Hi, yes, I am still here, and I am still creating! The past two months have been busier than I like life to be, and finding time to sit at the computer to write has been a challenge.
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It seems that with zucchini, it’s either feast or famine. Two years ago, I had so many zucchini in the garden, I didn’t know what to do with them! Last year, I didn’t and this year, I have had a few, but my plants are starting to die so I don’t know whether I will be able to make this recipe as often as I would like. My family also loves zucchini bread so I will use some of the zucchini for that as well.
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Have you ever noticed how easy it is to complain about life when things aren’t going easily? I found myself telling two of my friends this week that even in the midst of a hard week, I was seeing how God was providing small gifts in a variety of ways to help me through the week. But for some reason, I felt that I had to disclaim that because I don’t believe that this life is for our comfort and that God is going to ease every burden, but this week, I became convicted that too often I just share with my friends the things that are going hard, and not the ways that I am feeling God’s presence and answer to prayers.
We agreed that as friends who have known each other through thick and thin for over 20 years that we don’t need to have a filter—we can share the good, the bad, and the ugly with each other. And, today, I am sharing a bit of my week with you. Unfortunately, I realize that you only see the highlights of my life here—the more of the beautiful and not the ugly. It’s hard as a blogger to know how much readers want to know about my personal life versus just coming here to find inspiration for creative ideas.
But today’s post is about my week. If you were hoping for a bit of creative inspiration, don’t click or scroll to read more this time. It’s all personal today…
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I haven’t baked myself a birthday cake in years. But according to my girls, you haven’t actually turned a year older until you have eaten cake. And so, I decided to bake a cake for my birthday this week. I bought ingredients, reached out to a friend to ask for a tried-and-true recipe, and started baking.
And, then, I modified the recipe. Which was…a bad idea…
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When my cousin asked my daughters to be flower girls in her wedding, we excitedly agreed! The couple was engaged for nearly 18 months so I waited to make the dresses because I knew the girls would grow a lot in that amount of time. It seems that Ellie is stretching out of her clothes these days nearly as fast as she did when she was a toddler. So, a couple of months ago, I settled on a pattern and ordered the fabric.
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We typically go visit my parents once a week. Although they live less than 20 minutes away, and my girls want me to take them every day, the going and coming is usually a production—my girls pack up things to take; they always want to eat while we are there; and they are always sad to leave. So, it’s always a several hour process.
A couple of weeks ago, the girls asked if we could go over for breakfast one morning, but morning chores and school lessons take time to complete so we didn’t get there for breakfast—but we did arrive before noon. I wasn’t planning to stay long, but I took along a quilt to work on anyway because I like to have something to do with my hands while visiting.
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Today, I embraced the thought of fall with open arms, ready to hug it tightly. The summer temperatures make me feel like a dizzy, exhausted, limp towel. I am longing for the cooler days of fall. The rainy weather today combined with the fact that we are officially in the month in which fall arrives made me do all sorts of fall-like activities.
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Wow! It’s hard to believe that so much time has gone by without a blog post. I planned to take a week or so off, but that small break turned into a very long one! I will share a little bit of life that happened since I last wrote in this space. And if there are any topics in this post which you would like more details about in a future blog post, just email me and let me know!
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This blog post is long overdue. You will certainly notice the change in seasons in the photos. But I had never gotten a final photo of the finished playhouse because every time we visited my family, the sun was bright and cast harsh shadows on the playhouse. On Saturday we stopped by to say hello and visit for a few minutes. Getting out of the car, I noticed immediately that because of the overcast sky, I could finally get a photo!
It all began when my then 5-year old daughter and her 6-year old cousin started building a playhouse last fall. They gathered and carried firewood and sticks and bricks…basically, anything they could find to build the outline of a house and a stove. It was hard work! But they had so much fun.
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