Beautiful Calling

To have been posted August 2009. Chloe loves her tutu! This post links to Wordless Wednesday, Two of a Kind, 5MinutesforMom, and 7 Clown Circus

(taken this evening so it is kind of dark) We have a library in our home because my husband and I both love to read. Yet, since I became a mother in 2007, I have found myself reading very little except small portions of scripture and many, many picture books. I seriously feel like my [...]

It’s an Austrian yummy marble coffee cake in a bundt pan. It is amazingly delicious! Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups flour 1 cup softened butter 3 oz semisweet chocolate roughly chopped Splash of imitation rum extract (optional; original recipe called for 2 TBSP dark Rum) 3 Tbsp corn starch ½ cup icing sugar 1 Tbsp vanilla [...]

One day we went for a walk. Chloe brought her baby and I brought mine. Chloe picked her own outfit to wear right down to the boots. She wore a tutu just like Ina, her cabbage patch. She loves her tu-tu and those crazy boots. It’s the simple things in her life that she loves [...]

Source This was shared with me the other day and I wanted to share it with you. BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER By Maya Angelou A woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ That a man should have to seek Him first to find her. When I say…. ‘I am a Christian’ I’m not shouting ‘I’m [...]

A Picnic with Pasta & Pesto, Pickles and Popsicles = Paradise for Chloe anyway! (if only our table cloth were Pink!) Anything is as exciting as you make it! Few things are more exciting that a Picnic! The little ones love pasta and Pasta Pesto is easy, economical and good hot, cold or at room [...]

Ready to go! (Well, most of us. Not sure where John is going.) Thoughts on African Lion Safari: *Pricey but worth it as a special treat. Parking, train ride and boat ride are all included in admission. *Children under 3 are free! *Buy advance tickets. It saves quite a bit. (Ours were purchased at Costco.) [...]

Photo by Dezz   Is there Life After “No”? at (In)Courage pointed out that it can be well with us even when it isn’t. More Important that Your To-Do List @ Life as MOM offered up an incredible reminder that we should keep in mind all year round whenever we get to thinking we have [...]