UP, Up, and Away!

Yesterday I pinned this kid and his adorbs little costume on Pinterest.  Today, I got invited to a costume party in December.  How convenient, I thought to myself.   Yep, you guessed it.  I am going to be Carl.  While I may not be as cute as this kid, I think it's going to be awesome.  Now, to get me some boy hair.

Lunch On the Go

Whether you work or go to school (or both!) you probably have the same problem I do… EATING.  I love to eat and I need to eat every few hours, but it’s so difficult to pack food for an entire day.  And if I buy food, I feel like I’m wasting a bunch of money and I end up not eating healthy.  I recently found some great on-the-go recipes so I’m gonna share my favorite one with you today.  You’re welcome.

Corn Muffin Ham and Cheese

¼ cup plain yogurt
2 TBSP cooked crumbled bacon
Sprinkle of dill weed and parsley
2 slices ham
Slice of cheddar cheese
Sliced cucumbers
2 Corn muffins (I use Jiffy)

Mix the yogurt, bacon, dill and parsley to make a sauce.  At this point, the real recipe says to make sandwiches with the ingredients.  You can do that.  Or, you can do it the Danielle way and chop up all the ingredients and toss them in a container to eat with a fork.  Waaayyy less messy.  I don’t know about you, but I don’t really like having corn muffin crumbs all over me while I’m at school.  It's super easy and I just stick it in a cooler bag until lunchtime.  Voila!

 

This may not look super delicious, but trust me, it is.  I’m actually craving right now!  Enjoy!

Giggles.

Hope this brings a smile to your face.  Happy Friday!

 

 

 

It's that time again...

It’s basketball season baby!! Watching the Oklahoma City and San Antonio game right now… and I sure hope that OKC is gonna come back and win.  Cause I love Kevin Durant.

This guy is chill.  Yes, I just said chill which means I’m so cool. 

So, I do like OKC but I feel like it is important to support your home team first and foremost.  Even if they stink, like my Sacramento Kings (cover your ears, Kings).  But I do love the Kings, just wish they could be a little better.  I really hate it when people don’t support their home team.  That's just stinky.  So what team are you cheering for this season? 

Reflections on Genesis

This weekend I was able to attend a wonderful retreat in Seattle.  The subject was Family Life Lessons in Genesis and I thought the message was quite powerful.  Although I can’t sum up quickly what we learned in the period of 5 hours, I thought I’d share with you some dominant things I am thinking about from this study. 

From Adam and Eve:  God created Eve to be with Adam.  God could have just given Adam an animal companion but instead He chose to give Eve as Adam’s family. Likewise, in the Kingdom we will be part of God’s family so we need to interact with that family now.  Although it may be difficult for us to get along with certain people, God is using those family interactions to teach us how to be part of His family.

From Cain and Abel:  We know that Cain made a mistake in his offering to God, but instead of humbling himself upon his mistake, he became angry with God and Abel, who had done the right thing.  We must learn from our mistakes instead of letting them become the grounds for us walking away from God in bitterness.  Also note that, like Abel, we can’t fix our brothers and sisters, but we can be patient and kind with them hoping that they will choose the right path.

From Abraham and Sarah:  There is a lot to learn about marriage relationships from what we see of Abraham and Sarah.  For example, notice how Abraham discussed with Sarah the matter of having children though their servant, Hagar.  When the plan they made to have Hagar conceive Ishmael as a son to Abraham went wrong, Abraham doesn’t point the finger of blame at Sarah, but rather realizes that they  needed to find a solution together.  Likewise, in our marriages, we must be slow to point the blaming finger and instead focus on finding the best solution for our family.

From Joseph:  The speaker very aptly summed up Joseph’s motto in life as: Who Can I Help Save?  Despite all the wrong his brothers did to him, Joseph focuses on their salvation instead of his own anger.  Focusing on the salvation of others can take away our anger towards them.  We should always be looking for who we can help save. 

There are so many more things I wish I could share with you, but these our the points I love the most.  Hope you are having a wonderful day!

A sad reminder.

This girl breaks my heart.  

Hillary Kind died 4 days ago, just 2 days before her 26th birthday.  Melanoma can be deadly and is the most common cancer in young adults. We can do so much to prevent it. And yet, our culture tells us that we are most beautiful if our skin is tan. It's not true!! Every time your skin tans, you are damaging it. It doesn't matter if you put on SPF 10 before you tan, it is still damaging it! Love your skin-- it goes through a lot of wear and tear. Don't make it go through skin cancer too.

Choose Joy Tuesday

Today I am joyful because…

Well today has just been an all-around good day.  I had no headache, my classes were easy, and I got off work early (while still getting paid for full-time!) So it’s not hard to be joyful today.  I don’t have a lot of schoolwork so I went out to dinner with my lovely friend Beks and it was great to spend non-school time with her (our normal hanging out consists of carpooling and hanging out at school when we get the chance).   OH, and I’m going to Seattle this weekend for a much needed youth retreat where I will get to catch up with some wonderful friends and be refreshed.  What are you joyful about today?

Wishing you much joy,

Danielle