Apron Strings & Blessings Weekly Newsletter Vol. 4

Thanks for joining me for this week’s, “Apron Strings & Blessings.”

Happy Monday!

I would love to get your insight regarding the misread song lyrics below. Please tell me I am not the only one!

If you click the down arrow in the table of contents, you can click on a topic, and it will automatically scroll down to that section.

Faith

Have you ever sung song lyrics for so long, only to find out you had been singing the wrong words?

I can think of many songs over the years:

• One of mine was “Blinded by the Light.” (I’m not even saying what I thought it was, but you can probably guess!)
• When Jacob was little, he did not know the vocabulary word “exalted.” When we would sing “The King is Exalted,” he thought we were saying exhausted.
• My latest one is “Jesus Paid it All.” I am almost embarrassed to say it, but it still made sense. Can you even guess? I will give you a hint – it is in the 2nd verse.

I discovered about a year ago that it was “change the leper’s spots” and not the leopard’s spots! Like I say, it makes sense either way.

Do you have any songs like that? Please share.

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Saturday’s Post – Life Applications and Lessons from Jonah Chapter 2

This Month’s Scripture

“You set all the boundaries of the earth. You make summer and winter.”
Psalm 74:17

Family

What are your favorite family games?

Wednesday’s Post – Easy Ideas for Family Meals and Game Time

Home

A September Plan

I am hoping you will join me in what I am calling the “Eat at Home Challenge” for September. Here lately I have not stuck to my menu plan that well, which leads to scrambling to find something to cook and eating out more than we would like.

I am putting together a plan to go along with the monthly menu next month. I am trying to include some options for volleyball/football game nights and other activities that come along each week.

Be thinking how many meals a week you want to commit to. I don’t want to set myself up for failure, so I am committing to four a week. I am going to plan for more, but I know unexpected things can come up during the week.

If you are not sure if you want to try it, I will give you another challenge. Keep track of every meal you eat out this week. At the end of the week, see how much money you spent just on eating out. We were shocked when we did that.

Let me know if you are interested in joining the challenge with me. Maybe we can hold each other accountable and still give ourselves grace.

Monthly Menu

Quick and Easy Meal Ideas for August

This Week’s Menu

• Monday – Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
• Tuesday – Baked Salmon
• Wednesday – Pepper Steak in the Crock Pot
• Thursday – Salmon Bowls (Use leftover salmon.)
• Friday – Cauliflower Pizza

Household Tip Update

Here is an update to the homemade Dawn Powerwash. I have not tried it with dishes, but it does work great for cleaning your glasses.

We always mix Dawn with water in old foaming soap dispensers anyway, so I already had that. I didn’t measure, but I poured some rubbing alcohol into my soap mixture, and I can definitely tell a difference.

I feel like my hands are a little more disinfected also.

FYI – If you decide to do this, add the water to the bottle before adding Dawn. Otherwise it bubbles too much.

Favorite Deals of the Week

Click the highlighted links below to see the deals.

1. The sparkly tree was delivered! If you are wanting one this year, I would order early!
2. Have you ever played Mexican Train – dominoes?
3. This week is the week that Jaws is in the theaters, and we are going Thursday! I got us these t-shirts to wear.
4. Link to Dawn Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray

Candy Recipe for the Month

Let me know if you have tried this. It is the easiest thing ever! 

FYI – This is better without the vanilla.

Upcoming Posts and Events

Posts

• Hawaiian Salad Luncheon
• Meal Planning Tips & Ideas
• Lessons from the Book of Jonah (2 Parts Left)
• Daddy’s Stew
• Nuggets of Grace

Events

Jaws is in the movie theaters this weekend for the 50th anniversary! We have our tickets and are looking forward to it. Anyone else going?

12/6/2025 – If you are local to the Caddo Mills area, I would love to see you on December 6th at the Caddo Mills High School. We are planning to be at their Christmas Venders’ Fair again this year.

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I have enjoyed sharing this week. Stay connected and have a blessed week!

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“How sweet Your Word is to my taste – sweeter than honey in my mouth.”
Psalm 119:103