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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Awesome deal on flowers Just in time for V-Day!!!
15.00 for 35.00 of flowers!!! Love these deals.
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Happy 10 Year anniversary!!
Ok, so my friend Abby encouraged me to start blogging more..so I think I'll take her advice. :) Jeremy and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary yesterday. Wow...crazy how fast time went by yet how much happened in 10 years! For the past month we have looked at every place on the planet to see if we could afford a trip somewhere to celebrate our milestone..but unfortunately it just wasn't it the cards for us this time. So I asked my mom if she would take the kids for a night so we could have a night alone...I was thinking "since we don't have much money even just to be at our house by ourselves with a couple movies would be great". Well apparently my hubby has something more up his sleeve! He has been doing some side jobs and stashing away the money..granted it wasn't enough to plan a big trip on, but enough to treat his lady! :) I didn't know he had the money. So I got this really sweet email on friday morning giving me some instructions to pack a few things..nothing I could put together enough to figure out where we were going. So we left with all 5 of us in tote to go to Medford to drop off the kids. On our way, he hands me an envelope with #1 on it....I open it and it has 60.00 in it with a note to head to the mall and buy a new outfit for our date. Wow!! That is like Gold in a girls' hands!!!! :) I was so excited. So after I got some clothes, I got envelope #2 telling me to go to where books are "noble" and get a coffee there as well with a 20 dollar bill enclosed. So needless to say, there were 7 envelopes in all....ranging from staying at a B&B in Jacksonville, to seeing Avatar in 3D and a REALLY nice dinner amongst other things. I have to say, we may not be rich in our wallets...but I am super richly blessed with a husband who adores and loves me like no other!!! Truly I was praising God today for him. He is such a gift to me! What a wonderful way to celebrate our milestone together!! Couldn't have been any better.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
This is what happens when you leave a daddy home with 5 little girls!! :)
They had a blast..I came home from being out on a girls' night out, and Jeremy had kept the slumber party very happy!! :) So creative and dorky all in the same package..hope you all enjoy!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Encouraging devotional
"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him" (2 Chron. 16:9). "The world is waiting yet to see what God can do through a consecrated soul." Not the world alone, but God Himself is waiting for one, who will be more fully devoted to Him than any who have ever lived; who will be willing to be nothing that Christ may be all; who will grasp God's own purposes; and taking His humility and His faith, His love and His power, will, without hindering, continue to let God do exploits. --C. H. P. In an address given to ministers and workers after his ninetieth birthday, George Mueller spoke thus of himself: "I was converted in November, 1825, but I only came into the full surrender of the heart four years later, in July, 1829. The love of money was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with which you are taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the Scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me, and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an infinitely lovely Being!' --SelectedStreams in the Desert - Jan. 22
January, 22God is Looking
So I share this with you all because I needed to hear it most today. I am really struggling to surrender some things to the Lord and I would ask for your prayers for me. I love the Lord with my whole being and never want to be out of His will, but unfortunately I was given some genetics that include a stubbornness and strong will and those work against me at times. Please have mercy on me Lord, I need a lot of it. Thanks for your prayers...Have a blessed day.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Christmas in the Desert 2008
We just got back from being on the road for 2 1/2 weeks, and we are glad to be home but we had a wonderful time. We went to Palm Desert to visit my Dad and family. On over to Murrieta to see my dad's side of the family, and then to La Mirada to see my mom's side of the family. The kids did great and had a great time with all their relatives. Acacia learned how to swim this week and did very well. Yes, we were swimming while it was dumping snow here in Oregon!!! It was so nice to see the sun!! We grew closer to our family this trip both relationally and spiritually, it was hard to leave them this time especially. I hope to see them before another 2 years goes by..it was wayyy too long! So often we are bummed out by our family members, but the Lord really showed me this visit that He gave me the family he did for a reason and my heart was renewed with such a thankfulness and love for all of them. I am so glad God places us where he knows is best!! Thanks to all my fam for all of your hospitality!! We enjoyed all of our stops with you all. Looking forward to the next time we are all together again.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Family pics....Finally! :)
It only took us 6 years..but we finally got family pictures! He-he....we are really bad at this..but hey at least we did it! :)
Hmmm.....
Today my thoughts are nonstop for some reason. I am really pondering the love of God today. For one I am really thankful that he loves me even in my shortcomings and all, Lord knows there are soooo many! I had a situation happen today where I left feeling very misunderstood and inadequate. So I took my thoughts to the Lord and asked Him to reveal if there was any wrong that I had done and to please show it to me and forgive me. And continued to ask for Him to speak into my life freely about the situation. All he keeps reminding me of is that He loves me sooo much and He is pleased with my decision to follow Him with my WHOLE heart, mind and soul. Sometimes I think others around us can tend to think we are too radical in our stance for the Lord. But I was thinking today.....why is being too radical wrong? I mean, if it is affecting the way you view others in a way that is not Christlike, then of course.....but I am simply talking about being sold out for Jesus Christ...not loving any part of the world...being in it, but not of it. I think because of where I came from....a total world lover!.....I am eternally grateful to be a Christ Lover with everything in me and have abandoned my love for the world gladly. I never want to return to where I was! I pray the Lord continues to ignite my fire in spite of those around me who would have a differing opinion on the "radicalness" of my walk with Jesus. Lord, keep me humble and most of all, let Love shine forth more than anything else!! May my life be a reflection of you...and if it is not, please change me!!!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
REALLY good cookies!!!
So I made some really good cookies tonight!! (yes cheat Day is over..but I really wanted something yummy!) :) So here is the recipe to share with you all, but I did modify it a bit. I added Peanut butter (just a couple scoops), toffee bits, flax seed and wheat germ (to get some good nutrients into my kids ;), and extra choc. chips. They were a hit with the fam! Enjoy everybody!!
Chewy Oatmeal Cookies I
SUBMITTED BY: sal PHOTO BY: kittengirl
"This cookie is practically nutritious with applesauce, raisins and nuts. So chewy! Great with a glass of milk!"
| PREP TIME | 20 Min |
| COOK TIME | 15 Min |
| READY IN | 35 Min |
| Original recipe yield 3 dozen | |
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, applesauce, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, and baking soda, then gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the oats, raisins, nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Be Careful how we treat our families!!!
I saw this on Peter-Jon Courson's blog and it really impacted me. I think so often we forget about how we are treating our kids and spouse and treat others so much nicer when in the process we are tearing our homes down. Lord, help me to lift my family up at all times!!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Really cool recipe website!
I just thought I would share this with y'all! I love this site..you can put in ingredients you want or don't want, can change the recipe to fit the serving size you want, and they have great recipes for just about anything....check it out! I go here when I have a few things and don't know what to make with it....:)
http://allrecipes.com/Default.aspx
Monday, September 15, 2008
Enjoy the sun while it is here!!
We went to the beach last weekend and had a blast..it was beautiful!! I love the seasons changing...it is such a unique and beautiful time. The kids had a blast!! We brought hundreds of toys..it truly seemed as if we brought our whole backyard ;), they swam in the sand...(they were covered!!), and we basked in the sun! I loved it, and I loved watching my kids be kids!!!!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Turning over a new leaf...just in time for fall! :)
I have been really blessed lately. I have been praying for a long time for patience to discipline not only with spankings and prayer, but with explanation backed with longsuffering to get the point across effectively. I feel like the Lord is fulfilling that in me...Praise Him! It has been a refreshing season with my kids, not only have I been able to discipline in the way I have wanted to for a long time, but I have been so enjoying them. I thank the Lord for the changing seasons he takes us through! I know the hard ones are rough, but when he takes us out of the valley and up to the mountain top and we can look around and see the beautiful things he is doing in our lives, I am soooo blessed beyond measure!! I am also seeing some fruit in my kids in this process as well. They have been working together as a team cleaning their room, obeying quicker with less resistance....not that there aren't still some rough times! :) But I truly am rejoicing at seeing me grow along with them and it all being a neat picture of Him completing the work he begins!! :) I am far from being completed but I know he is working in us gradually. It is awesome. Have a blessed day everybody! God is good ALL the time!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
2 year old art!! Gotta love it!
Eva got some tub crayons the other day...and so she had the ENTIRE tub colored tonight, and she was having such a great time I had to take some pictures~She is at such a fun age! I am enjoying her a whole bunch...keep creating Eva!! :)
Acacia's 7th birthday....We had a rockin' slumber party!!! :)
We had such a great time last sunday!! Jeremy took Elijah camping for the night and we filled up the house with a bunch of girls for the night! We painted nails, had a fashion show, played musical chairs, painted their own pillowcases, pinned the ice cream cone on Strawberry shortcake....etc...oh my...we had a blast! Thanks to all of the girls big and small that came
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Night out for all the mommy's and daddy's!!
We had a great time last night. We had a couple's night out with 14 other couples at Sophia's...a great little Italian place in Grants Pass! After we had a nice romantic dinner with our spouse, we went bowling and at both places we got to play our own cd...The Psalms Project....it was truly blessed by the Lord! I hope to be able to do it again..we had a great time. I was glad everyone came.
Immigrant Waterslides!!
We had soooo much fun last weekend, it started off with a SURPRISE birthday party with most of my close friends and family....Laura got me good!! With the help of some other sneaky peeps!!! :) On Saturday, she threw a surprise party for her sister Danelle at the waterslides..we had a blast! It was the first time for the kids..so they were sprinting to the top to go down again as soon as they got out of the water...ahhh...memories! I can totally remember being their age and loving these slides! It was cool to go there with my kids..they haven't changed a bit! :)
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