Make your own Wallflowers

These adorable wallflowers are made out of napkins! So yes, pretty much everyone can do it! If you guys think these wallflowers are cute, and want to learn how to make them, do yourself a favor and follow this link to Made blog and check out the awesome tutorial! I won't even bother duplicating her instructions because she's awesome like that!

Cutest baby

McKennon could ask me for anything, and I think he'd get it. I have the cutest nephew in the world!

All I want for Christmas

I know that I'm getting older. I can tell...because instead of wanting things for Christmas, all I want is love. I know that sounds so incredibly cheesy, but I can't describe it any other way.

I love to give gifts to people. Absolutely love it, but I just don't even hardly know where to begin because I get so excited and overwhelmed that I want to buy like 5 things for each person. I'm really not kidding. I think it's going to be bad whenever we have little kiddos (I will need a budget for sure).

This Christmas, more than anything under the tree, more than Christmas music, Christmas lights, hot chocolate, warm fuzzy feelings, watching a classic Christmas movie, or hanging out at an ugly sweater party, I just crave Jesus. He is the only thing that truly makes me happy deep down inside, and it's his BIRTHDAY!

So beyond all the Christmas tree decorating and the gift-wrapping, don't forget to celebrate that child in a manger that came so long ago and knew you before you ever knew yourself. Let him bless your heart this Christmas, because if you truly give him the chance, he sure will!

"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him." Matthew 2:2

Holga pics

Here are some pictures from my first roll of film. :) Kind of excited about it. This is from the Macy's Day Parade in NYC this year. It's hard to get used to this different kind of picture, but I actually love them a lot. :)

And oh yeah, Merry Christmas!

My personal mission statement

I didn't understand myself very well at first, but luckily, God understands me better than I know myself and he's helped me through it. Looking back, I'm not sure I understood myself at all, or what I was doing in life. It's taken a lot of searching, praying, and self-reflection before I have clearly understood what I was put on this earth to do...and then actually start doing it. So, as a way to completely state the mission of my life, I've basically narrowed what I believe to be my life purpose to one sentence (through the Chazown experience).

To live a transparent and resilient life that mirrors God's fiercely generous love by leading others to understanding and self-discovery.

I have a short amount of time on this earth, and I'm going to honor the Lord with every living breathing second. Praise be to the Maker of Heaven and Earth, and all things seen and unseen. Who gives life, and takes away, to him be the glory and honor forever and ever...

Impossible Pumpkin Pie

If you have 5 minutes or less, you can make this pie. Listen...

• Ingredients:
• 2 eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup biscuit/baking mix
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• whipped topping
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Get out your blender, and blend up all of the ingredients below, pour the mixture into a 9 inch pie plate, and bake at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes until a fork inserted in the middle comes out clean. Serve with whipped topping.

DONE! There is no reason cooking can't be easy AND good. :) Happy cooking!

Abby + Sam

This couple is a-mazing and so sweet. I don't think they can help it either. :)