Fat Burning Foods!

I was looking around for foods to boost fat burning and came across this site 14 Fat Burning Foods! Thought I would share it with all my weight conscious friends:0)

Queen of your Home!

I am borrowing a post from http://raisinghomemakers.com/2012/queen-of-your-home/126663808239365433_3utio0cd_c/
This is a great way to think about the "job" that we don't always feel is so glamorous! I LOVE being called the Queen of my home because that's where my heart is!

Raising up a legacy of life is a calling planted in my heart by a holy God. It is my duty to pass on a mantel of nobility and grace to those who will go on after me.  I do not see this duty as frustrating, boring, or downgrading.

I pray that you hear my heart, dear homemakers. God wants us to picture ourselves as reigning queen of our homes; valiant, strong, and prevailing. We are to have dominion over our homes and govern the domestic affairs therein. Your home is the center of your life.

Please do not misunderstand me to mean you have the right to rule over your husband, but rather God has given you the awesome responsibility of mastering your home under your husband’s protection and guidance.

Home is a place of challenge, creativity, chores, and celebration. It is a birthing place where family members gather to welcome rewards from God. A haven for a mother needing rest from planting and sowing.

You rule over your kitchen making sure that the health needs of your family are met. You give thought to what you will feed them and how to make them feel special. You delegate chores and responsibilities allowing for an orderly home. You direct the daily projects and events taking place in the lives of your children.

You practice serving and helping those in need. You administrate the constant flow of activity giving your family the opportunity to learn and become successful.

Yet, there are many who are bored and unhappy in their home. They do not understand the calling placed on their lives by God. Home is the greatest sphere of influence, rest, and healing.

Without vision and understanding of the calling placed on homemakers, mothers, and wives, we will be unfulfilled and discontent finding our place of dominion somewhere other than home. When we come out from under our husband’s protection it causes a breakdown in marriage and the proper functioning of society.

We should find fulfillment in our homes; embracing the simple and noble things of life. It is not as complicated as one might think. It is a choice.

PRAYER:

Father, may we gain a clear and vivid understanding of the calling placed on our lives as wives, mothers, and homemakers. Break down strongholds that have held us captive to complaining, discontentment, and lies. Thank you for the gift of home and the privilege to direct, plan, administrate, govern, and teach those under us to love you with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength. Amen.

Missing Her

 Today marks 4 months that my Grandma passed away & I miss her soo incredibly much!! I miss calling her or getting a phone call from her where she would tell me "I was just thinking about you"!
There are various things that made her unique, special!
She was a great painter and although I don't consider myself an artist today she did give me lessons at one time:0)
The picture to the right is one of the last things that she finished while visiting me in West Blocton, Alabama.



She was also a fabulous cook and entertainer! I have so many fond memories of her whipping up some deliciousness! If I was at her house for an overnight visit I would most likely get my favorite breakfast in the morning.....pancakes or waffles with strawberries & whip topping!

She made it perfect every time! To the right is JUST one of our favorite recipes that we are trying to carry on! That recipe also shows her beautiful handwriting:0)



Something else that I always loved was her piano playing! She couldn't play by note but she could play some BEAUTIFUL chords! Different times when I would go to visit her I would ask her to play a little
 something so that I could hear that beautiful music once again!

She will forever hold a special place in my heart and will always be missed but I am thankful she is no longer suffering & if we really knew what Heaven was like we wouldn't wish her back here as much as I would love to do that!

Felt Flashcards

I found this tutorial online some time back & thought they were so cute!They are great for young kids/toddlers because they can't be torn or bent & another thing they're great for is something quiet for them to do in church.  So I made a similar set for my youngest nephew for Christmas & did part of one for Cheyenna. I finally finished Chey's yesterday afternoon!  Yay! Another goal accomplished:0)

Power of Prayer

I recently finished reading this book & I have to say it was thrilling & challenging all at the same time! This man experienced first hand what I want to experience! The Power of Prayer!!! One thing in particular that sticks out in my mind is when they would be smuggling Bibles he would pray that God would somehow blind the guards to what was in the vehicle. Time and time again God would do it! How big is my faith? How much do I rely on God for? I want my children to know & experience the power of Praying to the Almighty God! 

Skirt Accomplished!

I have the hardest time finding skirts for my oldest, Felicity. The skirts are either too short in her size or too big around the waist if they are long enough. So, the benefit of knowing a little bit about sewing is that you can make your own skirts & adjust the length to your needs! 

I made this skirt last night & now I am trying to decide if I should add something to it to "dress" it up, maybe just a jean ruffle on the bottom or just sew lines around it in different colors so that it can go with various things because I want it to be one of those skirts that is versatile enough that she can wear it with anything:0) Whatever the outcome is I am happy to have accomplished something even if it was a simple skirt:0)

We had a play date with some friends of ours today & among other things they did some dress up. I couldn't resist taking a picture of my sweet Chey all dressed up!

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