Last Saturday was my birthday. I turned 29. I started this post then, but I've had a crazy week. AK went out of town so I was home alone with two babies, and Lily has been in the hospital since Wednesday night. I've been busy. But now It's 5:30am, Lily and AK are asleep, so what else am I to do but blog?
And now, in homage to the passing of another year, I thought I'd stop and reflect on my 28th year. Here are the 28 best things about the 28th year of my life:
1. My 28th birthday. Mandy had surprised me by keeping her trip to the States a secret. I got to spend a week with my Australian mom/sister/friend who I love dearly. Chloe Belle was 6 months old, beautiful and delightful. I spent another day with my husband, the love of my life, and we ate pizza. Pretty much a perfect day.
2. Worship + Study in the Fall. We taught the patriarchs and it was amazing. I love journeys through Scripture that capture your heart and your imagination.
3. Chloe Belle in the fall. I love watching her learn to crawl, eat and eat and eat and eat, and thoroughly enjoy life.
4. Halloween. I always love it. And this year we had a baby to complete our costumes. awesome.
5. Meeting with M [a Samford student] each week. Each week she showed up ready to be totally honest about her life and God. It was AMAZING to watch God pursue her. Perhaps one of the most tangible proofs of God in my life in the last 12 months has been watching Him love M. beautiful.
6. Thanksgiving weekend AK and I got away for the first time without CB. We went to Troy. I love my man.
7. Weekends with Ellis and Becky. They are a source of such rest and encouragement in our lives.
8. UMin. I have the best job in the world.
9. Watching my family [mom, dad, brother, sister] love my daughters.
10. Worship + Study in the Spring. We taught through Romans 5-8. I saw God do some amazing things. His Word really is alive and active.
11. Seven SS class. I learned way too much about my sin. I can feel God molding me.
12. The Cossibooms. I love good friends.
13. Discipling E. I love all my college students, but some are just special. It has been an incredible journey with this girl.
14. Chloe Belle's birthday party. I had so much fun attempting to be crafty and letting my sweet girl be the center of the world for a moment.
15. Taking the day by day pictures of Chloe Belle. I know she'll treasure them for a lifetime.
16. Christmas with Adam. We have the best traditions.
17. Pregnancy. I love being pregnant. I love having a big round belly, feeling a little life inside me, and thinking more about someone else than myself.
18. Watching Chloe Belle learn to walk. I thought it would be a sad transition out of babydom, but it has just been so much fun I haven't had much time to be sad!
19. Watching Adam be an amazing parent. He loves his little girls so much!
20. Community Group. I love Tuesday nights with these people.
21. Building relationships with more UAB students.
22. Welcoming little Lily into our lives. She is beautiful just like her sister. I am totally in love with her.
23. Watching Chloe Belle ADORE her little sister. It has been such a joy to see how much love her little heart is capable of.
24. Playing with Chloe Belle as she gets older. I love running around the front yard chasing after her pink ball, playing in the baby pool, blowing bubbles. She's awesome.
25. Celebrating 4 years of marriage to my best friend.
26. Becoming content with the fact that I don't know what is in store for our future.
27. My Thursday morning Dgroup Spring semester.
28. My family. I love my husband and my two girls more than I ever imagined was possible.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
the one that's patriotic
Have you discovered skinnytaste.com? I love it. I made this yummy trifle for the 4th of July. It was as delicious as it was pretty! I hate that I took the pic after taking it out of the fridge because the glass is foggy.
hope you make it and love it!
Friday, July 1, 2011
the one where I play with a pressure washer
been playing with a pressure washer. done the fence, most of the house, and I attacked the drive way the other day. check out the difference! so much fun!
the one about birthday cake
Beth's birthday was this week. I asked her to request any special treat to celebrate and she asked for ice cream cake. I'd never made ice cream cake before, so I was excited about the challenge! I got the recipe for ice cream tunnel cake from trusty allrecipes.com. I'll give you my edited version here:
you'll need:
directions:
1. prepare cake mix and pour into well-greased bundt pan. bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. cool for 10 minutes and then move cake to wire rack. cool completely.
2. slice top fourth off cake; set aside. using a sharp knife, carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1 inch shell. eat removed cake. :) place cake shell in freezer for at least 30 min. fill tunnel with softened ice cream; replace cake top. cover and freeze. we ate the first piece after it had been in the freezer 2 hours and the second round at 4 hours. it was better the longer it had been left in the freezer.this pic is half-way through the ice cream filling phase. I wanted you to see it in process.
here is a view of the tunnel when sliced
3. top each cake slice with a small scoop of ice cream, a dollop of cool whip, and slices of fresh strawberry. yummy!!!
let me know if you make this ice cream cake. it's easy and oh-so-yummy!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
the one where I want to win
I want to win this book giveaway, and you get extra points for posting on your blog. So I'm doing that.
Friday, June 24, 2011
the one about my job
I'm on maternity leave, so I've been living life nearly college student free for 7 weeks. It's been good to stop, rest, and focus on my family. However, this week God reminded me in a big way that I'm living my dream with the greatest ministry in the world.
At 3 am the other night feeding Lily I checked my facebook messages and had several from college girls. They were all bursting at the seams to tell me about the amazing things God is doing in their lives. How He's setting them free from sin, giving them victory over strongholds, enabling them to walk in freedom, and drawing them to His Word. When I got back to bed I couldn't even sleep. It is an incredible joy to be able to watch God move in girls' lives and to even be a small part of it. I'm so blessed.
Yesterday I went to a breakfast we have once a semester with college ministers from around the Birmingham area. Emily Grace, one of our Shades homekids, is interning with UMin this semester while I'm gone. She came to the breakfast and posted about it on her blog afterwards. It was great to read this and to be reminded from someone else's perspective about how totally blessed I am to do ministry at UMin and to be surrounded by such incredible people.
I love my job this summer: just ministering to my husband and my girls. But I'm grateful that come August I get to go back to my DREAM job: walking with and leading beautiful college girls all across Birmingham!
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