Beautiful- Phil Wickham

I really enjoy listening to this song, it's good thinking music.

So just put your feet up, relax, and listen to the words!

Here's the lyrics. I especially like the last verse :)

I see Your face in every sunrise
The colors of the morning are inside Your eyes
The world awakens in the light of the day
I look up to the sky and say 
You’re beautiful

I see Your power in the moonlit night
Where planets are in motion and galaxies are bright
We are amazed in the light of the stars
It’s all proclaiming who You are
You’re beautiful, You're beautiful

I see you there hanging on a tree
You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me
Now you are sitting on Your heavenly throne
Soon we will be coming home
You’re beautiful, you're beautiful

When we arrive at eternity’s shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We’ll enter in as the wedding bells ring 
Your bride will come together and we’ll sing
You’re beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful

I see Your face, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful
I see Your face, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful
I see Your face, I see Your face
I see Your face, You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful

Scatter-Brained Thoughts

We were looking at buying a house these past few weeks. We are not anymore. It was a foreclosure, we had an offer pending on the home inspection. After the home inspection, we wrestled with the giant amount of work needed on the house, and decided it wasn't for us. Whew! That took a lot out of us.

Somewhere in those few weeks our computer charger broke. The computer went dead fast, with no way to charge it back up. AGH! So no computer for me, or for Casey's homework.

And now, after hearing weird sounds and vibrations from the truck whenever we shift, the truck will be in the shop for about 5 days. Thought it was a U-joint on the back of the truck going bad, turned out to be a transfer case issue. We caught it early, so it should be an easy fix, fingers crossed. You know, just in case you were wondering...

In the words of my Mom, "There's always something!"

Josey is just adorable, as always. :) She is full of gibberish and dancing to any music that plays. Josey carries a purse around the house with her arm straight up in the air, pretending that she's "going somewhere" and "Oh, so busy". This stage is awesome! At the same time, I see the beginnings of a little girl looking up at me, and not a baby anymore. Josey is still really big into cuddling with a bottle in the morning, so that makes me happy.

This makes me laugh. This picture is one of Josey's concerts in full swing. She's dancing and singing on the top of her lungs into her play microphone. I just love how she has her pj's on and her Daddy's hat on backwards. I think this was about 8:30 in the morning the other day haha!

Well, that's kind of what's going on out here in Illinois :) Have a good day!

Recipes from Near and Far

I made these chocolate chip cookies and they were probably the best cookies I've ever made. I don't know about you, but I always look at pictures of cookies and wish that mine turned out picture worthy. They always flatten, burn on the bottom, or I add too much chocolate chips cause I want to get rid of the bag. These cookies DID turn out just like the picture, no joke.. and they are everything a chocolate chip cookie should be and more.

This picture and recipe are from cookingontheside.com Click for recipe

We tried this casserole the other night and we really liked it. I was a bit nervous about the fennel. I've never eaten it before, and was afraid it would taste like black licorice (EW). But! The fennel tasted great! This is a recipe I am going to keep making for sure! I got a little creative with the type of sausage to put in the casserole, I used chorizo mexican sausage and it was a great spicy addition to the recipe.

Picture and recipe from Kayotic Kitchen Click for recipe

If you are ever in the mood for a salad and you're sick of the same ol' same old thing, you should try making Napa Cabbage Salad! My sister-in-law brought this to Christmas dinner and it was amazing! I need to make it myself soon, because I can't stop thinking about it! So tasty, crunchy, colorful, and delicious! Mmm Mmm!

Napa Cabbage Salad

Ingredients

1 large head Napa cabbage

1/4 - 1/2 cup sesame seeds

2 pkg. Ramen noodles, crushed

1 bunch green onions, chopped

1 cup sliced almonds, browned

Dressing

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup oil

1/4 cup vinegar

2-3 Tablespoons soy sauce

Directions

Mix only cabbage (broken in pieces) and green onions. Just before serving add remaining ingredients and toss the salad with the dressing.