CREATE, DIY

DIY Artwork – Canvas and Coffee Filters

E very time someone tells me I am creative I think “no, not really…I just know something good when I see it and am brave enough to try to duplicate it.” My living room is mostly neutral with pops of accent colors (mainly, turquoise/teal, green, and cranberry).  But recently I decided I wanted to de-emphasize… Continue reading DIY Artwork – Canvas and Coffee Filters

Faith, LIVE

Last Night’s Light Show

Thunderstorms.  It’s Kansas.  We’ve got ‘em.  Yesterday was kind of a crazy day for early April.  I think the temps approached 90 (F), pollen counts were sky high, and the wind b-l-e-w!  Conditions were pretty good for firing up some thunderstorms.  We got about 10 drops of rain in our neighborhood, but we had the… Continue reading Last Night’s Light Show

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Now This is Crazy Beautiful!!

What?  You don’t agree? {sorry, small lo-res picture & I don’t remember where I got it} I have something called my “Personal Calling Statement”.  It’s seven years old now…but is still holding quite true for me {it came out of a church refocusing program}.  One of the things you do in the personal aspect of… Continue reading Now This is Crazy Beautiful!!

Desserts, EAT, Recipes

Lemon Supreme Cupcakes

Cupcakes! I’ve been a little obsessed with cupcakes lately.  Cooking seems to be more “my thing” than the precise process of baking, but for some reason I’ve been obsessing about baking little cute & tasty things {maybe I’ve just watched too many episodes of Cupcake Wars}.  I’ve thought about cute frosted cookies, but my kitchen’s… Continue reading Lemon Supreme Cupcakes