on this next adventure....

May the force be with you!

We are in the wonderfully HOT state of Arizona... and these were what I gave my 4 crazies as travel gifts. I also taped more candy inside the cards. Aren't I such an awesome sister!?
I think I actually like star wars more than them. Oh well, they loved them! I got the idea from pinterest and spent over an hour trying to get the sizing and margins just right. (Then I was in a rush to get them done, so sorry that Obi Wan is larger than Darth. oops!)

Click here to see the document!

Here is what I used. I printed mine out on cardstock, and cut a slit at the base of the light sabers to slide in the pix stix candy. FYI, you might have to tape the pix stix to the the back so that they don't slide out and so they lie flat.

Luck, I wish you. ;) (get it?!)
Sophia

Women of excellence

Do you hear that sound? That sound of chains falling off?? Yes, that's right! School's officially OUT!!
So now I really don't have an excuse to not blog... I'll try to be more loyal to you lovely blog readers!

Tonight is our awards ceremony for AHG, and guess who gets to MC? Yep, that's right- ME!! And my mama is giving a speech. Her speech has 3 challenges for the AHG girls, which I think apply to ever christian lady.
The speech is titled "Women of Excellence"
OK, here are the 3 challenges to work on this summer: (with excerpts from mama's speech)

1. Being Hospitable

"I have a friend, Linda. This friend always has tea ready for anyone who visits. I am not kidding you. She is ready for everyone and anyone. She  give her best treats,she is super active. Of course everyone loves going to her house.  I am sure she did not just wake up one day and become super hospitable. she like you and me, must worked on these skills of being  hospitable. She gives her friends all of her attention and stops whatever she is doing so that she treats her visitors like Jesus would treat us"

2. Working hard

"One time I called one of my sisters to get some advice on how I can get out of working so hard. I thought she was going to sympathies with me.  I was hoping she would say, 'Take a rest, don’t work so hard, have a candy bar and take a nap.' Instead, this is what she said, 'You are so blessed that you have two hands, that you are healthy. Just keep working and work some more.' " 

3. Doing what God is pressing on your heart

I have this friend. My friend would always be talking about going on the mission field and giving up everything. God just kept pressing it in her and her husband's hearts. She tried to delay it, resisted it, and prayed and prayed and cried a lot, but she knew that God was calling her to the mission field. Me, being the inspirational friend that I am, said, “Seriously, you can just stay here, don’t be a missionary.” She turned to me and said, “This is not our home, our focus needs to be in heaven. Heaven is our true home.” My friend has now been a missionary for ten years. She talks about eating red ant eggs soup and having little critters on her pizza. I just saw Joy a few weeks ago. She shared that being a missionary is super hard but that is where God has called her and her family. That is the best place to be

I'm taking the challenge this summer to live out these challenges. Are you going to take the challenge, too?