Author Archives: admin One of my MOST FAVORITE things is checking my mailbox each day and getting Christmas cards from my dearest friends! (If you haven’t got one from us yet and you are a dear friend–I am super slacker this year and still have a stack to put in the mail!) I’ll have to post ours here […]  We have: 1. Welcomed home a precious little boy from Ethiopia and watched him meet his forever family at the airport. The Carley’s are in our small group that meets every other week in our home. We’ve gone to church with them for several years–and we’ve watched them wait for 2 years to bring this […]  Lake Lanier Lights The awesome folks at Lake Lanier Lodge (THANK YOU April and Lake Lanier staff!) sent our family a ticket to come enjoy their Magical Night of Lights. So we loaded up the crew and headed out to let the kids Oooo and Ahhh over the lights. The loved the drive-in movie of […]  I am super excited to share with you a newly published cookbook by our good friend and cook Judith McLoughlin!!! Richard and I had the pleasure of being in Gary and Judith’s small group a couple of years ago as they stepped out in faith to create this project. Every other Sunday, we met in […] I have dreamed for the past 7 years of becoming a mother. We are in the process of adopting a chid so it looks like I am getting closer to realizing this dream! If I win this book I will either give it to my sister for Christmas OR keep it! Randee i was just telling my mom about this cookbook…so i would definitely give it to her! ahh!! I would love to give this to my momma! She was actually born in the Northern Ireland but moved to the US at thirteen. She’d love it 🙂 I would love to give this book to my sweet sister, a pastor’s wife on a abudget, who loves to cook for her family & mine AND she loves anything Irish. Would love to have this yummy cookbook. I dream of writing a book & am coming to realize… it’s going to take work and I just need to start! This sounds like a fantastic recipe book! I recently ate at JCT as a guest of the Fry’s and it was fabulous! I didn’t have the chicken, but I am sure it is fantastic! I dream of pulling my kids from school and traveling in a RV while we explore the great USA… I love national parks and would love to visit all of the. My ultimate dream and hopefully a reality is moving my family to Ethiopia to serve at Korah. Looks like a neat cookbook! Okay…can I add one BESIDES write a book;)?! I’m going to add–we’d sell our house and move to a farm:) You are so sweet to offer this!! Being a Southern girl of Irish descent, I’m completely intrigued. I’ve always dreamed of having a party planning biz 🙂 I haven’t given up on it, but it’s not in the cards just yet. xo I’m living’ my dream, girl!! Having four little ones to love is more than I ever could have imagined. :). Cookbook looks fantastic! What a beautiful book!!! I love to cook and bake so this would be such a blessing to win!! I would love to open up a bakery. My Granny owned a bakery in Nottinghamshire, UK where I am from and she was the hit of the town! Everyone came for miles to buy her cakes and scones. She taught my Mum and my sister’s many of her recipes….. I am about to make her Christmas pudding this week for Christmas Day!! One day, when all our children are grown, I hope my dream becomes a reality!! II guess I need to stop adopting too first, LOL!!) Until then, I shall keep baking and passing on the recipes to my children! I have always dreamed of opening a health clinic in South Africa! Cookbook looks delicious! I would love to write a children’s book. It’s always been a dream of mine, especially a Christmas children’s book. I’d be tempted to keep the cookbook myself since I’m southern and from Irish descent but I’d probably give it away to one of my sisters or daughters and buy one myself. Thanks for the opportunity. Thanks for the flour (gluten free exchange). My niece has just been diagnosed with a chronic illness and will need to be on a gluten free diet forever. Looks like a great cookbook! I would probably give it to my brother-in-law for Christmas! He is a great cook, and loves new cookbooks! I’d give this book to my new friend Sue, who befriended us when we move to PA. We’ve shared many a meal with their family and we’re doing Christmas cookies together this year. Merry Christmas Andrea! I have always wanted to write a cookbook. I love to cook! What a great name for the book. -Sarah I dream of going to cooking school. I have 4 going on 6 children and I love cooking and baking. While it would be fun to do a cookbook it would be very difficult for me as I don’t measure and when I follow recipes I only take their measurements as suggestions! Either way, I would love to be properly trained. With the prospect of having many more children I’d love to head to cooking school! I would give this cookbook to my dear friend, Dawn. Her husband is a “lot” Irish and they took a trip there to visit the beautiful castles and enjoy the scenery along the way. Dawn, on the other hand, is just about ALL Polish. She is an AMAZING cook and I love it when she cooks for my family and me. I would use this cookbook to expand my recipe repertoire. I am Scot/Irish and don’t have nearly enough experience cooking this type of food! I have dreamed of writing a children’s book ever since I went through a writing program. And of adopting, of course! This cookbook looks so yummy! I’m dreaming of a house FULL of sweet ones who have longed for a family. One down….many to come, I hope. Love your sweet blog Andrea- looking forward to meeting you at C4C in March. I was once a volunteer teacher in Namibia and that experience changed my life! Africa is on my heart, and I dream of one day going back for a longer stay to love on those precious Namibian children. I always thought it would be nice to write a children’s book 🙂 I always dreamed of establishing my own preschool. The whole building/location part is what seems insurmountable, but I’m not dead yet! I love personal cookbooks and always delight in the honor of making other family’s tried, true, and much loved recipes! I dream of God calling our family to up and move and serve in Africa. As hard as that might be, I do dream of it. Hi Andrea. I’m living a life at home with children “under my skirt” and discovering that it’s one of (many) secret paths to joy. My husband and I recently picked up and moved to the Charleston area from Atlanta so we can raise our three children in the Lowcountry. The marsh trails, the sound of owls in the evening, the ocean breezes on my wide front porch are whispers of love from the Lord our God- a gracious daily reminder that there is still some peace on this Earth. On the subject of my heart’s desires I have been on a tear for the last year baking with fresh ground wheat and would like to expand my outreach. The health benefits are astounding and grounded in Scripture (plus it’s pretty fun to eat cookies that are good from us). This cookbook would suit my beloved green-eyed, red-haired gourmet mother in law! Pax et bonum-Amanda I’d give this to my wonderful mother in law for Christmas! 🙂 Yummy! My dream would be to become a children/family photographer! I have always LOVED photography so it has always been one of those things I wish I would just pursue! (:  Last night they got all gussied up… for a night with (might be hard to see as it was snagged with my iPhone!)… THE PINK PIG! Gigi and Aunt Reid had the honor of the Pink Pig cruise with the Young kids while Rico Suave and I watched the annual tradition. BECAUSE…if you live in […] I have been meaning to come over and leave you a recipe. My little Granny has Celiac disease and we make everything gluten free for her. One of our most favorite recipes is a sweet potato pie casserole and it is fabulous! I take it to everything and no one ever knows it is gluten free and a am asked for the recipe by at least two people each time. I put the recipe on my blog today, so forgive me if I do not type it out a second time. I thought of you this morning as I was making the casserole and once again as I put it on the blog, so God MUST want you to have it! http://smalltownjoy.blogspot.com/2011/12/saturday-top-ten.html Love reading your blog! Your babies look so sweet in their coordinating outfits! Your weekends sounds so much like my weekends. Filled with family fun and projects. Between our Jesse tree, family games and traditions, there is no room for parties and other activities;) but that is what I love, time with my little (soon to be bigger) family. And now I have to make a trip to ATL to ride the pig!!! Cute pics. Never heard of a pink pig ride haha…cute though! Those cake pops looked yummy and isaac looked adorable in his pjs! ;0) I got my isaac some adorable ones too for christmas! |
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LOVE the nativity play – so cute!!!! And Happy Birthday! I just turned 35 on the 15th. Hard to believe we’re this age already, huh? 🙂
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! Sounds like it was the perfect day! Love the cards on the tree, can’t wait to see more from your final performance and those cookies look delish 🙂
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who hates flash. I still haven’t figured out how to use it during those times when I have to.
Loving the beards!
I LOVE the magnetic boards! What a great idea! I’m with you about going to the mailbox this time of year. I LOVE the Christmas cards. I have a friend who suggested years ago to keep a basket on the coffee table in which to put cards. I keep the basket out ALL YEAR! If the card has a picture, I never throw it away! I have cards from 5 years ago in my basket. I realized this year I need to do some cleaning out. I hardly have room! Every time I have guests in my home they immediately sit on the sofa and pick up the basket. It’s such fun conversation! MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family!