Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday and my wonderful husband made me this incredible five course meal!






















Piña Colada


















Garlic Shrimp and Bacon Skewers with Crostinis and Three Cheese Bacon Dip
Pan seard shrimp in bacon drippings skewered with thick slices of bacon served along side garlic crostinis and a hot three cheese dip with bacon bits.


















Papaya Avocado Salad
Sliced papaya and avocado with a topping of red onions, ginger and lime.


















Lobster Bisque
Delicious lobster in a base of cream cheese & milk seasoned to perfection.


















Fillet Mignon on Lobster Rice with Avocado Butter and Balsamic Syrup
A perfect fillet seared medium rare served atop a bed of rice mixed with a creamy lobster sauce. Avocado butter and a reduced balsamic syrup served alongside.


















Glazed Mini-Bundt Almond Cakes
Delicious almond cake with a cinnamon center topped with a sugary glaze and toasted almonds.























Master Chef!
Thank You for a wonderful birthday!
You are a true Iron Chef!

How Do We Know?

How do we know when God has called us to do something? I used to think that God would only call me to do things I was good at, things that wouldn't take a lot of my time, things that I would not be inconvinienced by. That's what I used to think.

That was before I became a mother. Once I became a MOM I saw things a lot different.
In the beginning I was not very good at it, it was taking way too much of my time, actually it was taking ALL of my time, and let's face it waking up every two to three hours a night to feed a baby is not very convinient I don't care who you are!

But then, I started to rely more on the Lord than on myself. I knew there was NO WAY I was going to be able to do this mothering thing without HIM. You know what? It got better!

Being a mother is still something I feel I'm not that great at, it still takes a lot of my time and there are many times that I'm still inconvenienced by it. But I'm having a blast, what I'm getting in return it's sooo worth the "inconvenience"!!!
I know that this is one thing God called me to do.

God has called me to do other things and at first I felt the same way I did when I first became a Mom. No way God, this is going to take too much of my time... I don't think I'm going to be very good at this God...this is way to inconvenient for me right now God...

I knew there was a need, I knew help was needed, but I kept telling myself I would be no good at this. I took a leap of faith and as I look back I can see God's hand in everything I've done.
There more I rely on Him the easier things seem to get and they become much more enjoyable.

There is a boldness that develops, there's this feeling of "Yes, I can do this because God has already taken care of it"!

How do you explain this to other people? How do you let them know that Yes! You can do this because God has already taken care of it!

We have a great need at Clubs, we need help...all of the kids that show up on Wednesday nights need help. We need people to love them as Jesus loves them. We need people to teach them about Jesus' love for them. Many of them don't get that at home, many of their parents don't even have a Bible.

We have an opportunity here to do what God wants us to do. At first is going to look like you'll be no good at it, at first it's going to look like it's going to take too much of your time and yes you will be inconvenienced by it. But as you rely 100% on the Lord He will show you different.

I have heard all the excuses in the book but God can break through every single one of them!
How do we know when God has called us to do something? Look around, is there a need? Is help needed, then there's a good chance God is calling YOU to help.

Going Away! and Desperately Waiting...Again!

We are headed to Nina and Grandpas today, we'll be gone for a few days! The kids are very much looking forward to going,
I'm looking forward to Aug 2nd!!
I remember last summer, I was desperately waiting for book 7 to come out (Deathly Hollows). I honestly thought I was never going to be so desperate to read another book like that again, WRONG!!!!
One year later, Breaking Dawn is coming out on Aug 2nd!!!!
I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
I'm sure next summer I'll be desperately waiting for Midnight Sun!

What we're doing in July

I can't believe July is already here. We've been doing school here and there during the whole month of June, A6 has come a long way with her writing. There's a few letters that she still flips but overall she's been doing great. As far as reading she's gone back to wanting me to read to her instead of reading the books herself, which is okay since she's writing without even being told to, so I guess that's what she is interested in now. I'm just going with her flow.

We are going to take a little break in July since my niece is going to be here for two weeks and then we are going away for a couple of days.
I have an insects and spiders unit study for the whole month of August. We are going to go out there and hunt for bugs!!!!

I'm not sure when I'll be able to post again, so enjoy July!!!!

Fourth Of July!