A Shade Different

Homemade Yogurt!!!

2012-02-10T10:08:00.001-05:00

I'm so excited to share how our Yogurt experience went!!
I was a bit leery about the whole spoiled mike thing, but it turned out great! Thankfully!

Here is the recipe I used. (I can't remember what web sight I found it on, I looked at lots!!! sorry.)

Homemade Yogurt

--8 cups (half-gallon) of whole milk--(I used unpasteurized, Because I know whats in it!!! :) but do NOT use ultra-pasteurized.

--1/2 cup store-bought natural, live/active culture plain yogurt (you need to have a starter. Once you have made your own, you can use that as a starter)
--frozen/fresh fruit for flavoring
--thick bath towel

--slow cooker

The Directions.
This takes a while. Make your yogurt on a weekend day when you are home to monitor.

I used a 4 quart crockpot.
Plug in your crockpot and turn to low. Add an entire half gallon of milk. Cover and cook on low for 2 1/2 hours.

Unplug your crockpot. Leave the cover on, and let it sit for 3 hours.

When 3 hours have passed, scoop out 2 cups of the warmish milk and put it in a bowl. Whisk in 1/2 cup of store-bought live/active culture yogurt. Then dump the bowl contents back into the crockpot. Stir to combine.

Put the lid back on your crockpot. Keep it unplugged, and wrap a heavy bath towel all the way around the crock for insulation.

Go to bed, or let it sit for 8 hours.

In the morning, the yogurt will have thickened---it's not as thick as store-bought yogurt, but has the consistency of low-fat plain yogurt.

Blend in batches with your favorite fruit. we did Blueberry/ Raspberry. and the Fave this morning Peanut butter Banana!!

When you blend in the fruit, bubbles will form and might bother you. They aren't a big deal, and will settle eventually.

Blueberry/ Raspberry

Lets eat!!!

In the Beginning I thought it was a little thin, but after it sat in the fridge it was just about like store bought!
It's so simple, but takes a while to do the whole process. but sooooo worth it!
The whole batch was about $2 .50 to make!!! so much cheaper to make then to buy, and with this I know whats in it!!!

Is it time??

2012-02-10T07:00:00.011-05:00

I'm so ready for the real "Spring" to be here, I just love all the spring bulbs. Ours are up about 1/2 inch !! Last year I split up all my clumps and so they are everywhere!!! I'm so excited to watch them all come up just to see where I put them all!!

What are some of your Most Beloved flowering bulbs? I'd love to hear about them, and this fall maybe even do a swap, keep that in mind as all your little beauties come up this spring!!

Blessings!!!

Winter or Spring?

2012-02-08T07:00:00.003-05:00

The weather in these parts have been extra mild this year and the kids have missed all the snow, but have loved all the nicer weather too!

This past week I sent them out to play and when I checked on them a few min. later this is what I found!

Very Joyful Muddy Kiddo's!!

They had a blast, and I guess I could say that it was "a Muddy good time"! :)
Blessings!

Creating!!!

2012-02-06T07:00:00.001-05:00

Liam has been play lots of Lego's he was so proud of himself as he came to show me his first real creation,

he called it " Flying Buddy" It didn't last very long with little brother around, but he was so excited!

I love to see his creativity and imagination, begin to work in his little head. Just a norther picture of how God created us and His AWESOME imagination!
Have a blessed day!!!

30 Weeks!!!!

2012-02-03T09:24:00.000-05:00

It so hard for me to believe that this weekend marks the
"30 Week " point for my pregnancy!! In just about 10 weeks we get to meet this "lil' Miracle" in my tummy!!
It's gone by so fast, I'm so thankful that he is growing healthy and strong, yesterday at the Dr. appointment his heart beat was 148 and we were measuring right on target!!
The kids are so excited to meet him, when we went by the Hospital yesterday day Liam said " Mama, can we go get our baby now, I'm ready to see him?" I wish it was that easy to just go get him! :) and maybe someday we will be just go get a new baby from the hospital if we adopt!! We'd love to some day!
But with just 10 weeks~ish to go here are some of my goals to done before he gets here!!!

*1. Spring clean our house!!!
( it's in desperate need of it!)
*2. Make him a baby blanket of some sort!
*3. Finish his baby book up to a year old, that way all I need to do it add the pictures!
*4. Buy a few more cloth diapers!!
*5. Encourage Daddy to get the boys bunk beds finished!
*6. If the weather is nice I just might have a garage sale!!

I think that's about it! I'm sure little things will come up between now and then, and I've got a few big things done already.
Here's a few things that I've got done so far!

Cloth wipes!! I love the Green and Brown!

Nursing Smock

I had a cover before and always felt like my back was sticking out at church, so we'll give this one a try!

And it's cute little matching bag to keep it in for the diaper bag!!

I also made Lanna a " Moby Wrap" for her babies to give her at the hospital. but I can't put pictures on just yet cause they look with me on the blog all the time. but it turned out really cute! I'll post pix. later of her with it!

Well I'm off to clean house, we have friends coming over for a game night tonight! we love having people over for fun, fellowship and food!!! :)
Blessings!

Alexs House!!!

2012-02-02T07:00:00.001-05:00

Our Church has had the awesome privilege of going to Haiti a lot in the past few years to help out in an orphanage called Alex's House!!!
We have such a huge burden for what the Lord is doing over there and how He could use us to help the kiddo's over there.
Our family loves to hear about all the stories of our friends when they come home of how the Lord has used the team.
I wanted to share just a few pictures of the precious kiddo's over there!

On one trips already this year our church group has got to start helping building part of the new orphanage about 2 1/2 hours away from there current location. We are so excited for the kiddo's to have a safer place to live and a place to call home!!!

here's just a pix. or two of some of the new work being done!!!

We are so excited to see what the Lord is going to do this year at Alex's House.

Would you like to follow and see as well? here is the link to where you can got to see what the Lord is doing and how you can play a HUGE part in the lives of these precious kiddo's.

Have a great week!!!

Blessings!

Dusting Rags!

2012-02-01T07:00:00.005-05:00

Lemon Dusting Rags!

I try to avoid using chemical cleaners if possible.
I'm trying to get everything in our cleaning box to be safe to use and wouldn't kill our kiddo's if they were to accidentally get it. Baking Soda, Vinegar, and Lemon go a long way!

These lemon dust cloths take just minutes to prepare and can be stored in an airtight jar until you're ready to use them. Sometimes dusting with a dry cloth does more harm then good as it moves the dirt around instead of catching it. These cloths are damp and infused with vinegar to help catch and kill the bugs at the same time. The addition of olive oil and lemon rind bring a soft polish to your furniture.
You'll need six things:

1 cup vinegar

1 cup water

1 tsp olive oil

1 lemon rind

2 dust rags

1 glass jar with lid

Mix the vinegar, water, and olive oil together. Soak the rags in the solution. Ring out until damp-dry. Alternate rinds with rags inside your jar and seal the lid tightly.
Blessings,
Happy cleaning!!!

Do you have any natural cleaning solutions to share? I'd love to hear some new ideas!!!

You Talk About What You Love!

2012-01-31T07:00:00.002-05:00

The Lord has really been challenging me this week about where my heart is and what I talk about.
and my Mom use to tell us kiddo's all the time when we were little " You Talk About What You Love."

and you know the more I think about it it's so TRUE.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.”

Proverbs 4:23

My Precious Family !

What is in your heart is sometime going to come out through your mouth. and from that our actions and how we go about our daily lives, how we treat our husbands, how we love our children, even how we decorate our homes.

So as you go about your week ask your self

" What do I REALLY love and how do I show it?"

I know for me that I love God's word.

But to be 100% honest with you it's hard to sit and read it. that's hard for me to share with you. I'm a Pastors wife. why is it hard for me?

I just don't MAKE enough time for it. that's has simple as I can put it. and it's so humbling for me to see it put into words, but it's the truth.

So that's one of my Goals for 2012 is to MAKE time to be in the Word daily and glean from it all that the Lord has for me!

Ok.... :)

next!!

I love baking and cooking, if I have help with the clean up :) and you can always use it to share with others in need too!

baking and cooking!!

I wanted to share with you just a couple things that I love!!!

There is so much to fill our time with these days and I pray that you will fill it with things that will last for eternity, and the bring the Lord glory.
But what do you Talk about? Be so careful, " You often Talk About What You Love"

Have a Blessed Week!

Elhanna Joy!

2012-01-30T07:00:00.002-05:00

This has been a crazy week for our little family everyone got the flu bug and so with that y'all know how the house falls apart when Mama gets sick.... well that sure was the case here.

So this week it's my goal to get all caught up on our blogging!! so with all that said here is a blog all about our little Lanna girl!!

Elhanna Joy!!!

She has become quite the Little Lady in the past few weeks and months.

She is 3 1/2, and so ready to be 4. she often reminds us that she is going to be "4 to be BIG like Bubby." but the funny thing is, she is just about as tall as Liam.

She Loves her babies and has given each one a name, we often find her tucked in her room playing
"Mommy" nursing all 6 of them. and singing them sweet little songs. and when she's done with that she tucks them all into their beds. I love to see how her Mothering instincts have begin and I'm excited to lead her now towards being "Lord willing" a godly wife and mother some day.

See even her baby needs a ride on the silly carts!

She is such a sweetie and a good helper, but I do have to say that she is not always a morning person, we're working on that one! :)

What a blessing she is to have in our family, and a joy to be lent to us by the Lord for such a short time.
We love you Lanna Joy!

We pray nightly in our family devotions, that with all our little "arrows" that the Lord is finding us faithful in teaching, leading, guiding and instructing them for His glory so that someday soon, He will call each of them to Himself, to the saving knowledge of who He is and repent of their sins, and serve Him to the fullest all the rest of their days here on earth!!! So that to when they are older He can send them out to the mission field, or where ever He see fit to send them.

Liam Ross

2012-01-19T08:19:00.000-05:00

Liam Ross

He is such a busy and helpful little guy. always waning to go outside to collect fire starter for us.
He is in the last few months of being 4. :( He is so ready to be "5" so that he can be in kidz chior at church!!!
We are so blessed to have Liam in our family!!!
Love you Bubby!!!

Aiden

2012-01-18T07:00:00.000-05:00

This week I thought I'd do a little update on our Kiddo's for the Grandparents and our family far away!

Aiden Macsheyne

It's hard to believe that he turned 21 months this past week.

time has gone by way to fast.

1 month old

5 months old.

21 months old!!!

He is such a sweet little guy,

he loves to play by himself... he has just a funny little wiggle run... he loves to sing the B.I.B.L.E...

he starting to be potty trained and is doing well... he loves to play farm... he loves to take baths... he is starting to be interested in books... he loves his Dadda, and looks forward to his coming home each evening.

he can say... Dadda, Mama, Liam, Lanna, ball, dog, baby and eat just to name a few.

We are so blessed to have him in our family and can't believe that soon it will be 2 years that the Lord gave him to us to raise for His glory.

We love you Aiden Macsheyne!

Have a Blessed day!!!

Loving our Husbands!

2012-01-17T07:00:00.004-05:00

My Blessing!!!

Over the past year the Lord has been teaching about how to Love Jon. and with being married for 6 1/2 years now I have a long way to go! but I'm slowly learning how to love him in a way that Honors the Lord.

One of my prayers for 2012 is that the Lord would take me to a much deeper level of loving him and in that showing our children how to love God too!

Here is just a few ways that I've determined that I'm going to work on it this year.

I've gone to the Word to look for some help,

What better place to look?

How Do I???

* I respect him? Eph. 5:33

* I physically love him? 1 Cor. 7:3~5
* Praise him? Proverbs 12:25

* Honor him? Titus 2:4

* Pray for him daily? James 5:16 & Eph. 6:18

I was so encouraged by looking through the Word a find answers that I can work towards, did you see that I didn't say Do. but work towards!! it's a process, and I'm so excited to get started!!!

Sometimes the Proverbs 31 Woman that I so long to be seems like a Superhuman, and unreal. and to be honest IMPOSSIBLE!!! She is always on her toes and is up before daylight, and never worries about tomorrow cause she's got it all together. :)

But you know we have the same 24 hours in our day that she did, and by the Holy Spirit's help " I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength" ( Phil 4:13)

So I've stared down a path to wanting to honor the Lord even more by loving my Sweet Hubby!!

Will you strive with me to begin the journey to Love the man that the Lord has blessed you with in your life. and to be the "helpmate" that He desires you to be?

Money saving tips!!!

2012-01-16T07:00:00.000-05:00

This morning I don't have lots of time to share so I thought I'd do 3 little post of things that we we around our home to save $.
Some of them are tried and tested, and some I'm yet to try. but that I heard from friends that work well and can't wait to try!!!

1. Vinegar Dishwasher rinse. Love it!!

If you’ve been wanting a way to cut costs on dishwasher rinse aid… here’s a great frugal alternative:
White Vinegar!
That’s it! Rather than using expensive rinse agents, simply fill your rinse aid dispenser with white vinegar. Vinegar does a great job at removing spots and disinfecting, too!

2. Yummy smelling house. Love it!
Essential oils can be dabbed onto a cotton ball and tucked around the house. I use different scents for different seasons, like Lemongrass and Grapefruit… or Orange.”

When it's dry in our house because of the wood stove I add a few drops of oil to our vaporizer!

3.Homemade Glass Cleaner (yet to try!)

1 cup Water
1/4 cup White Vinegar
2 to 3 drops Dawn Dish Soap
Empty Spray Bottle

Combine water, white vinegar, and dawn dish soap in an empty spray bottle, and… that’s it! You’ve just made Homemade Glass Cleaner!

Well I'm off to get my hungry Crew some breakfast!
Blessings!

Pay It Forward 2012!!

2012-01-14T15:10:00.000-05:00

This looks really fun....go ahead friends, inspire me to make you something!

simple is good!

Pay It Forward 2012: I promise to make something handmade for first 2 people who comment. They must in turn post this on there blog or face book page and make something for the first 5 people who comment on their post. The rules are it has to be handmade by you and they must receive it before 2012 ends!! it can be as simple as making a cup of coffee or tea for someone! this is a fun way just to get the giving spirit going this year.

Your probably wondering why just 2? I did this on Face Book too and got my first 3 comments, and wanted to open it up to you my faithful followers too!

Thanks so much! Can't wait to get busy with making something fun for our friends!

Blessings!

Homemade dry Laundry soap!!!

2012-01-14T08:30:00.001-05:00

Dry Homemade Laundry Detergent

Some of you have been asking about what Laundry soap I make so I thought I'd re post this for ya!
Now that I've used it for long time now, I can say that I would rather use this recipe rather then my liquid. only because it really gets the stains out of the kiddo's clothes without needing a pretreater, so that saves me a few minuets in my day, and thats a HUGE pulse for me! and too I also like the smell of the Fels. so clean and fresh!
Also it makes a much smaller recipe then my other kind, so that helps out there to with wondering where to store it!!
So next time your wash room looks a bit like " Mt. Washmore" give this new recipe a try, you just might like it!

Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe
2 bars Fels-Naptha laundry soap
4 cups Arm and Hammer washing soda
4 cups Borax
2 cups Oxyclean
In a large bowl mix together the washing soda, Borax, and the Oxyclean. Grate the Fels-Naptha (a food processor makes this part much easier). Combine the grated soap into the dry mixture and combine thoroughly. Place in container with a small scoop. I just used the oxyclean scoop!
1 scoop for each load, or 2 TBS. of you choose to use a different scoop!

2 TBS per load for toploader

1/2 TBS per load for front loader

If I have a load that I know has some set stains, I will fill my washer and let it set over night with the load, and in the morning " No More Stains" gatta love that! :)

Blessings!!!

The Woman I WANT to be, But How???

2012-01-11T07:00:00.001-05:00

The Woman Who Fears her LORD

Proverbs 31:10 ~31

10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. 12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. 14 She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar.

15 She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

17 She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. 18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. 19 She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. 20 She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes bed coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.

I'm thinking so much on this passage these days, and I feel like she was such a " Super Woman." but I'm praying that the Lord would give me His wisdom on how to be even a bit of what she was,. and how I can help our Little girl become a Proverbs 31 woman as she grows up too!
Would you pray with Me about how the Lord would grow us as woman more into His image and more like the Proverbs 31 Woman that I know that He desires us to be.
With the many readers out there I know we're each in different seasons of life.
Maybe your not married, Your children are little and need lots of " Loving " or maybe their just about grown, or even maybe their out the door and have families of there own to care for. Your job as a Woman is NEVER done. you can always look for younger ladies that need your love and encouragement. to become that Proverbs 31 Woman!

I look forward to what the Lord is going to do this year in our lives for HIS glory!!!

Blessings!

Money Saving tip!!

2012-01-09T07:00:00.002-05:00

This week I'm working lots and lots in the basement trying to get everything ready for 'lil Man" to arrive so that I don't need to be down there much when he arrives. And let me give you a little tour of our basement.
It's where I have all our tubs of the kids clothes for the next season and sizes, canning shelves, extra groceries, our washer and drier, as well as our wood stove that heats our home in these cold winter days! But to be honest it's a MESS!! with Christmas and things, everything that I didn't want to look at got stuck down there. and so I'm trying to get it all in order this week!
With making our own laundry soap, I've been trying to find a recipe for homemade " good for you" fabric softener and just haven't found any that I really like. I use white Vinegar for our cloth diapers and have used that a few times, but I want that yummy smell that goes with it too!
And by mistake (a HUGE mess) I found this recipe a few weeks ago and I really like it!

Take your favorite liquid fabric softener and soak an old hand towel and wet it completely with the softener. Wring it out and let it dry completely, then throw it in with your next load. It will help to stretching out softener use. In other words, save money.
I used it on Lanna's quilt a few weeks ago and her room still smells yummy and fresh!!!

Have a great day!!!
Blessings!!!

New for 2012!!

2012-01-07T15:17:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year!!!! I pray that the Lord blessed you with a great end to "2011" and and even more blessed start to the new year!!!

I've been praying about the future of our little blog and where to take it this year. the Lord has led me to share with you where I am in this season of life that He has my in right now, and Boy! it sure is a busy one!!!

Even though it's busy and sometimes I feel like it's more then I can handle. but by God's grace I make it :)

So with sharing about what the Lord using in our home to mold and make us into His image I'll be sharing a lot about...

Loving God's Word, Becoming a Proverbs 31 Woman, Serving My husband,

Money Saving $ Tips, Raising Children, Organizing and Giveaways,(cause we all love giveaways!!!)

And with baby #4 to arrive in April I'm not sure how much I'll be blogging in April so I'll try and get a few things going before he arrives.

So with all that said here is my first Money Saving tip for 2012!!

Freezing Cookie Dough!!!!

We all love the smell of fresh cookies baking in the oven, but with 3 little ones under foot I don't always have the time or the energy to bake cookies once a week, so I've started making a double batch and baking half of it, and then freezing the last batch in balls and when the kids ask for cookies I can slip some into the oven and in just a few minuets have yummy warm cookies for them!

It's been nice to for those times when friends stop by unexpectedly and I have nothing fresh in the house to offer with tea, to just stick them in and there ready in a few, and the house smells yummy too!

So all you do is Make your family favorite's and flash freeze them for a few hours. bag them up in a freezer zip lock and write the name on the bag and the temp to bake them at, with the time (add 2 minuets to the baking time because of being frozen) and your set!

I try to have ours lay flat in the freezer, but if space is an issue for you don't worry about it, but make sure their good and frozen before you bag them up!

And when your ready!!

Happy Baking!!!!

Chirstms cards!!!!

2011-12-16T11:04:00.000-05:00

It's just 9 days away from Christmas day!!! it's so hard to believe that it's just about here.

Our little home is all prepared and the stocking that I finally got done (after saying for 3 years that I would do some) are hung!
Last year a dear friend gave us a Christmas advent calendar for this year, we have just loved doing it each night with the kids, so much so Hubby is going to build one that's just a bit bigger for the years to come.

This week week we also had our Cookie exchange, ( and I for got to take pix. :( sorry! ). it was a great time with lots of families, some singing and lots of yummy food!! We loved it so much that we will start doing it each year!

We are getting really excited about our next big trip, we're heading to GA. to be with Hubby's side of the family for the Christmas week.

So enough of an update for now. remember in my last post how excited I was about Christmas cards?

Well in the past few days the kids just about can't wait till the mail man brings the mail. they race to the box to see if we have received any cards. yesterday we got 5!!! they were so excited I just had to share it with you!!!

Here's some pictures I took of them!

Thanks for the blessings!!!!

Just love Aiden's face in this one!

In our kitchen we hang all of our cards for the weeks to come so that we can enjoy each one, and pray for the families as we look through them!

We want to thank each of you that have sent us a Christmas card and up date!

Have a blessed day, I'm off to spend time with my kiddo's.
Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!!

2011-12-02T15:12:00.001-05:00

With December here I can't wait to go to the mail box and find those wonderful little Christmas cards and letters from our friends and loved ones. I was so excited to receive our 1st one today, and hung it up to wait for the rest of our cards!!!
I feel like Christmas cards are kind of a thing of the past, but I love them!! and that it means that someone took the time to think of our family and wants to bless us. it just delights me so much!!! I look forward to scrapbooking all the pictures to look back on in the years to come too!
So with our awaiting excitement to have a card or two in our mail box each day I couldn't wait to get our Christmas card and letter out.  So today was the day, They are all out!!  we'll hand deliver a few to our church family and friends here in the next few days and weeks.
I want to share our Letter with you my blog friends too, and if your on Christmas Card list, you'll just have to resist the the "want" to read it and wait till yours arrives. ; )
So here is our "2011" Christmas letter!

Merry Christmas!!!
It’s hard to believe that the Christmas season is here already. Our year has just flown by.
We’ve had a very blessed year with lots of Joys and Sorrows too. The Lord is always faithful through it all to grow our love for Him in a neat way!

Liam ~ Now 4. Loves to ride his bike and climb trees, higher then Mama really likes! He is growing tall and into a little man. He is a joy and a blessing to have around!

Elhanna ~ Our happy healthy little 3 year old is rarely seen without a pencil and paper in hand. She is becoming quite the “Little Mama” always with a helping hand, or telling the boys what to do.

Aiden ~ Now 19 months, with his little sparkling blue eyes and smiles galore; there is never a dull moment with him around. He helps this Mama remember that, “A clean house isn’t always best.” He is a precious little treasure.

Jon ~ Is very busy at the church, studying and teaching. He loves to spend what little free time he has in the garage, or “shop” as he calls it, building as many projects that this little wife can come up with. He is such a great Daddy, Always giving of himself even after a long hard day at the office! I’m so thankful the Lord gave him to me to be his helpmate!

Me~ This fall an interesting one for me. In Aug.I became really sick, and tired all the time. We were very quick to find out that we were blessed with another “Little treasure” to arrive in April. So, my time has been spent in getting as much done in the mornings and a nap time in the afternoon. This pregnancy had been the hardest yet. But so thankful that we are in the second trimester and feeling MUCH better! Between rough times I have managed to get a few projects done!

May 2012 grow you ever closer to our Savior.

Blessings!
Jon, Carra, Liam, Elhanna,
Aiden & Baby

                                                    And here is the Pix from our card!

We just got back from visiting my side of the family in IN. and I thought I share just a few pix with you!

Our Nativity with a real 2 week old baby Jesus!

Our kiddo's with my Parents!

It has become the tradition each year to do a family pix with all 35 of us!!
( counting our baby boy on the way!)
My parents are so Blessed!! This is just my siblings and their families, and my parents, :)

Have a Blessed day!
I'm off to wrap some gifts before the kids wake up! :)

Where have I been ???

2011-11-13T14:58:00.000-05:00

It has been for ever, and for that I'm so sorry but I promise that I do have a really good excuse. About 9 weeks ago we found out that the Lord had blessed us with anorther little "Treasure" !!

It wasn't more then a few days latter that my Morning sickness kicked in and boy! it was terrible, the worse yet out of all three "Blessings" so far.

Feeling sick just about all day and trying to keep up with all the house work and fun that comes with 3 kiddo's, lets just say that our lives fell apart. the house got messy, dishes piled up till there weren't any left to be used. and you know how I am with clothes and how few we have, so they ran out. it was just not a very good season for the Moorman family.
But I'm sooooooo thankful that it's over and I'm feeling just about 100%. I still have yucky moments, but not nearly as bad as our first Trimester!

I'm so excited to share with you our first Tummy pix!

I'm 17 weeks this pix. and it's been such a joy to watch the older kiddo's learn to help out more and to
"take care" of Mama while I was sick.

Our Dr. says all is well and that baby is growing just fine, we are so excited for the 21st to arrive, we have an Ultra sound and Lord willing we'll be able to find out what our "little Blessing" is and check and make sure that it really is just "One Little Blessing". with being so sick and everything the thought of twins right now is a bit overwhelming, but trusting the Lord that He knows whats best for our family!

We don't want to rush away the Holidays and the winter season, but April 16th just can't be here soon enough. we are thrilled and amazed at our God and the blessings He has brought into our lives this year. 2011 has been a great year and we're looking forward to what He has for us in 2012!!!

With the the holiday season right upon us, don't forget to take time to count your blessings, and Thank the Lord for how He has blessed you this year. We have been making a list of 5 things each day. it's been so fun to hear the kiddo's share and see the love for thankfulness grow in their little hearts!

Here's just a sneak peak of what our Christmas card pix just might look like, we shot them today after lunch!!

Our Christmas tree is up and we leave for IN. to be with my side of the family in just a few weeks. Can't wait to be all together!
So that's just a bit of what's going on in "My Little Bleesed World" over the past few months and I hope you can for give me for being gone for so long! ;)

Have a blessed day!

A Pounding!!!

2011-10-23T17:57:00.000-04:00

So sorry it's been sooo long, life has been a buzz around here. You'd think that summer was still here by how busy we've been.

But so thankful for the fall and all the changing colors and just the season in it's self. and with the FALL comes the month of October, witch is Pastor Appreciation month!!!

This morning our church family blessed our 3 families with a " Pounding" It's where they pound us with lots and lots of Love, Gifts of Groceries, Gift cards and Notes of Encouragement!
They also had Lunch planned for everyone, it was a great time of fellowship, and Boy! did we come home "Blessed !!!"
Here is just a little peek of what we were blessed with !!!

We are so thankful for our Church family and just how much they love the Lord through giving and blessing us as their Pastoral staff.
Thank You Pleasant View Church family for the HUGE blessing of encouragement and love this morning. we are so thankful for you!
October is not over yet, so if you haven't taken the time to "Bless" your Pastoral staff. this would be a GREAT time to do it. and coming from a wife of a Pastor it means so much to your leaders to hear from you words of Love and Encouragement and just a simple "Thanks" from your flock!

Have a blessed evening!

I'm off to have a family Movie Night with my family!!! Just maybe a Christmas movie is in store. :)

We'll miss you!

2011-10-14T16:47:00.000-04:00

RALPH ZEIGLER obituary

This has been a long hard week for my family. On Thursday my dear Grandpa Ralph Zeigler (my Dad's Dad) passed away from a massive heart attack.

As we've been helping the children understand whats going on we've asked them some memories of Great Grandpa, and here's what Liam had to say.

"Great Grandpa loved... Horses, and Tractors"

That's so true that's what he loved his family, their farm and their ponies!

He will be greatly missed by all of us!

Please pray for my family this weekend as they prepare for the funeral.

But most of all for my precious Grandmother Delores. his death leaves a huge hole in her heart and life. and for my Dad and his 4 brothers.

Thanks so much, we covet your prayers

Faithfulness Farm Old-Fashioned Bake Sale Giveaway

2011-08-26T17:55:00.000-04:00

A precious blog that I follow Faithfulness Farm is doing a great giveaway right now an Old-Fashioned Bake Sale Giveaway ! I'm so excited for you to meet Gail and gain some wisdom and some very yummy recipe's from her blog!
So head on over here's the link right to the giveaway Faithfulness Farm but don't just stop there, take some time to look around and enjoy her blog a bit!
Blessings!

The Splender of my King !!!

2011-08-26T17:39:00.001-04:00

Hello Dear Friends!

My friend Danielle over at the The gaertegang just did a post of her beautiful flowers and it so inspired me to do the same!! you should go check out her blog it's a great read.

I am just in awe of the Lord and His creativity in creation. this week all my flowers have just seemed to pop with color. I just can't get over how Awesome our King is to create all of this for His glory and that we get to enjoy it too!

I think this neat, check out the bee in the center!

HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!!!!

Blessings!

Our Morning Hike!!

2011-08-26T17:14:00.000-04:00

This morning we went to Swallow Falls State park for a little Hike, it just about 20 min. from our house, and boy was it was such a blast!

Jon and I use to hike all the time when it was just to two of us. but to go with all 3kidd'os was a HUGE Adventure.
Liam loved all the rocks and logs to climb on and Lanna did her best to keep up with him, but she is very careful with each thing she does and is very "Tareful" ( Careful) as she says!

Aiden was in the wrap most of the time, but squealed with delight as he watched L & L take their little adventures here and there! but when he got out was very quick to do what big brother was doing with just a little help from Daddy!

Here's just a few shots from our day!!

L & L!

I just love this one!

That was our day!
We praise the Lord for such a great place to live with fun things to do just a few min. away!

Have a great evening,

Blessings!

And the WINNER is?

2011-08-19T07:00:00.002-04:00

I have had so much fun doing this giveaway with Amy from Mary Kay! Amy thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this great giveaway!!!
And now for the winner!!!!
Comment # 3! Chrissy over at http://multitudeminus1.blogspot.com/
Congrats! Hope you like enjoy it!

Thank you everyone for entering and commenting about all the great products from Mary Kay.
If you ever need to order check out Amy's web page Here to order!!!
Have a blessed weekend!
I'm off to look for some fun things to have Jon build/make for our Fall festival. A friend and I are having a little booth, Can't wait!!!!
Blessings!

Mary Kay Giveaway!!!

2011-08-15T06:00:00.007-04:00

TimeWise® Microdermabrasion Set

Good Monday Morning to you!
Just about every day we ladies put make up on and go about our days.

I grew up with my Mom using some Mary Kay make up and night creams. I can still remember the smell of the one she would use at night on her face, and the sticky feeling it left on my lips after I kissed her good night! But I always thought that Mary Kay products were for older grown up ladies, but Boy am I wrong!!
I went over to Amy's Mary Kay sight and I was amazed, and Yes! you can call me "old school" for not realizing how much make up has changed since I was little, and that tells you just how much make up this busy Mama really uses now too! :)
Amy has offered one of my great followers a wonderful gift of a TimeWise Microdermabrasion Set a $55 value!
Here's what Mary Kay has to say about the 2 step set!

Instant Results: Fight fine lines, refine pores and achieve beautifully smooth skin – immediately – with this simple, two-step set
Try it! Love it!

These results were experienced after just one week.**

85% saw improvement in skin texture.

73% saw a reduction in fine lines.

71% saw smaller-looking pores.

Amy is so excited about this giveaway that is she is also offering 15% off of your order when you use the keyword Carra at check out!!!

Head on over to Amy's web sight here to do a little shopping and get that 15% off and FREE shipping!!!!

And now for the giveaway!!!
Open to US residents only so sorry.

Here's how to inter!
Leave me a DIFFERENT Comment for each one letting me know ...

( with your email in the comment. )

1. Go over to Amy's Mary Kay sight here and tell me what you like most from Mary Kay, or that you would like to try! And Be or become a follower of our blog "A Shade Different" with Google Friend. ( you have to do both for your comment to count, so make sure you do both!)

2. Blog or "share" about our giveaway, and leave me the link for 2 entries!
3. Go over to Amy's blog and purchase something great and come back and tell me for 5 entries!!!
( for 8 entries total!)

The giveaway will end Thursday (the 18th) at 9pm. and then watch Friday morning for a winner!!!
Amy, Thanks so much for doing such a great giveaway for me, and I look forward to more fun in the future!

Have a great week,

Blessings!

Mary Kay Giveaway to come!

2011-08-11T00:24:00.000-04:00

Hey there!
I just wanted to give you something to look forward to in the next few days!!
A Sweet Friend of mine that I traveled with in Life Action is going to giveaway a GREAT Mary Kay gift to one of my followers, it's so great I wish could get in on the fun! So stay tuned " Lord willing" Monday I'll be posting the giveaway!
Until then head over to Amy's Mary Kay sight and doing some shopping and go here for some really great Mary Kay tips!!!
Blessings!!!!

Family Pix!!

2011-08-06T09:36:00.001-04:00

Good Morning!!! I Just wanted to share a few family pix with you.

Some how last Sunday morning we all ended up matching and so I thought it would be a great time to get a quick shot at our Church Picnic!!

In our family it always seems to be the first pix that is the best and then everyone gets distracted and doesn't smile well. But because the kids were so excited about the picnic they were all just a but wacky, so here's the best two shots for now!!!

Have a great day!

Blessings!

Thirty One gifts!!!

2011-08-02T20:50:00.000-04:00

Hey Everyone!!

I'm doing a Thirty One Gifts Book party for a friend of mine out in Cally. and wanted for you to be able to get in on the Fun of it!!!
The new Fall Catalog just came out this month and EVERYTING in it is 15% off!!!
so head on over to Laurel's web sight and go for a little shopping spree!!!
http://www.mythirtyone.com/laurelr/

Blessings!!!!!

7/30/2005

2011-07-30T09:34:00.000-04:00

6 years ago today I married a man that I loved with all my heart. that day I thought that I could never love him more. Boy was I wrong!!!
The Lord has grown my love for my Sweet Hubby in ways that I never imagined.
I'm so thankful for him. He is such a great Daddy and wonderful Pastor.

I love you Jon Moorman!!!

July 30th 2005!!!

6 years and 3 Little Blessings latter!

Happy Anniversary Sweetheart!

Raising Arrows 2,000 Likes giveaway!

2011-07-20T11:47:00.001-04:00

Good Morning!
A new blog I follow is doing a GREAT giveaway and I wanted to share it with y'all!http://www.raisingarrows.net/2011/07/the-2000-facebook-likes-giveaway/#comment-1930

Look what we found!

2011-07-19T21:36:00.000-04:00

Hello!
A few weeks a go I was cleaning out the little barn and I opened up a dresser drawer and found these little babies!
At first I thought it was just an old nest, but as I was taking it to dump it out came a little baby and I SCREAMED and dropped to drawer.
Lets just say mice and snakes make this Mama do some Crazy things. I can't stand them.
But these little babies were so cute I didn't have the heart to "get rid " of them.
So the kids watched them till Daddy got home to " Get rid" of them for me.

Here's what Lanna thought of them!

Aiden wasn't sure what to think of them!

" Awww, there so Tute" is what Lanna would say!

Needless to say when Daddy got home he "Helped" me with our little babies, and Lord willing we won't be finding any more any time soon! :)
Have a great night!

Blessings!

Elhanna Joy!!!

2011-07-19T20:22:00.003-04:00

Our Sweet Little Girl turned 3 today!
She is so mature for her age she seems just a bit older, but I'd like to keep her little as long as passable!!! :)
At 3 she can...
Count to 15, say all her ABC's, help with house work. (she loves it. and often does things without being asked) watch baby A. for a few minuets for me, make her bed, feed the cat, and knows many bible verses!
She is such a JOY in our lives. defiantly lives up to her middle name!
We celebrated this evening at dinner with our family before Daddy had to rush to a meeting, so here's some shots form our day!

Daddy brought Lanna some Balloons on his lunch break!

The Dinner table!

Her Jello Cake!
( We"ll have a real one Sunday at her party!)

New Boots!

New to us Bike! ( A $5 GS deal!)

She was so excited about having a bike all of her own! she's been riding one of Liam's old ones!

That was our day!!!
So thankful for a new year to spend watching this Little girl turn into a little Lady.
We are so blessed!
Have a great evening!

Blessings!

Old to New #2

2011-07-17T11:00:00.002-04:00

Just wanted to share another Old to New with you!
I found this ? not sure what it's called. But we call it the "Shoe box". at a little primitive shop.
I loved it and for $25. I liked the oak look, but had other thoughts for it!

old!!!

New!!!

It sets right inside our front door, and it's the perfect place for all our shoes!

Blessings!

Old to New!!!!

2011-07-12T17:58:00.006-04:00

The other day I was at a Garage Sale and found this little tray!!! I've been looking for one for a while for our table! and was thrilled with this one but knew it needed just a bit of paint!!!

before!!!

After!!

I love the way it turned out and all for $1 and a bit of paint and stain we had here at the house!
I'm off to our ladies meeting at church!!!
Blessings!!!!

And the winner is...

2011-07-11T07:28:00.003-04:00

Good Morning!!!

Thanks so much to everyone who stoped by for our book giveaway.

I loved reading all your stories about your kiddo's and what little treasures you've been blessed with!

So here is our winner, Danielle from the Gaertegang!! She has a great blog to follow too!
http://gaertegang.blogspot.com/

Danielle I sent you and email!

Have a great day!

Blessings

I have winner!!!

2011-07-10T21:14:00.002-04:00

Just wanted to Thank everyone who told me their favorite story about their kiddo's
I have a winner and I'll let you know in the morning!!!
Have a blessed night!!

Loving the Little Years Giveaway!!!

2011-07-05T11:53:00.011-04:00

Good morning!
A few weeks ago a friend of mine said I needed to read this book called
"Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches "

To be honest my first thought was, " With a 4, 2, & 1 year old, when do I have time to read anymore?", but she assured me that it was short read; and it is!!!
Loving the Little Years by Rachel Jankovic is a precious book for those of us in this season. It has short short chapters for those of us that just have a just few minunts to ourselves
( mine, in the bathroom. :)).
Rachel has five children five and under, including twins, so she has lots of experience with "Little Treasures".

Here's just a few quotes I love from the book!

"Christian childrearing is a pastoral pursuit, not an organisational challenge . . . If you are focused on the upkeep of the house and the schedule, as long as your child is not interrupting, you don't worry about it. If you are being pastorally minded, you will stop whatever it is that you are doing to see how your daughter is up in her bedroom."

". . . if you accept your lot and rejoice in your toil, God will give you the kind of overwhelming joy that cannot remember the details. Motherhood is hard work. It is repetitive and often times menial. Accept it. Rejoice in it. This is your toil. Right here. Those are their faces."

" Fat souls are better then clean floors."

I appreciate Rachel's wisdom and want to try so many of her ideas that I will likely have to re-read sections to remember how to execute them. One of the concepts that she talks about is that we teach our children to be obedient because obedience leads to freedom, and that is something we want to model about God’s character.

Loving the Little Years is available from Canon Press .

All that to say, I am happy to be giving away A copy of Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches here on my blog! All you have to do is become a Google Friend Follower of our blog if you're not already, leave me a comment telling me so, and leave another comment telling me one thing that you love about the little one(s) in your life! The Giveaway will end on Sunday at 9pm. I will announce the winner on Monday, the 11th! ( 2 comment's in all )

Please include you email in one of your comments so I know where to finda ya!!

Thanks Canon for a fun giveaway!!!

Have a blessed day!!!

Rodeo Time!

2011-07-03T07:39:00.005-04:00

Last night we took Liam and Lanna to the Rodeo! They had a blast just watching the Cowboys and Cowgirls. but I think most of all the the bulls chasing after the clowns!
The weather last night was very cool for what we have had and so the bulls were VERY ornery.
One " Might Mouse" so much so that after his ride to took off... No really he rammed the fence and then JUMPED it! and was lose in the fair grounds. it was quit the event!!! the kids were so into to it! the Cowboys were everywhere trying to contain " Might Mouse" But even after a attempt to lasso him he got away and when we left they were still chasing him!!!!
Liam loved that. and Said " Can I go help? " :)

Here's just a few pix from our evening!

Lanna Loved it!

Liam, WAY into it!

Their T~shirts

It was a very fun evening.
But again as I was sitting there in the grandstand the Lord was working on my heart. " How many of these people Know my Lord, How many of them will spend eternity with HIM,

Here in our own little 3 stop light town who has a true relationship with HIM?"

But the Bigger question... if the Lord would bring the opportunity would I be ready to share the HOPE that I have in HIM? Hummm. I have some heart checking to do this afternoon when the family naps this afternoon. I'm excited to see what the Lord has for me!

But would you be willing to ask your self that? Am I ready and willing to share the gospel at any moment? Just something to think about!!!

Have a great day!!!

Blessings!

A little tour!

2011-06-28T18:14:00.005-04:00

Well the sun was out for just enough time for me to get some shots, so as promised here is a tour of our little yard and garden!

This by our front side walk!
I love the Mama Chicken and her "3" chicks!

The other side of the side walk!

I'd been wishing for a Colonial flag for a while and Jon found one!
and I love the little door that he made me out of reclaimed boards.
(Oh, the sign on it say" Little is much when God is in it.")

Here is our little garden!
when I left for IN. everything was so little, not so any more:)

Our mail boxes!

This is Naomi's (our landlords) garden, her garden is just wonderful!!!
and her Larkspur is just.... WOW this time of year!!

Well that's it for now, we have a few more flower beds here or there, but the computer is slow tonight that's why the pix are small, so this will have to do.
But before I go I want to share a bit more from my heart with you!

The Lord was convicting me yesterday as I was working outside, I was so excited to do this little tour that I let the house work go INSIDE for a few days, and things are a mess. all because I was wanting to get the OUTSIDE looking cute and all ready.
That's what we as Christians do sometimes. We strive to keep things on the OUTSIDE looking good. making sure that we're all put together, the kids are clean and neat. and when asked how were doing we reply " Fine thanks!" But INSIDE where no one can see, were falling apart. there is sin in our Hearts, it's as dirty as can be, and we're not walking with the Lord.
So as you think about your life this week what does your INSIDE look like!

Hope you enjoyed the little tour!

Have a great evening.
Blessings!

Sneak Peak!

2011-06-27T17:22:00.004-04:00

Hello!
Finally I got all of the weeds pulled and mulch on the flower beds and I had talked about doing a little Garden/ flower bed tour for my family that can't make it out this time of the year.
So here is just a little teaser or Sneak Peak for you!
If it's sunny tomorrow I'll get some pix for you to enjoy!

We just got this done yesterday!

See ya Lord willing with a little tour!

Blessings!

Mr.& Mrs. Clayton Evans!

2011-06-25T16:21:00.007-04:00

She did it!!!
My baby Sister is now Mrs. Clayton Evans!
We had a delightful time with my family, and I just wanted to share a few pix with you of the wedding weekend!

My parents with all 6 kids and spouses,
and 19 Grandchildren.

My Parents and all 19 Grandchildren
we're missing just one little one still in the Tummy!

The wedding day!

My Beautiful Baby Sister!

Mr & Mrs Clayton Evans!

Congrats Cayla and Clayton!
We are so excited to see what the Lord has for your lives together!
We love you!

After the wedding weekend we headed to the Creation Museum in KY. with my Sister and her family. we had a delightful time together, I'll try and blog about it some time this week!
Blessings!

Household Drudgery or Eternal Worth?

2011-06-15T20:45:00.001-04:00

I saw this on my girlfriends Blog and loved it!

Three Mothers

"Once a woman came upon three mothers at work.

'What are you doing?' she asked of them.

" 'I'm doing the weekly washing', answered the first.

" 'I'm doing a bit of household drudgery", replied the second.

" 'I'm mothering three young children who some day will fill important and useful spheres in life, and wash-day is a part of my grand task in caring for these souls who shall live forever,' replied the third. Only she had caught a vision of the great work she was doing."

From the book "Soul Sculpture" (what you owe to your child) by E.F. & L. Harvey

I just loved it and had to share it with you tonight!

Liam Ross!

2011-06-12T14:42:00.004-04:00

Liam has had a blast the past few weeks learning how to ride his bike.

he'd been begging us to take his training wheels off for

a few weeks say " I can rally ride without them."

he was so excited about it!

Going...

Try again...

Going...

Maybe this hat

will help...

Gone!!!!

He did such a great job, he's a very fast learner. in just a few min he was up and gong all on his own!

But Mama isn't so sure that she is ready for him to be all on his own. But I guess well see how the summer goes. :)

Off to work on wedding stuff!

Blessings!

Aiden!!!

2011-06-11T21:46:00.007-04:00

As promised I'm blogging backwards from a few weeks and months ago!

So here is just about our Precious little Aiden!!!

Aiden Macsheyne...

Sweet... Sneaky...

Adorable...

ornery...

lovable... Smart...

Big... Monkey boy... bubbly...

Adventurousness... Our Baby Boy...

independent... Blue Eyes... strong willed...

Sweet... Grandson...

Daddy's Boy...

Before we came to IN he was is desperate need of his first Hair Cut!

I was soooooooo nervous, Liam's hair is curly so if you mess it up you really can't tell much, but Aide's is silky and fine. so I got brave and started to just trim a little here and there!

I didn't do too much but here's some pix of his little hair cut!

Before!

he had to have a Popsicle to help him be still!

All done!

He is such a huge blessing to us, the Lord knew we need a sweet little one for baby #3!

He is a delight and we are so thankful for him!

Have a great night! I'm off to talk to my Hubby who I miss dearly,(sigh) and then it's off to bed.

Next week at this time we will be all done with the wedding and hanging out as a family!!!

So excited for Cayla and Clayton. and their union before the Lord!

Indiana with Family!!!!!

2011-06-09T22:00:00.002-04:00

This week the kids and I traveled to Indiana to be with my family as my youngest

sister gets Married to Clayton next weekend!!

It's been a busy time of planning, I'm having a blast being the wedding coordinator for my sister, it has been just a bit CRAZY and fun too! we have lots of little things to get done, but thankfully we have a lot done praise the Lord!!!

Mom and Cayla have been working really hard before I got here and everything is coming together really well. I just love weddings, and all the fun that goes into it to honor the Lord!!!

But were not all hard work and no play. we've taken time out to get together with the cousins at Busco's Splash Pad!

What a fun time to be together for to kids, it's been soooooooo hot here compared to our mountains of MD. so the splash pad was wonderful for the kids. and I have to admit us grown ups did too! :)

Here's just a few pix of the beginning of our week here in Indiana!

Aiden and Aida playing!

Aiden is such a Hoot right now, and this it proof! :)

Lanna is having a blast too! she is quiet the little helper.

Here's just a couple that we took before we headed to IN.

I just love my Boy's!!!

Our little Pumpkin before his hair cut!

I'll try and keep updating while were here, I've gotta say it is wonderful having the net right at my finger tips!!! this is wonderful!

So when time allows I'll up date form the past few weeks and months while were here!

I'm off to talk to my Sweetheart on the phone, and then to get some much needed sleep!

Till tomorrow!!!!!

Blessings!

Happy Spring!

2011-05-20T00:30:00.003-04:00

Hello!!!
Spring is here and I'm in full swing, the weather is rainy and cold, and the garden in 3 inches deep in water so I don't think I'll be getting in there anytime to soon. but thats okay. we're just starting to wonder if summer will ever come :).
We've made lots of changes out side this year with flower beds and things. and I know that my Dear Mom is wishing she lived closer so she could help me enjoy it too. so I will try and do a little tour her in the next few weeks so y'all can enjoy it too!
Until then I'll leave you with a pic. of my Precious family on Easter morning. ( I was sick, so I missed out) but here they are!

Blessings!

DaySpring $35 Gift Card Giveaway!

2011-05-20T00:24:00.000-04:00

One of my Fav. blogs is doing a great giveaway!!!
Head over to the Modest Mom and see!
DaySpring $35 Gift Card Giveaway!

I'm here!

2011-04-06T07:54:00.002-04:00

I'm still here -- really I am. I've warned you that this time of year is harder for me! - but this week was a huge challenge -- mostly because I had a HUGE distraction occupying my thoughts. Getting the house all finished! So this week. I've painted the family room walls and then stained them. "What in the world" you may say. but we were looking for a way to make them look old. and boy did this do the trick. I love them and can't wait to get it all finished! I'll try and post some pix this weekend! Aiden turns 1 on Mon. so I'm trying to get it all done before this little party. Have a blessed day!

Changes & Spring Cleaning!

2011-03-17T07:32:00.008-04:00

This week has been a bit crazy! been looking around for ways to help organize our family room and we've been praying about getting a new TV and new LCD TV Stands. Just so we could have Family Movie Night and not have to watch it on Daddy's Computer. or our old TV and DVD player.
So with all the changes of our home this is where I'm working right now.

What are you up to for spring cleaning this year?
I've began our cleaning with all the closest, it's been really good for me to rid out all the things that we haven't thought about.
And so with all that cleaning out comes a Garage Sale! I'm sooo ready to get that every growing Huge pile out of the basement. so some weekend here soon it all will go!

Have a Blessed day.
Find just a little way to Bless someone today. Maybe paying for the next persons coffee, or just making an effort to show a little extra love to your Hubby.
or spending just a little longer with your kiddo's at book time.
It will bless your heart!

Honey tea~

2011-02-15T11:21:00.005-05:00

This week has been a blast for the kiddo's here at G & G's, but all good things must come to an end. and this week our end, is Liam getting a sicky bug! :(

He's feeling pretty rough, with a sore throat and high fever. so our trip has been extended till he feels like traveling again.

But to help him feel better he's been drinking some "Bragg's Vinegar honey tea" this stuff is amazing. it's strong but soooo good for you. go check it out.

Here is my baby girl drinking some honey tea!

Liam and Lanna got Cowboy hats for Valentines day, and she loves hers. Mama thinks shes pretty cute little cowgirl!

Have a great day

Fun at G&G's

2011-02-09T20:34:00.004-05:00

The kids and I traveled to IN this week to spend some time with my family!

We'll let me try that again... the Kids and and I were sent to IN. by Daddy so that he could work on a project! I'm not sure what it is, I'm just a bit nervous and excited to see what He makes for our surprise!

The weather is bitter so we've been spending our time inside with cousins!!!!! My sisters and their kiddo's have all been over for a good part of the day. the kids have just had a blast together.

So with playing hard comes no nap times and so with that they sleep reallllllly good at night!

bed time was really easy tonight. :) I like that kinda of bed time!

It amazes me each time were here how much everyone grows. all the boys seem to have grew a foot since Christmas, it's wild! Just a good reminder of how fast time goes by:(

Here's just a pix that I got off Mom and Dad's computer!

3 cousins playing around!

Story Time!

The Twins!!!

Have a great week!!!!

Supermom Vitamin Review and Giveaway!

2011-02-06T10:01:00.000-05:00

come Check out this great giveaway!!!

Supermom Vitamin Review and Giveaway!

A Sneak Peak!

2011-02-06T09:25:00.003-05:00

I just have a few min. this morning, Aiden is not feeling good so I didn't want to put him in the nursery, so I'm in Daddy's office! so why waist a few min? I'll blog!
We are just about all moved in up stairs, the Kids are in, but we are waiting to see if our bed will fit up there, it just might be too tall for the slanted barn style ceilings.
The kids love their new rooms, Lanna had a hard time the first night cause of being all alone for the first time. But she's done fine from there on out!
and the boys are having a blast being together. the other morning I woke up to them laughing together! I loved it. But I'm not so sure I like the idea of my baby thinking he's a Big boy now!
We don't have everything all in place yet, were still missing some pictures and things for the walls, but with Garage sale season soon to be here I'm having a hard time spend $20 on something that I can get for $1 here soon! so I'll just wait!
So with all that said, here is just a sneak peak of the kids move upstairs!

Oh! Aiden is fist with his new CRAZY hair!!!

Putting Lanna's bed together!
It was given to us by friends from Church! Thanks Alex and Amy!

The kids loved helping!

Moving Liam's Bed in!

Sorry It's just a peak, I'll try and get it around this week for a full tour. but there is a chance that the kiddo's and I may be going to IN. for the week. if their snow clears up. so if that happens I'll try to get them up as soon as we get back!

Have a blessed day!

Sweater dresses!

2011-01-26T12:14:00.003-05:00

I've been asked to do so step by step Instructions for my "Sweater dress" so I'll do my best to walk you through it! I'm not a sewing pro. just a Mama who thought this would be cute!!
and you May want to try on a "not so cute one" first. and learn from your first one too!

So here's what I did!

Start out with a Lady's sweater. and a little girls jumper about the size you want your dress to be!
It was all trial for me... but here we go!
Turn the sweater inside out.
I cut off the arms at the seams, trying to not cut off more them I needed too!( cause I wanted to have sm. arm holes)
Lay the jumper on the sweater and trace with a marker, allowing for the seams.
Depending on the sweater you'll need to work on the neck line. and see what works best for you.
Because mine was a V~neck it was really easy to just pull it over to where it looked good.

I used a Lg stitch to sew!

After Tracing the pattern Pin together at your tracing marks and sew up the sides. but allowing for the arm holes.

Turn and see what it looks like. I had to sew several times to get it to lay right. and look right!

I kept trying it on Lanna too see how it looked also!

Because if the way that the sweater was knit I didn't need to sew around the arm holes. it won't fray. but give it that Vintage look that I was going for. but you'll be able to see if yours needs to be as your working.

if so just use a sm stitch and start at the bottom seam and sew around.

I'm not sure how a reg. sweater would be different, but I have one to try here in the next few days. so I'll try and let you know how it goes!

So that's what I did. and if there is someone who's done this to and has more insight and input to add. I'd love it!

Good Morning!!!

2011-01-26T08:20:00.001-05:00

We just wanted to say Good morning!
Daddy accidentally left his computer at home this morning, so I'm taking the opportunity to use it!!!:)
Here is our verse for the day!

"Every good and perfect gift comes from the Lord" James 1:17

What good gifts can you praise the Lord for? we'd love to hear from you.
One reason we're praising the Lord this morning because we found out last night that Friday
" Lord willing" we get to move upstairs!!!!
They have a few things to finish up today and the carpet is being lade tomorrow!!!!!
We are so excited and thrilled to have more space.
So very soon I'll try and get some pic. up so y'all can see just what we've been blessed with!!!! :)
Have a blessed day!

Come check this out!

2011-01-25T21:27:00.003-05:00

Hurry!!! I jsut saw it on FB for tonight!
Cj's sewing room is up to something and you don't want to miss it!
Come check it out!
Here's a link!
http://www.facebook.com/cjsewingroom

Blessings

Tooo Much Stuff !!!

2011-01-20T07:55:00.005-05:00

I've been thinking and praying over the past few weeks about " Stuff " and how it keeps me soooooo busy. Just trying keep up with the everyday life stuff that I get so over whelmed with.
So I've come to a point that I'm realizing that I'm missing sweet moments with my Savior, my Hubby and out 3 Little Treasures all because I'm trying to keep up with Stuff.
and all too soon my Babies will be all grown up and won't want Mama to love on them, and it breaks my heart.
So I've started to clear away some of that " Stuff " clutter, toys, clothes, books, decorations, all things that keep me busy with try to keep up!
And at times I have to admit that I'm ashamed to have people see how much we have, not that we have everything, but for only having 3 little ones we have Way tooo much.
So with that said...
I'm sooooo excited about the pile that's growing in our basement that's going into the Garage Sale this spring. It's all "Stuff" that's been keeping me busy and distracted from where I need to be right now.
I've decided that to help with keeping up with the kids clothes and " Mt. Washmore". That we don't need 10 shirts and 15 pants. We really just need 10 outfits that all match. And a jacket for spring and winter. Not all the clothes the we have now.
I've set aside a little chunk of each day to sort through some things. weather it be a closet or a toy ben, so when I get to start spring cleaning I'll be just a bit ahead of the game and have all the sorting done! It's ben fun and kinda freeing to see how much we can do without.
Like today I decided that we don't NEED 6 sets of sheets when we really only use one at a time. so why have 6? so I sorted through the sheets and now we have 2 spring- summer and 2 winter sets. and Oh how fun it is to have a closet thats all organized!!! to open it up and not have everything fall out on me, I'm sooooooooo thrilled.
And please don't think that I'm being judgemental if your home is not this way. This is just where the Lord has me . He has started a new work in my heart, and I'm not sure where He's taking me with this but I'm thrilled and excited to see where He leads and the next season for our family!
I'm excited too cause when we move upstairs here in a few weeks, we'll have some much less to move up there to clutter up things!
So simplicity here we come! it may take us all spring to get there, but I'm so excited to see where the Lord takes us from here. and my prayer is that He is glorified by our home.
I'll try and post a pix or two here soon so you can see how were doing!
I encourage you to think through what you have and what you really NEED, and what could either be given away or sold at a garage sale?
Then come back and post and let me know what your game plan is for your home!
Blessings!

Recipe for Steel Cut Oatmeal!!!!

2011-01-15T14:03:00.001-05:00

Hey Ladies!
Here is the recipe that I used this morning to make the oatmeal.
It was so easy and yummy!!! the Kids loved it so much that they both asked for 2nds and Liam had 3rds!!! Jon and I liked the fun Texture and the Nutty flavor.

Steel Cut Oatmeal

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup steel cut oats
3 cups boiling water
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon low-fat buttermilk
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Opp. 1 tea. Vanilla (we love it so I add it to everything!)

Directions
In a large saucepan, melt the butter and add the oats. Stir for 2 minutes to toast your oats.(you should see a little change in the color of the oats, and your house should smell like Popcorn!) Add the boiling water and reduce heat to a simmer. Keep at a low simmer for 25 minutes, without stirring.

Combine the milk and half of the buttermilk with the oatmeal. Stir gently to combine and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Spoon into a serving bowl and top with remaining buttermilk, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

I was out of Milk so I cheated and added some liquid coffee creamer, so it wasn't as healthy this time as it could of been but it was great!!!

Thats it!!! it was easy and sooo yummy.
I picked up out Oats at the Amish bulk store on 219. if your from my area!
Have a blessed day!

Dry Laundry Detergent

2011-01-15T13:34:00.000-05:00

I'm at it again, I'm was in scarch of a new laundry soap that was in dry form and here it is.
I can say that I would rather use this recipe rather then my liquid. only because it really gets the light stains out of Aiden's clothes from his baby food without needing a pretreater! and I like the smell of the Fels. so clean and fresh!
Also it makes a much smaller recipe then my other kind, so that helps out there too!
So next time your wash room looks a bit like " Mt. Washmore" give this new recipe a try, you just might like it!

Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe
2 bars Fels-Naptha laundry soap
4 cups Arm and Hammer washing soda
4 cups Borax
2 cups Oxyclean

In a large bowl mix together the washing soda, Borax, and the Oxyclean. Grate the Fels-Naptha (a food processor makes this part much easier). Combine the grated soap into the dry mixture and combine thoroughly. Place in container with a small scoop. I just used the oxyclean scoop!
and 1 scoop to warm water!

Aiden Macsheyne !

2011-01-09T15:19:00.005-05:00

Here I come Mama!

This week Aiden is turning 9 months so I thought I'd share what he is doing right now!

He is Pulling up to everything, and side stepping all around it. He's been doing this for about 3 weeks now! So I'm sure walkig is not too far away! :(

He always has just a bit of his little lounge sticking out! My Dad does that if he's concentrating on a job at hand. so we say that he's being Papa!

He is very very content, but very busy trying to keep up with L & L.

He Loves to eat, but not so much baby food as to table food! and I just love to watch those chubby little fingers pick food up.

He got a new bouncy/jumping seat and loves to be in there too, It's great for Mama too. that way I know where he is. he's just way too fast for me some days. :)

His hair... that hint of red is so sweet I love it!!! I've always thought it would be fun to have a Little red head some day!

He does this little drama thing where he curls his arms and scrunches his face and screams a little letting us know that he wants something. it's cute right now, but we'll see if he keeps it up when he a little older!!!

He's so precious, and we thank the Lord for the 9 months that we've been blessed to have him in our lives!

Happy 9th Month Birthday baby boy!

The Addition!

2011-01-08T13:40:00.008-05:00

2011 is here and I'm feeling so behind already! but by the grace of God this year will be a year of Joy and Blessing!
We've been busy with lots of little things here and there, but just enough to keep us hopping!
In the past I've talked about our Upstairs Addition getting finish, it is under way and is coming along nicely. We've picked out the paint colors and things and now were just waiting!!!
Being the cheapskate ( did I say that?) that I am I'm always looking through catalogs looking for fun new ways to decorate, but to make it look like the catalog, but do it for just a fraction of the price. I've been wanting to get new quilts for all the new Bedrooms. and so I've been saving and watching for good deals on E~bay and Clearence racks. I found the Boy's at a Garage Sale this past summer, so I can't say that it's new, but it's new to us!!! and can't wait to get it in their room all sent up.
Jon got ours for my Birthday, and I just love it. it's got all the "Primitive olde time" colors and Stars! and yesterday I got a quilt for Lanna's bed at TJ Max. for $29.99. in just the right colors.
I almost didn't get it cause it seemed like too much to spend! But I"m so excited to see it all come together. and to have more space almost makes me giddy!!!
Just one more thing that I'm so thrilled about with the upstairs getting finished is that the current kids room will become our office/craft/scrapbooking room!!!! I can't wait to have it all up here where I can work and get somethings done and not have to be downstairs in the chili basement!!! So my goal in to have all my scrapbooks up to date by the end of the year,but we'll see how that goes. I haven't scraped since Aiden was born! :}
So thats about all thats going on here in the busy Moorman household. except that it's snowing again! it was all just about gone, but not for long!
Well here's just a few pix for the Gmas of the kiddo's!

Our Very Happy Baby Boy who loves to Eat!!!!

The Kids first Snowman!!!

Have a blessed week!

Please pray!

2010-12-28T23:33:00.002-05:00

Please pray...Tomorrow is the Funereal for my Dear Aunt Denise.
Please pray for my Uncle Gary and their family. as well as my Grandparents, Mom and Aunt and Uncle it's going to be a long day for them.
But their prayer is that many unsaved people will come and hear the Gospel!
She had such an impact on all she knew. what a godly example for each of her nieces and nephews. She is dearly missed already.
Thank you for carrying this burden with me, I covet your prayers.
May the Lord be glorified!

Christmas in IN.

2010-12-25T16:10:00.005-05:00

We pray that you had a wonderful Christmas with your family!!
We sure did!
My post this morning is going to be short, but filled with lots of pix!
We are to pull out this morning in a few hours, and so I want to spend the last few min. with my family!

Our Nativity !

Liam was out fainting sheep again this year!

Mom and Dad's Tree was beautiful!

Aiden loves his Papaw

We were so excited to finally meet our new neice's!!!

They are just Precious!!!!!

Elin & Ava

Grandma and the Girls reading some books

Each year we all look forward to spending time with All the cousins,

so with everyone here we make 32 of us, and we are missing Little Adia (my neice from Ethiopia who should arrive in March!!!)

Caroling

Lanna and Liam's 1st Sledding

Mama was a wimp I stayed inside and held a baby, but we saw a video of Liam snowboarding down the hill. He loved it. I think were in for it now that he's done it, he's gonna want to

snowboard when we get home!

Lanna & Uncle Carry

L&L with Aunt Carla

the Girls!!!

Well thats it for now!

I have a few more pix to put on but their still on the cam. so I'll get to those when we get home.

Have a blessed week, and a Happy New Years!!!!

Thanksmas in GA!

2010-11-28T15:45:00.003-05:00

We're home safe and sound!!! We arrived home to just a dusting of snow, Liam wanted to head right out sledding, even at 1 am in the morning!
Just enjoying our last day of Vacation as a family so I'm gonna make this really short!
Here's just a couple of pix!!!

The Georgia Cousins!

Pepa and Mema's Kiddos!

Thank you everyone for helping to make our visit so special, We love you and miss you!
"Lord willing" I'll have more time to update this week!

Blessings!

Happy Thanksgiving Eve !!!

2010-11-24T17:57:00.003-05:00

With all the fun of this sweet holiday we are so grateful to be down south in GA. with Jon's side of the family! it's been so fun to share in joy with them!
Yesterday we had a Picnic "ThanksMas" ( Thanksgiving & Christmas) with Jon's sister and Mom.
It was beautiful weather so we ate outside!! I'll post some pix later!
Tomorrow we are having Thanksgiving with Dad & Ruth and sisters!
The kids are loving playing with their cousins and just being together!!!
We Thank the Lord for Both sides of our Families and how blessed we are.

Here's just a few pix. I'll down load more after dinner!

Lanna helping Mema

Pepa and Aiden hanging out!

Season Fun!

2010-11-10T19:43:00.003-05:00

Oh the weather outside is..... Like Indian Summer and our house is all ready for Christmas!!!!
You see here in Garrett Co. MD. we get snow towards the end of Oct. and with that comes the Fun of putting up the tree!!!
So here's just a few pictures of our tree, there's more to come but just to give you a sampling of the fun!!!
And part of why we have it up so early is that I'm having and Christmas Pampered Chef party tomorrow, and I wanted to get everyone in the Mood to Christmas shop! :)
So with that said... If you need anything from them let me know, I'd love to place an order for you!

Blessings!!!!

Fall is comming to an end!

2010-10-31T17:05:00.003-04:00

Fall is just about over here in MD and I'm just now getting our pix up.
It's been a really fun season full of lots of family fun.
I want to post about our trip last weekend to the Corn Maze with our church family.
It was a wonderful day with our dear friends, I'm not sure that we really ever truly made it to the end of the Maze. But it was a great day and the kids had a blast just enjoying God's creation and being out with our friends.
Here's some shots of our day!

Lanna and Daddy on the Hay Ride!

Farmer Liam!

family fun! ( The Foy's)

Our Little Family!

Our family has been really busy this fall with lots of fun stuff. But now that it's the end of Oct. and we've had our first snow flurries that it's time to get all our Christmas Decor. I know your saying " What so early, it's not even Thanks Giving yet." but we spend Thanks Giving in GA. with family so when we get home from there it's Christmas. so this week I'll spend the week slowing putting up our decorations, and then next weekend we'll put the tree up!!!!! I'm so excited. and the cool thing about Christmas this year is that I'm just about done shopping already except for the grandparents and Daddy!!!! I did all our shopping for our kids during garage sale season, and so I have just a few hand made things to do and a couple projects for Hubby to do and were done!!!!
Well were off and running were out of milk and so Wal~mart here we come.
I have lots to share with you I've been researching and learning alot over the past few months about natural things and how to make our home healthier for my family.
I'll share more with you when I have time.
Until then, Happy last few days of fall!
Blessings

Moby Wrap giveaway!

2010-10-26T21:59:00.004-04:00

You all know how much I love to wraps and things to keep our little ones near me while I work around the house.
Well a blog that I follow the modest mom is doing a great giveaway for My fav. Wrap the Moby wrap!!! ( I just bought one this past week!) So head over there and check it out!
And oh by the way Gmas, I'll try to post some pix this week of the kids!
Blessings!!!!
Here's the addy! themodestmomblog.com go check it out!

What a weekend!

2010-10-11T22:06:00.002-04:00

What a blessed weekend I had, for starters it was our home town fall fair called Autumn Glory. It was a great time of being outside in God's awesome creation and being with church friends. On Sat. We do a service on the streets of our little town. It's my fav. Our praise team and children's chior sing and we have a huge puppet ministry that shares and my Hubby got to share the Gospel. And ended with a great parade.
And on Friday my Sister~ inlaw had their twins. Elin & Ava!!!! So exciting. Both girls are doing well, and are super Adorable. We can't wait to see them at Christmas, until then pix. will have to do.
And to top off the weekend yesterday was my 30th birthday! My day was filled with lots of warm wishes and a party given by my sweet Hubby inhonor of me. Each guest as they arrived gave me a rose. And so you guessed it by the end of the evening I was blessed with 30 of the most beautiful roses I've ever seen. It was a great evening.
I'm sooooooo very blessed.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make my day so very special.
And today our sweet little baby boy turned 6 months!!!! I'll try and post so new pix of him tomorrow. I need to do a photo shoot of him tomorrow all sitting up like a big boy. I was so not ready for that but he's loving it!
So that was my weekend in a blurrrr. I pray you had a blessed weekend too.

Blessings!

Soap!!!

2010-10-06T19:58:00.002-04:00

Here's just a pix to put in your memory to remind you to pray this weekend for me.

Thanks!

My little display.

Please pray with me.

2010-10-06T16:16:00.002-04:00

This weekend I'm setting out on a little adventure towards that Proverbs 31 woman that I so desire to be.
I'm selling Homemade Goats milk soap at our local fall fair. I'm excited to see what the Lord is going to do.

So please pray with me that all goes well and that He is glorified by " The Wash Tub Soap Co." This weekend!

I'll send some pix when I get all set up.
Blessings!

All About Baby Winners

2010-10-04T21:06:00.004-04:00

Hey everyone!
It's time to announce our first winners! Drum Roll Please....
Christa and Genesa !!!!
The kids had a great time pulling the names for me.
Our Thanks goes out to Karen & Heather from All About Baby. For allowing us to do a fun giveaway for them.
It was a blessing to work with them. And thanks again Ladies for my Key Chain!
Thanks to all who entered!
Have a blessed week!

It's Fall Y'all!

2010-10-03T15:30:00.003-04:00

If you're family is like Ours, we are always looking for fun ways to Bless our friends and loved ones.
Here's a really fun "Fall" idea that a friend of ours did for our family this year.
You bake a batch of Cut Out cookies in fall shapes and make little bags of fall colored frosting. and deliver it to friends for them to decorate!
The kids had a blast decorating and enjoying their cookies!

Lanna loved doing Her own "Tookie."

Our finished cookies!

They were sure yummy!

Thanks to our friends for helping us make a new fall tradition!

Go out and bless your friends and loved one's this week!

Blessings!

Recipe for Our Homemade Laundry Soap

2010-10-03T15:02:00.002-04:00

Hello!
Here is the long awaited recipe for the Laundry soap that I shared a few weeks ago, Sorry it's taken so long.
Don't forget that tomorrow is the last day to enter our 'All About Baby' giveaway. so don't forget to check it out!
While I'm up here at the church I'll try and put some pix on for the Grandparent's, I'm sorry it's been a few weeks, I'm guessing you want to see some new pix!
Have a blessed day!

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine
(Duggar’s Recipe)
4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar (I used Dove and it was okay, others used Ivory.)
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.
-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled.
Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)
*Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores . I found it at our little home town store, but Meijer has it for you IN folks! Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!

Here's the fun part!!!!

How much I can save!!!!
Tide 100 oz. = $10.94
Borax = $3.00
Super Washing Soda = $3.00
10 bars of Ivory Soap = $ 4.18
Makes 50 gallons!
Total = $ 10.18

Final Calculations Tied = $14.00 a gallon
Duggar’s Recipe = $. 20 CENTS a gallon!!!!

All About Baby Giveaway!!!

2010-09-26T15:39:00.010-04:00

Hey everyone I'm so excited to share with you about a great little online shop a dear friend of mine growing up and her Mom have started called

All About Baby.

It's a sweet little shop created "By Mom's for Mom's". One thing that I really love about All About Baby is that they Hand make everything!!
At All about Baby They have developed a series of diaper bags, purses, clutches, and breast feeding covers designed by and for "Moms of today".
And Oh my!!! Their little girl's clothes... I'd love to have one of each of them for our little Lanna's closet! Here's my favorite little dress...

And here's the fun part...
The Ladies over at 'All About Baby' have sent me some Adorable little Key Chains to giveaway!

They were so sweet to even send me one to keep for our house. I just love it!
Thanks Ladies!

So here is the giveaway!!!!!
To enter leave me a comment with your email for each entry letting me know the following...

Mandatory entry
1. You must be a follower of our blog, or if you are already let me know,
2. Go over to the 'All About Baby' web site, pick out your favorite thing, and sign up for their newsletter.
3. Come back and leave me a comment telling what your favorite thing is, and that you signed up for their newsletter.
4.Blog about our giveaway and leave me a link to it. (2 entries of you do)
(4 entries in all)

The Giveaway will end Oct.4th. And the winners will be announced on the 5th!
(Winners will be contacted by e~mail on the 4th, so don’t forget that e~mail addy.)

Blessings!

Coming soon...:

2010-09-25T22:19:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you know about a giveaway were doing in a few days from " All About Baby".
So keep a eye out.
Blessings!

A great giveaway

2010-09-22T22:10:00.002-04:00

Hey there!!! the kids and I are home safe and sound. the Lord was so good to get us here.
I was blogging again and found a great giveaway at one of my fav. blogs The Modest Momhttp://www.themodestmom.com/ and they are doing a great giveaway for a ERGO baby carrier.
This is a carrier that we thought about getting for our kiddos, but never have, and so here is a great chance to win one!!! :)
So head over to the http://www.themodestmom.com/and check it out!!!!
Even if you don't win I really like this blog, it's full of daily encouragement and fun.
Blessings!

New phones!

2010-09-19T23:22:00.000-04:00

This week we had some sad happings going on. Our old flip cell phones thought that they we not like to call each other, and the sad thing was that the kids and I were to go to IN. The next day. So off to the new phone store we went.
As y'all know I'm so not a "techy" so all the new phones look just a bit scary to me. But out we came with some of the most up to date phones there is.
One of the cool things is that I'm up dating right now with it.
I stil have lots and lots to learn about it, but I think I just might like my " little Android" .

Please be praying for my Aunt. She is back in the hosp. and is lots and lots of pain.
The Lord is teaching me so much about who He is and how BHe is going to receive the glory through this tough time for our family. Most of all the He is Good in all this, so how am I going to act and react? The poor me attiude or the one that is going to point oters to Him, so they can see that even like Job, we can still bless the Lord. And trust Him to do what HE think is best. And how it would be so sweet for her to be with the Lord.
Thanks for praying with us. We covet your prayers. We serve a Mighty God.

Blessings!

5 Months old already!

2010-09-13T22:37:00.003-04:00

Aiden Macsheyne,
You are our precious treasure from the Lord.
Your smile and little giggle are contagious, You roll all over to get where you want to go.
Your just about sitting up all on your own, And think you need to eat all the time. I guess that means your going to grow!
We love you and thank the Lord for you.
Happy 5 month Birthday Baby Boy!

I will praise Him, Because you are Fearfully and Wonderfully made.

Home Made Laundry Soap!!!

2010-09-08T20:25:00.004-04:00

A few weeks ago we had a Ladies luncheon at church, it was such a great time of sharing and great "Lady Like" yummy yummy food!
One of the ladies shared how she makes and uses homemade laundry soap for her family, She went on to talk about how it's just about $.20 a gallon to make it. Yep!!! you read right $.20 a gallon to make it!!!!!
When she said that I was in. I was ready to make it.
Any way that I can save $$$$ is so exciting to me. I love that if we can save more on everyday life stuff, the more $$$$ we have to giveaway for His Glory.
Any way, so we planned that day to get together that next week and make it.
We had a ball. we each made some kinda of bread to snack on and got together. it was so much fun and Soooo easy to do. and the bread each of us made was so yummy!

I'm not going to go into detail about how we did it. but if your interested in it, leave me a commit and I can email the info to you!

So here is all you need to make it. and then just add water!

The beginning!

I've been using it for about 2 weeks now and really like it.
Aiden has really sensitive skin and it's working with him, so that again is saving us lots of $$$$ on not having to buy baby detergent.

Oh so fun!!! We had a great day of fun and encouragement while saving $$$$. and my heart was so blessed just to be with other Moms and Grandmas who love the Lord and want to bless their families.

Like I said earlier, if your interested in making your own , leave me a commit and I can email the info and recipe to you!

Blessings!

Renaissance Fair Day 2

2010-09-08T19:54:00.002-04:00

So Sorry it's taken me so long to get Day 2 up for you. We've been really busy this week and my days have been so weird cause of having Mon. off.
O well!
Today we Canned Veggie Soup and Apple sauce. I just loving putting away food for this winter. knowing that we'll have "healthy, good for us" food to eat when the snow starts to fly! :(
But need less to say I'm shot and the house is a mess so I'm ganna keep this short, so that I can get just a bit more done before bed time.

So now on to day 2!!!!
Lets see... we got there before the Castle gates opened so that we could watch the Pre~ Shows. kinda cute, just some little acts to get you to come later to their events !

We had some great food, but no Huge Turkey legs, we didn't really feel like one. and just walked around. it was a fun day.
We ended up heading home about 2 just so we could relax just a bit before Mon. ( Jon had to work).
Here's just a few more pix for you to enjoy!

Just the Three of us!

Aiden and the King and Queen!
Jon got picked at one of the shows to be the "Helper" It was a hoot. I cried so hard with laughter. so much so I couldn't see to take pix.

His stage name was " Bubba" So fun.! and for our LA friends. Should I say Stud Muffin?

Well that was day 2 in a nut shell. we had such a great time that " Lord willing" we'll take the whole family. but each of us dress up to play the parts.

Sooooo much fun.

But I still think the most fun was when I went to get the kids, and Liam came running to me. Saying, " Mama, I haven't seen you in so long, please don't go away again." priceless!

Blessings~

Renaissance Festival day 1

2010-09-05T08:52:00.004-04:00

Good Morning!
For our Anniversary back in July I got my sweet hubby tickets for a weekend away at at Renaissance Festival.
We left the older two kids with precious friends and headed out! My heart was torn as they pulled away. We've never left them for this long! But we keep checking in and their doing fine! Thanks everyone.
We're having a blast, everything is Soooooo way cool.
We've seen all kinds of things in this little village. it's been so much more then I thought it would be. when I got the tickets on the net I was just a little nervous that it would be a "podunk" little thing. but thankfully I was so wrong. It's been a great weekend so far. and we still have today to go!!!
At the Festival it's children's weekend. so every where you look you see little Nights Fairies and Princesses. It's so fun. ( But every time I here a little one say "Mama" I turn, it's so making miss our kiddo's.)
So we are off for day 2, here in just a few min. so I need to get ready, but here's just a few pix of yesterday!

The Renaissance Festival 2010!

The Jousting Arena

Jon learning to pay a Didgeridoo. what a cool sound.

The Carillon Bells. Soooo cool.

So Were off and I'm so excited. maybe today We'll have a huge Turkey leg, or Stake on a Stick for lunch. :)
The best part for me is that I love it watch Jon's face as he enjoys this weekend. and for those of you who know my Sweet Jon, Nope he hasn't bought a sword yet, we've looked at lots!

Have a blessed day!

Boba baby Carrier giveaway!

2010-08-30T23:04:00.002-04:00

I entered to win the Boba Carrier Giveaway @ Familylicious Reviews! Stop by and enter at http://familyliciousreviews.blogspot.com/
And Go check out Boba's web sight! http://www.bobababycarrier.com/

I'd love to win because it would be so great for all 3 of our kiddo's!

Fall is near!!!

2010-08-23T22:23:00.002-04:00

Fall is in the air her in MD. So much so I've changed our blog!
I'm so ready...
Cooler nights, mean snuggling under the quilts.
Chili little feet from our babies in the morning.
And the smell of the leaves as they change.
Oh, I'm almost giddy thinking about it!
Thank you Lord for the changing of the seasons.
We are so blessed.

Please Pray with us.

2010-08-21T10:41:00.003-04:00

A few weeks ago I asked for you to pray with us for my family and Aunt Denise.
She was home and doing ok after surgery, but last night they had to take her to the ER.
Please pray that the Lord would heal her body, and for hope and encouragement for her, and the family!
Thanks so much.

Bubbly Fun!

2010-08-21T10:01:00.002-04:00

This week has been a really blahhh week for me. lets just say when a Dentist tells you to do something, you should do it soon after he talks about it!
I got really really bad infection in my mouth, so bad that my Dear Mom had to come and watch the kids so I could rest!
I was so thankful that she could come at such a short notice!
Thanks so much Mom for all your help and Dad, thanks for allowing her to come!!!

Well I'll try to update with just a few pix for you.

Ok, I tried and it just won't work, so I'll have to go to church sometime soon and try again.

Have a blessed day!

Aiden Macsheyne

2010-08-01T09:44:00.005-04:00

So sweet I just had to put it on!

Love you baby boy!

This fun week!

2010-08-01T09:01:00.005-04:00

Yesterday we had a little party for Lanna's 2 nd Birthday and she got these great little " Bling" shoes, she loves them so much. aren't they cute!

Opening up her gifts!

Her adorable cake Daddy decorated!

It's so great!

She thought so too!

Liam's first bike ride on the road! (see the baby in his pack?)

with the baby!

Lanna and her baby!

So here is the story that goes with the other two pix. I was trying out a new baby carrier and

L & L thought that they both needed one too! so here we are with our babies! :)

Have a blessed week!

Please keep praying for my family, It's been a long week, but be know that the Lord is in control and that He knows whats best!

Blessings!

He Can Anything!

2010-07-28T17:48:00.002-04:00

Please keep praying for my Aunt and family.
Here is an update that I copied from my cousins facebook.

Yesterday... Tue.
"I really don't want to be making this update but know I need to. Mom's surgery did not go as planned. When the surgeon opened her up, he found that the cancer had spread and there were tumors in other areas that cannot be removed. He cut out part of the tumor to try to relieve her symptoms of not being able to swall...ow. She is now in ICU recovering and doing well. Pray for strength".

Today @ 4 pm.
"Mom is doing pretty well considering the surgery that she has just gone through. They took out her vent tube and finally got her pain meds regulated. She is awake and smiling and chatting with us! They are going to try to sit her up this afternoon. She knows that they couldn't get it all but not extensive details. ... Pray for strength and continued healing for her".
Please be praying with us.
Thanks

PLEASE PRAY!!!!

2010-07-27T12:16:00.001-04:00

Please be Praying for my Aunt Denise today, who is currently undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in her esophagus/ stomach. Will you please pray? We are praying for peace as we trust the Lord in knowing tha He knows whats best,and for wisdom for the doctors. Thank you!

Picture fun!

2010-07-25T11:33:00.005-04:00

here's some fun pix. of the last few days!
lost of pix, and I don't have time to share, so I'll share later!

Indiana fun at the fair.

Grandpa Clouse in the Parade.

The Birthday girl!

Just a bit of Aiden!

VBS 2010

Home life!

2010-07-23T15:39:00.002-04:00

This week has been a very busy week!
We arrived home after a great visit with my family in Indiana and went right into bible school week here at home. so needless to say we have been very busy.
I'll try and post some pix soon of our time at the fair in IN. as well as some from VBS.
Have a great weekend!

30 years is a long time!

2010-07-11T16:10:00.002-04:00

30 years ago three Sisters were pregnant at the same time. All three with baby girls!

July rolls around baby Jennifer was born, Oct. baby Carra, Nov. baby Michelle.
Three little bundles of joy.

Jen Michelle Me

30 years later the Lord blesses each of the girls with their own little ones.

Whoever dreamed that we would be pregnant at the same time?

Our Little Blessings all born within 5 months of each other!
Silas Kiley Aiden
The Lord is so good!

I love that I have cousins so close to my age, I thank the Lord for them.

Just about 30 years

Happy 3 month Birthday!

2010-07-11T07:47:00.002-04:00

Today our Sweet baby boy is 3 months!!!

What a joy he is to us.

He is laughing, rolling over. what fun it is to have a baby in the house again!

Thank you Lord for a little blessing to raise for this time and then to send out for Your Glory!

Happy Birthday Aiden Macsheyne!

We love you.

July 4th!

2010-07-09T15:02:00.003-04:00

4th of July was a great time of fellowship and fun for us this year.
Each year friends of ours have a party for our church family and then after dinner we watch their town fireworks.
We look forward to it each year. it's a special time to be with our church family!

our little fire works!

Our 2010 4th of July pix!

Blessings!

Our Lil Cowboy!

2010-07-09T14:31:00.003-04:00

This past weekend we got to take Liam to the Rodeo. We had so much fun!
He was so into everything, He just loved everything about it. Execpt for the Gorilla. ( Long story, but he really didn't care for it, just a bit too scary).
Here's just a few pix. of our "Lil Cowboy"!

Sporting his new T~shirt.

He really liked "Bret the Clown"

So stinking Cute!!!!

What a fun evening we had with him. he now says that he wants to be a "Bull Rider" and Mama says " Over my dead body" :)

Have a blessed weekend. and maybe just maybe if the net keeps working I'll post some more! :)

At our house!

2010-07-09T14:29:00.002-04:00

Your going to laugh at me, but I'm so excited!!!!!
I'm sitting on our couch in our house and I'm on the net! I'm so thrilled. :)
Somehow we are getting it, Jon's not sure how, but i'm gonna use it while I can! :)
Happy Day Happy Day!