I just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who is praying and has prayed for me regarding this situation! I actually was able to go home as planned after all, so that was awesome!!! I would still appreciate everyone's prayers as those of us working at the salon continue to deal with her. Please pray for patience for everyone involved in the situation, and also for wisdom for all of us as we continue to try to figure out how to best handle the situation! Also, I know that she may be acting like this because of other situations in her life that need Christ's healing, so please pray for peace and healing in her life. Leeanne Kuffel works with me, too, so I'm glad to have a fellow "Moody Wife" to turn to!!! Again, thank you all for your prayers, it is so encouraging to know that so many people are praying for me! Have a great New Year's, and I can't wait to see you all again next semester!!!
-Stephanie Renea
Monday, December 31, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
A prayer request from Stephanie Workman....
A few months ago, our salon got a new district leader, she is in charge of about 10 salons in this area (and then each salon has their own manager/assistant manager). Her name is Clareese. It is expected with new leadership that there will be some changes, but she has made this entire process extremely difficult. She has been very hard to please and just keeps demanding more of us. Jesse (my husband) and I had been planning on going home this weekend for Christmas, but now she is making me work, even though the salon will have enough staff. Needless to say, I was very upset! We will still get to go home, but will be missing two big extended family events, one of which has been scheduled since the spring. It's really hard because as a Christian and also an assistant salon leader, I am an example to the rest of the salon, and I have had such a hard time having a good attitude about her. I feel like she thinks she needs to earn everyone's respect by pushing us around and showing us who's boss, and she doesn't need to do that. She acts like she wants to be nice, but she just comes across very intimidating. She keeps asking more and more of us, without saying 'thank you' or 'good job' about the things that we are doing right, and it's stressing everyone out. Please pray that she will realize how she is affecting all of us, and that we can all do our best to show her our respect so that she doesn't feel she has to earn it. Please also pray for wisdom for my salon leader and I to know how to best handle the situation. Thank you all so much!!! If any of you have any advice for me, please email me at: jessesgirl73005@hotmail.com
In Christ,
Stephanie
In Christ,
Stephanie
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Let's Talk About It....
Changes and updates are always essential to keep the blog running! One wise suggestion from a fellow wife was to change the settings so anyone is allowed to comment on the posts. (Unfortunately your lovely blog master didn't realize she had it set to only allow certain people to comment. Sorry!)So.....comment away!
Let's get started with a question: What are you looking forward to this Christmas? Are there any special prayer requests as you prepare for holiday travels: in-laws, presents (on a budget), last minute packing...ahh...aren't the holidays lovely :)
Hopefully, we'll all be able to set the temporary aside and focus on the message of hope and liberty our Savior brings: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the downtrodden will be freed from their oppressors, and that the time of the Lord's favor has come." (Luke 4)
What a wonderful Savior! Let's celebrate HIM this season!
A note of thanks from Daniela
For SWF:
Thank you for all who prayed for Joel and my stay in Germany!
We really had a good time and my mom definitely enjoyed having us around (especially Joel - the daughter is no longer as important... :o).
It was unbelievable how many boxes she carried already when I was there considering the major surgery that she has just had.
Her first treatment of chemotherapy (right before we came) was not too good but thankfully she was only feeling really bad for 3 days.
Right now she needs to have a treatment ever y 4 weeks which is a good time period to recover in between. However her blood test results that she needs to do every week turn out to be worse every time she gets them even though she said she does not feel extremely bad. The level of the white and red blood cells is too low. That would mean that she could not get the next chemo if it does not get better.
It was good that Joel was with me, because every time she worked too hard regarding the move to the new apartment, I could hand Joel over to her so that she is "forced" to play with him (which she gladly did) and I was able to unpack a lot of things.
Joel did incredibly well during the whole time considering that he saw so many new people, was sleeping in different places and was sick twice (thanks to our wonderful nieces that gladly passed on some germs).
Even the 9 1/2 hour flight back turned out really well!
It was hard to leave after those 3 weeks, but it has definitely been the right decision to visit at this crucial time.
Thanks again for all your prayers. We do not know how the health situation of my mom will look like in the future, but we are assured that God has everything in his hands.
Daniela
Thank you for all who prayed for Joel and my stay in Germany!
We really had a good time and my mom definitely enjoyed having us around (especially Joel - the daughter is no longer as important... :o).
It was unbelievable how many boxes she carried already when I was there considering the major surgery that she has just had.
Her first treatment of chemotherapy (right before we came) was not too good but thankfully she was only feeling really bad for 3 days.
Right now she needs to have a treatment ever y 4 weeks which is a good time period to recover in between. However her blood test results that she needs to do every week turn out to be worse every time she gets them even though she said she does not feel extremely bad. The level of the white and red blood cells is too low. That would mean that she could not get the next chemo if it does not get better.
It was good that Joel was with me, because every time she worked too hard regarding the move to the new apartment, I could hand Joel over to her so that she is "forced" to play with him (which she gladly did) and I was able to unpack a lot of things.
Joel did incredibly well during the whole time considering that he saw so many new people, was sleeping in different places and was sick twice (thanks to our wonderful nieces that gladly passed on some germs).
Even the 9 1/2 hour flight back turned out really well!
It was hard to leave after those 3 weeks, but it has definitely been the right decision to visit at this crucial time.
Thanks again for all your prayers. We do not know how the health situation of my mom will look like in the future, but we are assured that God has everything in his hands.
Daniela
Monday, December 3, 2007
Holiday Tips and Recipes
Here are just a few holiday recipes and tips from other wives. Submit your own to moodyswf@gmail.com!
Holiday Punch (Donna Fulk)
6 cups boiling water
3 cups sugar
3 small pkgs. Jello (For red: 1 peach and 2 cranberry. For orange: 2 peach and 1 orange)
12 oz. frozen lemonade
46 oz. can pineapple juice
1 gallon water
2, 2 liter bottles Sprite or Gingerale or 7 up
Use 1/2 bottle to 1/3 recipe
Mix all but the “pop” and freeze (best to use 2 or 3 flat containers, so you can thaw just what you need). About 45 minutes before serving, take container from freezer. At serving time, use sturdy large spoon to make like “mush” (break up) then add “pop.”
Mexican Seasoning – Make your own instead of buying the expensive little packets of seasoning at the store.
Combine 1 teaspoon each:
Chili powder
Cumin
Oregano
Season salt
Black pepper
Paprika
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Cinnamon Rolls
This is actually a new recipe I tried from MBN’s Midday Connection (radio show) Cookbook, Come to Our Table. I had been really wanting to make cinnamon rolls and the recipe just fell into my hands. I was a little nervous about making the dough from scratch, but it wasn’t very difficult and they turned out great!
(Tip: They do take a bit of time to make since the dough has to rise, so plan ahead! I learned that it takes about 45 minutes for the dough to double and the “test” for making sure it is ready is to press two fingers on the top of the dough. If your imprints disappear quickly it isn’t ready, but it they remain after you remove your fingers, it’s ready to go.)
1 package dry yeast
1 ¼ cups warm water, divided
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 ½ tsp. Salt
2 ½ cups flour (more if needed)
¼ cup butter, melted
Cinnamon
Icing
1 cup powdered sugar (or more)
2 T butter, melted
2 T water
Mix yeast with ¼ cup warm water and let set for 5 minutes or until it bubbles. Combine yeast with sugar, oil, slat, and remaining water in mixer using dough hook. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough is the right consistency. Cover mixture and let dough rise until doubled. Turn mixer on to punch dough down. Cover and let rise again. Remove dough from mixer.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough on a lightly floured area; spread with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll up in a jelly-roll fashion and cut into ¾-inch slices. Place in greased round cake pans and let rise until double. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing. Mix icing and drizzle over rolls.
Holiday Punch (Donna Fulk)
6 cups boiling water
3 cups sugar
3 small pkgs. Jello (For red: 1 peach and 2 cranberry. For orange: 2 peach and 1 orange)
12 oz. frozen lemonade
46 oz. can pineapple juice
1 gallon water
2, 2 liter bottles Sprite or Gingerale or 7 up
Use 1/2 bottle to 1/3 recipe
Mix all but the “pop” and freeze (best to use 2 or 3 flat containers, so you can thaw just what you need). About 45 minutes before serving, take container from freezer. At serving time, use sturdy large spoon to make like “mush” (break up) then add “pop.”
Mexican Seasoning – Make your own instead of buying the expensive little packets of seasoning at the store.
Combine 1 teaspoon each:
Chili powder
Cumin
Oregano
Season salt
Black pepper
Paprika
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Cinnamon Rolls
This is actually a new recipe I tried from MBN’s Midday Connection (radio show) Cookbook, Come to Our Table. I had been really wanting to make cinnamon rolls and the recipe just fell into my hands. I was a little nervous about making the dough from scratch, but it wasn’t very difficult and they turned out great!
(Tip: They do take a bit of time to make since the dough has to rise, so plan ahead! I learned that it takes about 45 minutes for the dough to double and the “test” for making sure it is ready is to press two fingers on the top of the dough. If your imprints disappear quickly it isn’t ready, but it they remain after you remove your fingers, it’s ready to go.)
1 package dry yeast
1 ¼ cups warm water, divided
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 ½ tsp. Salt
2 ½ cups flour (more if needed)
¼ cup butter, melted
Cinnamon
Icing
1 cup powdered sugar (or more)
2 T butter, melted
2 T water
Mix yeast with ¼ cup warm water and let set for 5 minutes or until it bubbles. Combine yeast with sugar, oil, slat, and remaining water in mixer using dough hook. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough is the right consistency. Cover mixture and let dough rise until doubled. Turn mixer on to punch dough down. Cover and let rise again. Remove dough from mixer.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough on a lightly floured area; spread with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll up in a jelly-roll fashion and cut into ¾-inch slices. Place in greased round cake pans and let rise until double. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing. Mix icing and drizzle over rolls.
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