Multitude Monday

461. Carrot cake...Charlie style

462. Birthday girl's carrot cake

463. Yummy desserts for all

464. Finding new recipes

465. Having old, tried and true recipes

466. Top secret recipes

467. Opening a cookbook and seeing ingredient-stained pages

468. 1st birthdays and birthday girl Cori

469. Tan lines on little ones

470. Watching the fun

471. First bites of cupcake goodness

472. Big bites of frosting

473. Little giggles and pure excitement

474. Fun new toys

475. Generous family and friends

476. Still wanting to sit in mama's lap

477. Friends to play with

478. Sprinklers and Slip-n-slides

479. Coolness on hot days

480. Being carefree

481. Joining the fun

482. Little feet getting steadier

483. Beautiful days at the park...

484. ...with beautiful children

485. Smirks

486. Slides

487. Swings

488. Seriousness

489. Peek-a-boo

490. Tough feet and getting around on our own

491. Little breaks

492. Resting in Him

493. Funny faces

494. Fun days with children

495. Lord's guidance in raising them

496. Marked up, highlighted, written in Bibles

497. Seeing scripture with a new eye

498. Grandma taking the time to take Charlie to Vacation Bible School this week

499. Charlie coming home all excited about new friends, new songs, and God sightings

500. Soon to be ripe sweet corn and melons from the garden

God bless!

My Little Helper

I have a helper. She wants to be doing the same thing as mom.

Can you guess which jar Charlie packed?

God bless!

Multitude Monday

Last Thursday I got to spend the day with my wonderful friend, Lisa. Not only did we get about 90 quarts of pickles made, but we had fun doing it. It is always great to spend time with her and I feel like we have known each other forever. 

445. Soul Sisters

446. Bushels of cucumbers we didn't have to pick

447. Freshness of summertime

448. Garlic

449. Fresh dill

450. First batches

451. Only 2 broken jars

452. Accomplishing our goal

453. The home stretch

454. Old and new jars

455. Children growing into little helpers

456. Approaching 1st birthdays

457. More good days than bad days

458. Knowing that sick days won't always be here

459. New fruit trees and blueberry bushes to plant

460. A full week ahead

Have a blessed week!

Multitude Monday

This is going to be a long, random list, but such great blessings I'm surrounded by every day!

421. This man.....my dear husband

I love him to pieces

422. Photos by Charlie

423. Growing melons

424. Ripening fruit

425. Daily harvests

426. Filling cellar and freezer for colder days

427. My job as homemaker and the time it provides me to do things for my family

428. The sweet smell of fresh baked bread...

429. ...and the first warm bite

430. Lovely dill bouquet from my dear friend, Lisa

431. First batch of pickles processed

432. Gallons of apricots from my sweet mother-in-law

433. Apricot jam, apricot fruit leathers, apricot grill sauce

434. Visits from neighbors...

435. ...bringing me more raspberries

436. My children's smiles

437. Their complete trust and quick forgiveness

438. Afternoons to play outside

439. Impromptu trips to the park

440. Up close face shots

441. Curls? (just maybe)

442. Dirty faces and messy locks

443. 'Why' questions from 3 year olds

444. Growing belly

Have a blessed week!

Holly

Gardening.....

.....is as fun as you make it!

God bless!

Summer Sweetness

We love all the yummy fruits of summer.....

.....especially nectarines.....

.....the lip smacking, juices running down your chin goodness.....

.....the you need two hands kind of fruit.

God bless!