: Life is hard. God is good. We need each other.
Lots of good stuff this week. I’ve been finding things all over the map: Manners, modesty, education, government, motivation, and more!
Here’s what I’ve been reading:
The frosting is what makes this caramel cake divine. It is an easy, cooked icing that cools to a hard shell and melts in your mouth.
Caramel cake. Every year for his birthday. Caramel cake. Then one year my eldest determined he “didn’t like caramel”. So we had “brown sugar cake” for his birthday that year. Same recipe I’d used every other year.
Sometimes I sneak things in. Like in my super healthy rich and delicious chocolate pancakes, and this chocolate mousse. Other times, I just call something by another name. For a time:
I even had a jar of pureed dates in the fridge that my kids ate for an entire summer because I called it “caramel.” Ahh the power of suggestion.
We’re back to calling caramel cake “caramel cake” again, and it’s still my son’s pick for his birthday cake every year. (He turns 18 this year! Yikes!) Sadly, my husband and I will be out of town at a conference on his birthday, so we’re celebrating early this year.
After we’ve been shown grace, then what? We light the path for those behind us.
Do you watch the Amazing Race? My husband loves that show, and has recently been catching up on years of missed episodes. I don’t love it and here’s why: the bickering. If I want to hear people arguing, I’m perfectly capable of picking a fight myself (quite skilled, in fact. 😉 )
But watching other people argue? It stresses me out.
In one recent episode he was watching, I noticed that when groups found a clue, they would try to stealthily read and record information without other groups knowing. And that’s good strategy when you’re competing.
If they were all on one team, when they found the clue they’d call out, “Found it!” so everyone could run over and see the information.
And that’s exactly what I’ve been noticing that both King David, and the Apostle Paul did in Scripture…and what we, as believers, are supposed to be doing.
These sausage squares are savory and meaty and hearty….and ridiculously easy! They are equally delicious as an appetizer, or for a brunch menu.
Are you a Lord of the Rings fan? I’ll admit, I haven’t read the books. But I love the movie trilogy. They are so rich and full of wisdom and heart. I know, I know, I need to read the books. Right now I’m working my way through the Harry Potter series, and not very quickly, at that.
We love a party with a theme around here, so when my niece finished the book series, we had to get one on the calendar. What better way to spend a Saturday, than going on an epic adventure with tasty treats to fill your belly!
To celebrate this fact, we’re giving away a gift basket full of handmade goodies. You can sign up below for your chance to win. Not a mom? Sign up anyway. I’ll bet you know a mom you could share this with.
One of the ways that we can encourage one another and help each other to grow is by sharing what we’re reading each week. I know that I always appreciate articles that friends share, things I wouldn’t have stumbled across otherwise.
Here’s what I’ve been reading: