Beloved Becky

Purpose

Never doubt your purpose in life,
God created you to bring forth light.
You have blessed the lives of many,
Your heart and compassion, unlike that of any.
Quick and responsive with wisdom from above,
Always surrounded with His Holy love.
Being the vessel He chose to use,
With strength and obedience you didn’t refuse.
You’re stronger than you know,
With the Lord in control you continue to grow.
He created you with purpose and reason
And will remain by your side through every season.
                                                             Jenny Gilley

I will give you the short version of the story… Basically Becky, my sister has been through one challenging year to say the very least.  Life has took some pretty difficult turns for her, I know at times she has doubted her strength, and oddly the Lord has chosen not once but TWICE to use her to save the lives of “His children”… I still don’t think she grasps, how even though she feels weak through HIM she is STRONG.  After her heroic CPR efforts yesterday, I was impressed by the Lord with this poem for her.

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Courting Emma

Courting Emma

The final book in the Little Hickman Creek Series, was another GREAT feel good story.  I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars…  Well worth the read, and to own the 3 part series is a must!  At the end of the book is an announcement for the next series due out in spring of 2009.  I can’t wait to see what Sharlene MacLaren has in store for us next!

 

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Travelin’ Tuesday {1}

So I have decided to share home decor with you… I will travel {I always have my camera} and take random pictures of family and friends homes then share with you…. Hence Travelin’ Tuesday…. So our first tour will be at Beckie’s….

 

Thank you for sharing your home Beckie!

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Sharing Saturday

Just thought I’d share a typical Saturday morning with you all… I normally do not post pictures of my kids on the internet, for fearful reasons… Then in thinking about it my two teenagers have myspace pages anyway, with TONS of pictures… So I asked my hubby what he thought… He in all his infamous wisdom says, “no one’s going to take them… they’d have to feed ’em”…. so that being said I think I’ll give you a glimpse into life with 4 BOYS….

Chris laying in bed ESPN on the TV, playing his guitar

Johnny putting songs on his ipod {See Daisy bird watching from the window}

Jeffrey and Dolce snuggling on the couch.

Tanner took over the living room with trains!

{Like his laundry basket and blanket tunnel}?

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A Dude Desk

My 5 year old who will be starting kindergarten said he needed a desk for school, so I mentioned it to me mom who is the Queen of Junkin’ and sure enough she found this little beauty for $2.99…  Now most would say it’s cute white and pink… I assure you my 5 year old son didn’t think the white and pink was so cute…

Yesterday we went and bought navy blue, his room is done in an Americana theme and blue is his favorite color.  After some sanding and primer… It was ready to be sprayed….

Here is our end result, one Dude Desk, and one Happy Little Dude!

Note after this picture was taken, he added important things to the desk top, a basket of chap-stick, a police car, a 96 box of crayola crayons, and don’t forget the blown glass Christmas Tree {my dad gave him, that used to stay on his shelf year round}… When I made a comment that he wouldn’t have enough room to write, he replied, “yes, I will I am pushing all this against the wall, it’s decorations mom” How can I argue with that??

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Oh Happy Day

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Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

 

 Just click on the recipe card {to enlarge}

 

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Lucky Lou

Today is Lucky’s 7th birthday…  We got him the day we moved into our house.  My mom brought him to us from a little boy who had them in a box outside of the grocery store… My mom thought he would be the perfect addition to our house, because he matched our flooring!  Lucky has added some siblings to the mix over the years, Armani {our solid black cat}, Daisy {our pretty little girl}, and Dolce {our furry white dog}.  Though Lucky is the biggest, he is also the BIGGEST chicken… That cat is afraid of EVERYTHING… But he is super sweet and loving, his favorite time of night is when my hubby logs off the computer {the computer says, “goodbye”} and Lucky knows when he hears that word, his dinner is coming…  Funny how they get in a routine. 

Happy Birthday Lucky Lou…. We LOVE you….

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Snickerdoodles

This is the Snickerdoodle recipe out of the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook you know, the famous red and white checker cover… Anyway this is the recipe my mom always made and right next to it is the best Peanut Butter cookie recipe… {you’ll see in my cookbook where I have wrote in the doubled measurements} Let’s face it a  single batch of these  cookies is NEVER enough…

1 cup butter {softened}

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp Cream of tartar

2 parts sugar to 1 part Cinnamon {to roll your cookie balls in}

Oven 375 degrees

Mix butter, add half of the flour, 2 cups sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, cream of tartar.  Beat until thoroughly combined.  Beat in remaining flour.  Shape dough into 1 inch balls roll in a bowl of the  cinnamon sugar mixture.  Place two inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.

By the way… Check out my thrifty find…. 48 Oneida dishes {love black and white}  That’s service for 12… At our local thrift shop for $24.99… I mentioned them to Spike, and he went the NEXT day {said he was getting coffee} and came home with them!  What a guy…

 

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Strawberries {yum}

Look what’s open… My favorite Strawberry stand

{the one on the corner of Harney Ln. and Hutchins}

The strangest things amuse me…

 

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