Belated VDay Treats

Most of our family was sick over the holiday weekend, so we were not in the mood celebrate. Today we are all on the road to recovery. My little boy asked me if we were going to do anything special. Well, I didn't have anything planned, but I thought we should at least have a special treat. I made mini cupcakes with chocolate chips inside and chocolate icing. I used Betty Crocker's Gluten Free yellow cake mix, Nestle Semi-Sweet chocolate chips, and Betty Crocker's Chocolate Icing. I am not a baker, so I try to make things as easy as possible. This can be difficult when cooking gf.They came out pretty tasty. The chocolate definatley helps the taste. We have tried all the Betty Crocker gf mixes. The best ones are the brownie mix and the devil's food cake mix. The yellow cake is okay, and the chocolate chip cookies are just edible. You can really taste the rice flour in the cookies. The best thing about Betty Crocker is they have many gf recipes using their products. Thank you to Betty Crocker! I hope all had a relaxing President's Day and Valentine's Day.

Let's Go Again!

Don't you just know God is amazing?!?!?! I mean, here I am worrying and wondering and God just tells me why I shouldn't be and then gives an expression of His love. Yesterday was wonderful. We actually had snow this year! I thought for sure our chance had past. Isn't that usually how things work? You give up and think there is no longer any reason to hope and then God says surprise!! I was looking outside at this snow and thinking how stunning everything looked covered in sparkling white. And this voice came to me saying, "That's what God does to you." He takes our dirty, broken hearts and covers them with His love. Then we are sparkling white. Not only does he do that, but he also gives us a new person. Just like after the dead winter, we have a new and alive spring. God is AMAZING!!!!!!!!

The Drop

The biggest feeling I struggle with is envy. I am very envious of one certain thing. I know that I shouldn't be and I know that God has a personal plan for me; I KNOW these things. But some days it is hard to feel them. Yesterday and today are those kind of days. I can write about this so easily, but it is very difficult for me to talk about even though all my close friends know about this. I don't understand what God is doing and the only thing that keeps me going is His hope and promises. But I do have days where I give in to myself and wonder what do I have to do for God to answer my prayer? I think just about every Christian has a time where there is something they want so badly. This thing that they want very well could be God's will. It is not something that goes against what God's Word says and many other believers have been blessed with this same thing you are asking God to accomplish in your life. I have a prayer such as this. I find myself at the top of the rollercoaster awaiting the drop. And I am asking God to remember me and why couldn't this be part of His plan for my life? Why is this part of other's plans. Why not me? Why not now? And I want to get off the ride. I want to get out. I don't want to go up and down anymore. I want to stay flat.



But his Spirit is calling my name. He is telling me to lift my hands up and cry out to Him. He tells me the drop will be more than I can imagine and more than anyone else could accomplish. And I feel Him surround me and there are no butterflies in my stomach. There are no more questions; just pure love that only comes from Christ. And I know I can make it because HE goes before me. He tells me that he remembered Sarah and he remembered Elisabeth. He knew me before creation and He can't wait for me to see all He has planned. So, here goes. I am letting go of the bar.



Please pray for me and my family. Specifically pray for and on Feb. 28th between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. At this time my son will be baptized and someone I love will prayerfully be in attendance.

Praise Day!!!!!!

1. My son made the decision to be baptized on Sunday!! At church there were a lot of people going up to the front during the invitation and I thought I would ask my son (again) if he wanted to go up and talk to the pastor about being baptized. He is so sweet, you know. He says "Yes, Momma, but did you bring me extra clothes?" He was ready!! We walked down there and he is not bashful at all, so he tells the pastor that he wants to be baptized. Well, it was a great experience.

2. I recently changed churches, which was extremely difficult. The praise in this is that everything that I am doing (Sunday school, worship, bible study, just life!) is flowing together. God is personalizing everything for my benefit. I see that the Holy Spirit is guiding me in this way. Amen!!!