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16 Comments» Continue ReadingWhen strawberries are on sale… When the weather is following a warming trend… …or you just don’t feel like turning on the oven… When you need a simple and light dessert to serve dinner guests… …turn to this beautiful pie…because everybody loves strawberries! 1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup water 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp almond extract 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin (I used peach this time) 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries Puree about 1 1/2 cups of the strawberries in a blender to make approximately 1 cup puree. Combine puree with sugar, cornstarch and water in a unheated medium saucepan. Whisk altogether. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil for about 2 minutes, then remove from heat, add in the vanilla and almond extracts. Stir in gelatin until dissolved. Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes or until […]
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» Continue ReadingLook what the boys found at Grandma and Grandpa’s last week… Just lying there, peacefully, among a pile of bones, they said… …deep in the woods behind Grandma’s house… …what a privilege it is to find a beautiful reminder of the seasons, the brevity, of life. In more ways than one, I’m finding Him in the passing– the beautiful end– of certain seasons in life. I’m linking up with this week’s Found: a photography challenge on Beautifully Rooted. …and Embracing The Silliness linkup at The Better Mom.
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» Continue ReadingYou don’t arrive at contentment by simply hoping to be a more contended person; you have to fight for it. And what does fighting for contentment look like? “Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God’s wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.” -17th century preacher, Jeremiah Burroughs I shared a few months ago about our family’s transition. That particular chapter– in which The Preacher served as the pastor-teacher of the church we started 7 years ago– that chapter, closed this past Sunday. It’s joy looking ahead and grieving what’s left behind…all at the same time…somewhat like the celebration of a soul that goes to be with Christ. I’m daily learning what it is to have that submission and delight in God’s sovereign provisions. I’m over at Beautifully Rooted today, sharing about Paul’s secret to contentment from his letter to the […]
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» Continue ReadingWelcome to GraceLaced Mondays! Grace is found in the everyday when you are intentional about taking note of it. It is found in the sink full of dishes awaiting you after a family meal, it shines in the faces of your imperfect children, it soothes from the pages of God’s Word, and it is tucked into the enjoyment of a fresh batch of cookies. Grace is in a beautiful moment and a heartbreaking one alike. Grace is blessing beyond what you and I deserve. ********************************* Don’t you love that the Lord chose to express truths in the Bible with analogies that we can understand in everyday life? Shannon, of Coram Deo, shared about her family participating in a 5K race last week, and draws our hearts and minds to the ultimate race that is worth running: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us […]
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» Continue ReadingThis weekend’s entertainment is brought by Number 2, who does not eat raisins, does not eat blueberries, does not eat pears… …but was willing to eat a scorpion today: (Disclaimer: Scorpion was embedded in a lollipop, if that makes you feel any better. It doesn’t change how I feel about it!) Okay, okay…that’s left a bad taste in your mouth? How about this oldie but goodie: Number 2 at 4 yrs old, telling his favorite joke…the one about The Duck. One of my all time faves! Enjoy!! Hope to see you back here on Monday for GraceLaced Mondays! Have a blessed weekend!
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» Continue ReadingLittle man tries to keep a tight grip on his Baba… …but it’s his dad that’s really got the grip on him. Little man thinks he’s sitting in the driver’s seat… …when he’s simply enjoying the view from the safety of his father’s direction. Little man isn’t always aware of his daddy’s watchful care… …but his greatest joy is never found far from his father’s arms. “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” (Deut 33:27)
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» Continue ReadingI must admit: I’m not a naturally good homemaker. Who really is, anyway? If homemaking is simply shopping for home accoutrements, making pretty pillows (or pinning pretty pillows on Pinterest you intend to make), rearranging furniture, or baking cookies, then yes–I think we all would say we enjoy homemaking. But, if the real work at home involves laundry waiting to be put away, dishes that need handwashing, runaway socks that lurk about, meals that I love to make but hate to clean up after, and the ever elusive phantom dust bunnies that laugh at me from the corners of the house–then, the cultivation of a heart for homemaking is a paradigm shift and not a natural disposition. Working in the home is just that. It’s work. Our culture as seen in television would have us believe that staying at home is either the privilege of frolicking from the gym, to lunch with […]
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» Continue ReadingWelcome to GraceLaced Mondays! Grace is found in the everyday when you are intentional about taking note of it. It is found in the sink full of dishes awaiting you after a family meal, it shines in the faces of your imperfect children, it soothes from the pages of God’s Word, and it is tucked into the enjoyment of a fresh batch of cookies. Grace is in a beautiful moment and a heartbreaking one alike. Grace is blessing beyond what you and I deserve. ********************************* Jen, of Taste And See That The Lord Is Good, shared how flowers can reveal God’s glory and grace last week: “It’s amazing how the tiniest hint of Spring can uplift ones spirit. I’m anticipating the tulips poking their heads out of the soil in a short time. I am amazed that when the snow melts away there is green grass under what used to be a few feet […]
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» Continue ReadingSponsors make it possible for me to have this little piece of cyber-space. I am so grateful for these local and web-based businesses to choose to advertise with this blog, and to support GraceLaced. If you are a blog, an etsy shop, a web-based business, or a local business and would like exposure to the GraceLaced readership, please contact me for more information about sponsorships. I am so pleased to introduce the sponsors of GraceLaced for the month of February. Please take advantage of the discounts that some sponsors have offered to GraceLaced readers for this month. ******************************************** Visit the website here. ******************************************** Visit their website here. Enter their monthly giveaway! Information found here. ******************************************** Please visit the website here. ********************************************* Please visit their website here. For in-store purchases, please save and print above image for $10 off purchase of $50 or more in the month of February. ********************************************* Please visit the blog here. twitter. facebook. ********************************************* A […]
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» Continue ReadingNumber 1 has been sick all week with a ferocious stomach bug. He’s been looking forward to this week at Grandma and Grandpa’s for Spring Break for quite some time, and so far, he’s spent most of it on the couch and in the bathroom. My mom-heart breaks for my miserable boy, for his disappointment in dashed vacation hopes, and for all the delicious meals he’s missed out on. We’ve been praying for him to return to health, and for the other four boys to not be next in line. I see the discouragement in his face, and I don’t blame him. How do we as parents, offer perspective and encouragement when our kids (and we ourselves!) are sick and frustrated in the sickness? Here are some ideas that I’m working through myself, as I point my child and my own heart heavenward… 1. Remind our kids that God is […]
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» Continue ReadingEvery year around this time, the school The Preacher and I helped to start hosts a dinner and silent auction gala. If you’ve been reading here for long, you may remember the photos of previous years, and the past paintings I’ve done for this fundraising event. I’ve posted about my painting process before. A good painting (in my own opinion and aesthetic) always has many many translucent layers, built one on top of the other. I inevitably loathe my painting at some point, and declare it a failure. And…without exception, it turns around, and I know the painting is complete when I start thinking of ways to redecorate or repaint my house in order to keep the painting for myself. So it was with the cherry blossoms this year. I began with various hues in the blue-green family. I knew this layer would be covered several times over, so I […]
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» Continue ReadingHe loves them. Loves to be in them, to be exact. And, this week at Grandma’s…he’s pretty content to settle into the giant bin of Duplo blocks. We are spending time with family for Spring Break this week. I’ll be sure to post photos! (Don’t forget to enjoy the links included in the GraceLaced Mondays linkup yesterday…you’ll be blessed!)
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