Wordless Wednesday

Mommy Day

 On Monday's while Lily Kate is in Preschool, Aubrey and I have "Mommy Day."  It originated one day when Aubrey was sad she wasn't going to school, so I creatively told her that she had "Mommy Day" to look forward to.  Most days we just run errands or come home and get stuff done around the house, but occasionally I try to do something fun- a trip to the park, a craft.  Today we got her haircut and then went to the library.

I usually cut her hair, but I can never get it straight in the back- so since I had a coupon we went to Doolittles!  She did great!

 I thought it was just going to be a normal trip to the library to get some new books, but it was Elephant and Piggie Day!  (Based on the books by Mo Willems).  They had a play, story time, crafts and games.

Mo Willems is a really fun author. Our favorite book is Knuffle Bunny, but There is a Bird on Your Head is also a classic.  If you have never heard of him, check out this video adaptation of his book to see what it is all about :)

 Aubrey made a bird on her head :) 

I love these sweet moments together.  Time goes so quickly and my little ones grow up so fast.  I try my best to cherish every moment.  Mommy Day is one way we make the "ordinary" special!

Prayer for Families

May 2 is the National Day of Prayer.  I had the privilege of meeting with my Community Bible Study group today to pray and my prayer focus was families.  Here is my prayer for our families:

God right now we pray for families in our nation, our state and throughout our community.  We ask that You protect and strengthen marriages, encourage parents and bring healing to relationships.

God as sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, grandmothers, aunts and friends help our love to be sincere.  Help us to hate what is evil and cling to what is good. Let us be devoted to one another in love.  Honoring others above ourselves.  Never let us be lacking in zeal, but keep our spiritual fervor, serving You.  Lord, Help us to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Help us to share with people who are in need and practice hospitality. (Romans 12:9-13)

God we earnestly ask you to turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; so that no destruction will come to our land.” Malachi 4:6

God help families to keep their focus on You.  May they strive to serve You and You only. (Joshua 24:15)  God, lead us like a shepherd, gather the lambs in your arms and carry them close to your heart.  Gently lead those that have young.  (Isaiah 40:11)

Help us to teach our children and grandchildren in the Way they should go so that when they are old they will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)

We ask Lord that you protect the marriage unit, we know what your Word says that marriage is between one man and one woman, help us to honor that institution, by living out the example you have set.

As wives, Help us Lord, to submit to our husbands as we do to You.  Help husbands to love their wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Ephesians 5:22-28

Just as we received Jesus Christ as Lord, let us continue to live in Him.  Let our marriage relationships be rooted and built up in Jesus, strengthened in the faith, and overflowing with thankfulness.  (Colossians 2:6-7)

May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you.  Psalm 33:22

Brookies

Alright y'all- I owe this easy and delicious recipe to a Facebook friend who posted it on her wall and then my husband saw it late at night one night.  Brookies!

It is simply brownie batter (plopped into a muffin pan) with cookie dough (I cheated and used place and bake cookies) plopped on top.  Bake according to package directions and YUMMO!

This is easily a new family favorite.  I made some as teacher gifts and man were the teachers excited!