Blog Party Fun!!!

We’re really enjoying the blog party experience. You just get together with friends who blog, along with some who want to start and teach each other, oh and did I mention that it always involves food. Last night the party was at my house and I fixed some taco salad fixings (our favorite)and the party began. I was so glad my daughter Ashley got to come and Valerie showed her some stuff. We got her hooked up with her blog makeover I won , be sure and check her out at Mommy Girl.

One great surprise last night was getting to meet Well Behaved Krissy, she behaved and she looked quite precious in her new $80.00 outfit from Tarjay. Don’t you agree?

It sure was a pleasure to meet her and I hope we get to partay again someday.

April was on her best behavior and in her salesperson mode-she’ll fix ya right up with a Body Bugg. See the precious little band on her arm. I love her!

Kajun Kerry brought our friend Teresa, who is starting a blog-she’s going to name it-I’m a Mother…Teresa.

This  is Teresa hugging my man when he got home from football practice.

It was fun to have Maria- and Dana join us, I hope they learned something, had fun and will come back.

This is Maria.

This is Dana  with my Sista Kerry. They have been friends a long time you can read about it on their blogs. It’s really fun to get together and share and we all bring something to share with each other. Like Kerry said ..if she learns one thing at each party –she feels good about it. It’s tweaking kind of stuff, like adding music, setting up I- Google or Windows Live Writer (which I love by the way).

Thank all you gals  for coming over. Who’s house is next?

Oh, one more thing I found out I won another drawing at my friend Linda’s –it is a wonderful mix of Cupcake fixings  I will love using with my baby girls. I really want to thank her. Wow, how blessed can one girl be-to win two drawings in a week. Makes me think it’s about time for me to come up with a give-away and continue spreading the LOVE! I’m heading out for HotLAnta tomorrow with my two best friends, Barbie and Juju. We go to Market twice a year. I’m excited.

Hope everybody out there has a blessed weekend!

Some Good Things since the 4th

I have been busy since the last time I posted-I’ve been making memories. I had a great weekend visit with my beautiful young daughter and her friend. They were home from Tuscaloosa.

This is Whitney and Adam. They stayed until Monday-we enjoyed their company very much. We spent a lot of time at Nanny and Poppy’s house. I also had a little visitor for the night Saturday and all day Sunday, including Church Sunday morning. Ryder is the happiest little man.

My weekend was wonderful! Filled with family, friends and blessings. My little Brother Bert and his family were here and it was good to see them.

I had another blessing – I actually won something!

I was blessed to win a blog makeover from Shabby Creations. I am excited, because I’m going to give it to my daughter Ashley as she is just starting to blog.   I really want to thank Michelle and you will be seeing the fruits of her labors at Ashley’s soon. It’s so fun to win something and it’s fun to share blessings!

Speaking of Ashley, she finally brought my sweet angel baby girls back home and they grew in two and a half weeks. Tonight we went to eat and see the movie  Wall-E. It was a cute movie. Chase met us and took Little Ryder to his first movie. We ended the night at Maggie Moo’s with some good ice cream.

Life is good-God is good. I am thankful.

Be blessed!

 

Saturday Stirrings- Smothered Enchiladas

Okay- so I am being lazy on this Saturday morning and spending much time on the computer. I’ve found some good stuff so far- I found a recipe swap on Wednesday and found some good recipes. So I went to a site I Throw Like a Girl and found one that was for today called Saturday Stirrings . I am joining it with one of my favorite recipes to make.

Smothered Enchiladas

2lbs ground beef

2 pkg Taco seasoning

2 small cans diced green chilis

8 inch tortillas

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 16oz container of sour cream 2 cups of Mexican cheese shredded

Brown ground beef, drain and add taco seasoning and 1 can small green chilis,mix. Spread mixture onto tortillas and rollup. Mix cream of chicken soup, sour cream and can of green chilis. Pour half of the soup mixture in 13x9 pan. Place the rolled tortillas on top of the mixture and pour remaining soup mixture on top of tortilas. Top with cheese and bake uncovered @350 for 25-30 minutes.

I had these the first time at a girlfriends house and I have fixed them often, usually when friends or loved ones are coming over.

Enjoy and be blessed!

I found an awesome Video this Am

I was visiting around the blog this am and I went to a great new blog I really enjoyed –Jamie at Purposeful Pursuit had interviewed one of my Favorites Sarah at Life in the Parsonage. Both of them are Pastor’s wife’s and very real. How wonderful! Visit both blogs you won’t be sorry. I loved the interview and I went on down and found a recipe I am going to fix tomorrow for my hubby (Italian Beef Sandwich)and then as I went further I find this 8 minute video that blows me away! It reminds me of the song I’m not Who I was by Brandon Heath-one of my Favorites that plays on my blog.  So you know the drill, mute my music, watch this video and ask yourself what would your cardboard say…

Careful- it will make you cry!

I’m thankful for God’s Amazing Grace and that He loves us so much He doesn’t want to leave us like we were, and He’s still working until the day He calls us home.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could go to church tomorrow and reveal ourselves to each other like this and lift each other up in love and live victoriously, instead of hiding the part we aren’t proud of because of pride.

God is amazing, beyond words and He knows us, yet He loves us!

Be blessed!

Happy 4th of July

On July 3rd 1776, John Adams said July 4th ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade,with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other….

In my family, for 10 plus years Fourth of July was the day all our loved ones would come and eat and swim at our house. It was a time I looked forward to. We would usually end the day with some fireworks and full bellies. Times change and today I’m sitting here in my home with no one around and I ponder this day and it’s meaning. I will be with loved ones later today and I will eat and hopefully view some good fireworks. But when I say I’m pondering the 4th, I had some blog friends that helped me do this…visit my sweet friend at PINK ICING ON THE CAKE and realize what happened to the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence. Then go and visit my friend at Ponderings of a Pastor's Wife and listen to the wonderful video by Phillips, Craig & Dean entitled Freedom’s never Free. I thank the wonderful men and women who give their lives and those who leave their homes to fight for us. I remember them today with a thankful heart.

Best of all, when I think about freedom, I think about Jesus-who really set me free. John 8:36 says “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” I asked him to make me free when I was young and I thank him for that now as I am old. Romans 8:2 says “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” I wish I never sinned, but I do and I have the confident assurance that Jesus stands beside me and has already interceded for me , and that I am free of the burden of sin. And lastly, Galations 5:1 says “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of of bondage.” I’m thankful that Christ lives in me and is my best friend. Please mute my music and in between the hot dogs and the fireworks watch this video and let’s thank God who is the Giver of our Freedom.

Be blessed!

I am blogging with my Peeps

Tonight I’m at JuJu’s with Valarie, Melinda, Princess Kerry and April-fitness Nazi just arrived. We are learning new things ,Valerie is helping all of us and I am now using Windows Live Writer.

We also celebrated  my sweet Melinda’s Birthday a week late, with Taco Salad, Homemade Caramel Cake,and Presents.

Poor Valerie is running ragged helping all of us.

April showed up and of course she didn’t eat but she’s learning with a little help from her friends.

Juju was sweet to open her home to all of us. We cooked the supper together and boogied before everybody got here. 

Princess Kerry is concentrating very hard-be sure and visit hers –she’s the newest blogger

Mute my music and enjoy this video-because I wanted ya’ll to know I have a funky side too.

Having fun with your girlfriends and helping each other is important.

Be blessed!

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Be blessed-write more later!