February, 2016 - Ordinary Adventure

February 25, 2016

The Fun Box: Creating Memorable Moments

A few years ago I had the idea of creating a special box for the kids in my life. At that time I was not married and definitely did not have kids of my own, but I was around kids all the time. Growing up as the youngest of seven made it easy for me to quickly become the aunt of 24 nieces and nephews. I loved entertaining them, playing with them, and taking care of them. From that was launched my desire to babysit as a job. From the time I was old enough to, I began watching my nieces and…

February 23, 2016

A Full Spice Cabinet: 15 Seasonings To Start With

My husband and I recently moved from a small one-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom to make room for our little boy coming in the spring (his arrival is becoming even more of a reality!). To my mom’s surprise, as she helped me move my kitchen over to the new place, she found my spice cupboard full to overflowing. Yes, that’s me! I love seasonings; I wouldn’t be able to live without them, and I use them quite generously in my cooking and baking. I love having variety in my cupboard as well – to be able to try out that…

February 10, 2016

A Magical Wedding

ANDREW & SUSANNA ~ February 20th, 2015 Friday morning, February, 20th, 2015, arrived for me with a house full of girls, ones I was delighted would be by my side for the rest of the day. The wedding ceremony wasn’t until 6:30 p.m., so we didn’t rush out of the house. I spent some time with the Lord and basked in the fact that it was really, actually the day I was getting married. Is this even real? But it was. God had brought me to this moment in my life and His special touches of love were all over it. 10:00…

February 8, 2016

Our LOVE Story (Part 1)

Hang on! Our love story is a little different. I look back and still think it’s a little crazy how Andrew so suddenly came into my life and swept me off my feet, but it is so sweet and beautiful to me as well. I’d given my heart to Jesus and was waiting on His timing for a relationship, and what He did made it unquestionable to me that He was surely bringing a forever kind of love into my life that was His perfect masterpiece for me and for His glory. Just the beginning – On September 24, 2013,…

February 7, 2016

The Extraordinary Adventure

Have you noticed that among the ordinary, sometimes hum-drum mundane moments of life are tucked some extraordinary ones? Cuddles with your little one, your team winning the game, romance, starting an exciting new venture, graduating, something someone speaks into your life at the perfect time. I’m convinced that the most extraordinary adventure of all & significant moments of life are ones being pursued and pursuing the God of the universe. And as far as God goes, He pursues us everyday, every moment! I hope that if you are reading this and do not even believe in a god that you…

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