Day #146

My neighbor is 90+ years old, he is from Hungry.  He loves being outside...and so do we.  Tonight we were eating our dinner outside and he came outside.  He was taking a look at his roses and his seedlings in the greenhouse.

I have known John every since I was a little girl...This was the sweetest gesture...One of his roses for me!

Day #145

Thankful for the fun in my life.  Today I went to a Photo Shoot at the John S Knight center.  I crafted a burger and it was selected to be the Challenger of last years winner.   I am excited to go try my burger at the Cafe on a Friday!

http://www.johnsknightcenter.org/pdfs/burgerchallenge2016.pdf

Day #144

Decided to take advantage of the Live broadcast of church this morning!  This made me after 3 years actually install my Google Chrome Cast...I love it!  That was a good $30's!  

After that it was outside ALL day.  

To find we have more than Gartner snakes...We have this scary aggressive guy!  

Day #143

Got to Babysit for the Nichols while they went to a wedding reception.  It was short but fun...Makes me look forward to being a Mom...and even more so knowing that Luke will be their Dad!  He is going to be a great Dad!

Day #142

So, I decided it would be good to bring my love of planting to Celebrate Recovery.  We took the kids outside and everyone planted a seed.  Going to be interesting to see if they grow...or if they made it home okay.  It has been fun, sharing things that I enjoy doing with the kids!

Day #141

Thankful to plant at least part of the garden.  I put in the fall items... Potatoes, horseradish, beets, squash...and some perenials Rhubarb and Asparagus.  Lots more still to go, but it is a start!
Something about digging in God's dirt and trying to grow your food.  I think I will be better at in 5 years!  I certainly hope so!

 

Day #140

Luke and I took the day off work today.  Started it with Breakfast with his Grandparents and ended it with time with Erik, Austen, and new baby Sawyer!  Always good to sit and chat and catch up!  Much needed

Day #139

Tonight we did my birthday dinner.  Thankful for my Dad who continues the tradition of letting us pick the restaurant for our birthday dinner.  Tonight we tried the new restaurant in town.  Bomba's Taco's and Rum...I would say that it was so-so...but thankful for the time with my parents!

Day #138

I am thankful to get some yard work done.  Cleaned out a flower bed and mulched.  Even more thankful for the beautiful weather!

Day #137

On a cold snowy day in December, I mean May.  Yep, it snowed today.  So, thankful we had Indians tickets.  We got to go stand in the windy cold weather!  :-)
We had a good time and we have a grand memory!

Day #136

So, I thought it would be fun to make 24 more cupcakes from scratch...Oh the cake part was good.  The icing...epic failure  :-(  

However, we got to party like it was 1776  :-)

Moses celebration of becoming a US citizen.  It took 10 years to go through the process...Dedication and commitment to the USA.  

Complete with :
Citizenship Quiz
                          Dance Off!
                                            and a Squeeze!!

Day #135

Whose idea was it to have 17 kids age 18 months to 12 years old ice cupcakes?

ME

It was Messy, but it was FUN...

Thankful we could be outside!!!

Day #134

Thankful for book club...even though tonight is the last night of For the Love...there is anticipation in what the future holds...another book...supper club????

Day #133

Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina...in the morning...

I mean nothing could be finer than to eat Chipotle outside on a nice day.

I mean nothing could be finer than to decide to not go to our first movie alone together and to go on a hike at hampton hills!


Thankful for the weather, thankful for the change in pace, thankful for the change of plans!!!!

Day #132

Hello!  My name is Kristin and I love creamer in my coffee, specifically I love natural creamer in my coffee!

Always looking for ways to save a little money.  My natural creamer is a tad expensive...so I made my first batch of natural creamer at home...It is half the cost of the store bought version.  

Feeling Naturally, Fantastically Frugal!!!

Day #131

I am 37 years old.
Even to write it is scary.
Oh how I feel today that I have wasted the life God has given me.  I could do...be...so much more!
I tend to get lost in the day-to-day life and forget...that EVERY day is a gift...and EVERY day is a chance to LOVE People.


My new toy...a rototiller!

Day #130

What every mother wants, her most unspoken need —  is a truckload of Grace.

What a great reminder on Mother's day.  My Mom did the best that she could and she did great!  I know she loves me!  I hope she knows that she is loved!  

God has been revealing just the need to offer more Grace.  God is so abundant in the Grace that He offers me...and yet I withhold that Grace from others.  We all fall short...We all need Grace...not just Grace from God...but Grace from Others!

Day#123

Sunday Funday...
Unfortunately my stomach was a tad upset but was still able to enjoy the day...Painting, and cutting down some limbs!  Joy in getting things done at the house!
We talked about what hospitality looks like for us when we are married and the importance of it...I am excited!
Joy in Luke and I reading our book...and talking about how and what we can do now to prepare more for marriage...

Day #122

Saturday's are usually the most Joyful!  And they are most likely my favorite day of the week.
Got to be with my parents for awhile as we visited a potential caterer for the wedding.  It was good to catch up with my parents.  Got some things cleaned up and the mower working.
Was blessed to go to church with a friend, help with PowerKids, talk about helping to lead a volleyball connect group.
And to end the day Dinner with our friend and then cards and ice cream with more friends.  I mean all in all it was a great day!

Day#121

Joy in planning a surprise for the kids at Celebrate Recovery.  I think they might be just a little excited to see what happens in a few weeks.