The Busy Bee Mama

The past few weeks have been really busy here.  A good busy I must say.  Easter here was filled with three different egg hunts.  The first was at my Mom and Dad's on Good Friday.  The second was in a nearby town with a friend of Brooke's.  The last was here on the mountain.  I put the pictures in order so you can follow along.  It is so enjoyable to watch children hunt for eggs.  Jason and I hid a $5 bill inside a silver plastic egg and hid it in the Squirrel's House.  I was hoping he wouldn't steal it before the kids found it. 

Let's see what else.  Oh, yes, I am once again on the mission of decluttering and organizing and I have to say that for the first time in a long time I am not bothered at the thought of letting go of our things.  Before if an item had any monetary value I kept it I'm sorry to say.  Something in my brain said, "But it's quality".  It really hindered me from unloading the junk.  I've been praying for help in that area and it has been easier this time.  I'm also working on a bigger project, which is to declutter my mind and organize my thoughts.  So often I carry so many burdens of my own and of others that at night my head is swimming.  I've finally grasped the concept of organizing my thoughts into two categories, the one's I can handle and the ones I have to give over to God.  I am a worrier by nature and tend to fret over little things.  I fret over the things other people share with me too.  Please don't misunderstand I enjoy it when other's share their burdens with me.  It gives me an opportunity to serve God by loving others.  Just like our cluttered up homes our brains can get packed with stuff.  In order to start categorizing your thoughts you must have complete trust in our Father.  You must trust and have faith that he knows what he's doing.  You must adopt the idea that their is a bigger picture than the hear and now and leave it at that.  It is a peaceful feeling to release the worries of everyday life to the Lord.  I thought I would share that with you and now that is one less thing floating around.

I have tried a new recipe in my bread baking journey.  It is a whole wheat bread recipe that uses molasses and honey.  It was delicious.  I have included pictures.  Jason is a fan of whole wheat bread.  For work he takes two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to work on Brownberry Health Nut Bread.  It is nice bread but my it is expensive.  Hopefully we will be able to substitute in this new recipe instead of store bought.  My Mimi (my grandma's nickname I gave her when I was 3) has not bought store bread since the 60's I bet.  Every Friday she makes dozens of buns and loaves for the week.  As a child I can remember smelling the dough, watching the rising, and finally enjoying a hot bun right out of the oven.  She had these miniature loaf pans and she would let us make our own loaf.  What a treat!  She recently gave me her collection of aprons.  I told Jason they are worth more to me than any piece of jewelry or money.  I've taken the pictures of my bread for her.  What a guiding force she has been in my life.  She is such an excellent homemaker.  She would let us come for "vacation" at her house in the summer for a whole week.  One grandchild at a time and there were ten of us!  Coming from a family of 6 it was so cool for me to have undivided attention.  My Pappy is now gone but I can go back to those times so vividly.  How blessed I am to have both my Grandmothers still living.  What good memories I have!  Well, I guess that is all for now.  I am off to make my to do list for today.  How is everyone doing?  I pray you have a wonderful day! 

At my Mom and Dad's Jason snapped this of Brooke on a recent trip to home.  She was soothing her baby.  Too cute!

The silver egg! For Mimi!

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{ 01:18 , Friday, March 28, 2008 } { Posted by a1health }

Great pictures. Can you please give me your recipe. I'm always on the look out for bread recipes. Have a great weekend!
~Farrah