Baking For the Freezer

 Saturday I spent the day bulk cooking with a friend. We made crock-pot freezer meals, which I have planned to use mostly for noon meals. That way I can just dump the bag into the crock-pot early in the morning, and we have a nice hot meal ready in the middle of the day...no matter how busy it's been! This fantastic idea made me realize that it would be easy to solve the other problem spot in our day- breakfast. So, I decided to bake...

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Crock-pot Freezer Cooking with a Friend

 My friend Christephi and I got together this Saturday to put together crock-pot freezer meals for our families. I hadn't heard of this concept until recently, and I was quite eager to give it a try! I've found myself getting busier and busier as the children are getting older, and as schooling takes up more and more of my time. I knew that the crock-pot was about to become my new best friend- but this idea makes it even more efficient! The...

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"White Sunday" Cake

 Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday, celebrates the birthday of the Christian Church, when the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles. In honor of this special day, we made a "White Sunday" cake. We used white frosting in honor of it being "White Sunday". The large candle in the center is to symbolize Christ, Who had promised to send the Holy Spirit. "But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall...

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Celebrating Pentecost

 Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. Ten days after our Lord Jesus had ascended into Heaven, the Twelve Apostles, His Mother Mary, and others had gathered to pray. Like a mighty wind, the Holy Spirit descended upon them. The apostles began to preach to the Jews that had gathered and each heard in their own native tongue. It's said that around 3,000 people were converted and baptized that day! The boys made wind twirlers...

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Ascension Thursday

Happy Ascension Thursday!  Today, we celebrate the bodily ascension to Heaven of our Lord Jesus. Forty days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into Heaven to sit at the right hand of Our Father. We celebrated this joyous remembrance with a picnic lunch on our front lawn. We made a "feast" of pepperoni pizza, sliced apples with peanut butter dip, and chocolate chip cookies. It was the perfect day for a picnic!      ...

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Transparent Motherhood

  I'm a stay at home mom. I'm also a mom who homeschools. That means, yep, you guessed it, I'm pretty much always home with my children. Yes, I'm around my children all day, every single day. This is an awesome thing. I get to see first hand all of the "firsts", all of the joys of learning something new, all of the sweet moments and triumphs. We spend so much time together that we can know what each other is thinking, and feeling,...

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A Little Family Update

\  Well, I hadn't intended to go so long without writing, but it's been a busy time of moving and settling in to our new home. We've been here about a month now, and there's still some small things left to do...but we are mostly finished unpacking. It's been a huge change from our old farmhouse in the country, but we just love it here. It's amazing to see how God works. Sometimes we can see where He's taking us, and still be shocked at the...

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