Empowered Traditionalist

Jesus is captured by a small contingent of troops in the Garden of Gethsemane. Peter draws his sword to defend his Master. Jesus tells him to put it away. “Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?” (Matthew 26:53)

But that day the hosts of heaven were not called to his defense. They looked aghast as they saw their Commander whipped and beaten, mocked and finally crucified. Jesus would not call them for this battle.

This one he must fight alone, the Righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (1 Peter 3:18; John 1:29)

He died alone on the cross. The disciples mourned him. They washed his body as it was laid in the stone-cold tomb, and darkness fell.

BUT

the third day, early in the morning, as the sun was just beginning to rise, he stepped forth a Victor. And in this battle, the Scripture records, “he disarmed the powers and authorities…made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” (Colossians 2:15)

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1. Memory Basket : One of our favorite Christmas traditions is our “memory basket”, we hang the basket with the decorations and place a stack of 3/5 cards and pens nearby.  As family members recall a special memory from the past year, they jot it down and throw it in the basket. All the memories are read aloud Christmas morning around the breakfast table.

2. The Night before Christmas: Silly, but very dear- all of us kids (old and young) sleep in the same room, amidst a giant pile of blankets on the floor. Simple, but makes Christmas Eve extra special (especially for the little ones).

What are some traditions you have enjoyed? Care to share?

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Congrats to Miki Tracy, entry #4- you won a new CD!

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What’s it like to feel like your brain is a blank slate?

Well, I can tell you, because mine feels pretty much squeaky clean right now. It feels cloudy, mushy, and something like an inebriated old vegetable.

I have a huge mound of work to do, but where to start? Ever wonder how a whole day goes by without the pile diminishing? …at all?

Do:

-Write a list. Even put the small things on there like “Tidy Bedroom” or “Burn Cd of Pics”. If you accomplish something that wasn’t on your list, write it down- then cross it off. It’s important to feel that accomplishment. (My mentor told me this, and she’s a project manager…it really works)

-Feared Things First. This would include all the icky, awkward or plain bothersome tasks. This varies per woman. If you’re like me, you put the things you don’t like at the bottom of your list- wrongo. Note to self: Put Fabric Sourcing at the top of my list

-Break down your Tasks into Action Steps. See example below My list says, Source Fabric for 2010. Action steps are listed beneath,

Source Fabric for 2010

-Find Fabric Guide

-Clip pages with correct fabric

-Call 5 of the 10 listings

-Request samples

-Shake off the cloudies by touching your toes ten times. The shooting pain sensation works every time.;)

-Schedule all your errands on one day. Sounds simple right? Huh. When I pull out my calendar, I feel like I need battle armor to go with it. I shoot half my day if I have an errand in the middle of it. Note to self: Must work on getting all my Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday appointments on the same day.

-Don’t:

-expect to get everything done. This is the number one pitfall of womankind. We are maniacal at getting things done, but there is always one more load of laundry, 1 more stack of invoices, or 1 more project left unfinished.

-Try to do 3 things at once. Unless your an octopus, it really doesn’t work out so well.

-Go on Facebook. Facebook is a productivity killer.

-Listen to the little voice saying your getting overwhelmed. She’s lying.

-Put off to tomorrow, what could be done today. If you have time, do it. Maybe we should come up with some clever motto.  or not.

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Congratulations to Sarah,  you are the “Sacred Singleness” winner!

If you are the correct Sarah, you have been emailed requesting your mailing address in return.

Thank you all for participating!

As ever,

Christa

Buy your own copy: Sacred Singleness: The Set-Apart Girl’s Guide to Purpose and Fulfillment

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Receive a FREE copy of Leslie Ludy’s latest book, Sacred Singleness: The Set-Apart Girl’s Guide to Purpose and Fulfillment.

Enter the Giveaway by listing 1 verse that has encouraged you in your singleness or when battling loneliness-

Giveaway will end the 14th!

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Hey girls,

I want to introduce Maresah Rogers, an old friend, fellow believer and one heck of a cosmetologist.

She’s joining the C-T blogging team and will be helping out with beauty blogging.

She’s a dear girl, you’ll like her.

Tell us a little about your background – did you always want to be a cosmetologist?

What is your vision for your skills? How do you want to use them?

So, if the post says- posted by Maresah – you’ll know who wrote it!

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The winner, selected by Random.org is Peach-

Thank you all for participating in our giveaway!

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Hey All,

Tuesday I’m heading out to Gaithersburg, Maryland and the DC area for a conference. Would love to connect with any ET’s in the area!

-God bless,

Christa

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I met Trish at one of our fashion shows in Dallas, besides her memorable smile, her heart for the Lord is contagious as it is sincere.

It is my pleasure to partner with Trish from FishwithTrish.com, for this Handbag giveaway! Enter to win a chic silver handbag, stocked with hundreds of eye-catching tracks that make sharing the Gospel with others fun and easy. Great conversation openers, I have had fun bringing these to the mall on my shopping trips to spread around. A great reminder that we are here to be Good news!

Contest ends August 1st. Enter now, we’ll count your entry twice if you post the contest on your own blog as well.

Watch the Youtube Video for some futher inspiration:

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