Summer Fun & {Link-up}

I hope you have been enjoying your summer so far!  We have had beautiful weather here in NY!

What have I been up to lately?  A LOT!!!  Our schoolroom is clean, organizing the laundry room,  doing lots of work at church,  organizing next year curriculum (yes, I already have 2/3 of it!), planing for our summer school... the list can go on!  

Library

Bike Riding with Daddy... Chubby (the oldest) has no training wheels!!

Youth Retreat (My husband and I ministered at)

Fun at the Park

Reading

At the Fair

At Tio and Tia's House .. playing with cousin Smooshie!

Hope you enjoyed the pics! Of course this is only a few!

So what will you be doing this summer? Have you started planning for the upcoming school year? Would love to hear and see your ideas! 

This is around the time that I like to meditate on all that I did for my marriage, myself, the boys, school, home and think of the things I really want to change, things I want to adjust and things I need to seriously get rid of.  

I think this is the time of year I really love!  Why? It is an opportunity for opportunity! 

A chance to start fresh!

Please share!

By His Grace and For His Glory,

Monica

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For His Glory and By His Grace,

Monica

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Taking a Blog Break

Lately I have been pulled many different ways.  I have many responsibilities under my umbrella.  My priority has always been my husband and family.  Then my home (the physical house). Then ministry.  Lately I have felt like I need to take a short break to put all the news things that have been added to my list of responsibilities and re-evaluate the old ones.  My husband and I have sat down and spoken about many things and feel that I need to organize our family and home schedule.  We also need to organize our ministry schedule.  Our greatest priority is to pour all our love into our children.  They are growing so fast and we feel that time is flying by and want to take advantage of our time with them.

So what does this mean?

1.  I am not walking away from this blog completely.  I am just taking a short break to organize life.  I must first take care of my home before I even try to help others with theirs.
2.  I will be posting and start the link-ups until all here is stable and settled.
3. It won't be a long break! I want to end our first homeschooling year well and organize the next (my two oldest sons will be home schooled - now!! ) I want to give my husband time and work by his side in ministry as well.

So, you might see a post or two in the mean time.  I definitely want to stay in touch with all my newest and dearest blog friends.  Please keep us in your prayers and I hope you all understand.  We want to always be in God's will.

Talk soon friends!

For His Glory and By His Grace,
Monica