Pao de Queso

Have you ever been to a Brazilian churruscaria? When our church launched three years ago, the core team was so sweet to give hubby (the pastor!) and me a gift card to Fogo de Chao. While the meat- which is what they are famous for- was delicious, the bread is what had my heart. I […]

Giveaway! $25 Credit to Royal Daughter Designs

This giveaway is now closed!! This gal is a gem. I “met” her through the blogging world a few months ago, then we realized that she lives very close to the tiny point on the map that I called home for the first 20-something years of my life- and where most of my fam still […]

A few of my favorite things…

Hope everyone has had a great week! It’s been calm around here… well as calm as it can be with three little ones everywhere. Baby E is ALL over the place crawling, and she’s cruising along furniture. So it won’t be long until she’s chasing after the older two! Some of my faves of the […]

Yummy Olive Cheese Bread

Warning: If you don’t love olives, don’t make this bread. Okay, you were warned. The hubs and I L.O.V.E. olives and bread together. And we both love cheese, although I love every single kind of cheese I’ve ever tasted and Ben’s palate is a bit pickier. But he does love mozzarella. I concocted this recipe a loooong time […]

the encouragement project- week two {guest post}

Welcome everyone from Amanda‘s blog! I am so delighted to be able to do a guest post for her today- especially because she is getting her three 1/2 men today! If you haven’t read her story, take a few minutes to do so! You will be very encouraged. In keeping with my {four-week long} Wednesday […]

family update

What have we been up to lately? This one is busy being a first grader. This is him on our first day of school. Yes, he gets fully dressed for school, even at home.  Here he is on the first day of the class he attends once a week. She has been busy dancing, and […]

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