Living With Purpose

I've tried a couple different recipes this last week, but several of them have fallen flat on their faces. Yucky. But we won't talk about overly salty pork chops or stuffing that had the consistency of... something very yucky... Haha! You'll never try anything new if you can't laugh at yourself! The one new recipe I tried that I didn't think was awful was my Turkey Deviled Eggs. I made them for our church Thanksgiving meal and they turned out to be quite a hit - mostly with the kids. If you're reading this and you're thinking, "Deviled Eggs? My four year old can make deviled eggs!" than I'm asking you to understand that I am not a world famous chef and don't aspire to be. I figure if I have to make something for everyone to eat, they might forgive the flavor if it's fun to look at! Fortunately these didn't taste too bad. Nothing special - eggs, mayo, mustard, salt, vinegar, and quite a bit of time. (Sonya was not very happy about ...

Sonya Joy turned 2 months old on the 20th! She has grown so much! She is now a heavy 8lbs 6oz, and is 21 inches in length. Her little eyes follow people when they enter the room, especially if it's Mommy, since she's the one who feeds her. She's not as fussy as she was when we first brought her home, but she certainly is opinionated! She makes the funniest faces, and I have decided that she must take after her Auntie Kristen, the only person I know who can get away with making funny faces in serious situations - like passport photos... If so, we're going to have our hands full! She's already sleeping through the night! Going down at around 9:30, she will usually sleep until at least 4:00, sometimes later. This makes us very happy parents - especially Daddy who usually has to get up between 3am to 4am. Our little girl is still wearing newborn clothes, but will probably grow out of them by next week. It makes me a little sad that she's growing so fast, but a...

I saw this picture on Facebook the other day. I do NOT celebrate Halloween, but I do love pumpkins! Not eating them - Just looking at them! Here in Pennsylvania they put up pumpkin stands all along the roads. They are so pretty and ornate! It also adds to the feel of Fall! My husband bought me one so we could use it for an object lesson in Sunday school. We really are like pumpkins! God Chose Me! I am not a mistake! God picked me for a reason! I have a purpose!  John 15:16 says, " Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you." If I'll Ask He'll Clean Me! 1 John 1:9 says, " If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." He Cleans the Inside and the Outside! The inside is what is mo...

I'm listening to Christmas music while I write this! Cheating I know. For many, many years I held to the rule that Christmas music was to start after Thanksgiving. I remember how much I looked forward to getting the Thanksgiving dishes done so I could go curl up in bed with the light off and turn on the Christmas station! There really was something magical about it! Sometimes we've got to adjust with life though. I don't know if I'll be singing Silent Night anytime soon thanks to Sonya Joy, so my new tradition is to start listening to Christmas music when the holiday baking begins. (Won't the neighbors be surprised next year when they get a plate of Christmas cookies at Easter?)  The first treat of my holiday season is Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out because I found a recipe online, substituted regular flower with whole wheat (Gotta at least pretend to be healthy!), and doubled the recipe. Here i...