ABC's

Flop.

This pin didn't go over so well, despite the picture of Silas looking entertained and happy. I was feeling like a stick in the mud, and didn't want to have to clean up a mess, so I tried this. Silas knew it wasn't the real deal, and he wanted to play with the paint outside of the bag. But he humored me, and tried it out for about 3 minutes!

Never Have I Ever...

...cleaned an oven.

 I don't know how I've escaped it for this long. I know you can't be around those types of chemicals when you're pregnant, and since I've been pregnant for majority of the last two and half years, I'll just use that as my excuse :) 

We've lived in this apartment for 2 years now, and our oven was looking pretty gross, so I started looking for natural ways to clean an oven. I wanted to avoid having such strong chemicals in the house with little kiddos around. I found this pin. You just spritz some water on the bottom of the oven, then sprinkle 1/4 inch of baking soda over that. I only left it for about 30 minutes before wiping it off, but I was impressed! 

My oven before. 

 My oven after.

How to Entertain A Toddler: Water Paint

Rain clouds were lingering all morning one day last week, but I really wanted to let Silas have some time outside. I came across this idea on Pinterest. I just filled a cup up with water and gave him a paintbrush, and that made for a happy Silas. 

Pin: Bow Pillow

This last pregnancy with Lois, I was blessed with an abundance of energy during my second trimester. I decided to learn how to sew in order to make her baby bedding. I had some fabric left, and found this tutorial on Pinterest. I'm definitely a novice at sewing, and this pattern was really easy to follow.

I have been on a quest...

...to find the perfect Cinnamon Roll recipe.
The perfect cinnamon roll, to me, is plenty of gooey mixed with plenty of sweetness. I think I found it, so I thought I'd share the goodness.

God is Faithful.

A little over 3 years ago, Jack and I had dinner with my parents. This was the dinner where he told them he wanted to marry me. We both had little, and by little I mean none, in savings and no future jobs lined up. I remember him saying that as far as finances were concerned he would work hard like it depended on him, and pray like it depended on the Lord.  Jack was sure of his calling into the ministry, and he said he was confident that God would provide. I didn't say much that conversation. As a new believer, I wanted to believe that God would provide, but I had just never seen it or recognized it as such.

Fast-forward 3 years, 2 children, and 10,000 wonderful memories later...

We just paid Jack's last tuition payment at Southern!

The Lord HAS provided!