Beautiful Calling

  Photo by jpwbee O Canada; land of abundance, of blessing, of beauty! The future of our great nation is not in the hands of our government but in those of a Powerful God and the prayers of His people. If my people {emphasis mine}, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and [...]

View Full Album We have a pet fish. His name is Nemo. He’s a blue fish in a blue tank with blue rocks. He’s kind of hard to see. John likes to talk to it. He’d talk to it all day long if I let him. Sometimes I tell him… Nemo is asleep             just [...]

This is what they looked like before I put the icing on them. I forgot about the final picture.  Makes 36 cupcakes Ingredients: 3 3/4 cups cake flour 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 1/4 cups sugar 2 1/4 cups vegetable oil 3 large eggs (room temperature) 1 teaspoon red gel-paste food [...]

View Full Album   To Do List:              blow bubbles                      {giggles}                                          eat lunch                                                             enjoy the sunshine                                                                      have fun                                                                                      Mission. Accomplished!     View Full Album {Yes, we shared a plate for lunch…summer = simplicity = less dishes for momma!} This post is for The Season When The Sun [...]

I’ve been busy. Running here and there. This is happening, that to do…the littles feel the change, the tension, the lack of routine and so does mommy. Home. I long to be in it, to stay in it, to rest and relax. To get caught up on laundry, to whittle down the to-do list. Today. [...]

Chloe was 18 months old when  we visited the shoe store. We’d been many times before however this time was different. Though she couldn’t talk, she walked right to the brown polka dot Giselle’s, picked them up and tried to put them on.  This was the first time Chloe chose her own shoes! We have [...]

I had lots of great pics for the review however my camera died, I sent it in for repair and {duh} the memory card is still in it. Who knows if I will get it back. So basically no pics of daddy in the sandals; you’ll have to make due with the littles from earlier [...]

View Full Album   This year daddy got a pretty special gift; Teva Sandals. I know that he enjoyed those however the real gifts were the coloring pages, artwork with poem and the special herb garden we planted for him. Daddy loves cooking so the herb garden will bring him great joy this season. We [...]

Vote for My Cutie Littles I’d also just like to let you know that Ottawa Cloth Diapers is having a facebook photo contest. Become a fan ad submit a summer picture of your little one or a picture of them in a cloth diaper and you’re entered! Oh, you can also vote for my pictures [...]

View Full Album This morning while out doing errands, Chloe spotted a park. “Mommy, look! A park, can we play?” While it wasn’t part of my day’s plan, we stopped for a little impromptu play. Since it wasn’t planned, I didn’t have my husband’s camera with me. (And mine is broken). The park had this [...]