says our anniversasry overrode his birthday. Plus, my birthday is only six days after his. We have all of our fun at the same time!

The vet called today with the results of Bruno’s urinalysis. Everything was normal! So far, Bruno has been an angel, no marking. I know it’s still too early to tell if it will be permanent, but I am cleaning like crazy to avoid him marking places he used to mark. Hopefully that will help. Our house is slowly starting to look less scary under the blacklight.

Not much else is going on. Since Bruno doesn’t have to go back to the vet anytime soon, maybe we’ll be able to afford an ironing board out of our next paycheck. Then I can start quilting again! Oh how I miss it.

Hub’s is working so I’m going to reply to a few emails. Ta-ta!

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Sabbath rest

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Today was a lovely day. It rained, sprinkled, misted, and rained some more. I’m not sure I’ll still be saying this after several months in Washington, but I love this weather!

We stayed home today and relaxed, watching over Bruno to make sure he’s ok after his surgery yesterday. One of the beautiful side effects of his pain medication is sleepiness. His sleepiness allowed us to sleep more than normal, since he wasn’t trying to get us up at 4AM. I think I slept almost 11 hours straight last night and needed every minute of it.

I continued on the Bible in 90 Days reading plan. Today I read a large chunk of Ezekiel. I have some thoughts on this session but I’m not sure I’m ready to write a post about it. It’s a lot of reading every day and I am looking forward to finishing. Then I can spend more time studying something in the Bible rather than racing through it.

And, this may be crazy, but I am contemplating participating in National Novel Writing Month. I haven’t decided yet. It’s next month and I won’t be done with the Bible in 90 Days reading until right before Thanksgiving. I’m not sure if I should add writing a novel in 30 days to my plate but I am tempted. Still pondering that one…

Well, I’m off to give Bruno his pain meds and then to read for a bit before bed. I hope you all have a great weekend!

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Cat Saga: Home Again

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Bruno is back from the vet, a bit altered. My poor baby! He’s shaved on both his front legs and at the surgery location. He’s still groggy but the procedure defintely did not affect his appetite. How are we supposed to keep him from eating everything in the house?

Hopefully this helps his behavior. The vet said it could take a couple weeks before he stops marking. I guess we will deal with that if/when it becomes an issue.

In the meantime, I am waiting for a phone call from the vet on Monday. He said there were some concerning abnormalities in Bruno’s urinalysis and he’ll let me know what’s going on once the full results are available. I will be praying all weekend for my beloved kitty.

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