Happy Birthday to Me!! A Gift for You! {Giveaway}

Thursday was my birthday.  The girls took me for an adventure complete with fun in the sun and a frozen treat.  My day ended with Ryan's homemade pizza (one of my favs) and chocolate cake.  What more could a girl ask for!

I got enough gift cards from the older kids to get all the books on "my list".  Now I just need to find the time to read them all!  The gift Ryan and the girls got me is Super Special!  I have wanted a Bible with my married name on it since I became Ryan's wife 9 years ago.  This is what they chose for me.

I LOVE everything about it!!  I LOVE that it's pink!  I LOVE that it has The Message and the NIV version parallel on the pages!  It's absolutely PERFECT!

With that said, I would like to give you one of my FAVORITE things!

This is a special 50th Anniversary Edition Basic H2 Set.  It includes a 32 oz bottle of Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate and 3 Special Edition Spray Bottles.  **This set is the equivalent of almost 7,000 ready-made bottles of Window Cleaner!!**

I LOVE everything about this product!!  I LOVE that it's organic! I LOVE that it's completely safe for my family!  I LOVE that it saves me TONS of money!  I LOVE that it WORKS!!

To enter the giveaway: Tell me what was the best birthday gift you have ever received and why in the comments below (1 entry).
Extra entries: Tweet about this giveaway and/or share it on Facebook and comment that you did (2 possible extra entries).
This giveaway will be open until Monday evening.

Good luck!

Faith Filled Friday: No Matter How Small

Do you find it easier to ask for God's help with the Big Things in your life?  When your bank account is dwindling at a rapid pace or you are headed to the ER, injured child in tow, it's easy to call out to God and ask other's to do the same on your behalf.

Do you know that God cares deeply about the small things in your life, too?

A couple of months ago I was really struggling.  Even the little things seemed insurmountable.

Visit me at Seeds of Faith today to read the rest of this sweet story of God's faithfulness.

 

Around the Dinner Table

I cherish these memories.
They are fewer and fewer these days.
And I know very soon they will all but fade into the past.
And once again it will be "just us".
The family we started out to create.

All together.
Around the table.
Breaking Bread.
Sharing our day.




To read more about how our "big family" came to be visit me here.


What special memories do you treasure with your family?



Maggie

Multitude Monday

I am on a journey to find 1000 Unexpected Gifts.  These were the gifts I was given today.




41.  cheeks ~ pink with play

42.  apologies
43.  hair washing night

44.  new friends
45.  dirt

46.  spaghetti ~ my back up meal
47.  tears from a teenager
48.  sheets ~ waiting for the washer

49.  balled up, sweaty socks
50.  God's Provision from unexpected places


Where did you find joy unexpectedly today?

A week In The Life: The Week's End

I discovered something, while I was working on my A Week In The Life Project last week.  WE ARE A BUSY FAMILY!!  Some of it is the nature of having a big family and the time of year (especially with a graduating Senior) but a good portion of it is just keeping up with the pace in the world around us.  Because it was just too much to document every detail I picked my favorite "everyday" moments to wrap up the week.

An early morning for Roma

Good Morning Daddy!

Breakfast

Vitamins

Morning Play!

Outfit Number 1

Outfit Number 2

Outfit Number 3

Accessories

"You brush your teeth.....ch,ch,ch,ch,ch."

"You brush your teeth!" ~Raffi

Making Beds

Chores

You must have the right shoes on for clearing the dishwasher.

Folding

Helping 

"Bye Daddy! Have a good day!"

I learned to read this week!

I learned to fold socks this week!

A Reading Pep Talk!

3 Weeks!!

American Heritage Girls

Holding On!

All Clean!

"Mommy, what are we having for Dinner?"

Dinner Prayers

The Remains of the Day

I loved documenting our family in this way!  I hope you enjoyed seeing a glimpse of our everyday lives.  I intend to repeat the project next year and I wold love for you to join me!