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Let's Celebrate with Chocolate!!!!

It is "National Chocolate Milkshake Day" and oh my goodness...the person that invented this day was just brilliant!!!

 I came across this lovely recipe on allrecipes.com and thought I would share to any of those out there who "need" to celebrate this holiday. We all need to...let's do it ;)

Ingredients

• 2 cups premium quality chocolate ice cream
• 2 (1.65 ounce) bars dark chocolate candy bars, diced
• 1/2 cup whipped cream
• 1 tablespoon chocolate shavings, for garnish
• 1/4 cup whipped cream

Directions

1. Combine the ice cream, diced chocolate, and 1/2 cup whipped cream in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses, and garnish with 1/4 cup whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

              

* For even more chocolaty flavor...add some chocolate syrup to the top after pouring into glasses!

Numb....

Well, it has been 8 years since that horrible day that my brother passed away in a car accident. Every year, somehow I think it will get better, but it never does. Really, it even seems to be getting harder and harder to bear sometimes. I usually pull a poem from out of no where that shows my feelings for this day, but at this point, I can honestly say that I have not one, nil, notta, blocked....just, numb.

Book Review: By Faith, Not by Sight

Book Review: By Faith, Not by Sight by Scott MacIntyre

"I received this book for free from BookSneeze for this review”.

Book Review: Is it possible to be high on a mountain and deep in a valley at the same time?

This isn't a riddle, it's Scott MacIntyre's life. Each time his dreams came true, Scott found his nightmares not far behind. Some call it Murphy's Law. Others call it bad luck. Scott has learned to call it a blessing, even when circumstances have threatened to take everything away.

Graduate. Marshall scholar. Recording artist. American Idol. Blind from birth, Scott has had to work harder and longer to achieve his goals. But when a silent killer begins to undermine his success, Scott cannot work it out alone. Once again, he must lean on his faith, his close-knit family, and the life-giving aid of friends to survive.

Follow Scott's roller coaster ride to see how God used the mountains and valleys to give him perspective, hope and ultimately triumph.

 

My Review:  I was not sure how much I was going to enjoy this book. It did begin very slowly and took some time to catch onto, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. To read who Scott is and to understand how much he has been through and still accomplished so much in his life is truly amazing. You could feel his pain through everything he had to endure as written in this book, but more than anything, you could feel his passion to survive, to become something, someone. To say that Scott is someone with a handicap would be an error in words...to say that he is he is an inspiration would be dead on :)

May I Have S'more?!

August 10 was National S'more's Day and we celebrated, like you are supposed to ;) With a few different S'mores treats!!

 

 

 

Kaplyn wanted to make her own (with a tad bit of help from me) She decided on S'mores pops. Here she is putting the marshmallows on skewers to dip in the chocolate. After that, they are rolled in graham cracker crumbs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

All finished! Yummy!!

 

 

 

 

For my dessert, I found a S'mores bars recipe. This was so unbelievably easy to make. This is the dessert all put together. Has some richness to it so be sure to drink with a glass of cold milk!

 

All cut into bars and ready to eat!!

 



A yummy, ooey, gooey, chocolatey day!! 

A Pirate's Life for Me....

We began our own "Story Time" back up this past week. We started off with the story...Alvin and the Pirate :)

The story talks of a little boy who becomes the captain aboard a pirate ship. While aboard, they come upon the enemy ship and decide to fire! However, they have run out of cannonballs and bullets. So they use fruit!!

We made a fruit salad to go along with the theme of the story :)

  For our craft, we decided to make our own "Fool's Gold". A few rocks, gold paint and gold glitter. For the pouches, we used black felt and gold thin ribbon.

The kids had a ball painting, glittering, crafting :)

                                              

They were very happy with their treasures!

The completed project! A great night :)

Book Review: God Gave Us You

Book Review: God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren

"I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review”.

Book Review:

When a young polar bear cub climbs into bed one night, she asks her mama a very important question:

 

"Where did I come from?"

 

As Mama Bear tucks her little one under the quilts, she lovingly explains, "We wanted you very, very much, and we are so very glad because....

 

"God gave us you"

 

In a sturdy, format, ideal for the littlest hands at story time, bedtime or anytime, God Gave Us You assures each child that he or she truly is a treasured gift from the Lord.

 

 

My Review:

This book was unbelievably adorable and gave a wonderful representation of where the young cub came from. The photos are beautiful showing polar bear angels, other animals, expecting photos and prayer photos. A loving mother explaining to her cub how much she wanted her and how she came to be. A colorful, board book made just right for those young hands beginning to ask question. This book is a must!