A delightful day with my little Valentines!

What could be more fun than making cookies and playing at the park on a beautiful spring day!

Sweet people....

I could eat that picture of Eli, omg....

becky*

Womanly Dominion-MOM

"Stay at home moms maybe underpaid , but they're certainly not under challenged! It is a profession of diversified adventures and borderless frontiers!" ie

24 hour mothering

chef and house keeper

managing a domestic budget

chauffeur

scheduling a complex calender

educating a diverse student body

a consultant and helper to her husband

nutritionist

nurse

counselor

home decorator

seamstress

gardener

thrifty money saving shopper

the and list goes on...............

I can honestly say in almost 30 years of marriage and domestic engineering I have never been bored or under- challenged in caring for my husband , children. and home.I cherish my God given role and delight in full-filling it and I am so proud of you my girls for the way you love and serve your husbands and children in your homes. At times it is challenging and even hard and sometimes thankless but your Heavenly Father sees all and "What ever you sow you will reap" and one day your will hear Him say "Well done my good and faithful servants" Love you

Record low tempts in Tucson! MOM

Last night was a new lowest record 15 degrees Brrrr! so yesterday was definitely a soup day. I made Italian pasta and Bean soup a recipe I tore out of the Womans Day magazine at work. It was simple to make and delicious . So as I was talking with Becky yesterday she suggested I put it on the blog so here it is!

Italian Pasta and Bean Soup

1Tbs olive oil

1 mediun onion chopped

3 minced garlic cloves

saute these

Add 6 cups chicken broth

1 and 1/2 cup small pasta

I used small bow ties cute

2 15oz cans cannellini beans rinsed and drained

I only had one available and was find)

1 can diced tomatoes I used TJ's tomatoes and chilis

for a little kick you know your MOM

1/2 c Italian parsley chopped ( I used fresh green beans

since I had them on hand and my parsley had froze

Bring broth to a boil cook pasta about 5 minutes then

add remaining ingredients cook until heated through

and serve with parmesan cheese on top Bon Appetite!

I recently picked up this cd from the church bookstore in an effort to get a little more scripture in my kids heads. And while tle the kids are loving it, low and behold guess who is the one crying in the front seat while driving down the road while listening to it? :) Guess mommy needed more scripture in her head too, hee hee.

While the tunes are geared towards little ones I find that shouting "I want to be like Jesus!" and "Good and gracious, you never change!" is actually really great for adults too :)

Since I keep this in the car and that's usually when I'm about ready to lash out irrationally at someone, my current favorite is "Give me Self-Control" - "Lord, I'm needy, so I'm pleading, Come and fill me, Help me to be self-controlled".

Yikes, I'm such a mom :)

And look who I found while looking for the cd pick? Uncle Jonathan! Drew thought that was hilarious for some reason....





becky*

The lord is my Portion Lamintations 3:24 MOM

Our God is a suitable portion. No object is as suitable to the heart as He is. He is a portion that is exactly suited to the condition of the soul in its desires , needs, wants, longings, and prayers. All the soul needs is found in God. there is light to enlighten the soul ,wisdom to counsel the soul , power to support the soul, ,goodness to supply the soul, mercy to pardon the soul, beauty to delight the soul, and fullness to fill the soul” No earthly portion can suit an immortal soul. It is capable of union with and communication with with God. It enjoys God now and in all eternity. Nothing can satisfy the soul without God. God is thus the most excellent portion suitable to the soul" Voices of the Past

May He be your most excellent portion this day and everyday! I t is cold outside today but I pray your souls would be warmed by the fire of our excellent portion Our God and Savior. Kathy

I'm A Nurse!!!