Family

Parker and I made a trip to Chatom after church yesterday to visit MawMaw Turner and some of my aunt and cousins.  My grandmother is 93 and just loves Parker.  I was acutally able to get a quick picture of me and little man.  It's hard to get a 2 year old to sit still for a picture now days.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

2 Ingredient Brownies

Brownies:


Ingredients:

1 “Family Size” box (19.5 oz) brownie mix
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin

Directions:

■Preheat oven to 350°
■Line a 9×9 pan with foil and spray foil lightly with cooking spray.
■In a bowl mix together brownie mix and pumpkin until smooth.
■Spread batter into pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until set.
■Let cool completely. Frost if desired.

Frosting

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
2.5 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Directions:

■Cream butter and pumpkin pie spice until smooth.
■Turn mixer to low and add in powdered sugar.
■Turn mixer up to medium and beat until fluffy.
■Spread on brownies, if desired.

Fall

I love this time of the year.  My favorite thing to do is let my windows up and light a couple of fall like candels.  We have been busy the past couple of weeks.  We were able to spend the weekend at Pat Dye's farm, in Auburn, the weekend of the Auburn/Arkansas game.  The outcome was not what I expected, but oh well. 

 My happy place!  We had season tickets for a couple of years prior to having Parker.  I really miss our weekend trips to Auburn but hopefully we can start attending more games now that Parker is older. 

We went to Wales West Pumkin Patch Express with the McDonald's.  Parker and Avery had the best time. 

I'm running the Turkey Trot on Saturday morning.  I love running when it's cool outside.  I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

LOVE

I ran across this Top 20 list of things I would tell a engaged, newlywed, or older married couple. I found this list so true and wanted to share it.    

1. Marriage is made up of two good forgivers. Because every marriage is made up of two sinners. (Romans 3:23)

2. At some point, you will have to learn that life isn’t all about you. (Philippians 2:3)

3. Don’t listen to women that tell you that passion fades…it doesn’t have to! (um…all of Song of Solomon)

4. Don’t give up. Love never fails. (1 Cor. 13)

5. He wants a kind wife, not a maid or another mother. Be nice. (Galatians 5:22-23)

6. Give your husband the gift of your respect. He needs it more than you know. (Ephesians 5:33)

7. Be mindful of your expectations.

8. Honor the Lord above all things. Colossians 3: 17

9. Find your worth and security in the Lord, and don’t look to your husband to meet all of your needs.

10. Be very careful about reading romance novels, they set you up for an unrealistic view of romance.

11. Real romance is finding that one spot in the crook of his arm to snuggle into, that shared look over the dinner table when the kids are acting crazy, and the way he fixes the leaky sink when he is dog-tired after work. (So true!!)

12. Love is about relationship. The more I love my husband, and seek a relationship with him, the less critical and duty-bound I become. It is similar to my relationship with God.

13. Be thankful for the husband you have. Accept him as he is, not for what you want him to be.

14. Don’t compare!! Don’t buy into the game of comparing him with anyone else’s husband.

15.The Biblically “normal” marriage is filled with joy, connection, laughter, and peace. It’s not free of hurt feelings and conflict, but they know how to process their pain with one another so that they live more often in a meadow than at the scene of a train wreck. This is not the average marriage, but it normal – -because it is a visible display of Jesus’ relationship with His bride (Ephesians 5:22-33).

16. Your marriage is a testimony! “The #1 evangelistic tool in America (the world) today is a successful marriage, because it’s a living miracle!” – Dr. Joe Aldrich, former president of Multnomah Bible College.

17. Pray for your marriage. Pray hard.

18.I’ve heard that is gets better with age. I have to say in my short {9 year} experience, that is so true.

19. Where there is God, there is always hope. Even for the most broken marriages. “With God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)

20.Marriage is commitment and sacrifice. But it’s also the best, most wild ride you will ever have with your best friend.

I found the list on this blog and Sarah added # 21.  This one is so very true for Lee and I. 

21. Take the time to invest in your marriage. Spend time together. Carve out time, even in the busyness of life, to spend with your love. How can you grow and mature in something you don't invest time in. Life is busy, and I know it can be hard with children, but make the commitment to make your spouse the most important relationship, aside from your relationship with Christ. Your children should never come before your husband. That's not how God Designed marriage.

I'm so glad I ran across this list on her blog.  Sometimes I feel like God leads me to certain post so that he can get my attention.  I atteneded the Unique Night of Worship last week at our church.  It was so nice to be there and worship with other women who have the same daily battles as I do. 

Day of Silence

I'm observing a day of silence on the blog and social media for Julee Turner and family. I can not imagine the pain. Please join me in prayer for this family.



A little of this, a little of that

Today is the first day in a week that I have actually been able to breath out of my nose.  I have had a horrible sinus infection and it's been awful.  Parker is feeling a lot better after a round of antibiotics.  All we want is to be a normal functioning family again. 

It looks like our area may be in the direct path of tropical storm Issac.  They do expect it to be a hurricane by the time it makes land fall next week.  Part of me wishes that Issac would come this way so it will blow all of this pollen and gnats away. 

I can't believe my baby will be 2 in 10 days.  Wow, time really does fly when you're having fun.  Today is day 5 without a paci.  It has'nt been easy, but it's getting better.  He asked for it only once yesterday.  The pedi was telling me that it takes 4 days to form a habit.  Now, the big news.  On Wednesday night, we were sitting on the couch and Parker tells us he needs to go potty.  I take him and sit him down and guess what?!  HE WENT PEE PEE!  He was so proud of himself. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 

Busy Month

August has been and will continue to be a busy month for us.  I'm the judge chairman for the Baldwin County Distinguished Young Women program, formerly Junior Miss.  It's so dear to my heart.  I participated back in 1998 and won the Spirit of Junior Miss award.  After college, I contacted the chairman for Baldwin County and got involved in their local program.  I love it and I hope I can inspire young ladies to participate when they are a senior in high school.  I made so many wonderful friends with girls that went to different schools in Washington County.  With that being said, our program is August 25th and I have been busy making sure we are all prepared for the big night. 

I had to take Parker to the doctor yesterday and he has another ear infection in his right ear.  Hopefully he will feel better soon.  We have been enjoying our weekends playing with friends.  My favorite part of the weekend is Sunday.  I absolutely love going to church and then grabbing lunch with our friends.  When I was in high school, I was in a singing group called IMPACT.  It was a christian group and we would travel and sing at church, school programs and things like that.  I guess that's why I enjoy singing my heart out at church. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.