"House on a Hill"

“You are the light of the world.

 A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.

Instead they put it on its stand, 

and it gives light to everyone in the house. 

In the same way, let your light shine before others,

that they may see your good deeds

and glorify your Father in heaven."

 ~Matthew 5: 14-16 

"Food For Thought"

Wednesday night dinner with the kids in control........Success!!! To my surprise, with a little help from my "nurturing supervision", the girls did a knock-out job with the evening's spread. They made a Cesar salad followed up with a Shepherds Pie and Oreo cookie ice-cream for dessert. There were a few entertaining moments throughout the evening, like watching Bella try to chop the onion. She went at it like a killer in a horror film leaving behind mangled fragments of the pungent bulb  in her path. And Isaiah, hoping to make us Oreo cookie milk shakes, was unable to find the blender in our still newly moved in to unpacked house. But after all of that I would definitely have to say how much JOY that it brought me to hear them giggling and laughing through it all. Normally bickering with one another, they found a way to come together, pull it off, and have fun in the process. Now.... seeing how they did such a great job, I am going to make this a weekly routine.  :)

"Through all the smiles and trials.....

A family that cooks together....

 (along with prayer of course)

Stays together"

"Well Done"

This week I am trying something new in our household. I am passing on the responsibility of making dinner once a week to the kids. I feel that this will teach them accomplishment and how to contribute more to a group, in this case Family. Let's just hope that they don't burn the house down in the process!  We'll see ;)

"A Fool For Love"

❤ Happy Valentine's Day! ❤

"I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all." 

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

"A Rock And A Hard Place"

It's always nice when the ones we love notice all of the little things that we do "because we love them"! Sometimes it is a little too easy to take the people in our life for granted. A simple thank you or I'm sorry may not seem like a lot, but to the people who care, it means the world. This is a little lesson that I tried sharing with my kids recently. I hope that you enjoy :) ....Oh! And thank you for reading.

"The Greatest of all gifts
is to estimate things
at their true worth."
~François de la Rouchefoucauld

"Violets Are Blue"

Even when we are aspiring to do some good and maybe even make the world a little better, there may be someone lurking in the shadows waiting for us to fail with their discouragement and doubt. Sometimes it is unintentional and sometimes it is not, but regardless, I believe that is important to never give up on your dreams and to always continue to live life by your standard, not by someone else's.    :)

"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. 

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. 

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. 

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. 

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. 

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. 

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; 

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway."

~ Mother Theresa

"Ready For Take Off"

According to the Webster's dictionary, Yo Yo means :  a condition or situation marked by regular fluctuations from one extreme to another. This would sum up my Good friend Yolanda to a tee. She is an airline stewardess and while she is traveling the world she picks up interesting facts about the places that she has been and seen. Now only if she would leave some of it in the baggage claim everything would be perfect! :)