Cutest little stinkers :)

Trying to get everyone situated.....

Got it! :)

Fruit of the Spirit

Just a random thought........I thought it was so neat that Matt preached the other morning about the Fruit of the spirit not being plural. It doesn't say "fruits" of the spirit. You can't have one but not another. You can't have peace but not have joy or have love but not have kindness, etc. When you are full of the spirit and operating in the spirit you have all of these. Not sure why I've never noticed that? :)

Galatians 5:21-23
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control.

White Rock Marathon 2008

Way to GO Adam!!!! He did the full 26.2 miles along with his brother and a friend. He finished 3 minutes under his goal that he has been training for! So proud of you! The first pic is me and Adam at the end. The next is Adam at mile 19 and then Todd (his brother)at mile 19. Yes, Adam has a burly beard right now! :) We also had so many friends there to cheer him on (along with 8 small children which is pretty crazy!). I was so grateful and felt so blessed!

Good posts:
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1473_thoughts_on_voting_and_politics/
http://donmilleris.com/2008/11/03/from-reagan-to-obama-a-brief-political-history/

Wassail the Fuss About?

Go here to order a shirt for a Wassail shirt for the Denton Holiday Lighting 08! Adam designed it :)
http://www.rozells.blogspot.com/

Sage and I went last year and had a great time tasting all the different wassails:)

I stole this picture from Stacy Head's blog b/c I really love it :) But, not as much as I LOVE Football Game Nachos! They are my reason for going to ball games!:)

YUMMY RECIPE!
Sunflower Banana Cookies

I made these cookies today.......mostly b/c I happened to have sunflower seeds & bananas (about to go bad) and wanted to use them. They were really yummy! Here's the recipe:
You can double up on the sunflower seeds and omit the chocolate chips. Dried fruit may also be substituted.

Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 very ripe medium bananas, peeled and mashed
* 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
* 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
* 1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
* 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips or dried fruit

Preparation:
Whisk together flour and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat bananas, butter, and sugar on medium speed until thoroughly combined.
Add flour mixture half at a time, beating to incorporate. Fold in sunflower seeds and chocolate chips.
Refrigerate cookie dough for 45 minutes to 1 hour. (Cold dough helps keep the cookies from spreading.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Scoop about 1 teaspoonful of cookie dough for each cookie and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until edges are lightly golden.

Enjoy!