Big K Fam: Link Up

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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Finding Family Link Up

Easter is 14 days away, and our family will be celebrating with a daily "Treasuring Christ...especially at Easter" activity. Each day we will leave out an egg for Caleb to open with a sweet treat inside, and then we will read a passage out of his Jesus Storybook Bible.

We started this tradition last year, and loved the nightly scripture reading as we walked through the last few days before Christ's death and resurrection. It allows our family to spend intentional time together, and makes Easter more of a season of celebration rather than a one-day-holiday.

If you would like the reading schedule and activity details click here.

And don't forget about today's link up...

Welcome to the Finding Family Weekly Link up. We are so glad you stopped by. While you're here, please follow the blogs of the host and co-host:

Tales of Beauty for Ashes (host)

Big K Fam (Cohost)

Each week, I will be choosing a featured blogger from the previous link up. Last week's featured blogger is from Love Letters I so resonate with what she said. At times, I just feel frustrated and overwhelmed, and it is okay!

Stop by and see what other families are doing. Leave a comment, let them know you were there.
Grab a button to put on your blog.

If you would like to co-host send Becky an email at talesofbeautyforashes@gmail.com.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Finding Family Link Up

I'm cohosting today's Finding Family Link Up, and happy to share what's going on in our family's life right now!

I have previously shared how I've been finding ways to save money so I can hire a cleaning service. Bryan and I wanted to spend less time doing chores on the weekend, and more time together as a family. Well, now it's time to share how the cleaning service has helped our family time!

The cleaning service came...and...well...it didn't go exactly like I thought it would.

I hired the janitorial company that cleans our medical office. I know the owner, Mr. T, well, and trust his company to do an excellent job.

On the day of the first cleaning I was so excited to get home after work. I love the fresh smell of cleaning products, and was excited that I wasn't the one cleaning. When I arrived home, I was pleasantly amazed. I don't think I've seen our house that clean since we moved in! It was wonderful!

Everything was clean. I was in pure bliss...until I walked into my bedroom. When I first entered my room I noticed some of my clothes hanging above my closet door. How weird? Why were my clothes hanging...why were they slightly damp...wait...those were in my hamper that morning. OH MY HOT TAMALES! I suddenly felt like I was having a hot flash and heart palpitations. I looked across my bedroom and gasped when I realized the truth of what I had feared. Mr. T did my laundry.

When I hired Mr. T we specifically negotiated the cleaning price down to a reasonable amount by eliminating laundry and dish services. My laundry was not to be cleaned that day.

But there, across my bedroom on my side coffee table were my freshly clean clothes nicely folded. He even folded my most intimate apparel. I wanted to die of embarrassment. Why? Because the night before that first cleaning I started my monthly cycle. Oh yes, and there was evidence in that laundry basket. {insert another hot flash here}

Mortified.

I called Bryan nearly having a panic attack, and my sweet hubby said ever so kindly, "well at least you don't have to do laundry this week".

Yes, I didn't have to clean or do laundry. After the embarrassment wore off {it took a couple of days} we spent the weekend not doing chores and having fun as a family.

{In case you were wondering, Mr. T is permanently hired. He did a fantastic job cleaning our house, and an amazing job removing the "evidence" from my laundry. I should ask him what his cleaning secret is but I'm too embarrassed.}

Finding Family Link Up

Happy Monday!

Welcome to the Finding Family Link up. We are so glad you stopped by. Please link up a post about family. You can link up a post about your brother's silly antics. Your daughter's birthday. Lessons on how to be a good wife. How to cope with the death of a grandparent. Really, anything family!

While you're here, please check out the beautiful blogs of my co-hosts:

Tales of Beauty for Ashes (host)

Phtreats (cohost)

Houtz HouseParty (cohost)

Big K Fam (cohost)

Tales from a Far (cohost)

Krystal's Kisch (cohost)

Not in Jersey (cohost)
Sunny with a Chance of Sprinkles (cohost)