LOVING the moment Daddy comes through the door and I get to be a part of this
LOVING blood oranges
LOVING, as a family, reading a psalm after each meal shared. LOVING how she bends low and close over her Bible, the one my neighbor Kathleen gave us, the one she found at a garage sale. And I LOVE how she whispers to the pictures over which her finger touches, pointed.
LOVING that our first bulk order from Azure Standard, our new co-op, came in! Right now in our pantry we have: 50 pounds of wheat berries, a gallon of honey as well as a gallon of molasses, 1 pound of baking soda and vital wheat gluten, 25 pounds of rolled oats, and a jar of coconut oil. Just think of all we can make from these items! It makes me so excited.
LOVING this blanket that our dear friend Jonelle hand-made for Tirzah's first birthday.
LOVING ideas for simplistic living, like monthly menu plans! I had so much fun thinking of and creating this menu plan. I LOVE that there is room for creativity and using what you have on hand (like in the soups and what not), but I also LOVE the structure and that I can just look at the plan to know what we are having for dinner. LOVING too that with this plan, Tirzah and I can go grocery shopping every two weeks, as opposed to every week. So...
Winter Monthly Menu Plans (click on darker colored words to see recipes... more recipes will be posted soon!) These are mainly dinner menus, but I have a goal in mind to have lunch and breakfast menus at some time or other. I found this idea on Passionate Homemaking.
Monday: Italian Pork Stew
Tuesday: Left over soup from Sunday
Wednesday: Quinoa and roasted vegetables
Thursday: Chicken bake with potatoes, lemon, and thyme (or Baked Stew)
Friday: Left over night!
Saturday: Homemade donuts for breakfast
Homemade pizza night
Sunday: Homemade soup
*Baking during the week: Gingerbread, biscotti, homemade sandwich bread
Monday: Roasted chicken (any recipe) with vegetables
Tuesday: Left over soup
Wednesday: Vegetable pasta
Thursday: Chicken pot pie or chicken sandwiches
Friday: Fish tacos with apple tomato salsa
Saturday: Homemade scones
Pizza night
Sunday: Soup
*Baking: Gingerbread, oatmeal raisin cookies, homemade sandwich bread
Monday: Pork tenderloin (any favorite recipe) with vegetables
Tuesday: Left over soup
Wednesday: Whole grain with roasted vegetables
Thursday: Crockpot BBQ with corn bread and vegetables
Friday: Some type of fish with vegetables and a whole grain
Saturday: Homemade waffles
Pizza night
Sunday: Soup
*Baking: homemade muffins and sandwich bread
Monday: Soup (#2)
Tuesday: Left over soup #1 from Sunday
Wednesday: Vegetable stir fry
Thursday: Flank steak fajitas or sandwiches
Friday: Left over soup (#2)
Saturday: Homemade cinnamon rolls
Pizza night
Sunday: Soup
*Whole wheat Chocolate chip cookies and homemade tortillas
LOVING these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies that I found from Katherine Martinelli and LOVING incorporating more whole grains into our diet
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sift together:
3 C whole wheat flour
1 1/2 T baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 1/2 t salt
In a mixing bowl, cream together:
2 sticks butter (8 oz)
1 C brown sugar
1 C sugar
Then add 2 eggs and 2 t vanilla
Stir in 8 oz chocolate chips
(We also add about 1/2 C rolled oats)
Bake at 350 for 16-20 minutes
LOVING having my neighbors dogs over, just for the day yesterday, and how sweet they were to Tirzah.
LOVING homemade bread and homemade yogurt
LOVING simple pleasures of a one year old: toilet paper and clementines
LOVING that Daniel maxed his PT test this morning! What a stud I have for a husband
LOVING this list of gifts that is endless, because it is from Him, the Everlasting One
700. Waffles and smoothies
701. Companionable homesteading silences
702. Lining up bars of soap, wrapped in ribbon
705. Smell of wheat berries grinding
706. That toothless crooked smile
707. Runny noses
708. How she loves to sneeze!
709. Green and white new life
715. Her full out laughter when Daddy tickles
717. Tender eyes across the dinner table
719. Understanding and not rebelling against her need for closeness
720. A day's victory! Through the Lord: no despair over short naps
721. Sunshine
728. Seasons and cycles of earth: new life from darkness... always
Absolutely LOVING these lyrics from Tom Wuest and his Song of Ascent. Take a moment to read these slowly and tenderly for He who does all this,
adores you and
LOVES you
Who can count the sand and stars?
Who sets planets on true course?
Who casts hoarfrost on sleeping vines?
Who spins snowflakes from drops of rain?
Who breathes upon the high seas?
Who makes waters teem with fish?
Whose hand will save us from the deep
And set our ship in harbors safe?
Who guides bees to orchard blooms?
Who sows seeds for raven's young?
Who satisfies our ongoing souls
With finest wheat and wine to drink?
Who binds up the wounded heart?
Who will beautify the meek?
Whose love will seal our land with peace?
Whose song will e'er be on our lips?
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