Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thankful Thursday

1. I'm praising God today for SKYPE. Jon left for California yesterday in the wee hours of the night and thankfully he arrived safely. We were able to SKYPE for a little this morning. The boys have really been missing him.......Nathan is really weepy and Jojo isn't quite himself. I am thankful though for the opportunity he has to be at Shepherds' Conference.

2. I am also thanking God for the amazing women's conference we had this past weekend. I was really so blessed by the teaching.  A lot of ladies worked so hard to put it all together. It was so encouraging to see how the body of Christ works..........everyone is gifted differently and I love seeing how these women serve so selflessly and to the capacity that they are able to.

3. It was also a real blessing to spend some time with Pam Hardy (our guest speaker). I was really encouraged by the few times we got to chat. So thankful for older Godlier women!


Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Week 44 - Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

My friend Christina sent me some Oreo cookies recently and I've been meaning to use them up. I've had this pin  on my cookies board for a while and so I gave them a shot. My cookies didn't turn out like the picture on the board.......it must be the cream cheese, plus I didn't have white chocolate to drizzle over the cookies.  They are pretty yummy anyway and a big hit with the boys!


Friday, February 22, 2013

Mason Jar Candle Holder

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it was so cute. I changed it up a little and think it turned out great. The best thing is that you can trade out the heart for a different shape depending on the season/holiday.


All you need is a mason jar, a shape(I just cut out a heart shape from my scrapbook paper), a doily, and some ribbon. On the Pinterest pin they used baker's twine and it looked real cute too. I put this together in less than 3 minutes since I was rushing before the arrival of some friends.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Thankful Thursday

Thursdays have come and gone and I have neglected to remind myself of all that I am thankful for.

1. Today I am thankful because one of my favorite women Bible teachers is coming to Samara. She'll be teaching at our women's conference and I am super excited about it. I can't wait to be taught and to actually be able to understand every. single. word!

2. I'm also thankful because Spring is in the air........well not really but February is almost finished, then comes March, and then the big meltdown at the end of March. I can't complain though because in comparison to years past, this winter has been so mild!

3. And last of all, I am praising God for the end of my 38th year of life........tomorrow I turn 39, one year closer to the big 4-0! The Lord has indeed been so faithful and gracious to me. I still feel and act like I'm 20 something so I am ok with aging.


Monday, February 18, 2013

Valentine's Day Party

It wouldn't be Valentines without Auntie Heather's annual party. The boys always look forward to it. This year we celebrated the day after Valentine's Day.


                                                      The kids all chowing down during lunch time.


                                               Auntie Alex with baby Taylor........the newest addition.


                               Jojo couldn't wait to see baby Taylor and even got to hold her for a little while.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Valentine's Day


I saw this on Facebook and I thought it was hilarious! It makes a lot of sense to me! I just heard on Albert Mohler's "The Briefing" podcast that Valentine's day is now 3rd in the rankings in America for consumer spending. Jon and I decided long ago that we really wouldn't make a big deal out of Valentine's day but after having kids it's fun to do something special. Nonetheless,  I hope you had a very Happy Valentine's Day.

 The last couple of years I've made a nice dinner and the boys make their daddy cards. This year we did the same but also decorated sugar cookies after dinner. I have to admit that it's such a relief to be married.......I remember in my single days how strongly I disliked Valentine's day!





Most of all, I am thankful for God's love!

Romans 5:8
But God shows His love for us in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Week 43 - Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

These cookies are absolutely amazing! They literally melt in your mouth. I think mine turned out real squishy probably because I didn't use shortening but they still tasted delicious. For Christmas we got a bag of marshmallows and I keep saving them and saving them but I finally decided to put them to use! Thanks to Pinterest I found a few recipes I could use but went with this one.


Friday, February 8, 2013

Queen Nat

Lately we've been going through our DVD collection and setting some apart to give away. Yesterday we had a funny chat in the kitchen. It went something like this......

Nathan: "Mom, are you getting rid of all the princess movies?"

Me: "No, why would I do that if I'm a princess?"

Nathan: "You are not a princess!"

Jojo: "You are not a princess mom, you're a queen!"

I think my training is paying off!