Housekeeping

[I've noticed this blog doesn't have many pictures, and I've decided to change that.]

You'd think that on a blog like this, the post title "Housekeeping" would mean an article encouraging ladies to learn homemaking arts.  Well, that would be a good idea, but actually, this post is just a few little notes.  A real article is coming later. ;)

In case you haven't noticed, we got a new design!  :D  I'm super excited about this!  I've disliked the other one pretty much since the beginning, and ever since I took over the blog, it's been on my mind.  I really like this design, too.  Do you like it?  Please let us know on the poll on the upper right hand side of the blog and/or in the comments!  After all, Ladies of the Light doesn't just mean Megan, Melissa, Amy, and I; it means all of us Christian ladies!

And speaking of that, any time any one of you wants to send in an article or idea for an article, feel free!  Just email us at ladiesforthelight@gmail.com or comment! :-)  Same thing if you have comments or questions on anything we say.

That's about all for now!  Oh, one more thing--Happy Father's Day!  And Gals, don't forget to be grateful for our fathers all the time, not just on Father's Day.  They work really hard for us and are usually unappreciated.

~Molly

A Note from the Ladies

Hello Blog Readers,

Molly here with you today.  First, I apologize for the pause of conversation, ahem, silence, on the blog.  Melissa was a lifeguard this summer in addition to being a mother's helper.  She also did some school  over the summer and finished driver's ed.  With this busy schedule, we've decided that doing the blog is too much for her.  Therefore, drum roll please,

I will be taking over the position of blog webmaster.

:)

As with Melissa, this doesn't mean that I will be the only one posting on the blog, but I will probably do the majority of posts, besides just being overall manager-coordinating posts, gathering ideas, etc.  Most things will still be the same, but you probably won't be seeing as much poetry as I am not as much into it as Melissa is.  Please email us or comment on the blog if you want something posted or would like to write for us.  We would LOVE to see your ideas!  Just go to the contact page to email us.
Please have patience as I get in the rhythm of the blog.  Hopefully posts will be more frequent, but we'll see.

Hopefully sometime soon around the posting of this post(it has to be approved by Mom-a.k.a. Mrs. Weber -and the rest of the team) I will be updating the about us page as all of ages are wrong, besides a few other minor things.  Again, let me reiterate, we would LOVE to hear from you on ideas for blog stuff, posts, or if you have a post for us.

I hope everyone had a terrific summer.  We did lots of stuff, reflections on some of which may just be posts...... ;)

~Molly :)

Sorry

Yeah I know that is way too long since I posted.  I am really sorry. Part of the reason was I got sick (fever, sore throat, ect...) The other part of that reason was I got a job and that made me busier. Although it is only once a week, Tuesdays from 1-5 as a mother's helper, it is a squezze on my schedule. And then over Thanksgiving I didn't have internet. This blog is important to me and now that I am well and hopefully caught up on everything posting will resume as usual.  Here is a poem for the road.

Lord Byron

CLXXIII. "She walks in beauty, like the night"

SHE walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meets in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellow'd to that tender light	5
Which Heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impair'd the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress
Or softly lightens o'er her face,	10
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek and o'er that brow
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,	15
But tell of days in goodness spent,—
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent Do you think the author is talking about her physical beauty or her character? Just a thought.

Reasons...

I decided to name this post "Reasons" and not "Excuses" for a reason. Bear with me, it makes be feel less guilty for being behind. There have been many reasons that have kept me from posting, busy schedule aside my family caught the flu. I believe we have traced it from a friend who came to our house, after having it, who got it from her brother, who got it from another friend. Or they just caught the flu at some random place. I say "they" because as of yet, Praise the Lord I have not gotten it or prayerfully will get it. We'll see, I guess in the mean time here is the recipe, later today I will post the other posts for the week.

Eclair Cake
no bake!
2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

3 cups milk

1 (16 ounce) package graham cracker squares

1 (16 ounce) package prepared chocolate frosting

In a medium bowl, thoroughly blend the pudding mix, whipped topping, and milk. Arrange a single layer of graham cracker squares in the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking pan. Evenly spread half of the pudding mixture over the crackers. Top with another layer of crackers and the remaining pudding mixture. Top with a final layer of graham crackers. Spread the frosting over the whole cake up to the edges of the pan. Cover, and chill at least 4 hours before serving. Enjoy!

Catch-up

You haven't seen many new post around here, mainly due to the fact that I caught a cold. Nothing nasty just enough coughing and sniffling to keep me laid up about a week. I was talking to Amy and she said that she was just getting over something as well. It seems germs can fly across the nation. School has also been keeping us dilligent. While I was laying in bed on my computer, I came across how to make a poll on blogger. So I did! What do you think? Please way in! Anyway there are a few posts that are just about ready to go up so look for those later. Topics? well I guess I will give you a teaser. Masks, Houses, and Books.  In the mean time how are you all liking the blog? Can you think of things to change, add, or remove?

Challenge

I realize we have not updated you on the challenge as much as we would have wished to, our apologies from everyone here. Our schedule was as full as we could handle with all our sight seeing adventures, so now even though we have finished it, we thought that it would be nice to share some things that we did with it.
The first category was reading (my personal favorite). We were all able to complete this part, some of the books we read were: A biography of George Muller, Angels in White, Making Brothers and Sisters Friends, Start Here, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, endless fiction, and others I have forgotten.
Next category is health. Not much to say we all got our water in.
Alright exercise. I am pretty sure we all managed to go swimming for our various amounts of time. It was to hot for anything else here.
Last, but not least, Homaking. After Megan, Amy and Molly made their meal, we never really got back to making a whole meal by ourselves, but for myself it seemed better just to help Mom with whatever she was making. I still got the practice in, and she got the helper she needed.
Well that wraps up the challenge update, how did you do? Did you do anything we didn't ? Now one more matter of business. We recently  watched a great film found for free! Here is the link I highly recommend it. You can only watch it through august this free viewing ends in September.  That is all for now, Amy has once again left our house(and we miss her terribly), but she did say she had an idea for a article to be posted soon.

Welcome!Welcome!

Welcome to Ladies for the Light! In starting up this blog our purpose is to challenge godly girls in new areas, help others learn useful skills, and keep up with friends far away. It is very important to us that we are careful with our words. With that in mind I would like to introduce Mom (Mrs. Weber) who will be our comment moderator. She will decide what comments are posted and what comments will not, so please when commenting keep it to the point of the article and NOT frivolous. We welcome diverse opinions, but please express these with kindness and respect. 
Eph. 4:29-32
 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
Thank you. We hope this place will be thought provoking blog and great outlet for our creative minds here at LFTL. We are working on a summer project that will inspire us to do more. And as they say, ”stay tuned for details.”