Craft this week used last week's Bible verse and inspiration from another blog (the girl creative.com) who had crafted a word of the month from an on line etsy shop called " well good". As this lady does not ship to the UK, I set about making my own word of the month.
Word of the month for March |
The Bible verse last week reminded my that as spring starts to make an appeaance, we were given life to live to its fullest. We have been able to spend some time out in the garden this weekend and noticed the first signs of life returning; leaves budding, flowers poking up through the ground and an abundance of bug life.
How many ladybirds can you spot? |
In my thinking for starting my blog I wanted to share some of the things we cook as a family and for my birthday my parents bought me Heston Blumenthal's new cook book. So armed with the new book and assisted by Josh (who apparently has a reputation in science for wanting to blow things up!) we made chocloate puddings with gooey middles. This receipe however was by Heston so rather than just cooking gooey chocolate cake, we made a ganache, which we froze, then cut into discs and placed in the ramekins before adding the cake mix and refreezing. This meant that when we cooked the cake mixture the frozen middle defrosted so that they had a runny centre. Very nice!
Andy spent some time with Jacob passing on DIY skills as he taught Jacob how to paint a window frame. Jacob took on the task by himself after instructions were given and here is the window waiting to be rubbed down:
Not the biggest window in the world! |
This brings us to this week's Bible verse, which comes from Psalms:
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
Pslams 73 verse 25
Psalms 73 is a lovely Psalm for those times when we find ourselves struggling with faith and is also a reminder that at the end of this life we are to be "taken into glory" or to use the words from my Gran's funeral (and the Salvation Army) "Promoted to Glory". I don't think I could have chosen a better Psalm for us a family if I had gone looking for this week's Bible verse myself. Sometimes you just have to wonder at the plan God has for our lives and appreciate that he can even use an internet search engine sometimes to point us in his direction!
Our prayer this week is that as the world around us springs back into life, that we may appreciate all that God has given and do what we can to take care of it. We may be only a few but a few good steps taken together can make the world a better place (Amen).
With God's blessings from my family to yours,
Jo x
P.s Did you manage to spot all 5 of the ladybirds? No have another look, there is one hiding behind a leaf, between the two at the top!
1 comment:
Love the picture of the ladybirds!
Well done to Josh on his exam success (although they don't seem to give them any rest these days so I'm sure he's already focussing on the next lot!)plus his promotion to the adult clique in get-togethers (you have to watch what you say now!)
It's good to hear Jacob has started his Dad Apprenticeship - looking forward to the finished image!
lots of love
p.s. save me a gooey chocolate pudding!
x
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