A generous gift...

Most everyone has a family friend who is really one of the family. They were around since before you remember and are included in the happenings of your family, likewise you are included in theirs. Well, the Popielarczyk family has been that for us. Aunt Karen and my Mom went to nursing school together, skippe classes together, and cooked in each others kitchens. Jordan and I went through numerous fights resulting in scolding by whichever Mother was present; and then we made up like the best friends we were.

I could go on with various stories of playing, laughing, spanking, and the exchanging of lockets (Which we used as weapons later). This is to say that they will always be included in our lives and ours in theirs.

Well, last night Aunt Karen gave me a portion of her Depression Glass. Her Mother in law collected and has given some to my Aunt; she read my post on the beginning of my collection, and last night after a brief visit she gave me some pieces from two patterns of a lovely pink depression glass!

I am very excited and thankful for this loving gift.

Invitations in blue...

Well as most of you know Chris and Nicole are having a boy!

So in April, Mom will be holding a baby shower for Nicole. I was granted the privilege of making the invitations. It was different looking in the "blue" section but I was very happy to do it.

So after much deliberation and glue on my fingers, here is the finished product:

Verse Of The Day

I would like to post a verse for everyday from either Proverbs or Psalm. Here is the first one from Proverbs 9:

"Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight."

Random Fact Of The Day

Recently Nicole had the fun experience of getting crayon out of a whole load of laundry. Well, for all you hard-working mom's out there, here is how to get crayon out of laundry:

First, spray contaminated area with WD-40 (or something with consistency of crayon)*. Next, scrub gently until you get tired of it. Then scrub area with dish soap for a little while. Put it in the washing machine normally. After it's done, inspect clothing to ensure all crayon is out. If not, repeat with WD-40 and so on. If yes, throw into dryer like regular.

I hope this helps all those clothes!

In Christ,

Micaela

* Whenever getting stains out of laundry, use products with similar consistency of stain (crayon--WD-40)

What He Must Be... giveaway link

Jasmine, over at Joyfully Home, is hosting a giveaway of her dad's new book What He Must Be... If He Wants To Marry My Daughter. The giveaway ends next Friday at noon. Hop on over there to enter and for more details. We're going through the book as a family right now and are halfway through it.

...All parents want their daughters to marry godly young men. But which qualities, specifically, should they be looking for?

What will you say when that certain young man sits down in your living room, sweaty-palmed and tongue-tied, and asks your permission to marry your daughter? What criteria should he meet before the two of them join together for life? What He Must Be… If He Wants to Marry My Daughter outlines ten qualities parents should look for in a son-in-law, including trustworthiness, a willingness to lead his family, an understanding of his wife’s role, and various spiritual leadership qualities.

Author Voddie Baucham follows up on his popular book Family Driven Faith with this compelling apologetic of biblical manhood. By studying the principles outlined in his book, parents who want their daughter to marry a godly man—as well as those who want their sons to become godly men—will be well equipped to help their children look for and develop these God-honoring qualities...

Life in the Webb home.....

So we just got back from a weekend up in Grand Praire,TX with my friend April. (Thank you guys for having us!!!) Chris went back to work last week. Poor guy comes home with a swollen foot everyday! Sophia is now reading simple sentences and we are almost done with our math curriculum. Yea! And my Mia can say Genesis 1:1 and sing all kinds of songs to you. Including one she made up and belt out randomly throughout the day. As for me, I am HUGE. Ugh. I have to remind myself that some day soon, I WILL be able to paint my toes or even see my toes again. Anyhoo, that is all for me.....

Real Simple

This is the name of a magazine my Aunt, Mom, and I really enjoy reading. It specializes on the clever recipes and household tips and advice. We have used some of their recipes and many of the information they provide.

Please browse through and take a peek at the different "How-To's" and kid friendly recipes they have on their site. Like I said, it is one of our favorite magazines; we may not use everything but we will store some of it in the "Useless Information File" of our brain (as my Aunt would say).

Enjoy!

Home Again

Mica and I are home again from being with the Loyd family this past week.
It was a wonderful experience and we were happy to be there, and while I went through the day I thought about what to write. There were so many little things that I learned being with their family.

One of the prominent things that I noticed during the week was the refreshing peacefulness that was in their home.
It is not something one might expect from a home with four small children and a newborn, and in my experience it is not something easily attained.
Now please don't misunderstand me, when I say "peacefulness" I don't mean the hushed silence from a library or the strained absence of sound from a high end department store.
This was a serene, peaceful atmosphere that carried throughout the week; even when one of the children had to be disciplined, supper was late, or for some reason two of the children could not seem to agree on whose toys belonged to whom.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd have their priorities in order; they know that keeping the frames dusted is not as important as training their children. They know that impressing the fear of the Lord in their childrens hearts has much more of a purpose than a tidy schoolroom.
They realize that have five precious souls to answer for before God; that it is no small thing to do what they are doing.
They are dependent upon God and look to the Bible for their direction and strength.
These are the reasons for their cheerful and joy filled home and I pray that I can have the same sort of home one day :)