A Heart of Praise Dish Towels

A few days ago Graham brought home these dish towels that his Mom embroidered for me.  It was a sweet surprise, aren't they nice?! :) 

Motherhood

"What could be more important that nurturing and caring for an eternal soul who will live forever? All other careers will be left behind." -Nancy Campbell

Yummy Blueberry Cake

This afternoon the kids and I had fun making this yummy blueberry cake.  It turned out very good! Before I got married my family used to make it a lot, and smelling it bake today brought back a lot of memories. :)  If you'd like to make it too, please head over to my sisters blog where she has the recipe posted! :) 

Your Place

Is your place a small place?

Tend it with care --

He set you there.

Is your place a large place?

Guard it with care --

He set you there.

Whate'er your place,

It is not yours alone --

But His who set you there.

-John Oxenham

Down East Pumpkin Bread

My sister-in-law gave me this recipe several months back. I love pumpkin and this bread is delicious! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we have! :)

Pumpkin

The wet and dry ingredients  

Starting to bake.

Yummy muffins, warm from the oven! 

DOWN EAST MAINE PUMPKIN BREAD

1 (15oz) can pumpkin puree 

4 eggs

1 c.  oil

2/3 c. water

3 c. sugar

3 1/2 c. flour

2 t. baking soda

1 1/2 t. salt

1 t. cinnamon

1 t. nutmeg

1/2 t. cloves

1/2 t. ginger

1.  Preheat oven to 350.  Grease  3, 7x3 in loaf pans, or muffin pans. 

2.  In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended.  In separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.  Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture until just blended.  Pour into prepared pans.  

3.  Bake for about 50 min.  for the loaf pans, and around 20 min if you are using muffin pans. Done when toothpick comes out clean. 

Yep!

I need this sign for my house. :D 

Quotes on Marriage

"Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it" Psalm 127:1

"The Christian marriage must be Christ-centred, not self-centred." 

"How we handle our husband’s shortcomings reveals more about our own character than our husbands."

 "Even if you are right, and he is wrong (and you are not right as often as you think, trust me on this) does that mean God has appointed you to correct him?"

"Nowhere in the Bible does it say that we should wait for someone else to do the right thing before we do the right thing."

"Love is by definition focused on its object. If I’m thinking about me, I am not focused on loving my man."

“Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.”

 “There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage.”  

Can You Read This?

I found this the other day and thought it was neat!  Can you read the following: 

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N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3

Y0UR M1ND 1S

R34D1NG 17

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Can you raed tihs? I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Interesting eh? :) 

Snow Ice Cream

Fresh newly fallen snow.

Measure 8 cups of snow, and put it in a large bowl. 

Gather your ingredients. :) You will need: One 14oz. Can sweetened condensed milk, and 1 tsp. vanilla

Pour in the milk and vanilla. 

Mix well and enjoy! 

God's Commandments

If ye love me, keep my commandments. John14:15

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:21

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 1 John 5:2-3

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John 2:3-6