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Those Lazy Saturday Mornings! French Toast Bake

I LOVE lazy Saturday mornings, sitting around the table eating fresh made French Toast, and talking about what the day will be like. Unfortunately we dont have many lazy Saturday mornings around our home. We are up and going and may be able to grab a quick bite as we jog out the door on our way to various obligations. I still want to be able to feed my family a good meal and get out the door on time, so that sent me in search of some quick and easy pre-made meals. I have already mentioned that French Toast is a FAVORITE of mine, and after you try this French Toast Bake it will quickly become one of your go to breakfasts. its easy to prep the night before and you can pop it in the oven while your getting ready for the day! French Toast Bake 4Tbsp. butter 3 apples, peeled and sliced 3/4 c. brown sugar 2Tbsp. water 8 slices Italian bread (or Brioche) 4 large eggs 1 1/4 C. milk 2 tsp. Vanilla extract 1 drop (less is more) Cinnamon Bark YL Vitality Essential Oil...

Missing Church

Who else has been MISSING going to church in person? I know I sure have! We have been blessed during this time with leadership who went out of their way to make sure that our church family stayed connected. We had online services, Parking lot Services, facebook groups to help us see/ interact with others, our youth had zoom calls, and we just finished up a month of Wednesday Night Life Groups. The support was amazing. And yet...I still longed to be INSIDE our church. Not because we have to be in a building to feel Gods spirit, but because there is just something about being surrounded with those of like faith, and worshiping TOGETHER in the same place. After almost 3 months of not being able to walk into our church building, and see and worship with our church family, I was so EXCITED when it was announced that we would be able to go back to church. While we have to adhere to guidelines and things are different, and will be for awhile, it is still AMAZING to...

Five Things I learned This Holiday Season

This Holiday Season, has been a little bit different for our family. When you are taking care of a loved one, everything else seems to take a back seat, and that is how it should be. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the daily "to do" list and making sure that we are doing everything we can to make our loved ones comfortable, that we tend to forget what is happening around us. This year, we put our tree up on one day, and about a week later we finally had the time to decorate it. We did not go all out this year, we only put up the decorations that meant the most to us, the ones that make us smile. It was enough, and exactly what we needed. My husband asked when I was going to take the tree down...and I honestly am not sure. It may be up till the end of January since we only got it decorated a few days before Christmas. I keep telling myself as long as its down by Valentines Day, I'm OK lol if its not down by then...you may need to call in a cleaning team and send the...

Making Homemade Apple Butter

We LOVE apple butter in our family...the is absolutely nothing quite as lovely as a piece of "secret toast" smothered in apple butter before heading to bed. "Secret Toast" is a nod towards one of our favorite movies Nanny McFee, if you haven't seen it check it out..then have some "Secret Toast" for yourself :) I wish that I could say I came up with this wonderful recipe, but alas it was not me. The wonderful people over at Love and Olive Oil came up with it, and our family will forever be grateful. There recipe, that can be found here is quick and easy, and tastes simply AMAZING! Give it a try, snap a picture, have some "Secret Toast" and let me know how you liked it! Picture Video made by the AWESOME Olivia and can be seen here!

Sometimes showing love is as simple as...

A few ways you can show those around you how much you LOVE them! Sometimes showing love is as simple as... calling a friend a quick hug in passing holding your child's hand a few minutes longer EXTRA tuck-ins at night time an encouraging text message giving your last piece of candy away (yes, this just happened) a kiss listening to the same stories over and over again choosing to smile and say yes when its the last thing you want to do making TIME in your day for others sitting quietly with someone saying a quick prayer for someone being a bouncing board. knowing when to give advice, and when to just listen to them Put the phone down and look at your friend/family while talking ask how they are doing be supportive...no matter what! lighten their load Showing someone you love them doesn't have to be HUGE all the time. The little things you do will show you...

Anxiety is NOT a Myth

Have you ever stood in front of your front door, hand hovering over the door handle, inwardly saying to yourself " you can do this"? Or, have you ever sat in the parking lot at a big box store, gripping the steering wheel, anxiously watching as yet another person is walking into an already packed store. (seriously dont they have a limit on how many people can shop at once) Or maybe, just maybe...you are sitting somewhere surrounded my your friends/family, and while you are laughing at all the right times, smiling and nodding your head, and they can see your smile....you know the one that you have been hiding behind. Maybe you feel as if you are sitting behind a glass window...you can see everyone, you can interact with them, but its not you. Its just a shell of who you were, and you are just going through the motions. * Anxiety is real. It is MESSY. There are tears. There are lots of tears. I have suffered with anxiety my WHOLE life...it is real...it is ha...

Everyone will survive the teen years...we want to Thrive during them.

My teenager....oh how I love her. And yet, there are days where I just look at her and say..."Who do you belong to"? Stop shaking your heads....you have ALL thought or said those words at some point in your child's life. Those moments when they are sassy, acting out, taking their sweet time to do EVERYTHING, looking at you like you have no clue whats going on (lets be honest, most of the time we don't), staying up till all hours of the night and rubbing it in that you have things to do while they can lay in bed on their phones all day and only come out of hibernation when they smell food being cooked. Ok its not really rubbing it in when all they are doing is sleeping...but to a mom who has been up for hours, its kind of feels like it. Yeah, we have all been there. I was reminded as to why I have to make her do something...even if I get the glare from the bathroom, as she slooooooooooly closes the door to start getting dressed for the day. 1st of...