It's been too long!

Oh my goshness!
It's been almost a month!

I could state a ton of excuses but....na

I'll just say

Happy Wednesday!

Poor little lap top
Caught a virus

Sniffles
Sneezes

Aches
Pains

Poor little lap top
Lost in web land

Sick
Sick
Sick

Get well soonPLEEEESE!

Tasty Tuesdays

Okay…I’ve said it before…but I’m burnt out on cooking. We eat the same thing week after week. Boring boring boring!!! I applaud you ladies who meal plan and coupon clip. I used to be you but I’m just not any more.

So what does one do when cooking creativity has washed out with the dishwater??

I say…

Set a pretty table and no one will notice I’m fixing soft tacos for the 469th time!

Seriously, I’ve had my beautiful china for over 20 years and we maybe used it ten times. Not any more. I’m pulling those puppies out every chance I get.

And flowers! Flowers always make any table look better and they make me smile. So I’m treating myself to fresh flowers each week.

Setting an atmosphere for the family is just as important as a good nutritious meal. Saving the “good dishes” only for guests can give the impression family isn’t good enough. And using paper plates day after day (although convenient) isn’t great for the environment and can begin to make the meal feel rushed. When real dishes are set it invites the family in to rest and enjoy a bit of time together.

I know, I know…please don’t throw anything at me just yet.

Of course I realize the lack of time to hand wash the special plates and glasses but adding an extra touch to the dinner table will bring a touch of calm to our hectic days.

Maybe start with picking some fresh flowers from the yard or have the kiddos color place mats. Light a candle or have music playing during dinner. Attention to little details can make a big difference!

Oh…and by the way…I make an awesome soft taco!

1 lb. Ground sirloin
1 package Lawry's taco seasoning
Water
1 can Refried beans
Shredded cheddar and jack cheese
Chopped tomatoes
Fresh salsa

Flour tortillas

Brown the ground sirloin, drain, add seasoning and mix according to package directions. Mix in refried beans until smooth. Pile all your favorite toppings on a tortilla, wrap and enjoy!

Happy Tuesday!

Monday Moving

Yikes! It’s been too long since my last post!
Life gets crazy and just keeps moving along. No rest for the weary and all that.

In my moving world I’m learning how to let go and be and in the midst of all this moving around, I’ve found that sometimes things get lost, misplaced and even broken.

Years ago during a move my sweetie dropped a porcelain figurine and didn’t tell me. I looked for that thing for weeks even going through empty boxes and packing wrap just to make sure I hadn’t over looked it or left it at the old house. Poor guy finally fessed up. It had dropped right out side the door and not only had it shattered it was unrecognizable. When it fell, it turned to a fine dust and all he could bring himself to do was sweep it up with a dust broom and hope I wouldn’t notice. Silly man…gotta love him!

Just recently I realized with all my busy moving around in this journey called life, I've had some misplaced and broken items pop up and I had allowed my heart to be misplaced somewhere along the way.

I’m not sure when it happened and I don’t think it happened all at once. Slowly I began to build walls of protection but the walls became a maze and I couldn’t remember which way to go. Some of my precious dreams seemed to shatter along the way as well, just like the porcelain figurine. Bit by bit pieces of me seemed to break off and fall away and I wound up losing my hope.

Hope ~ to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence,

to believe or to place trust.

Hope is a powerful emotion.
It is full of action and movement.

Loss of hope leads down a path of depression and despair. Which leads only to isolation and loneliness. It spirals downward and it can be extremely difficult to climb out and break free.

Hope gathers the broken shattered pieces and binds them back together. It focuses on what can be and doesn’t give up. It changes thought patterns and restores joy.

Hope broke down the maze of walls I had built and I have found my heart again. I was wrong to believe my dreams were shattered and unfixable. My life is what I make it and when I give in and trust, let go and live, He that is bigger than me, takes my mixed up crazy world and sets it right again.

~God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. ~Ephesians 3:20 (The Message)

Had to go for a bit...be back soon!

Monday moving

More screeding

More pouring

More peas

Happy Monday!

Look what we can win!

Over at Blisssfull Home they are giving away a Sleep Number bed. I LOVE MINE!

I can go from a firm setting to a softer one with the push of a button. And the top cushion unzips for easy cleaning.

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!

Go enter and win yourself one!