Inspiring Friday: April 19, 2013

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." – Walter Elliott

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." – Dorothy Parker

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working." – Pablo Picasso

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise." – Alden Nowlan

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little 'extra'." – Jimmy Johnson

"It is curious that people who are filled with horrified indignation whenever a cat kills a sparrow can hear the story of the killing of God told Sunday after Sunday and not experience any shock at all." – Dorothy Sayers

This was played at my Uncle Greg's funeral about 3 years ago. I am also posting it in remembrance of my brother in law who passed away March 26, 2013 unexpectedly at 38 years old. Rest in Peace Chuck and all the other loved ones we have lost.  Enjoy this beautiful song! May the Lord comfort us all. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4

36 Weeks!

I am in the home stretch as my doctor told me at my last appoitment. It is hard to believe that I only have about one month (give or take) to go. We are very excited to soon be able to meet our new baby boy. I am feeling pretty good so far. I am a little nervous but I believe all will be fine. I am feeling some Braxton Hicks contractions, some pressure and heartburn is coming and going. I have most everything I want and need now. I have a moby wrap and some lily padz for nursing. Still trying to clean and purge as much as possible.  Making sure I stay hydrated and get some rest in as well. Like my silly pose at the bottom. Yeah, I took my own pictures LOL.

He is Alive!

I pray everyone enjoys their Easter and remembers that Jesus died for our sins so that we can be forgiven and live for him in this life and live with him in eternity.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:" John 11:25

Inspiring Friday: March 29, 2013

"In calm water every ship has a good captain." --
Grover Cleveland

"Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of
time which every day produces, and which many men throw
away." -- Charles Caleb Colton

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes
against you till it seems you could not hold on a
minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the
place and time that the tide will turn." -- Harriet
Beecher Stowe

"We need a vocation, not just an occupation, and a
vocation is where our 'deep gladness' and the 'worlds
deep hunger' meet." -- Frederich Buechner.

"There is a time to let things happen and a time to
make things happen." -- Hugh Prather

"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones
we miss." -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Inspiring Friday: March 22, 2013

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great
enterprises." -- Demosthenes

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul." --
General Douglas MacArthur

"Without courage, all other virtues lose their
meaning." -- Winston Churchill

"I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me
hate him." -- Booker T. Washington

"Everybody should do at least two things each day that
he hates to do, just for practice." -- William James

"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of
listening when you'd have preferred to talk." -- Doug
Larson

Fruit and Yogurt Parfait

I have discovered a healthy, fast and delicious breakfast my kids love! A fruit and yogurt parfait. I buy the big 32 oz carton of french vanilla yogurt so I can use it for smoothies also. Any yogurt will work. Then all you need is your favorite fruits and cereal to top it off.

Ingredients: 
Yogurt
Fruit- we use blueberries and strawberries
cereal

Directions:
Layer the yogurt on the bottom of a cup and top with your one of your fruit.
Put yogurt on top of the fruit and add the other fruit.
Put yogurt on top of that and then top off with your favorite crunchy cereal or granola. (we use honey cheerios)