pretty piece of cake

it's icky out

what's a girl to do..

a girl who just finished a 

cake decorating class ?

bake

decorate

take lovely photos

so I can remember

that amazing look

simple

elegant

and delicious

so I sent it off to church with the family

I stayed home with Little Man and his sniffles 

The family  & our church LOVE

that it's gluten free

casein free

peanut free

soy free…

it is not sugar free

or fat free

it's FULL OF SUGAR

AND FAT

but it's so so lovely

what are you doing during the dreary month?

cakes.. baking extravagance

remember a few weeks ago

when I mentioned the boys birthday..

I posted the cake I had made..

THAT was the one 

JUST

for us…

THESE are the cakes we made …

for the PARTIES!

Little Man wanted a Rainbow..

he learned all about the rainbow in his Sunday School class

he says they are happy

So Princess decorated that for him!

Isn't she talented??? 

THIS one is the Sailboat on the Ocean

that Buddy wanted..

I had the honor of making this one 

what do you think?

fun right?

shoveling...

this is the drive

that my van got stuck on

only thanks to Mr. T & Mr M 

and the grace of God 

did get me up

and around the bend

past the garage to park..here

next to the mural

then.. there was..

more shoveling to do

to get thing INTO 

the house..

and the east coast got 3 feet?

praying for those left in the aftermath of

NEMO

It's a beautiful morning…. la la law

morning peace, 

thank you God…

for peace in my heart...

for

light streaming over the hills...

and 

dancing upon the drifts of white clean snow…

Thank you for

the colors the light makes...

grays

blues

pink

golden...

oh light

beautiful light

Jesus said

"I am the light of the world"

so pretty,

it could be..

a painting

so so lovely

so peaceful

so quiet

sharing a feeling of 

contentment…

just waiting to see what the day will unfold

as the sun rises higher in the sky

love to see the foot prints of children

my blessings from the Lord

thankful for

the driveway, that they slide upon

and leads up up to

the home we adore so...

Tree beard

basking in the morning light

the barn

standing before the light...

the wonderful

heaps of snow

piled high

the snow upon the hills

ready to be played upon...

what a blissful morning

wonder what the day..

might unfold

the ducks first winter

So with all this crazy weather

all this amazing snow fall..

You are probably wondering how

Daisy, Poppy & Lily 

are fairing...

Well.. I won't lie …

They are as happy as can be.. 

we have to shovel snow out of their zone

now and again

but they are quite quacky 

i mean 

quite happy

camera friendly 

EVEN at chow time!

isn't Daisy a HOOT?

check out her head tilt!

EVER the comic

and Poppy ever the quacker

puffing out his chest

and Lilly..

quiet…

patient and calm 

always 

feeling like.. dressing up

Little Man was having

a day..

a SPECIAL sort of day..

and now that he is a a 

WHOPPING

3 years old

He's entered

a SPECIAL sort of play

Howdy Mama

I am a cowboy

YEE HAW

a few minutes later…

at the very same tack shop...

Yah hey der friends

now he's almost Amish

which gave Mr. T

and Mrs M (our Amish friend)

a real laugh!

he about melted Mrs. M's heart

and she told him he'd make a 

FINE Amish boy!

he giggled and blushed…

Later that night

He came in to snuggle

and say night night

but Little Man did not give me kisses..

SUPER MAN did!

Ta dah!

Please note he added to his new jambes

with his new big boy 

underpants

because it looks MORE like 

SUPER MAN

with… than without

so so so darlin'

check out the cape!

driving by shooting...

Mr. T took us on a bit of a drive…

we were adventuring

hunting for horse stuff

when I looked out the window and saw THIS

he was kind enough to STOP..

so I could snap this shot

and this one.

I LOVE the starkness of the Red RED barn

the whites of the snow

the land so vast

the forest so deep

the sky so enveloping

I couldn't help but shoot this!

he stopped for this one too..

I think it's a good shot!

he's great at stopping 

for me & my camera!

hope you enjoy the view

as much as I do 

!!!

it's the ONLY sort of drive by shooting

I like..

what about you?

how's it coming?

i know..

you are just doubling up in anxiety to 

discover

HOW the PORCH is coming..

right?

it's coming!

The roofing is on

and

it's getting it's shape!

looks pretty with all this snow

don't you think?

here's how it looks up close

see the pretty columns? 

We'll be painting those white

LOVE the great big span

don't you?

Just LOOK at those electrical boxes!

wooo hoo!

up there will be two fans

and a bunch of recessed lights

can't you just…

envision it ?

I am SO excited!

Blessings Farm's 

sweet little farmhouse

is starting

to look more balanced

more how she SHOULD look

very very comfy

elegant

and 

stress free…

hammock

or swing

or …

dare I say

both?

canasta anyone?

oh the weather outside

is frightful

since we're no place to go…

Let it snow 

let it snow 

let it snow!

Let the little children ...

come unto me…

Jesus said that..

In the Bible we learn about a God

who IS there

a God

who IS real

who loves

and cares for

humanity

so much He sent His son Jesus

Jesus has a LOT to teach me

but one of the things I have learned

is that I should train up my blessings

to follow after HIM

can I MAKE them Christians..

no

Can I instruct them in the paths of righteousness?

Teach them grace

love

patience

kindness

gentleness

self control

mercy

generosity

?

Yes.. I can..

But it will require more from me than just 

mere words..

I will need to act it

be it

do it

show it

with HOW I go about my everyday…

Last week

we had a glorious opportunity to work together!

a chance to learn, 

grow,

and be a blessing!

by preparing Manna Packs

for Feed my Starving Children!

they are amazing!

Each Manna pack has Rice, Soy, Veggies & Protein Mix

The protein mix has a "chicken flavor" but isn't chicken

because so many people on this planet just 

DO NOT eat Meat…

yes yes I know..

you love bacon..

so do I ..

but SOME folks won't eat it..

moving on...

scoopers (Buddy had the honor of scooping)

scoop the correct portion into each manna pack

and then it went to weigher's (Princess did this & scooped too)

if it was with in the right range

it was sealed

(only 18 yr and older got to do this)

Really they had quite the assembly line!

We went to Feed my Starving children with our 

Home School Group…

no one was too young it would seem

though.. 

i confess..

I did NOT bring Little Man

~phew .. clear conscience

each pack is labeled with info & expiration date

 (my job.. though Buddy DID come over to help me a bit)

serving others

feeding others 

can make a HUGE difference in their lives

AND in yours…

Buddy and Princess were shocked to learn that

18,000 children die each day of starvation…

it's made someone think twice before throwing away good food

JUST because he doesn't like it..

This was a great experience

because it showed us

that every little bit DOES matter

every effort done unto the Lord

is a beautiful thing..

check to see if there is a site near you..

You can organize a group of your own

they EVEN do birthday parties!

and food is distributed to over 70 countries!

What an honor it is

to be blessed with children

and given the opportunity

to walk with them

teach them

encourage them

and show them the world..

igniting passions

to make a difference

to love 

to be generous

full of mercy

compassion

grace

and love

thank you Jesus

for showing us How!

"we love Him because He first loved us…"