02 Thursday Feb 2012
This is just a little insert - but have y'all seen these?! So CUTE!
Happy February
Scripture commands believers – God gives His children instruction to follow – to love Him with your all & to love others well. And with new year’s resolutions still sticking out like a sore thumb, I think I’ll start here.
01 Wednesday Feb 2012
Posted in To Live
So throughout this month of January, I’ve written about
purpose.
plan.
prepare.
now we are at the final aspect of a life that is lived intentionally, for the Lord. and that is “pray.”
31 Tuesday Jan 2012
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Arm and Hammer washing soda, borax, DIY, Harris Teeter, how to make your own laundry detergent, Ivory soap, laundry detergent, moving saving
I’m not really a DIY kind of girl. I like all of the girls that are – soon I will share with you in blog posts to come some of my friends’ great DIY work around my own home! – I’m just more of a ‘find the perfect thing after waiting a long time for exactly the right price’ kind of girl. Both are an art, I think.
After getting sick to my stomach when I was pregnant over the smell of our laundry detergent, I switched to a free & clear brand. Sensory relief! Then, on Pinterest – where I learn a lot of little tips for around my home – I discovered it is EASY to make your own laundry detergent. And cheaper. Well, I already knew that – but I thought it would be weird and messy and I’d have to have a Sam’s Club size bucket of laundry detergent that I made it my back yard while wearing a bonnet and apron. Stereotypical, I know, but that’s what I thought.
Thankfully, I made this powdered detergent in my kitchen with the supplies that I ordered from Harris Teeter and picked up (for free with a promo code) in the Express Lane.
25 Wednesday Jan 2012
Remember the post a little while ago about the variety of southern cookbooks I purchased with birthday money? Well, I am enjoying them, to say the very least. I love cooking through the recipes and sharing them with my husband, family, and friends.
This recipe – the one for the Apple Dapple Cake – is a must try, must make again recipe.
My mom came over and I said, no matter what crazy diet you are on – really, y’all, she’s done a tremendous job of diligently taking care of her body through good eating and exercise and as a reward to herself, she’s lost weight – you MUST try this cake! Thankfully, she thought the cake was worth straying from her healthy eating regime.
I told her I practically licked the batter bowl clean after pouring the majority of it into the Bundt pan. Delish!
This is the one! From A-Z (apples to zucchini!), this cookbook is a collection of southern recipes
24 Tuesday Jan 2012
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baking soda, bath, borax, clawfoot tub, cleanse, epsom salt, fur blanket, indulgent pleasure, serene day spa
Yesterday I was sick. It really started Sunday evening. I just could not get warm. I drank a cup of hot cocoa, snuggled into bed underneath all the covers and my winter fur blanket. I still was chilly.
Tyler brought me the thermometer and I checked my temperature. Sure enough, I had a low-grade fever. With Tylenol in me, I fell asleep.
In the morning I let my sweet friend, Lauren, know I had a fever. She has been nursing everyone under her roof back to health. Even her parents and the in-laws came into town, promptly fell ill, and she became nurse to them, too.
She immediately offered all of her loving care and help. Yesterday afternoon, she brought over a cleansing bath potion. It wasn’t hard to follow her advice : Take a hot bath in a calming, cleansing solution. No problem!
20 Friday Jan 2012
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clothes, dress, Fashion, J. Crew, Michael Kors, pink, popover, spring, t-strap flats, woman
You read a while ago that I think that the woman makes the dress.
With all of that in mind, enjoy some of my favorite pieces this spring!
yes, please. i think these hot pink pants with the white tank and gold detail is wonderful. - michael kors
19 Thursday Jan 2012
Posted in To Live
Let me continue with the same thought from yesterday’s post. I wrote, “When you are prepared, this is the truth, you are available to help and to love others around you.”
Preparation – the physical conditioning of life – provides you with the flexibility and freedom to love and to help others around you well.
When you are prepared you can open your arms, your home, your lives, to those around you – family, friends, neighbors, strangers.
If you are not prepared – if you are not ready – if you do not have any of it all together, then you cannot easily help anyone else. You are the one who needs help.
18 Wednesday Jan 2012
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purpose. plan. prepare.
here we are at the prepare part of life.
we’ve stated our purpose.
purpose – to glorify the Lord and to enjoy Him forever. to love Him most and to love others well.
plan – JOY – Jesus, Others, You.
prepare.
When I think of preparing, I think of packing for a trip. We know why and where we are going, what we are going to do. With packing, you are getting ready what you want to talk along for the ride. When you pack, you have your essentials. You take a few what-ifs. You fold your clothes well, you remember your toothbrush. I pack all of my books on top.
Preparation is packing for life. I think that sounds funny – like you are carrying a gun.
17 Tuesday Jan 2012
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I got this Italian Chicken recipe from Pinterest. Just get out your crockpot, line it with the chicken breasts, mix the ingredients in a bowl, pour the mixture over the chicken in the crockpot and let it cook on low all day long. Serve the creamy chicken over egg noodles sprinkled with some parsley and voila! you have a delicious hot dinner that will stick to your bones.
Italian Chicken
4 chicken breasts, 1 packet Zesty Italian dressing seasoning, 1 8 oz. cream cheese (softened), 2 cans cream of chicken soup; Cook on low for 4 hours. If sauce is too thick, add a little milk. Serve over pasta.
This photograph is from a blog, Homemade by Holman, but the recipe does not match the photo - The recipe above is easier 
and yummy. My husband loved it!
16 Monday Jan 2012
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Yesterday’s sermon was so inspiring. The word of God was preached over me – Russ went through scripture and talked about doing what the Lord has called you to do. All of the message was right in line with and added even more to all that the Lord has already been teaching me, walking me through. With ease I planned out my Monday.
