Blog update November 29th

Hello all! I am appologizing again for not keeping up with my blog! It sure has been busy around here! I helped mom get most of the canning done! Only thing we really have to can is turkey and things like that! It's been really fun helping with the canning and learning new things!:) as many of you know my birthday was November 19th.. I turned 23!! Yes I can't believe that I am 23 now! Lol seems like only yesterday I was 18! But how time sure does fly by! I pray that each of you have had a blessed thanksgiving! I know we sure did! We spent it here at our house and it was really nice to just sit down and relax! Lol wow! I can't believe that December is almost here! What are your plans for Christmas? I'm so happy my dear friends that are like family to me are coming down for the Christmas holidays! It's going to be so awesome to be Able to see them again and actually spend more time with them! Wow this year is almost gone! I'm so happy to see what God has planned to 2013! If I don't get another blog post in before Christmas I pray that each of you have a very blessed Christmas holiday! Well I best go for now!
Blessings,
Elizabeth

Youth Retreat and blog update!!

Hello all!! I am sorry I am just now writing a blog post!!
I have had a lot going on here of late and two just havent felt like posting! Youth Retreat went so well!! It is amazing how God speaks to one!! God has spoken to me everyday since Youth Retreat! And I am so amazed at what God is showing me!! Its been almost a week since we said goodbye to our dear friends that moved away! It was sure a very hard thing to do!! As I always say that are my "second family" and it sure felt like I was losing family!! But I look now and I know that God has a plan for them!! And I know that God has a plan for me as well!! Im so excited because hopefully I will be able to go to Antrim, Oh. for a visit!!:) I never know what God has instore for me!! LOL
Ok I am going to try and post some pics of youth retreat!! HAHA while I was there I sprained my wrist playing volleyball! But all is well now and its healing very good!:)

Here are some of the pictures I took! I will try and get some more up later!!:)
Hope each of you have a very wonderful night!!
~Elizabeth

New Blog Design

Hello all! I pray that each of yall are having a blessed day!! Right now here its raining very nicely and the canner is going on!! Mom and I canned 19 pints of Pumpkin!! Yes and that was just from one pumpkin!!! LOL.. I have redone my blog and made it the way that I like things for right now!! I really like the vintage look for my blog! Ha yes I love that kind for my blog but I am still very much a Zebra Stripe person for my room!! HAHA:) I hope each of you like it!! Feel free to comment on it!!:)
Hope each of you have a wonderful day!!
~Elizabeth

Abundantly blessed!!!!

To start off this blog post I just wanna say how much I am so happy that my "second family" is home for a couple of weeks!!!!:) oh how I have missed them so much!! But I'm also sad that they are moving to Ohio.. But I know that it's God's plan!
On Thursday, we went over to their house to see them! Oh it was such a wonderful time!! I don't think I have laughed that much in a while! While we were there my friend Gina gave me her cape dresses!!:) I got 17 new dresses!!:) that was like Christmas to me!! Haha I know that sounds funny but it's the truth! Haha

Mom and I went and got two big pumpkins from Walmart to can:) that's going to be fun!! Haha
On Tuesday I'm going over to one of my friends house to help make applesauce to can! I have never done that before so I know that will be lots of fun!! Haha then when I get home on Tuesday it will be the fun part of packing for youth retreat.. Haha
Then from Wednesday till Sunday will be youth retreat.. So yes it will be a very busy week!! Haha
Well I hope each of you have a very blessed night!!
~Elizabeth

Blog update!

Hello all! I pray that each of you are having a blessed Sunday! I do have some questions for those that sew with plain colors!!
I am looking for dress fabric and I have looked and to be honest I was so surprised to see that fabric is so expensive!! I am in desperate need of some cape dresses and so my mom and I have went and looked in our town! Would anyone know of any other places that might sell fabric for a good price? Even if I have to order it in! I'm thinking on my birthday/Christmas list will be plain fabric!:) lol!!

Also I am posting my covering pics!! I love them so much! And will have to get used to wearing them more often! Haha
Happy Sunday!
Elizabeth

Canning season

Hello all! As most of y'all know we have been in canning season! Haha I have helped mom can pears, cantaloupe, carrots, monkey butter, and I know there are much more just can't think of them right off the top of my head right now.. Haha
This weekend I also helped mom reorganized the pantry! Which was no small task! But we worked on it on Saturday and yesterday.. With the help from my two sisters.. I have enclosed a picture of what it looks like now! Sorry I didn't take a pic of what it looked like before! It would have been really good if I did though!! Haha
Anyways, I pray that each of you have a blessed day!!

~Elizabeth

Sunday's

Sundays are a time of rest.. Oh most say it is! But for me Sunday's are more to me than just rest.. It means I can get up that morning and be able to go to church and worship my Lord!! Most would think that's a boring life! (if your not a christian) but I feel so honored to be able to live in a country that I have freedom of religion!! We take it for granted everyday for that! But what we really need to do is be thankful that our country was founded on freedom of religion!!:) just my thoughts!!

So what are your plans for today? How about for the entire week?
Monday for me is going to be a day of helping with canning.. And then Tuesday I am so excited to be able to see some dear friends that live in Mississippi!! We haven't seen them in over a year!! So it will be so nice to see them!!:)
Well I will be heading to church soon! Hope each of you have a blessed day!!

Blog post finally!

Hello everyone! I am so sorry I have been lacking with my blog!! I've been extremely busy with helping mom with the canning! That I have completely forgotten to post/ update!! I will try to get more better at updating more often!! How is your summer going? I am so very excited that I get to go to antrim Ohio in September! I've never been to that area before and I know I will so love it! I will also be going to Holmes county while I'm up there too!:) hope each of y'all have a wonderfully blessed evening!!:)

Dish bottle aprons!!

My mom has some dish bottle aprons that she is selling!!:) please let me know if you would like some! She is trying to get her sewing business started! She will also be selling baby bibs, crayon holder, and some more things too!:)

Updating/decorating blog

Hello all.. I pray that each of you have had a great week so far! I am sorry that I am so far behind on updating my blog! I just have been so busy lately that I forget most of the time!
Anyways.. I have been experiencing with all kinds of backgrounds for my blog.. I have one on for right now.. I am going to be changing it soon.. Well as soon as I get my Blog name header complete!:) I am so excited about experiencing with different photo editing programs to better decorate my blog!:) Please let me know what you think about my blog decorating ideas!
Well before I know it school will be out! I don't know if I am happy or not.. LOL.. Well I am happy! I am happy to be able to be home more and get to be with my family more now!:)
This weekend is going to be awesome! I always look forward to going to SoulStock every year! This year they are helping out a organization called Soles for Souls.. And so this year I am going to see if I have any shoes I can donate for the organization.. This year for the bands that are going to play are:
1) Brit Nicole
2) For King and Country
3) Steven Curtis Chapman
4) Mikeschair
5) Caleb
6) Luminate
7) Superchick
Then the speakers for the event are:
1) Lindsay McCaul
2) Chris Wheeler
This is a fun and exciting free concert!! :)
I will try and take some pics of the concert if I can:)

Wow I can't believe that my youngest brother and sister are graduating this year!!! On Sunday May 20th my brother and sister are going to be having a graduation ceremony at their church that they attend.. I am so proud of them and will be taking some pics of the service also! :)

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES OF 2012!!!!!
I just wanted to put that for ALL of the Graduates of 2012!!:) So proud of each of you!!!!!!:)
Well I best be going! Will try and write soon!!

Blog Update:)

Hello all I pray that you have had a very blessed day so far! I apologize for not posting in a while.. Have been very busy the last few weeks and seldom get on to post.. I have posted some pics down below:) A dear friend of mine gave me this Covering. I am trying to position my bun the way it is suppose to look so the covering will look right.. As it looks in the pics its not suppose to look that way. I am still learning:) I do not wear it but I do like having it!:)

Oh and can't forget the coffee! It is always good to have coffee in the morning!

Ok now for the actual update!
On Sunday evening I went to the Mennonite church I used to go to for the Ordination Service for the new Preacher.. It was the first time I have ever went to a Ordination Service of any sort at a Mennonite church.. I really enjoyed it! I am continuing to pray for the new Preacher over the church!:)
Spring has been here for a month now and yet it has been chilly that last few days.. :)
I pray that each of you have a very blessed day!!

Starbucks Frozen Frappuccino Recipe

Starbucks frozen frappuccino recipe
Hope each of you enjoy this recipe!!!


Ingredients

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• 3/4 cup double-strength coffee, cold                                                 
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 2 cups iceshopping list
• caramel topping, 3 Tbs                                                 
• whipped cream
• Hersheys Chocolate Syrup 3 tbs                                                 

How to make it

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• Make double-strength coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker: That should be 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee. Chill before using.
• To make drink, combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until ice is crushed and drink is smooth. Pour into two 16-ounce glasses, and serve with a straw.
• CARAMEL Version:
• For this version, add 3 tablespoons of caramel topping to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle additional caramel over the whipped cream.
• MOCHA Version:
• For this version, add 3 tablespoons Hershey's chocolate syrup to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream, if desired.

Pictures of me:)

I have some pics I took of myself and thought I would share them on here!:)

I like each one! I pray that each of you have a very blessed day!!!
Blessings,
Elizabeth

Spring is finally here!!!!

Ok I have to say that I am so glad that Spring is finally here!!!!!:) I have been so waiting for Spring to get here that I just could not wait any longer!!:) HAHA.. I am going to be posting some pics I took of the Spring like weather we had before Spring even started!:)

 Here is a Tulip I found. It was closed up when I took the picture:)

 This was what the sky looked like when I was fixing to storm the other day!! So pretty in my opinion:)

 Another flower:)

 A pretty tree!:)

 And these two are some more pics of the sky like the one above!:)

I pray that each of you have a very blessed day!!:)
Blessings,
Elizabeth

Blog post finally!!

Hello all.. I pray that each of you have had a very blessed weekend! Sorry for not coming on here and writing a blog post. I have just been busy and just haven't had time to sit and write out a blog post. Anyhow. I have been having some things on my mind these last couple of weeks. And I have been reading God's word and just really searching his word and my heart.. Now to update you on my week last week:)
Monday and Tuesday I was off of work. Children had off those two days..
Wednesday I worked and then I got surprised with a txt from a dear friend and she asked me if I wanted to come with them to the mall in Huntsville.. I had such a wonderful time getting caught up with each other and looking around at the mall.. And then she was grateful to get me a pair of shoes as a late birthday present. How wonderful!! I use them for church only and they are very comfortable:)

This is the lovely pair of shoes that she got me!! Thank you Martha for the shoes!!

Then Thursday and Friday I worked again..

On Saturday mom, Jackie, Becky and me went all together thrift store shopping. It was such a wonderful time to be able to be together and shop.. :)

I feel so blessed these last few months. and I know that I have always been blessed but I feel even more blessed!! :) Within two months I will be looking  for a new job.. I am not sure as to what I am looking for but I know that God will show me what I am to do.. In the mean time I think I will help mom out with things that she wants to do and concentrate on getting the garden area worked up and getting the garden going.. I am super excited to be able to start the garden already this year.. I have so longed for Spring to come! Most of my days right now are being enjoyed babysitting, and reading my bible and books:) I got another Amish book Saturday! It's called The Protector by Shelley Shepard Gray... So far it is a very good book.. Course anything Amish is going to be my favorite! :) I am also going to add two other pics that I just love:) One is of a kapp that I am going to have made for me sometime and another one is a cape dress:) Cape dresses have got to be one of my favorite things to wear.. Anyways.. Here are the pics:)



I pray that each of you have a very blessed day!! I will try and write some more another time!

Until then Blessings to each of you!!

Blessings,
Elizabeth

Devotion for January 13,2012

January 13.
Love Without Measure

Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3

I once wrote something about how God loves us and how dear we are to Him. I was not sure I should put it down on paper—but God knows what I meant.

I wrote: "The only eccentricity that I can discover in the heart of God is the fact that a God such as He is should love sinners such as we are!"

On this earth a mother will love the son who has betrayed her and shamed her and is now on his way to a life in prison. That seems to be a natural thing for a mother. But there is nothing natural about this love of God. It is a divine thing. It is forced out by the inward pressure within the heart of the God of all grace. That is why He waits for us, puts up with us, desires to lead us on—He loves us!

My brethren, this should be our greatest encouragement in view of all that we know about ourselves: God loves us without measure, and He is so keenly interested in our spiritual growth and progress that He stands by in faithfulness to teach and instruct and discipline us as His own dear children!

Some pictures!

I have uploaded some pictures that were on my old blog! I pray that each of you are having a very blessed day!! And know that I pray for each of you each day!! I am going to post again soon!! Until then.. May God's blessing be upon each of you!!
~Elizabeth

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