Paint Project

I'm excited about painting this...

...for our dining room.

Here's to hoping for good art!

Mocha Mocha

Did I show you the most awesome thing NeNe & PaPa
gave me for Christmas?

I love it.
That's just a random thought.
It kind of ties in to something I just saw pop up on my TwitterFeed.
(Do I sound oh so technological? Don't believe it - I'm not. I don't know if that's even what it's called. So don't quote me on it.)

Anyway, this is what showed up on what I call my TwitterFeed. It has now jumped to the top of my Baking/Making/Eating ToDoList:

Photo by: Ree Drummond
Mocha Silk Pie.
Doesn't it look delicious?
I'll let you know how it turns out - you should make one, too!

All Over Now

I get sent little gems like this from time to time:

I like this song. A lot.
Thank you, Pandora!

Picture Perfect

And...

...this is why we don't have many good pictures of us together.

How Many Does That Make?

Just because I think they're so entertaining myself, here's another conversation I had with one of our daughters:

ESPY
Momma, do you want to know what I want to be when I grow up?
GRACE
No, what?
ESPY
A mother.
GRACE
That's awesome.
ESPY
You know why I wanna be a mother.
GRACE
Why?
ESPY
Because I want to have babies.
GRACE
Who are you going to marry?
ESPY
I don't know - God can choose.
GRACE
Well, how many babies are you going to have?
ESPY
Probably a lot.
GRACE
How many is a lot?
ESPY
Probably like ten hundred.
GRACE
Wow, that's a lot.
ESPY
How many does that make?
GRACE
How many does what make?
ESPY
How many does ten hundred make?
GRACE
That would be a lot of babies, sweetie.

The conversation goes on from there, but it's pretty much repetitious.
Basically, our oldest wants to have a lot of babies.
She doesn't know who she's going to marry,
but they're are going to be lots of babies to be had.
Oh the naivete of a little girl's imagination.

Good Ol' James

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position. But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
.:James 1:1-12:.

The husband is preaching on these verses this morning.
Sweet.

Photo by: Worapol S.

Mommy Things

It may sound trite, but I am at a point in my life where I'm trying to keep things simple. I could go on and on and on about that - but we can talk about that later.

I love reading all sorts of blogs - but,
that's another post for another time as well.
I enjoy reading other people's thoughts on motherhood. Simple Mom in particular is great for my new desire for simplicity.

Speaking of Simple Mom, she's having a great giveaway of Jamie Martin's new book Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood.

To all my mommy friends: stop by her blog to enter the giveaway.
I did!

Photo by: D Sharon Pruitt