Works For Me Wednesday – EMail Organization

Does your important email get lost in a sea of ‘____________ has left a comment on your post titled, _______________” or other voluminous messages?

I have missed replying to some important notes because they just seem to get buried. To remedy this, I have created a new folder in my Inbox that simply says, “Needs Response”. I move messages I can not respond to immediately into this folder so I’ll remember them later.
This may seem like no tip at all, but it has helped me tremendously in the last few days! Hopefully I won’t accidentally ignore anyone’s email from now on….And if I have not answered you before, try me again because now I have a system! :))

Go visit Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer for more great WFMW tips!

May 29, 2007 | Filed Under WFMW | 8 Comments 

The Glory Has Been Revealed!

Remember how I told ya’ll one of the things on my Vacation Checklist was to lie in a coma on the beach and listen to the Glory Revealed CD? Well, I didn’t actually have the CD yet..I was going to buy it before we left with the intent of listening to it once I got there.

Well, what did I find in the front seat of my car yesterday? GLORY REVEALED. (Thanks again M and K!! ) Now if ya’ll have ever seen the inside of my car, you know there ain’t much glory going on in there except the occasional outbursts of, ‘Oh Glory, I can not believe you just spilled a Sonic Big Gulp in the carpet’, or ‘Oh Glory, that Krystal Burger has been here for at least 2 months’. But now, well let me just say everything has changed. There is some full-blown Jesus praisin’ going on thanks to my beloveds, Mac Powell and Mark Hall. And oh yeah, all those other equally talented people on there whose names I can not recall.

This CD should come with a bumper sticker:

Do Not Follow Within 100 Yards of This Vehicle.

Cause I’ll be driving with my knees on the wheel while my eyes are closed and hands are stretched towards the heavens. (There’s a visual for you) And I really wouldn’t want ya’ll to be the Collateral Damage of my worship.

BTW – I’m thinking my favorite on there so far is ‘Waters Gone By’. And that one is not even Mac or Mark!

Happy Tuesday! ;)

May 29, 2007 | Filed Under Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | 15 Comments 

If I Can Just Hang On Til June 9th….

Sunday was a double Diet Coke kind of morning…by that I mean there are times a girl just needs a little more ‘umphh’ to get going. I got a good chuckle from my SS teacher, Glen, when I walked in with one DC already open and a fresh reserve standing by. He jokes our starting bell is the pop of my coke can…And BTW, Glen is the most awesome teacher ever, even though he is quite old..(that was for you, Deedra…:))

I needed some extra mojo seeing as I stayed up obscenely late getting ready for our first ever Awana Awards Ceremony. I am not afraid to say it looks like me, Cubby Bear, and Sparky did some heavy partying in my living room Saturday night. We confetti’d the place with Lamb/Elephant Patches, multi-colored crown jewels, and toasted the wee hours with a vat of Diet Coke and Kit Kat Bites. Suffice it to say, I am not bathing-suit ready but my brain is sufficiently pickled and my blood sugar topped off for the holiday weekend.

You know how you have those seasons where you think, “If I can just get through ‘so and so’ then I will be be able to relax?” Well, my mantra since May 1 has been, “If I can get through speaking at these three banquets, ball season, end of school, Awana Awards, finishing some work projects, and VBS, then I’ll be okay.” Though I’ve loved every single thing on my list, I am very excited I’ve only got two more items to check off until FLORIDA BABY. And as Toby Mac says, ‘I need some time with God on a mental vacation.’ He sooo rocks. And I do believe I am the only Preacher’s Wife anywhere who regularly quotes my boy, Toby. Yo.

What do I have planned for vacation? Oh a few fascinating things:

1. Watching the complete Seasons 1 and 2 of ‘Lost’. Now that Season 3 is over, I have more questions that answers and I missed almost all of 2. And my ocd’ness will not let me watch 2 unless I start with 1. Go figure. I’m completely jazzed over having time to do this. But my hubby? Notsomuch. Though he does prefer this over the Napoleon Dynamite marathon we had last year.

2. Finishing my course work for my New Testament class which includes taking two tests and writing a 6 page paper on Paul’s missionary journeys….This class has been so stinkin’ hard! It is a survey which means it superficially covers everything from Intertestamental History to Gospel Harmony to the Life of Paul. I am ready to get specific.

3. While not doing numbers 1 and 2, lying in a vegetative state on the beach while listening to ‘Glory Revealed’ over and over on my iPod. At the risk of being unfaithful to Toby Mac and Mark Hall of Casting Crowns, I must admit I also *heart* Mac Powell.

4. Getting a good cellulite-camouflaging tan. No explanation needed.

5. Reading a great novel…I need a good fiction book to take…any recommendations ?

Because I know there isn’t a one of us who can’t use a break, I do hope a vacation looms in your future. If you’ve got one coming up, for kicks, tell us where and what you plan on doing?! I love to hear about your get-aways…..

Have a Great Memorial Day! Don’t forget to hug a vet….Vet-eran than is. Not your vet-erinarian though Sandy, you would probably come closer to doing that…kidding, love ya.:)

May 28, 2007 | Filed Under Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | 16 Comments 

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